www.bi-me.com RSS feed for – Levant http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61925 <![CDATA[Continued strong public spending expected to support non-oil growth in many oil producing countries ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61915 <![CDATA[Kerry heads to Middle East to push peace from Syria to Israel]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61906 <![CDATA[Long-term ratings on Jordan lowered to 'BB-']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61903 <![CDATA[Muslim Schindlers in focus]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61899 <![CDATA[Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrian town, say activists]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61888 <![CDATA[Total assets of the Top 500 Companies in the Arab World stand at US$2.21 trillion, reveals Forbes study]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61874 <![CDATA[The Carlyle Group partners with Jordan's Nabil Foods]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61815 <![CDATA[Short-termism to blame for bad business, say business executives]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61810 <![CDATA[Nine arrested over deadly Turkey bombings]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61814 <![CDATA[AUB workshop on energy and natural resources highlights latest advances in sustainable energy research]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61793 <![CDATA[Hezbollah says Syria will supply 'game-changing' weapons]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61784 <![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: For American foreign policy, no good options]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61768 <![CDATA[MENA business confidence climbs bucking global trend, says YPO ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61743 <![CDATA[Kuwait fund gives US$215 million for Jordan energy projects]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61734 <![CDATA[Syria threat over Israel air strike risks wider conflict]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61731 <![CDATA[Israel bombs Syria, targets weapons shipment]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61713 <![CDATA[Obama doesn't foresee sending troops to Syria]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61725 <![CDATA[Vital Voices to accelerate growth of women-owned small businesses in the MENA region]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61720 <![CDATA[IMD Business Forum highlights greater growth prospects for Middle East economies ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61706 <![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: Redlines and the problems of intervention in Syria]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61694 <![CDATA[Obama says U.S. needs 'facts' on Syria chemical weapons]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61683 <![CDATA[Hezbollah taking part in Syria fighting, says Nasrallah]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61685 <![CDATA[Iraq said to halt Al Jazeera's license, closes Jordanian border]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61659 <![CDATA[Syrian prime minister survives bomb attack]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61652 <![CDATA[Obama's Syria red line tested by chemical weapons report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61641 <![CDATA[U.S. believes Syrian government used some chemical weapons, says Hagel]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61634 <![CDATA[Israel shoots down drone from Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61632 <![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: Anarchy and Hegemony]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61631 <![CDATA[Arab banks continue their journey towards corporate governance excellence]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61620 <![CDATA[Friedman, the world is flatter than I thought]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61604 <![CDATA[Air Arabia increases Beirut flights to double daily]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61606 <![CDATA[Beirut City Centre attracts more than 400,000 visitors in its first two weeks of operation ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61593 <![CDATA[Shubbak 2013: Mayor of London unveils plans for international festival of Arab culture]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61588 <![CDATA[Assad hold on power tenuous, says U.S. intelligence official]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61544 <![CDATA[Standard Chartered appoints new Chief Executive Officer in Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61516 <![CDATA[Prince Alwaleed tops Forbes Middle East's 'World's Richest Arabs' for 2013]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61507 <![CDATA[How oil shale and nuclear power will shape Jordan's future]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61485 <![CDATA[Commentary: Mitigating distrust is central to peace]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61495 <![CDATA[Global Information Technology Report highlights role of digital technologies in creating much needed jobs in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61480 <![CDATA[Lebanon ratings affirmed at 'B/B', outlook remains negative ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61468 <![CDATA[North African and Middle East countries poised to upgrade Concentrated Solar Power use]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61473 <![CDATA[Consumer confidence in Lebanon drops to near record low in second half of 2012, reveals Byblos Bank/AUB index]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61456 <![CDATA[Average base salary of real estate professionals in the Middle East little changed from previous year]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61462 <![CDATA[From the inside looking out: Extremism in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61452 <![CDATA[Saudis save US$1 billion a week as Egypt counts remaining wheat stocks, says HSBC report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61448 <![CDATA[Commentary: Winning peace through hearts and minds]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61445 <![CDATA[Alabbar to lead speaker panel on fifth ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61419 <![CDATA[New Lebanese PM vows to safeguard country from Syria war]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61414 <![CDATA[Joumana Kayrouz launches Foundation to help families & children in need ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61350 <![CDATA[Future energy potential in North-Africa and Middle East to be revealed]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61325 <![CDATA[Alwaleed Foundation supports UNICEF education project in Yemen]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61315 <![CDATA[Syrian opposition leader Al-Khatib resigns, citing 'red lines']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61297 <![CDATA[Kerry warns Iraq PM on Iran-Syria overflights]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61292 <![CDATA[Social media empowering MENA businesses to innovate like never before]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61298 <![CDATA[Israel destroys Syrian army gun post after Jeep hit in Golan]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61294 <![CDATA[Obama brokers Israel-Turkey rapprochement]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61283 <![CDATA[Lebanese Prime Minister Mikati resigns]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61282 <![CDATA[UN announces independent probe into allegations of chemical attack in Syria]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61275 <![CDATA[Social media can help MENA youth find jobs and spark entrepreneurship ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61272 <![CDATA[No MENA government close to an agreement with the U.S. over FATCA, says Deloitte]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61247 <![CDATA[Damascus, rebels trade charges on 'chemical attack']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61253 <![CDATA[Lebanon offshore oil & gas update: pre-qualification process launched]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61237 <![CDATA[Syrian warplanes attack areas in Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61238 <![CDATA[Humanitarian challenges continue to mount as Syrian crisis enters third year]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61227 <![CDATA[Syria threatens to strike at rebels in Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61220 <![CDATA[Urgent job creation on a mass scale key to stability in the Arab region, says UNDP report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61212 <![CDATA[A Strategy for US engagement in the Middle East: Contain threats, embrace dignity]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61207 <![CDATA[The Abraaj Group invests in provider of Arabic educational games ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61155 <![CDATA[Arab countries in transition seek path to strong, inclusive growth]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61149 <![CDATA[Security Council demand release of UN peacekeepers held in Golan Heights]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61148 <![CDATA[Middle East CFOs are the most optimistic globally, finds Deloitte ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61123 <![CDATA[Carbon constraints could negatively impact global oil sector]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61128 <![CDATA[Businesses won't grow without innovation, says Deloitte Millennial Survey ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61066 <![CDATA[Business travel in MENA on road to recovery, finds YouGov survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61058 <![CDATA[Salary tops list of reasons MENA professionals quit, reveals Bayt.com survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61057 <![CDATA[Deadly bombing, mortars rock central Damascus ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61039 <![CDATA[Broadband MEA 2013 gathers leaders from unique emerging markets]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61030 <![CDATA[Hala Badri presides over MENA Cristal Festival Advertisers Grand Jury]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61029 <![CDATA[Forbes Middle East unveils the Best Performing Economies in the Arab World ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61018 <![CDATA[UN panel urges action amid ongoing human rights abuses in Syria conflict]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=61001 <![CDATA[Energy update: Oil discovery in northern Lebanese waters]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60993 <![CDATA[67% of UAE employers planning to hire in 2013]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60985 <![CDATA[Jordan property makes modest gains in 2012]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60932 <![CDATA[HSBC says it will stop serving some Syrian, Iranian citizens]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60921 <![CDATA[PwC hosts Itijah Venture in Amman to address water sustainability concerns ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60895 <![CDATA[Lanvin opens new boutique in Beirut]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60892 <![CDATA[Analysis: The Consequences of Intervening in Syria]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60834 <![CDATA[Syria protests over Israel attack, warns of 'surprise']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60829 <![CDATA[More than US$1.5 billion pledged for Syria humanitarian response, says UN]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60808 <![CDATA[Security Council must act now to address Syria crisis, 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Point of View' App on tablet]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60696 <![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: Avoiding the wars that never end]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=1&t=1&id=60679