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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:35:38 +0000Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:05:45 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/byregion/mideast(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e7a81c9c-d78b-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e7a81c9c-d78b-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Middle East's largest private equity house has raised its capital by almost a third as it prepares a return to buying mode Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:35:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5eb8d8ba-d545-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5eb8d8ba-d545-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlGE has taken a move that will help open up a niche market to a broader non-Muslim investor baseThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9dda4e50-d51a-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9dda4e50-d51a-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlBerlin has forced Emirates to raise the prices of business class tickets on flights out Germany as concerns about the Middle East's largest airline grow as it expands into continental EuropeThu, 19 Nov 2009 15:57:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a722c444-d45a-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a722c444-d45a-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlEgyptian teleco says it will dispute an Algerian demand for $596.6m in back taxes and penalties against its subsidiary Orascom Telecom AlgeriaThu, 19 Nov 2009 13:01:03 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a030924a-d452-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a030924a-d452-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlAviation has remained one of the city's few upbeat sectors with traffic through the airport rising for five monthsWed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c98737dc-d391-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c98737dc-d391-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Middle East's biggest airline should make a $1bn profit next year, its chairman says, brushing aside the global aviation crisis that has seen rivals post record lossesTue, 17 Nov 2009 23:23:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/40439c42-d3a3-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40439c42-d3a3-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlThe third day of the Dubai air show ends much as the first two did, with just a handful of extra order announcements from the main aircraft manufacturers, which organisers said brought the total value of air-show deals to $8.3bnTue, 17 Nov 2009 19:56:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3821ca18-d2f7-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3821ca18-d2f7-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe US government charged the main food supplier to troops in Iraq – the recipient of more than $8.5bn (€5.7bn, £5.1bn) in contracts – with systematically overcharging for burgers, chicken and crustaceans, among other productsMon, 16 Nov 2009 22:43:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ffe7e4a-d2d5-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ffe7e4a-d2d5-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html Sharjah's vibrant community of small and medium-sized businesses has found plenty of opportunities over the past decade but its close economic link with Dubai has proved less beneficial of late Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:38:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/946e45fe-d2d3-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/946e45fe-d2d3-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe country's central bank has blamed the 'transitory' problem of rising fruit and vegetable prices caused by a poor harvest for a surge in the headline rateMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:25:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fdc8222-ceff-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fdc8222-ceff-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html The head of the world's most influential state oil company predicts demand will grow at a 'reasonable pace', increasing annually by perhaps 1m to 1.5m barrels per day from 2010Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:40:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fdafbc7c-cee2-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fdafbc7c-cee2-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Bahraini aluminium producer has had to adapt in order to survive a catalogue of problems, including a corruption inquiry, plunging prices and a change of managementWed, 11 Nov 2009 17:09:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfc0e614-cedd-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfc0e614-cedd-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlThe stock exchange's impressive performance since the start of the year and supporting economic factors are earning glowing reviews from financiersWed, 11 Nov 2009 16:40:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cfb860f8-ced8-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cfb860f8-ced8-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlRevenues from hydrocarbons should be invested effectively to ensure long-term economic development, rather than frittering it away on unsustainable property booms Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:14:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7810e234-ce1b-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbyregion%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7810e234-ce1b-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlThe engineering support services company, expects pressures on defence budgets round the world to accelerate its international expansion as governments look towards outsourcing to reduce costsTue, 10 Nov 2009 18:12:24 +0000