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Syria And Iran Eye Joint Bank Venture

The Commercial Bank of Syria and Iran's Bank Saderat, both under US sanctions, are in talks about forming a joint venture to finance increasing business links between Damascus and Tehran. Financial Times - 14Oct 04:31GMT
Arab Stocks Plummet On Global Concerns

Stock markets across the Middle East traded sharply down Sunday amid fresh concerns about the global financial crisis, as the United Arab Emirates said it would guarantee deposits in local banks in a bid to halt the slide. AFP - 12Oct 11:46GMT
Deutsche Bank Expands Equities Platform In Mideast

Deutsche Bank announced that it has broadened its equities platform in the Middle East and North Africa to include trading, sales trading and equity capital markets, and has strengthened its offering with two senior appointments. Press Release - 12Oct 08:49GMT
Lebanon's Sleiman accepts Syrian troop move explanation

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has accepted that Syrian troop movements near the border between the two countries are aimed at tackling smuggling, according to a statement received by AFP on Saturday. AFP - 11Oct 10:03GMT
Middle East Jubilant Over Wall St Woes

The Wall Street crash has provoked undisguised gloating among the US's enemies in the Middle East who claim the global financial crisis is a further sign that the US has lost its superpower status. Financial Times - 11Oct 04:33GMT
Istanbul hosts Arab-Turkish business forum

Istanbul will host tomorrow (Saturday) an Arab-Turkish business forum which would feature Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Algeria, Djibouti. KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) - 10Oct 18:24GMT
US journalists say they were taken to Syria by force

Two American journalists who were detained in Syria after going missing in Lebanon said in comments published on Friday that they had been kidnapped and smuggled across the border against their will. AFP - 10Oct 09:06GMT
Siniora dismisses rumors of Syrian military intervention in Lebanon

Premier Fouad Siniora said late on Thursday that it was not possible for Syria to send its troops to Lebanon despite a recent Syrian troop buildup along Lebanon's northern border. The Daily Star - 10Oct 08:06GMT
Syria gives up bid to IAEA board of governors; backs Afghanistan's bid

Syria announced on Friday a decision to back away from the nomination of the Middle East and South Asia (MESA) region to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) - 10Oct 06:52GMT
Syrian forces kill three suspected 'terrorists': TV

Syrian security forces have killed three suspected "terrorists" in clashes in the Palestinian refugee camp in Yarmuk, south of Damascus, private Dunia television reported on Thursday. AFP - 10Oct 06:01GMT

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1	Deutsche Bank Expands Equities Platform In Mideast
2	Arab Stocks Plummet On Global Concerns
3	Syria And Iran Eye Joint Bank Venture
4	Middle East Jubilant Over Wall St Woes
5	Majid Al Futtaim Grp: US$1 bn Investment In 'New Damascus'
6	Global Credit Crunch May Marginally Affect Region
7	US journalists say they were taken to Syria by force
8	Istanbul hosts Arab-Turkish business forum
9	Lebanese Cabinet seeks common front on Syrian troop move
10	Exploratory Oil excavation Drilling Start in Lattakia

Companies in Syria

Most viewed companies by Community in the last 24 hrs

Company Name	Country	Industry
Noor Takaful Insurance Company	Syria	Insurance
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Syria	Syria	Ministries and Municipalities
Bank Audi Syria	Syria	Banking
SyriaTel Mobile Telecom	Syria	Telecommunications Services
Syrian Petroleum Company	Syria	Oil
Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi	Syria	Banking
MTN Syria	Syria	Telecommunications Services
Syrian Telecom	Syria	Telecommunications Services
Ministry of Transportation - Syria	Syria	Ministries and Municipalities
Syrian Gas Company	Syria	Gas

Projects

Most viewed projects by Community in the last 24 hrs

Project Name	Country	Sector
Dubai RTA - Dubai Metro - Purple Line	UAE	Infrastructure
IPIC - Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP)	UAE	Oil and Gas
Qatar Foundation - Sidra Hospital	Qatar	Real Estate
Nakheel - Dubai Waterfront	UAE	Real Estate
KNPC - Al Zour Refinery	Kuwait	Oil and Gas
Nakheel - Dubai Waterfront - Veneto	UAE	Real Estate
Takreer - Ruwais Refinery Expansion	UAE	Oil and Gas
Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone (KPIZ)	UAE	Infrastructure
Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) - Smelter Complex	UAE	Industry
ADCO - SAS Field Development	UAE	Oil and Gas

Blogs

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1	A SWOT Analysis On Real Estate
2	Lessons Learned from the Current Crisis
3	Vertigo \| Memai
4	The Myth of Islamic Finance
5	Chicken Licken and the American financial crisis

Real Estate
MENA Realty Upbeat
The demand-supply dynamic remains positive across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) real estate sector against the backdrop of the global credit crisis with regional investor sentiment leaning towards a more cautious approach.

Jihadist Blowback?
In a world of less tangled relationships, the targeting of Lebanon and Syria by jihadists might prompt both governments to co-operate against a joint enemy. But that is still unlikely to happen for a while yet.

Markets
Syrian Exchange
The re-establishment of a stock exchange in Syria is seen as a crucial step to take the economic reform process forward.

Company Ranking

Ranked by Market Cap | No. of Employees | Total revenue

	Company	Country	Number of Employees
1	Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Syria	Syria	47,000
2	Syrian Telecom	Syria	25,000
3	Syrian Petroleum Company	Syria	15,000
4	General Organization for Chemical Industries	Syria	13,000
5	General Establishment of Syrian Railways	Syria	12,288
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