In Friday's Middle East papers

30 October 2009 05:00  [Source: ICIS news]

OMAN TRIBUNE

Front page

Syria ready to resume Israel talks
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad said late on Wednesday that his country was ready to resume suspended talks with Israel and called on European nations to help in the process.

Hillary set to meet Abbas, Netanyahu
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mohammed Abbas this weekend on her trip through the Middle East, to try to keep up pressure for a peace deal despite few signs of compromise on either side.

Business

US economy returns to growth in Q3
The US economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year as government stimulus helped lift consumer spending and home building, fuelling an unexpectedly strong advance.

IMF forecasts rapid recovery in India, China and Australia
The IMF said on Thursday the economies of India, China and Australia were recovering especially rapidly, suggesting it notices growing pressures for authorities there to tighten monetary policy ahead of others in the region.

KHALEEJ TIMES

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UAE, NATO go forward
Israel should immediately stop settlements, vacate all Palestinian territory under its occupation since the 2000 Al Aqsa Intifada and "be ready to do whatever it takes for an independent, viable, sovereign and democratic Palestinian state" to be established, the NATO chief said in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

F1 supremo hails Abu Dhabi as best circuit
The Yas Marina circuit floored even the great Bernie Ecclestone. Formula One supremo Ecclestone hailed Abu Dhabi’s floodlit new circuit as the best ever on Thursday.

Business

US economy grows in Q3, signals end of recession
The US economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year as government stimulus helped lift consumer spending and home building, fuelling an unexpectedly strong advance.

Emirates top brand in the UAE
Emirates Airline has overtaken global marques such as Google, Nokia and Sony to become the country’s top brand, according to a recent survey.

ARAB NEWS

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Buraidah hospital fire kills six
A devastating fire that tore through a psychiatric hospital in Buraidah killed six people and injured two early Thursday morning.

India pulls out 15,000 troops from Kashmir
India is withdrawing about 15,000 soldiers from Jammu and Kashmir, a military official said on Thursday, in a move aimed at boosting prospects of peace talks with the disputed region’s separatist groups.

Business

Recovery ends US recession
The US economy grew at a 3.5% pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two years, fuelled by government-supported spending on cars and homes.

Report boosts world stocks
News that the US economy emerged from recession drove up stock markets in Europe and the United States on Thursday, as relieved investors reversed the previous day’s heavy falls.

ALJAZEERA

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US economy ‘pulls out of recession’
The US economy has unofficially pulled out of the worst recession in 70 years, showing growth after four consecutive quarters of contraction.

Clinton doubts Pakistan on Al-Qaeda
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has questioned Pakistan’s commitment to the fight against Al-Qaeda, saying she found it hard to believe that none in the government knows where senior figures are hiding.

Business

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THE DAILY STAR

Front page

Hariri falls short of breakthrough in cabinet-formation efforts
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri failed on Thursday to reach any breakthrough with regard to the ongoing dispute over the Telecommunications portfolio as Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader MP Michel Aoun was still negotiating an alternative for the ministry.

Al-Qaeda group claims rocket fire from Lebanon
A Lebanese group with links to Al-Qaeda on Thursday claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s rocket attack on Israel, saying it was to avenge Tel Aviv’s crackdown on Palestinians protesting at a religious site earlier this month.

Business

Sleiman: Lebanon’s cabinet delay ‘not hurting economy’
The fifth Saudi-Lebanese Forum was concluded on Wednesday with comments by President Michel Sleiman, who said that the current cabinet crisis was an administrative rather than political one.

Lebanon’s budget deficit rises by $2.23bn
The Finance Ministry said on Wednesday that the budget deficit in the first nine months of this year reached 26.18% of spending or LL3.351 trillion ($2.23bn).

GULF DAILY NEWS

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Jackie’s silver screen debut
Family and friends of Bahrain’s own Bollywood starlet Jackie Fernandez were out in force for the Manama screening of her debut film Aladin yesterday.

Hotel ultimatum
A new hotel to be built in Hidd must be alcohol-free, or it will be run out of business, councillors declared yesterday.

Business

BMI Bank profit tops $2.5m
Bahrain-based BMI Bank (BMI) is set to make further provisions against potential losses from two troubled financial institutions by the end of the year.

New terminal boost
Gulf Air has moved to its new UK home at London Heathrow to Terminal 4 (T4).

 

By: Staff Reporter
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