Author Archives: GCC

US slaps sanctions on Bahrain bank for Iran links

AFP: The United States on Wednesday imposed economic sanctions on Bahrain-based Future Bank, citing its [...]

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QIB profits soar; assets at QR21.3bn

The Peninsula: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has posted record full-year profits of QR1.255bn in 2007 [...]

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Gulf bourses must amend laws, says Al Mansouri

Reuters: Gulf countries need to amend laws that govern their bourses as the six nations [...]

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Saudi Arabia ready to attend Arab Summit in Syria: Prince Sultan

Arab News: Crown Prince Sultan announced yesterday that Saudi Arabia would be attending the Arab [...]

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Project to prevent human-trafficking in Bahrain

Bahrain Tribune: A pilot project starts today to assist the authorities in capacity building and [...]

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Kuwait parliament asked to lift two Shia MPs immunity

AFP: Kuwait’s public prosecutor on Tuesday called on parliament to strip two opposition Shiite MPs [...]

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