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Qatar Orders 500 U.S. Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles
Motley Fool 2 April 2013
By Rich Smith
Last week, just before America broke for the long weekend, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced (link opens a PDF) that it has notified Congress of plans to make a 
Universities in Michigan and Qatar collaborate
Michigan Radio 2 April 2013
U.S. media shape many Americans' perceptions of the Middle East. The general lack of knowledge about the culture, society and economy of a part of the world that is so
Qatar Plan to Invest in Muslim Populated Paris Suburbs Makes Some French Uneasy
PRI's The World 28 March 2013
A Qatari proposal that the Arab League put a billion dollars into Muslim and Arab interests in Jerusalem has, unsurprisingly, angered some Israeli leaders
Oil-rich Qatar invests extensively around the world without a hitch. One of the largest recipients of Qatari money is France, where the Gulf state bankrolls media and construction companies and owns Paris-Saint Germain, now one of the world’s richest soccer clubs.
Turkey to restore two more mosques in Balkans
World Bulletin 27 March 2013
Following Ottomans' withdrawal from the Balkans in 1912, several Ottoman monuments were destroyed while several of them left to their fate. Turkey, in the last ten years, had
Qatar Proposes $1 Billion Jerusalem Heritage Fund
New York Times 27 March 2013
By HALA DROUBI
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar’s emir proposed on Tuesday that the Arab League create a $1 billion fund to protect the Arabic and Islamic heritage of Jerusalem, the
Islamic bonds find favour in Australia
The Australian Financial Review 27 March 2013
By Shaun Drummond
Insurance Australia Group became Malaysia’s biggest general insurer when its joint venture business AmG?Insurance bought Kurnia Insurans in?September 2012. Chief executive Mike
Germany and Genocide - Again
Khaled Abu Toameh 26 March 2013
By Kenneth R. Timmerman
The overwhelming majority of technical expertise, know-how, and design information of the Iraqi dictator's chemical weapons plants came from German companies. The nerve and
Al Jazeera to launch French News Channel
Rapid tv news 21 March 2013
Al Jazeera's director Ahmed Ben Jassem Al-Thani has announced the upcoming launch of a French-speaking news channel. Speaking at a forum in Doha, Qatar, the director didn't
Commercial Bank of Qatar to buy 71% of Alternatifbank
Arab News 19 March 2013
DUBAI: Commercial Bank of Qatar CBQ) has agreed to buy a 70.8 percent stake in Turkish lender Alternatifbank, underscoring Gulf Arab lenders’ appetite to expand into Europe’s
Qatar's QIA plans to buy Marks & Spencer: Paper
MENAFN.COM 19 March 2013
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is looking to takeover UK retail chain Marks & Spencer for USD12 billion, Arabian Business reported, citing The Sun newspaper. The London
Qatar's Shopping Spree Includes Europe's Politicians
Islam versus Europe 14 March 2013
Europeans watch mystified as their leaders sell out their countries to Islam. They wonder why it's happening. But perhaps there's no great mystery to it. Their politicians are bought and paid for. Corruption is one of the few things Muslims are good at
They have raised it to the level of an art form. And examining the financial interests of prominent European politicians gives every reason to believe that the Arabs, and particularly the Qataris, are pursuing a deliberate strategy of cultivating ties to our political elites. Yes, it's not just islands and football clubs the Arabs are buying.
Qatar in $15bn UK investment talks as Prince Charles pays visit
Al Arabiya News 14 March 2013
Qatar has begun talks with the UK government to invest up to £10 billion ($14.92 billion) into key infrastructure projects in Britain. The news emerged as Britain's Prince
Islamic Council defends planned Muslim peace conference
Herald Sun 13 March 2013
By John Masanauskas
VICTORIA'S peak Islamic body has defended a controversial Muslim conference to be held in Melbourne this weekend. The Islamic Council of Victoria is disappointed with the
UK government promotes London as Islamic finance hub
Yahoo! News 12 March 2013
By Bernardo Vizcaino
The British government launched a campaign to promote London as a centre for Islamic finance, seeking to counter growing competition in that industry from rising centres such
Qatar wants Nicolas Sarkozy to head new fund
CPI Financial 12 March 2013
Qatar’s Sovereign Wealth Fund is among other investors that have offered to commit as much as EUR 500 million to a fund run by Sarkozy, reported the Financial Times, citing
Denmark: Too few female immigrants from non-Western countries have a job
Islam versus Europe 12 March 2013
"Immigrant women from non-Western countries and their female descendants are struggling to get a job in the Danish labor market. 45 percent of women with a non-western
Qatar-Bosnia business Forum to boost economic relations
Peninsula Online 12 March 2013
Qatar-Bosnia and Herzegovina Business Forum was held in Doha last night between Qatari businessmen and their Bosnian counterparts, in presence of Deputy Prime Minister and
Obama’s Billion-Dollar Giveaway to the Muslim Brotherhood – on The Glazov Gang
FrontPage Magazine 12 March 2013
This week’s Glazov Gang had the honor of being joined by Bob Zeidman, award-winning novelist, Larry Greenfield, Senior Fellow at the American Freedom Alliance and Howard Hyde,
Hamas attacks Islamic tourism to Jerusalem
The Times of Israel 12 March 2013
By Elhanan Miller
The Hamas government in Gaza attacked an Israeli bid to encourage tourism to Jerusalem from Islamic countries, calling it a "dangerous Zionist plot.” In a statement
Al Gore defends Current TV deal
ArabianBusiness.com 12 March 2013
By Daniel Shane
Former US vice president Al Gore has defended the decision to sell Current TV, the US broadcaster he founded, to Qatar’s Al Jazeera in a deal thought to be worth
