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A general view of the last session of the 34th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Kuwait, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 (AP/Gustavo Ferrari).
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United Arab Emirates’ Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (3rd R) and Thomson Reuters President and Chief Executive Officer James Smith arrive for the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2013 in Jumeirah on November 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohammed Omar)
Gulf investors plan first euro zone Islamic bank in Luxembourg
Dubai, Reuters—Private investors from Gulf Arab countries, including a royal family from the United Arab Emirates, plan to establish the first full-fledged Islamic bank headquartered in the euro zone, an executive said on Tuesday. The investors aim to launch the...Caption:
Egyptian women walk by a billboard featuring Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on September 1, 2013 in Luxor after the city governor named Luxor’s main square after him. (AFP PHOTO/STRINGER)
Egypt: Luxor sets sights on Gulf tourists
Luxor’s governor, General Tariq Saadeddine, has announced that the governorate will target the Saudi and Gulf markets to attract new tourists to the ancient Egyptian city. He said “this is part of Luxor’s attempt to find a solution to its unprecedented tourism...Caption:
A street in Doha, Qatar, in 1965 (AAA)
Qatar’s Introspective Islamists
Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat—Those who follow the development of Islamist movements in the Gulf often see the same scenario played out over and over again. The story begins with students sent to Egypt for enlightenment. There, they encounter a range of nationalist, Islamist...Caption:
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad holds up copies of the Quran and the Bible as he addresses the 65th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York in this September 23, 2010 file picture. Source Reuters/Mike Segar