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Turkey warns against Israel-Cyprus gas deal
Haaretz 28 January 2013
By Itai Trilnick
At Eurasian Economic Summit in Istanbul, Turkish envoy tells his Israeli counterpart that a potential Israel-Turkey gas pipeline could be squandered by Israeli partnership with Cyprus on natural gas. 
Swiss block export of gun parts destined for Saudi
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 24 January 2013
The Swiss government blocked a shipment of pistol parts to the United States on Wednesday, citing the risk that they could be used to commit human rights abuses at their final
Turkish delegations meets with Yemen Oil Minister
Yemen Post 24 January 2013
Yemen Oil and Mineral Minister, Ahmed Abdullah Dares met in Sana'a on Wednesday with Turkey Ambassador Fazli Corman and several of prominent Turkish representative of the
Qatar, Sponsor of Islamist Political Movements, Major Ally of America
Center for Research on Globalization 24 January 2013
By Nicola Nasser
In his inaugural address on January 21, U.S. President Barack Obama made the historic announcement that "a decade of war is ending” and declared his country’s determination to
Saudi female unemployment at 35%
emirates247 24 January 2013
Around 35 per cent of Saudi women remained unemployed despite aggressive job campaigns launched by the world’s dominant oil exporter to tackle festering joblessness among
State TV in Norway: Paying to Be Propagandized
FrontPage Magazine 23 January 2013
By Bruce Bawer
Well, it’s done. I just made the first of my two compulsory yearly payments to NRK – short for Norsk rikskringkasting.
In English it calls itself the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, but believe me, there’s nothing remotely corporation-like about it. It’s a fully government-owned and government-operated
Turkish PM Erdogan due to Qatar
World Bulletin 23 January 2013
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Qatar on January 29 on a working trip. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Turkish Prime Ministry Press Center
Is Qatar fuelling the crisis in north Mali?
FRANCE 24 22 January 2013
By Mark Thompson
Oil-rich gulf state Qatar has a vested interest in the outcome of the north Mali crisis, according to various reports that have been picked up by French MPs, amid suspicion
McDonald's settles suit over Islamic diet rules
USA TODAY 22 January 2013
McDonald's and one of its franchise owners agreed to pay $700,000 to members of the Muslim community to settle allegations a Detroit-area restaurant falsely advertised its
Palestinian refugees have fled to Lebanon and Jordan, reportedly causing those countries to become increasingly hostile to their
The Media Journal.us 22 January 2013
Hamas and the Palestinian Authority rejected the United Nations' request that they take in Palestinian refugees who fled Syria during the ongoing brutal civil war, Yedioth
Chicken Sandwich Costs McDonald’s 700K
CBS Local 22 January 2013
DEARBORN (WWJ/AP) – McDonald’s and a franchise owner have reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging that food at a Dearborn restaurant wasn’t prepared according to
Alcohol could revive Pearl-Qatar - expert
ArabianBusiness.com 22 January 2013
By Francesca Astorri
Lifting a ban on alcohol at the Pearl-Qatar could lead to a resurgence in the number of tourists visiting the man-made development, according to one real estate expert in the
McDonald’s settles ‘halal it our way’ suit
NEW YORK POST 22 January 2013
McDonald’s Corp. and a franchise owner have reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging that food at a Detroit-area restaurant with a large Muslim customer base wasn’t
France eyes nuclear reactor sales in Saudi Arabia
Energy Business Review 21 January 2013
French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg and top officials from France-based Areva and EDF are scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia this week to build a case for selling French
Qatar's QNB prints $322m Swiss franc bond
ArabianBusiness.com 18 January 2013
Qatar National Bank, the Gulf state's largest lender, has printed a CHF300m (US$322.44m) bond, a document from sole bookrunner UBS said on Thursday.
The Qatari Challenge to U.S. Foreign Policy
Commentary Magazine 18 January 2013
By Seth Mandel
The evolution of the political power structure across the Mideast has a recent track record of disappointment and unmet expectations
As Turkey sought to take a leadership role in the Middle East, hopes were high for a technically secular, NATO-allied power. But of course Recep Tayyip
Qatar's QNB eyes $400m deal for Radobank unit
ArabianBusiness.com 18 January 2013
Qatar National Bank is said to be among the suitors to submit preliminary bids to buy Rabobank's Indonesian unit in a $400m deal, sources with direct knowledge of the matter
11.4% of French Consumers Buy Halal Products
Islam versus Europe 17 January 2013
Results of a Toluna poll for Essec carried out in France and French-speaking Belgium: 11.4% of French consumers regularly or occasionally purchase halal products, and 5.3%
Persecuting Partners: Murdoch’s Saudis Vs. Gore’s Qataris
The Counter Jihad Report 17 January 2013
By Andrew Bostom:
Yesterday, highlighting a particularly egregious example of preening by Fox’s Bill O’Reilly, I reiterated my contention that Fox’s well-paid media personalities behave hypocritically when they ignore the morally cretinous Saudi/Rotana/Al-Risala dealings of their owner Rupert Murdoch, while lashing out at Al Gore’s sale of Current TV to Qatar’s Al-Jazeera English
Let me preface this post by noting that I support the righteous effort of Cliff Kincaid/ Accuracy in Media demanding House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) convene hearings on the overall danger posed by Al-Jazeera’s broadcasting in America, including specific inquiries about the associations between Al-Jazeera, Al-Qaeda, and the government of Qatar.
Saudis Will Give $100m to Palestinians
THISDAY 17 January 2013
Saudi Arabia will give the Palestinian government in the Israeli-occupied West Bank $100 million to help alleviate a worsening budget crisis, the Palestinian president's
