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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
Qatar Lifts Egypt Assistance by $2.5 Billion, Hegazi Says
Bloomberg 17 January 2013
By Tarek El-Tablawy, Abdel Latif Wahba & Victoria Stilwell
Qatar will increase its assistance to Egypt by buying $2.5 billion of government bonds to help shore up its economy after the 2011 revolution, Egyptian Finance Minister
European Court finds British Airways discriminated against Christian employee
Amnesty International 16 January 2013
Today’s European Court of Human Rights ruling that British Airways discriminated against an employee over her religious beliefs firmly upholds the rights to freedom of religion
Texas credit union marketed to Shia Muslims takes shape
San Antonio Business Journal 16 January 2013
By Sarah Drake
A no-interest credit union that would market to the Shia Muslim populations in Austin, Houston and Dallas is taking shape. Muslim investors have filed to charter
Taxpayers stock Michigan libraries with Muslim books and videos
Creeping Sharia 16 January 2013
Nearly fifty Michigan libraries and its state humanities council are receiving a collection of books, films and other resources about Muslims in the United States and around
Egypt to receive $6.5 bln in grants, loans: EU
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily 15 January 2013
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, visiting Cairo, said on Sunday the European Union and other financial institutions had offered Egypt over 5 billion euros to
5 of 7 critical oil transit corridors are in Islamic world
Money Jihad 15 January 2013
Looking for another reason to support domestic energy production rather than heavily relying on the fragile political and security situation in the Middle East? Energy
Muslim investors launching credit union in Texas
San Antonio Business Journal 15 January 2013
By James Aldridge
Muslim investors have filed an application with state regulators to form a new credit union in Houston that would target the Shia Muslim population in Austin, Houston and
Qatar pays Spain $4m to move football match
ArabianBusiness.com 14 January 2013
By Shane McGinley
Qatar has paid football's world and European champions Spain over US$4m to relocate its friendly match against Uruguay next month to Doha. Uruguay FA president Sebastian
