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Iran starts court case against Reuters

Iranian authorities said they have formally started court proceedings against the international news agency Reuters. (get the story…)

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Bahrain, Qatar, UAE urge citizens to stay away from Lebanon

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates urged their citizens to stay away from Lebanon, citing security concerns in a country where fighting prompted by sectarian tensions in neighboring Syria has unsettled areas near a northern port. The three Gulf states' Foreign Ministries urged all those already in Lebanon – a...

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Australia's IAG reviewing British insurance business

SYDNEY, May 17 (Reuters) – Insurance Australia Group is undertaking a review of its loss-making operationsin Great Britain that may result in the sale of all or part ofthe business, Australia's top car … (get the story…)

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UPDATE 1-ON THE MOVE-JPMorgan's Flavel going to Singapore

SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) – JPMorgan's head ofhigh-net-worth business, Peter Flavel, is relocating toSingapore from Hong Kong to boost its private banking presencein the city-state and build its regional … (get the story…)

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ON THE MOVE-JPMorgan's Flavel going to Singapore

SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) – JPMorgan's head ofhigh-net-worth business, Peter Flavel, is relocating toSingapore from Hong Kong to boost its private banking presencein the city-state and build its regional … (get the story…)

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Saudi and Bahrain expected to seek union: minister

DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said, a move dismissed by the opposition as a ruse to avoid political reform. The decision is part of a strategy to increase integration within the Gulf Cooperation...

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Saudi, Egypt orders to keep US tank plant running

* Saudi Arabia to have tanks assembled in Ohio, not overseas * Army sees foreign work offsetting pause in US production * General Dynamics seeking $181 mln for 33 US tanks in FY13 WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) … (read the story …)

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Singapore relaxes rules on selling investment products

SINGAPORE, May 9 (Reuters) – Singapore's central bank saidon Wednesday that it will reduce the number of investmentproducts subject to its new investor protection rules, followingconsultation with the … (the story here…)

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Egypt gets $1 bln from Saudi as ties warm

CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has transferred $1 billion to Egypt's central bank in a move that could help Cairo secure a $3.2 billion IMF loan and that signals an improvement in ties between states that were close allies under Hosni Mubarak. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states had pledged billions of dollars in...

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Pakistan appoint Hafeez as Twenty20 captain

KARACHI (Reuters)- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)has named Mohammad Hafeez as the new captain of the national Twenty20 team but retained Misbah-ul-Haq as the skipper for tests and one-day internationals. "The appointments are for the coming tour to Sri Lanka," PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf told a news conference on Thursday. Pakistan tours Sri Lanka...

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