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Iraq Market General Index

-0.54 %

OPEN:	115.80	VOLUME:	913977272
MAX:	115.80	AMOUNT:	1534593758
MIN:	115.80	CONTRACTS:	505
CLOSE:	115.80	DATE	2012-05-16

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MARKETS

CURRENCIES

OIL & GAS

Qatar Market General Index

-0.15 %

Abu Dhabi Market General Index

0.03 %

Amman Market General Index

-1.85 %

Bahrain Market General Index

-0.41 %

Cairo EGX 30 Index

-1.31 %

Casablanca General Index

-0.97 %

Dubai DFM General Index

0.65 %

Damascus Securities Exchange Index

-0.05 %

Iraq Market General Index

-0.54 %

Kuwait Market General Index

-0.13 %

Muscat Market General Index

0.23 %

Palestine Al-Quds Index

-0.67 %

Saudi Market General Index

-0.06 %

Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange TA-25

-1.98 %

Tunisia General Index

-0.29 %

Syrian security forces patrol the Asmai neighbourhood of Damascus

Iraq is working to get UNESCO to list Babylon as a World Heritage Site

Jordanian youths play their guitars on Rainbow Street in Amman

Yemeni Umm Ahmad sits with her children during an interview with AFP

Qatar has the world's largest Ecological Footprint per person

Syria accused of new massacre as UN team is evacuated

Regime forces sent shells crashing into rebel stronghold Rastan early Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, while calling on UN observers to rush to the town in central Homs province.

Iraq battle pits oil against antiquities

Babylon's Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but heritage appears to be no match for Iraq's booming oil industry in a dispute over a new pipeline.

Ammans' historic Rainbow Street abuzz after facelift

Rainbow Street in Amman's heart is abuzz again after posh 1920s-era homes were turned into restaurants, galleries and libraries, drawing hipsters, bohemians, intellectuals and hordes of tourists.

In Yemen, eating is a luxury millions struggle to afford

For almost half of Yemen's 22 million people, eating has become a luxury they can't always afford.

Qataris pressure the Earth’s environment more than anywhere else in the world

Three Gulf States – Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates – hold the not so prestigious top places in a recent listing of the world’s nations' Ecological Footprints.

NEWS

OPINION

SPOTLIGHT

Israeli tank fire hurts seven in Gaza
Today 13:05 GMT

Iran's Ahmadinejad wants to attend Olympics
Today 12:05 GMT

Japan bank freezes Iran transactions after court order
Today 11:05 GMT

Syria accused of new massacre as UN team is evacuated
Today 10:05 GMT

Syria's Assad doomed, says Israel's Barak
Today 03:05 GMT
UN convoy attacked in Syria
Yesterday

Kadhafi son refusing to accept defense lawyer
Yesterday

Seven dead as gunmen raid Libyan oasis city
Yesterday

Several wounded in renewed Lebanon clashes
Yesterday

Hamas: New Palestinian cabinet strengthens the division
Yesterday
US gas giant works to avoid Israel electric shortage
Yesterday

Israeli intelligence head visited US for Iran talks
Yesterday

At least 10 more people killed in Syria, says watchdog
Yesterday

Syrians back regime, Assad tells Russia TV
Yesterday

Iran calls for rallies against Saudi-Bahrain union
Yesterday
Egypt presidential candidate Mohammed Fawzi Eissa pulls out to back Amr Mussa
Yesterday

Egypt's military ruler vows fair election
Yesterday

Yemen army is pushing AL-Qaeda back
Yesterday

Bahrain activist says charge over tweets vindictive
Yesterday

Syria-linked clashes end in Lebanon but anger remains
May 15

"A guarantee that the West...is not seeking the overthrow of Iran’s leaders would have to be a key component of a nuclear compromise"

Mehdi Khalaji: The Ayatollah Contemplates Compromise

"The compelling moral case for a humanitarian intervention is increasingly being reinforced by sound raisons d’état."

Itamar Rabinovich: The Anarchy Factor in Syria

"The current situation in Yemen is a recipe for a prolonged political crisis"

Abdul Wasa Al-Saqqaf: Yemen after the presidential elections

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Markets

Qatar

-0.15 %

Abu Dhabi

0.03 %

Amman

-1.85 %

Bahrain

-0.41 %

Cairo

-1.31 %
Casablanca

-0.97 %

Dubai

0.65 %

Damascus

-0.05 %

Iraq

-0.54 %

Kuwait

-0.13 %
Muscat

0.23 %

Palestine

-0.67 %

Saudi

-0.06 %

Tel-Aviv

-1.98 %

Tunisia

-0.29 %

Currencies (1 USD = n)

Algerian Dinar

75.4350

Bahraini Dinar

0.3770
Egyptian Pound

6.0461

Iran Rial

12270.0000
Iraqi Dinar

1165.5000

Israeli Shekel

3.8275
Jordanian Dinar

0.7095

Kuwaiti Dinar

0.2797
Lebanese Pound

1505.5000

Libyan Dinar

1.2591
Moroccan Dirham

8.7161

Omani Rial

0.3844
Israeli Shekel

3.8275

Qatar Rial

3.6417
Saudi Riyal

3.7505

Syrian Pound

63.0500
Tunisian Dinar

1.5930

Turkish Lira

1.8243
UAE Dirham

3.6732

Yemen Riyal

215.5000

Iraq battle pits oil against antiquities

Babylon's Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but heritage appears...

Ammans' historic Rainbow Street abuzz after facelift

Rainbow Street in Amman's heart is abuzz again after posh 1920s-era homes were...

In Yemen, eating is a luxury millions struggle to afford

For almost half of Yemen's 22 million people, eating has become a luxury...

Image Of The Week: A Palestinian protestor holds a banner and a photo of a relative

Demonstration in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails outside the Massiyahu Prison in Ramle, near Tel Aviv, May 3. Israel has so far rejected all appeals lodged by the hunger strikers.
© Ahmad Gharabli - AFP/File

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