International Business News - MAR http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The head of Iran's nuclear power agency said Sunday the country is willing to help neighboring Arab countries build joint light-water nuclear power plants if they are interested. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/186046-mideast-iran-nuclear.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081130/iran-proposes-nuclear-plants-with-arab-countries.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081130/iran-proposes-nuclear-plants-with-arab-countries.htm Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:24:55 EST South Africa blocked Zimbabwe's opposition leader from flying to Morocco to receive an award because his travel documents had expired, officials said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/184319-zimbabwe-cholera.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/zimbabwe-opposition-says-agreement-at-hand.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/zimbabwe-opposition-says-agreement-at-hand.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:31:45 EST Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its long-term ratings on Marriott International Inc. on Tuesday but lowered the ratings outlook to "Negative," citing expected deterioration in travel demand in 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/s-p-lowers-marriott-ratings-outlook-to-negative.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:36:46 EST Environmental groups say a new quota for the commercial fishing of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean will threaten the fish's survival. On Monday, The European Union, U.S., Japan and other members of the 46-nation International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas voted in Marrakech, Morocco, to grant a quota of 22,000 tons for 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/new-bluefin-tuna-fishing-quota-criticized.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:49:26 EST Pressure on hotel and timeshare companies is likely to intensify in the near term as businesses attempt to negotiate lower corporate rates and U.S. consumers continue to hold off on travel spending, an analyst said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/ahead-of-the-bell-lodging-companies.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:25:25 EST Even as he toasts his new Atlantis resort in true Dubai style, hotel magnate Sol Kerzner said Thursday he is cutting jobs and shelving projects elsewhere as his empire grapples with the economic slump. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/kerzner-rethinks-hotel-growth-staffing-needs.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:22:21 EST Ninety-one trade unionists were murdered for defending workers' rights last year, with Colombia and Guinea the worst offenders, according to a report released Thursday by the International Trade Union Confederation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/report-91-trade-unionists-killed-in-2007.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:25:09 EST The closest 9-year-old Ruan Gamibeb has come to war is the fighting he sees on the news at night, when his family gathers around the television to watch Congo's latest horrors. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/178783-namibia-african-children.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/african-countries-ranked-for-child-friendliness.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/african-countries-ranked-for-child-friendliness.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:17:55 EST The election of Barack Obama has delivered a decisive victory to "fair traders," mainly Democrats and their allies who for years have contended that the free-trade policies of past administrations were recipes for American job losses and environmental degradation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/obama-to-usher-in-major-shift-in-trade-policy.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:53:44 EST Shares of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. declined on Tuesday after the real estate investment trust withdrew its guidance for the remainder of 2008, citing a deteriorating economy and a drop in travel spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/host-hotels-shares-fall-after-outlook-withdrawal.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:34:46 EST An analyst lowered price targets on several lodging companies Monday on the likelihood that lower room rates will continue to hurt business next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/ahead-of-the-bell-some-hotel-price-targets-cut.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:15:26 EST Former President Bill Clinton's globe-trotting business deals and fundraising for his foundation sometimes put his activities abroad at odds with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and could cause complications if President-elect Barack Obama picks her to be secretary of state. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/175676-clinton-cabinet.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081115/husbands-foreign-deals-may-pose-issue-for-clinton.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081115/husbands-foreign-deals-may-pose-issue-for-clinton.htm Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:47:25 EST New data from a market research firm confirmed that hotel companies suffered last week as travel was disrupted by continuing fears about the economy and the presidential election. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/hotel-results-tumbled-last-week-report-says.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:31:31 EST The Middle East's biggest budget airline says it will buy 10 more Airbus A320 planes as it prepares to open a new hub in Morocco. Air Arabia's move is part of a broader push by Gulf Arab carriers to expand their fleets and route networks at a time when some airlines elsewhere in the world are contracting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/air-arabia-to-buy-10-more-airbus-a320-jetliners.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:43:14 EST Arab leaders, including the Saudi king, and Israel's president will attend the same dinner Tuesday night, a rare encounter that the head of the United Nations hopes will promote understanding and talks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/arab-israeli-leaders-to-attend-rare-dinner.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:44:32 EST African migrants armed with sticks and rocks stormed the border of a Spanish enclave in North Africa Monday but police using tear gas repelled them, the Spanish Interior Ministry said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/spanish-police-repel-migrants-at-border-crossing.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:23:44 EST After the guns of World War I fell silent, a young Vietnamese kitchen worker petitioned the leaders of the victorious Allied powers at the 1919 Versailles peace conference to support independence for his country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/wwi-exhibit-examines-role-of-asian-african-troops.htm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:59:20 EST Senior U.S. and European officials met with several Arab leaders Sunday who are worried about the international community negotiating a deal with Iran that would give the Islamic Republic more power in the Middle East, said a U.S. official and a meeting participant. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/171583-mideast-quartet.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/us-eu-officials-meet-with-arabs-on-iran.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/us-eu-officials-meet-with-arabs-on-iran.htm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:36:19 EST Construction jobs in Maui County have dropped 12 percent since March as the nation's financial crisis deepened and weighed on the housing market. A report by the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization said Valley Isle construction jobs fell by more than 500, to 4,500. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/maui-construction-jobs-sink-12-percent.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:49:23 EST Israeli President Shimon Peres plans to join the Saudi monarch at a U.N. interfaith conference this month, Peres' office said Wednesday, raising the possibility of an unprecedented public meeting between the heads of state of the longtime adversaries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/israels-peres-to-attend-meeting-with-saudi-king.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:27 EST