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			<title>Aramex surges 5% as Dubai index closes higher</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 7: Telecom operator Zain sees shares up by 2% while Saudi's index also advances.]]></description>
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			<title>Real estate, banks lift Dubai to higher close</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 8: Zain shares plummet to weigh on Kuwait index while Saudi closes higher.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait bourse seals tech partnership with NASDAQ OMX </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Strategic advisory services also form part of JV deal with world's largest exchange co. ]]></description>
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			<title>Listed Kuwaiti firms see 75% drop in H1 net profit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New report highlights extent to which Gulf state companies have suffered in global crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait index halts trading in nine companies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait Stock Exchange takes action after firms fail to meet Q2 results deadline.]]></description>
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			<title>ME stock markets need to be more open - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global accountancy firm says stronger coporate governance is necessary post-crisis. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait exchange issues warning over Q1 results</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[KSE's director general says trading will be halted on firms who miss May deadline.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai suffers biggest one-day loss since Jan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 7: Kuwait bucks downward trend in Gulf markets, Oman snaps 11 days of gains.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwaiti listed firms see profits fall by 90%, 2008 - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global ciris hits listed Kuwaiti firms hard, total net profits fall from $15.1bn to $1.39bn.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait bourse says trade in 23 firms still halted</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global Investment House and Investment Dar among those still off bourse.]]></description>
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			<title>Broad rally across Gulf stock markets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi surge on Saturday raises hopes that impact of cedit crunch is beginning to diminish.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait bourse may suspend trade in more companies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait stock exchange could now halt trading in companies for late payment of dividends.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait delays 300 new business licences</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Government is cracking down on fake companies trading on the stock exchange. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait MPs urge action to avoid economic &quot;collapse&quot;</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf state's parliament plans special session to discuss economic and financial status.]]></description>
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			<title>Thousands of jobs under threat in Kuwait</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Problems with the Kuwait Stock Exchange could see 27,000 lose their jobs - MP warns.  ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE exchanges finish at new four-year lows</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 5: Markets hit sharply amid growing worries about the economic outlook.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE bourses hit fresh four-year lows</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 5: Elsewhere Oman and Saudi also fall, while Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain rise.]]></description>
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			<title>Oil price fears hammer Gulf stocks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 4: Negative sentiment sees all but one of the region's seven markets falling into the red. ]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf markets slump on oil price fears</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 4: The majority of markets fall, with Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait leading drop.]]></description>
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			<title>Oman bucks decline in Gulf markets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 5: Muscat is only exchange in region to close higher as banking shares weigh on UAE.]]></description>
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			<title>Mixed fortunes for Gulf markets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 7: UAE, Saudi, Oman indices rise but Kuwait and Qatar both finish in negative territory.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait gov't could start bourse fund next week</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Minister says details of multi-billion dollar bid to boost stock exchange being finalised.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar bucks trend as most markets fall</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 6: UAE exchanges extend losses into third day, Qatar rises on back of new gov't funds, Saudi flat]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec shares buck UAE trend with 8% rise</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 5: Construction firm's shares buoyant amid contract news but UAE indices end down.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf stocks reverse early gains to close lower</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 4: Investors concerned economic impact of global credit crisis could be get worse.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait poised to invest $5.4bn in stock market</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Finance minister says wealth fund move aims to boost confidence in the local exchange.]]></description>
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			<title>Most Gulf markets up ahead of holiday period</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain edge upwards while Oman slips slightly.]]></description>
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			<title>Most Gulf markets in positive territory</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 4: Saudi, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar exchanges all rise while Bahrain is the sole faller.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait 'approves $7.2bn fund to boost bourse'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gov't portfolio to invest in stock market approved by cabinet, according to reports.]]></description>
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			<title>Mixed fortunes for Gulf markets ahead of holidays</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 5: Late rally sees Dubai up but Saudi, Oman and Kuwait lower in run-up to Eid Al Adha break.]]></description>
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