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Lebanese president cautions Hezbollah over Syria role BEIRUT: Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman cautioned the Shiite group Hezbollah on Friday over its militia fighting alongside regime troops in neighbouring Syria."The resistance is more noble and more important than anything, and should not get bogged down in the sands of dissension, whether in Syria or Lebanon," he said in a statement, referring to Hezbollah's strong stance against Israel.Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...

Saudi to send animal samples to US in coronavirus probe GENEVA: Saudi Arabia said on Friday it would send samples taken from animals possibly infected with a deadly SARS-like virus to the United States for testing in a bid to find the source of disease.The Saudi health ministry has "collected large samples from bats and other animals, including camels, sheep and cats," said Saudi Deputy Health Minister Ziad Memish.So far, there have been 44 lab-confirmed cases worldwide of the virus, which until now has been ...
Attackers blow up Yemen's main oil pipeline SANAA: Attackers blew up Yemen's main oil export pipeline on Friday, halting the flow of crude, the defence ministry and industry sources said."Subversive elements" in Serwah in the central Maarib province had blown up the pipeline which leads to the Red Sea, the statement said.The pipeline had been pumping around 125,000 barrels per day (bpd), an industry source told Reuters.Copyright Reuters, 2013 ...
Kerry heads back to Israel on peace push AMMAN: US Secretary of State John Kerry headed back to Israel on Thursday as he kept up a push to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to peace negotiations amid a growing scepticism over his efforts.Making his fourth trip to Israel since he began his tenure as the US chief diplomat in February, Kerry was due to arrive later Thursday and head straight into talks with top Israeli and Palestinian leaders.The meetings come after a long ...
Saudi arrests 10 Iran spy suspects: ministry RIYADH: Saudi authorities have arrested 10 more suspects in an alleged Iranian spy ring unveiled two months ago, an interior ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.The eight Saudis, a Lebanese and a Turk bring the number of people arrested to 28, the official SPA news agency quoted the spokesman as saying.However, a Lebanese arrested in March has since been released."The results of investigations by security services have led to the arrest of the other 10 involved ...
Kerry to help ink $2.1bn defence deal in Oman SHANNON: US Secretary of State John Kerry will help ink a major estimated $2.1 billion proposed deal with Oman to supply a US-made air-defense system to the Gulf nation, officials said Tuesday.One of the main focuses of Kerry's trip to Muscat was to applaud the signing of a letter of intent between Oman and US manufacturer Raytheon ahead of talks on the final contract, they told reporters traveling with him to Oman."In January the Omanis ...
Car bombs kill 12 in Iraq capital and south: officials BAGHDAD: A series of car bombs in Baghdad and the southern Iraqi port city of Basra killed at least 12 people on Monday, security and medical officials said.Five car bombs exploded in the Iraqi capital, while two detonated in Basra, officials said.Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...

 



 
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Banking Review 2012

Annual2011/12
Foreign Debt $65.562bn
Per Cap Income $1,372
GDP Growth 3.7%
Average CPI 10.08%
MonthlyApril
Trade Balance $-1.779 bln
Exports $2.130 bln
Imports $3.909 bln
WeeklyMay 20, 2013
Reserves $11.601 bln