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All Rights Reserved10http://www.icis.com/images/logo_icis.gifhttp://www.icis.com/v2/Rss/NewsFeeds/PreCanned/Middle+East+Africa.xmlhttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/18/9141586/Atlantic-Methanol-Africa-plant-shut-down.html- ’s (AMPCO) methanol plant in Equatorial Guinea has been shut down due to an unplanned catalyst change, a source close to the company said on...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/18/9141586/Atlantic-Methanol-Africa-plant-shut-down.htmlFri, 18 July 2008 21:23:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/18/9141231/In-Fridays-Middle-East-papers.htmlFront page No compromise on nuclear deal, says Sonia The India-US nuclear deal was in the interest of the nation and the government would not...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/18/9141231/In-Fridays-Middle-East-papers.htmlFri, 18 July 2008 04:30:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/17/9141169/Norways-Yara-gains-stake-in-Libya-ferts-operations.html-Norway’s has signed major agreements with (NOC) and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) to form a joint venture for the production and marketing...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/17/9141169/Norways-Yara-gains-stake-in-Libya-ferts-operations.htmlThu, 17 July 2008 13:52:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/17/9140875/Tighter-credit-curbs-hit-Iran-polymer-imports.htmlBy Prema Viswanathan -Increasing credit restrictions on Iran’s major state banks have severely hit polymer imports into the Islamic republic,...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/17/9140875/Tighter-credit-curbs-hit-Iran-polymer-imports.htmlThu, 17 July 2008 10:03:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/17/9140864/Equate-to-resume-normal-output-at-Kuwait-PE.htmlBy Prema Viswanathan - expects to resume normal production at its polyethylene (PE) plant at Shuaiba in Kuwait by 10 August, a source close to the...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/17/9140864/Equate-to-resume-normal-output-at-Kuwait-PE.htmlThu, 17 July 2008 06:04:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/17/9140863/Saudi-Arabias-IMC-plans-methanol-unit-shutdown.html-Saudi Arabia’s International Methanol Co (IMC) plans to shut down its 1m tonne/year plant for two weeks of maintenance from the second week of...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/17/9140863/Saudi-Arabias-IMC-plans-methanol-unit-shutdown.htmlThu, 17 July 2008 05:51:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/17/9140862/In-Thursdays-Middle-East-papers.htmlFront Page Hezbollah rejoices, Israel mourns Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a rare public appearance, welcomed five Lebanese freed from...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/17/9140862/In-Thursdays-Middle-East-papers.htmlThu, 17 July 2008 04:30:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/16/9140502/In-Wednesdays-Middle-East-papers.htmlFront Page Israel okays prisoner swap Israel ’s cabinet gave the final go-ahead on Tuesday for a prisoner swap with Hezbollah, despite complaining...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/16/9140502/In-Wednesdays-Middle-East-papers.htmlWed, 16 July 2008 04:30:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140463/Air-Liquide-acquires-Mideast-helium-company.html- has strengthened its position in the Middle East by acquiring Pure Helium, a company which produces the gas in Qatar, it said on Tuesday. “This...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140463/Air-Liquide-acquires-Mideast-helium-company.htmlTue, 15 July 2008 17:18:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140441/Ras-Lanuf-cracker-in-Libya-down-on-tech-issue.html-The cracker at (Rasco) cracker is down on a technical issue, a source at the Libyan petrochemicals firm said on Tuesday. The cracker at Ras Lanuf on...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140441/Ras-Lanuf-cracker-in-Libya-down-on-tech-issue.htmlTue, 15 July 2008 14:02:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140437/Equate-delays-PE-expansion-and-Olefins-II-to-Sept.html- has delayed its polyethylene (PE) expansion and the Olefins II project at Shuaiba, Kuwait by a month to September 2008, a source close to the...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140437/Equate-delays-PE-expansion-and-Olefins-II-to-Sept.htmlTue, 15 July 2008 12:42:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140137/Marun-faces-further-delays-to-cracker-restart.html-Iran’s may have to delay the restart of its 1.1m tonne/year cracker by another month to September, a source close to the company said on Tuesday....http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140137/Marun-faces-further-delays-to-cracker-restart.htmlTue, 15 July 2008 10:51:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140124/EChem-plans-to-expand-vinyls-capacity-by-half.htmlBy Prema Viswanathan - (EChem) plans to expand the capacity of its 80,000 tonne/year polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant in Alexandria by 50% to 120,000...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140124/EChem-plans-to-expand-vinyls-capacity-by-half.htmlTue, 15 July 2008 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140117/In-Tuesdays-Middle-East-papers.htmlFront Page ICC charges spark anger The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor charged Sud-an’s President Omar Has-san Al Bashir on Monday...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/15/9140117/In-Tuesdays-Middle-East-papers.htmlTue, 15 July 2008 04:30:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9045564/India’s-SRF-buys-S-Africa-belting-fabrics-producer.html- India ’s will buy South Africa ’s for Indian rupees (Rs) 200m ($4.7m), making it the world's second biggest belting fabrics player, it said on...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9045564/India’s-SRF-buys-S-Africa-belting-fabrics-producer.htmlMon, 14 July 2008 18:19:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9140084/Riyadh-loans-Maaden-Phosphate-Co-1bn-for-project.html-Saudi Arabia's Maaden Phosphate Co (MPC) has signed a $1.01bn, 16-year loan agreement with the government's , the firm said on Monday. MPC is...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9140084/Riyadh-loans-Maaden-Phosphate-Co-1bn-for-project.htmlMon, 14 July 2008 16:25:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9140079/OCP-agrees-H2-Russia-sulphur-at-350tonne-rise.html-Moroccan phosphate fertilizer producer (OCP) has agreed a second-half 2008 supply contract for Russian sulphur at an increase of around $350/tonne...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9140079/OCP-agrees-H2-Russia-sulphur-at-350tonne-rise.htmlMon, 14 July 2008 15:22:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9140073/Corrected-Safco--Hadeed-to-set-up-flat-steel-unit-in-Saudi.htmlCorrection: In the ICIS news story headlined "Safco & Hadeed to set up flat steel unit in Dubai" dated 14 July 2008, please read the headline as ".in...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9140073/Corrected-Safco--Hadeed-to-set-up-flat-steel-unit-in-Saudi.htmlMon, 14 July 2008 13:05:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9139832/Corrected-Safco--Hadeed-to-set-up-flat-steel-unit-in-Saudi.htmlCorrection: In the ICIS news story headlined "Safco & Hadeed to set up flat steel unit in Dubai" dated 14 July 2008, please read the headline as ".in...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9139832/Corrected-Safco--Hadeed-to-set-up-flat-steel-unit-in-Saudi.htmlMon, 14 July 2008 10:42:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9139833/Kuwait’s-Qurain-sees-near-trebling-of-Q2-profits.html-Kuwait’s has reported a near trebling of second-quarter operating profits year on year to Kuwaiti dinars (Kd) 1.6m ($0.42m), it said on Monday. The...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/07/14/9139833/Kuwait’s-Qurain-sees-near-trebling-of-Q2-profits.htmlMon, 14 July 2008 09:36:00 GMT