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Saudi Aramco to manage Jizan refinery project construction Subscription Required

9-Feb-2010 | By Peter Salisbury

State oil firm abandons plans to attract foreign investor to $7bn project

Veco wins Bida al-Qemzan oil deal

9-Feb-2010 | By Peter Salisbury

Onshore Abu Dhabi field is worth $300m

Asian Development Bank denies plans to fund Iran rail project Subscription Required

9-Feb-2010 | By Suzanne Fenton

Scheme involves construction of $2bn transport network between Armenia and Iran

Qatar Petroleum cancels tender for Ras Laffan office complex

8-Feb-2010 | By Colin Foreman

Budget constraints hit state oil firm’s construction project

Iran to expand Bushehr port Subscription Required

8-Feb-2010 | By Suzanne Fenton

Maritime organisation to develop berth on Negin Island

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Analysis

Yemen Foreign Minister Abu Bakr

Can the world save Sanaa? Subscription Required

By Dominic Dudley , Peter Salisbury

How international support could rescue Yemen from becoming a failed state

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Special Report

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Special Report: Qatar – Population rise poses challenges

Issue No 40 5-11 February 2010 | By Sophie Evans

Qatar has experienced a demographic explosion in the past five years, with the population more than doubling in size to 1.6 million in late 2009

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    MEED Comment

    Al-Ain in the UAE

    Abu Dhabi will pay the price for putting projects on hold

    Issue No 40 5-11 February 2010 | By Colin Foreman

    Abu Dhabi has been slow to sign contracts for new schemes and many of them are in limbo. Many contractors will be wondering whether work they are competing for will fall by the wayside

    Sanaa needs its Gulf neighbours

    Issue No 40 5-11 February 2010 | By Dominic Dudley

    The West’s interest in Yemen does not extend far beyond a fear that it could incubate Al-Qaeda terrorists. The interests of the Gulf countries range far wider and should lead to them taking a far wider helping role

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    Business Close-up

    Trans Mediterranean Airways

    Issue No 40 5-11 February 2010 | By James Gavin

    Revamped and in the hands of a new owner, the airline is putting its turbulent past behind it

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    Supplements

    Nakilat: Delivering Qatar's gas to the world

    Supplement: Nakilat | By Richard Thompson

    Qatar Gas Transport Company’s (Nakilat) $11bn investment in a fleet of specialist, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers is the largest single merchant shipbuilding programme since the Second World War, during which the US commissioned a new fleet to replace vessels destroyed in the conflict.

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      Abu Dhabi awards Habshan nitrogen deal to Canadians

      2-Feb-2010 | By Peter Salisbury

      SNC Lavalin to design oil field facilities worth $10m

      Trends

      Tehran courts Latin America

      By James Gavin

      Iran is increasing trade flows with Latin America amid the threat of tougher US-led sanctions

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      Last Word

      Developing a coherent economic strategy moves up the Qatari agenda

      1-Feb-2010 | By Edmund O'Sullivan

      Most of Qatar’s present energy industry investment programme will be completed this year. The next challenge is defining a long-term strategy for Qatar’s entire economy

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