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One interesting footnote is that a key player in the 1981 AWACs fight (and, indeed, the man who popularized the "Reagan or Begin" phrase) was Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar bin Sultan, then a diplomat in Washington and now Saudi intelligence chief. Bandar's erratic behavior in recent months has infuriat

ing U.S. diplomatic efforts and save his critique for after a deal is inked. That is what John Kerry did in a remarkable Nov. 11 news conference in Abu Dhabi, standing next to the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates. And not in recent memory has the spokesperson for the president of the United

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] allega- tions alone would give us pause before we would allow them to sustain jurisdiction.") (citing Zappia Middle East Cong. Co. v. Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 215 F.3d 247, 253 (2d Cir2000) (finding, in context of FSIA 12(b)(1) motion, conclusory allegations in plaintiffs affidavit insufficient to susta

he peace talks can be even convened, let alone produce results, without an implicit understanding between the two warring Gulf powers. While Saudi Arabia exercises considerable influence on Islamist rebels, Iran is crucial to Assad's survival. Both have much to gain from preventing Syria's implosion.

u sell it to Iran. Well, we still think of ourselves as the extraordinary nation. We do too! To put it in the simplest terms, I heard last week in Abu Dhabi and Dubai the degree of anxiety about what are seen as the destabilizing actions of Iran, what is seen as a systematic program of covert action by

Prince Turki: `American policy has been wrong' Lally Weymouth EFTA00707195 Nov. 4, 2013 -- The Post's Lally Weymouth spoke this week with Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki, former chief of intelligence and brother of the foreign minister. Excerpts: Q. Who made the decision to turn down the U.N. Security

ho are uniformly worried that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Middle East. These figures include Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, and the most important defense figure in the United Arab Emirates. MBZ, as he is known, is one of the many Arab leaders who fear (as Israel's lead

ut it is a school of thought that is gaining ground in different quarters. "Politics is mainly about maslaha," says Dr Salman Al Odah, one of Saudi Arabia's more prominent clerics. Dr Al Odah is in the process of preparing a study on the subject that deals with Sharia in the context of the Arab Spring

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nior Correspondent, Foreign II Sole 24 Ore Italy Affairs Amr A. Al Dabbagh Governor, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), Saudi Arabia Ibrahim S. Dabdoub Group Chief Executive Officer National Bank of Kuwait Kuwait World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 EFTA_R1_02011172 EFTA

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g $22 billion is of greater concern, they said. The U.A.E.'s banking industry is already the biggest among the six Gulf Arab states including Saudi Arabia,Kuwait and Qatar, with 1.54 trillion dirhams ($418 billion) in assets, central bank data shows. To contact the reporter on this story: Arif Sharif

s, sending world stock markets tumbling. The liquidity will be available to all UAE banks as well as foreign banks operating in the UAE. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi says it will "pick and choose" how to assist Dubai. "We will look at Dubai's commitments and approach them on a case-by-case basis," an Abu Dhabi g

009 it was trading at roughly double that, close to the $75 per barrel deemed a "fair price" by the leaders of the region's biggest producer, Saudi Arabia. "There is a kind of consensus - we're not there yet, but we will be in a few months time - that oil prices are going to be much higher than in any

hole, and on the Gulf in general. By August, Nakheel's sukuk price had risen 46 percent from its February low of63.5 cents on the dollar, a movement Abu Dhabi daily The National called "one of the clearest indications yet that Dubai Is getting the upper hand on the financial crisis." Markets had watched t

h could be an insurer, Saudi or otherwise. Daman, Abu Dhabi's health insurer is owned 80% by its government and

l Research. Source: Haver, BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research. Likewise, the focus on religious tourism is appropriate given its importance in Saudi Arabia but NTP targets appear ambitious to us with a targeted 20%yoy CAGR increase in Umrah pilgrims. Religious tourism accounted for c40% of total tourist

rade status to be retained despite likely further rating cuts A prolonged oil price downturn is likely to continue to put downward pressure on Saudi Arabia’s credit rating in the medium-term. On average, the GCC has benefited from three notch rating upgrades over the period 2002-10 prior to the start of