With Eye On Dubai, Abu Dhabi Presses Ahead With Ambitious Growth

The Media Line Staff Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates David Rosenberg – The world got its first look Thursday at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed National Museum when backers unveiled architectural renderings of the dramatic 345,000-square-foot structure comprised of five soaring pavilions that mimic the feathers of a falcon’s wing. The project radiates money and prestige, if [...]

India Lobbies For Investment From Middle Eastern Countries

AHN News Staff Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (AHN) – India pitched hard for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with its President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil calling her country an “attractive destination” for foreign investors. Patil is currently on a five-day tour of the Middle East and on Tuesday, [...]

Electrolux To Buy Egyptian Appliance Maker

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Stockholm, Sweden (AHN) – Electrolux has agreed to buy a majority stake in Olympic Group, the largest home appliance manufacturer in the Middle East and North Africa. The Swedish manufacturer said Monday it would acquire 52 percent of the company from Paradise Capital for about 45.30 Egyptian pounds ($7.95) [...]

Yemen Outlaws Motorcycles

The Media Line Staff Sanaa, Yemen (TML) – The open road. The wind blowing through your hair. The sun sets over the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and the Abyan Delta — Yemen’s most fertile valley. The Harley revs as you cruise down the coastal plain along the Aden Mukalla highway, past cotton and [...]

Iranian Automaker to Setup Plant in Sudan

The Media Line Staff Tehran, Iran (TML) – Iran’s second largest automobile manufacturer is set to open a plant in Sudan, The Saipa Automotive Manufacturing Group has signed a deal to set up a factory in Sudan to produce 35,000 cars over the next five years, the Iranian news agency Mehr is reporting. The new [...]

Obama Holds Ground On Economy, Middle East And Ground Zero Mosque

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – President Barack Obama on Friday addressed a press conference for more than an hour with questions eliciting answers challenging Republicans over tax cuts to a passionate appeal not to forget that Muslims are fighting on behalf of the United States. Obama provided a [...]

Bold Ideas Concern Arab Palestinians and Jews

Hasan A. Yahya , Ph.Ds This articles deals with two bold ideas concerning the Palestinian Arab and Israeli conflict. The first  idea about compensations of lands, possessions  and businesses in occupied Palestine as Jews of the Holocaust did?  The second about Palestinians and naturalization in Arab and non Arab host Countries?  Mental ability to think [...]