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News Corp hacking case gets murkier - Peninsula On-line
Akers threatened to arrest Ian Burton, a principal at the law firm, and bring obstruction of justice charges, according to two people briefed on the matter, unless News International began to cooperate. Brooks dispatched her two deputies, ...
Dubai seen likely to use sovereign fund in repaying debt - Peninsula On-line
Discussions in government circles focus on $3.8bn in bonds due next year from a trio of state-linked firms seen as having the highest refinancing risk, a source said. Those firms are Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group (DHCOG), ...
MF Global CEO Jon Corzine quits under fire - Peninsula On-line
Corzine has hired prominent white-collar defense lawyer Andrew Levander of the law firm Dechert to represent him in cases that might stem from the bankruptcy filing, a legal source briefed on the matter said on Thursday. Chief executives often step ...
Pakistan's IMF rebuff to be short-lived - Peninsula On-line
At present, Pakistan can pay its bills and a government official said the economy can withstand a break with the IMF. But there are serious doubts about financial viability beyond the fiscal year that ends in June 2012. ...
Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager - Peninsula On-line
It's not that Greece is planning to walk out of the European bloc, nor have they thought about the idea in their wildest dreams as a government official said yesterday, but the talk of its exit has come from the detractors of the crisis-hit country who ...
Qatari students in US safe as hurricane hits - Peninsula On-line
“None of our students or citizens is in any danger,” the source said, adding: “A lot of our people are contacting us for updates.” According to the source, the embassy is in close contact with US officials in the hurricane-affected areas to get regular ...
AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile may mean more regulation - Peninsula On-line
Investigators at the FCC and Justice Department worry that merging the second- and fourth-largest wireless carriers may harm competition, said a person familiar with the matter. The person, who lacks authorization to talk about the reviews, ...
Former Prime Minister of Norway Thorbjørn Jagland - Peninsula On-line
Bentley Motors, whose customers include Queen Elizabeth II and the Sultan of Brunei, may expand its line-up with a sport-utility vehicle to satisfy appetite for bigger luxury models, two people familiar with the matter said. ...
US crisis seen helping fund flow in GCC - Peninsula On-line
A senior banker who did not want to be identified, agrees with Al Khater and says re-evaluation of the riyal is no answer to the problem of a weakening dollar since the Qatari currency is 'exotic' and not stable and strong enough as any major world ...
Quote of the day - Peninsula On-line
The receptionist in the pediatric department, who did not wish to be identified, said they had had more than one case recently, but was not at liberty to discuss the cases. Then I called the Supreme Council on Health's hotline for infectious diseases, ...
First suspected case of E. coli in Egypt - Peninsula On-line
Quoting an anonymous source, the paper said that the suspected patient is a German who travelled to Marsa Alam for fishing and diving trips. E. coli symptoms, such as severe diarrhoea and high temperature. The man was admitted to the Hurghada Hospital ...
Libyan woman not deported, says rebel - Peninsula On-line
A source close to the developments involving Al Obeidi said that media reports suggesting that she was deported are 'false.' “Why should Qatar deport a woman it welcomed from Libya so heartily and put her in a five-star hotel here and provided her ...
Killing of journalists rarely investigated properly - Peninsula On-line
A Capital City Police officer, speaking off the record, said the police were trying to catch Liaquat but feared that his life, too, may be in danger because they believe his co-conspirators may be trying to silence him. The police and even Babar's ...
Malaysia plans to sell global Islamic bonds over $1bn Saturday, 04 June 2011 02:05 - Peninsula On-line
Maybank, CIMB, Citi and HSBC are arranging the issue, said the source who declined to be named as the sale has not been announced. Maybank and CIMB declined to comment. Citi and HSBC were not immediately available for comment. ...
No plans for cap on expat job tenure - Peninsula On-line
The issue of cancelling work visas of expatriates after they had completed six years in a GCC state was discussed at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) as well as at relevant GCC forums, the source said. But it was agreed at both the forums ...
IMF pressure to introduce taxes: PM - Peninsula On-line
Meanwhile, an economist who did not want to be identified said that generally when the IMF asks a country to impose taxes it talks of both income tax to be levied on individuals and businessmen, and corporate tax. There is no corporate tax on Qatari ...
FIFA row not to impact Qatar projects: Official - Peninsula On-line
An economist, who did not want to be identified, also played down the suspension of Bin Hammam who was the head of Asian Football Association, and said as for Qatar nothing had changed at the fundamental level. The economic growth and budgetary surplus ...
Wild swings in oil prices to persist for months - Peninsula On-line
“We are seeing a lot of less skilled commodity investors who come in and will hop on a trend,” said a UK-based commodity hedge fund manager who asked not to be named. “When there is a small news event that triggers a correction, either they'll ...
Has the US forgotten it has a strong dollar policy? - Peninsula On-line
A former White House economist in the Obama administration, who requested anonymity, summed it up: “I don't believe the US is actively pushing a weak dollar policy—but I would say this: the fact that interest rates are low and the US is aggressively ...
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Ismael Benavides will continue as finance minister, a source said, and no change is expected at the energy and mines ministry either. Peruvians vote for a new president on April 10, and the election is almost certain to go to a run-off in June. ...
Libya eyes new investment in foreign farmland - Peninsula On-line
... 50 percent rise in its wheat harvest this year, and is eyeing new investments in foreign farmland to ensure supplies, a government official said. ...
Pakistan likely to ban onion exports to India - Peninsula On-line
However, the supply of the commodity other than land routes will continue, a participant of a meeting said here on the condition of anonymity. ...
Karzai govt interfering in poll results: Official - Peninsula On-line
Karzai, himself a Pashtun, is said to be unhappy with the lack of representation from his ethnic support base, according to an official close to the ...
Sharif's party to continue opposition to new tax regime - Peninsula On-line
... Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has decided to continue its opposition to a new tax regime, a source said yesterday. ...
Quote of the day - Peninsula On-line
A family member and a government official said the woman, believed to be in her 20s, had been released. “Another woman had used her name and ID. ...