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  • KUWAIT, April 30- Kuwait cannot start imposing taxes on citizens because the quality of public services in the Gulf Arab state is not good enough, a parliamentary committee told the International Monetary Fund, local media reported on Tuesday.

  • MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - Apr 30 Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 11:01 PM ET

    DUBAI, April 30- Here are factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. *MIDEAST STOCKS-Oman's Nawras plunges after Q1 drop; Dubai rally falters. *Obama stresses Syria chemical weapons worries in call with Putin.

  • RPT-COLUMN-Spring cleaning for your portfolio Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 2:51 PM ET

    CHICAGO, April 29- Whether you need to invest a tax refund or simply want to see if you're on track with your investments, spring is a great time to get out the broom.

  • FACTBOX: Western forces in the Gulf Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 9:43 AM ET

    One Heavy Brigade Combat Team, also known as an Armoured Brigade Combat Team. One Army National Guard combat aviation brigade. Kuwaiti bases such as Camp Arifjan, Ali Al Salem Air Field, and Camp Buehring offer the United States major staging hubs, training ranges, and logistical support for regional operations.

  • *Dubai gives back early gains to ease from 3-1/ 2 yr high. DUBAI, April 29- Oman's Nawras made its largest one-day decline in six months on Monday after the telecommunications operator posted a fifth straight drop in quarterly profit, weighing on a downbeat Muscat bourse.

  • DUBAI, April 29- Economic growth in Gulf Arab economies is expected to slow through next year but should still be healthy as investment in the private sector offsets an expected drop in oil prices, a Reuters poll showed on Monday.

  • TABLE-Kuwait March inflation eases to 1.6 pct y/y Sunday, 28 Apr 2013 | 10:50 AM ET

    KUWAIT, April 28- Kuwait's state news agency KUNA reported the following March consumer price data on Sunday, citing figures from the country's statistics office:. KUWAIT CONSUMER INFLATION 03/ 13 02/ 13 03/ 12 pct change month/month 0.3 0.1 0.8 pct change year/year 1.6 2.1 4.1.

  • KHARTOUM, April 28- Kenana, Sudan's biggest sugar producer, plans to raise around $200 million in an initial public offering in Johannesburg next year, its managing director said. Last week, the Khartoum- based firm said it planned to make next year a stock market offer in Johannesburg with a secondary listing in Dubai, without giving details.

  • UPDATE 5-Oil steady, U.S. crude discount narrows Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 10:05 AM ET

    *Brent/WTI spread dips below $10 a barrel. *UK Q1 GDP data boosted by North Sea output. LONDON, April 25- Brent crude oil prices held near $102 a barrel on Thursday, underpinned by a weaker dollar, while U.S. crude's discount to Brent fell below $10 for the first time since June 2012.

  • UPDATE 4-Oil steady, U.S. crude discount narrows Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 7:50 AM ET

    *Brent/WTI spread dips below $10 a barrel. *UK Q1 GDP data boosted by North Sea output. LONDON, April 25- Brent crude oil prices held near $102 a barrel on Thursday, underpinned by a weaker dollar, while U.S. crude's discount to Brent fell below $10 for the first time since June 2012.

  • UPDATE 4-Oil steady, U.S. crude discount narrows Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 7:50 AM ET

    *Brent/WTI spread dips below $10 a barrel. *UK Q1 GDP data boosted by North Sea output. LONDON, April 25- Brent crude oil prices held near $102 a barrel on Thursday, underpinned by a weaker dollar, while U.S. crude's discount to Brent fell below $10 for the first time since June 2012.

  • *UK Q1 GDP data boosted by North Sea output. LONDON, April 25- Brent crude oil prices held above $101 a barrel on Thursday, although scepticism set in that Wednesday's rally would be sustained as traders focused on the weak outlook for global demand and rising supply.

  • *UK Q1 GDP data boosted by North Sea output. LONDON, April 25- Brent crude oil prices held above $101 a barrel on Thursday, although scepticism set in that Wednesday's rally would be sustained as traders focused on the weak outlook for global demand and rising supply.

  • Kuwait says will scrap media bill if editors object Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 4:45 AM ET

    KUWAIT, April 25- Kuwait's prime minister has offered to drop a proposed media law widely criticised by private newspaper editors as an assault on freedom of speech that fuelled political tensions in the Gulf state.

  • UPDATE 6-Brent, U.S. crudes gain $1 on talk of Syria Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 12:59 AM ET

    *Brent/WTI spread dips below $10 a barrel. NEW YORK, April 25- Brent crude oil prices rose for a second straight day on Thursday, underpinned by strong U.S. equities markets, while U.S. crude's discount to Brent fell below $10 for the first time since June 2012.

  • UPDATE 6-Brent, U.S. crudes gain $1 on talk of Syria Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 12:59 AM ET

    *U.S. equities gain* Brent/WTI spread dips below $10 a barrel* UK Q1 GDP data boosted by North Sea output. NEW YORK, April 25- Brent crude oil prices rose for a second straight day on Thursday, underpinned by strong U.S. equities markets, while U.S. crude's discount to Brent fell below $10 for the first time since June 2012.

  • MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - Apr 25 Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 11:03 PM ET

    DUBAI, April 25- Here are factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Thursday. *MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks, telcos lift UAE mkts to multi-year highs. *Mideast crude tanker rates struggle with supply glut* Vivendi gets two bids for Maroc Telecom stake* Syrian army seizes strategic town near capital* Iraq on edge after raid fuels deadly Sunni unrest.

  • Dubai flights rely on fuel refined from Iranian oil Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 9:48 AM ET

    DUBAI, April 23- Fuel made from Iranian oil is legally powering thousands of flights a year out of Dubai's booming airport, despite U.S. pressure on buyers to shun Tehran's petroleum exports.

  • DUBAI, April 18- Qatar's Ooredoo, formerly Qatar Telecom, has secured a loan of up to $12 billion from a group of 10 banks to support its bid for Vivendi's stake in Maroc Telecom, several bankers working on the deal said.

  • Regulations, expectations stymie funds in Middle East Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013 | 10:00 AM ET

    *Gulf economies strong, markets picking up. DUBAI, April 17- Across much of the Middle East, economic growth is strong and financial markets are picking up.