International Business News - QAT 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 A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/ap-exclusive-documents-say-detainee-near-insanity.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:18:40 EDT Iran forced an aircraft carrying Hungarian military officials to land after it entered its airspace, Hungary's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The plane was allowed to continue to Afghanistan after it was determined the entry was accidental. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/iran-forces-western-aircraft-to-land.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:14:22 EDT FIFA president Sepp Blatter will propose new World Cup bidding rules that would dash the hopes of the United States to host the 2018 tournament. Blatter said Monday he wants to avoid the World Cup staying in the Americas after Brazil stages it in 2014. He said there were enough strong candidates to organize the world's biggest sports event in 2018 that some countries should be spilled over into the 2022 bidding process. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/new-world-cup-bidding-system-in-the-making.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:14:07 EDT French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to clean up the way France sells its weapons abroad. A trial opening in Paris on Monday about alleged arms trafficking to Angola shows why, by exposing corrupt dealings long associated with the arms trade. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/beyond-french-angola-arms-trial-other-iffy-trades.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:58:12 EDT Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $13 million contract from the U.S. Central Command to provide facilities maintenance and operations support to the its headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and forward headquarters in Doha, Qatar. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/northrop-grumman-receives-central-command-contract.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:12:18 EDT A brazen car bombing near Syrian security offices killed 17 people Saturday, the deadliest attack in decades that raised questions about the regime's usually strong grip as the country tries to boost its international profile. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/140492-mideast-syria-explosion.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/tv-explosion-in-syrian-capital.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/tv-explosion-in-syrian-capital.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:43:10 EDT Two of the Arab world's most prominent Muslim theologians have waded into a bitter exchange of barbs, engaging in a debate that is a small-scale rendition of the worsening animosity between the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/clerics-debate-underlines-sunni-shiite-divide.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:42:54 EDT Fitch Ratings on Wednesday affirmed the "A" ratings on debt issued by ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries and said the oil company's outlook is "stable." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/fitch-affirms-conocophillips-credit-ratings.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:54:29 EDT Nomura, Japan's largest brokerage, said Tuesday it would buy the European and Middle Eastern operations of Lehman Brothers--just a day after disclosing it had acquired the Asian units of the failed U.S. investment bank. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/nomura-buying-lehmans-european-mideast-units.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:26:28 EDT Sudan officials plan a behind-the-scenes lobbying effort at the United Nations this week to avert the prosecution of the country's longtime president on charges of genocide in Darfur. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/sudan-to-lobby-un-to-avert-presidents-prosecution.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:56:07 EDT The first lady of this conservative Muslim sheikdom walked up to the podium in a luxury hotel banquet room and sized up the crowd of mostly wealthy businessmen. "Do not be afraid to take risks and to try," she told them. "Think out of the box." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/135569-gulf-first-ladies.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080921/new-in-gulf-bigger-role-for-some-first-ladies.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080921/new-in-gulf-bigger-role-for-some-first-ladies.htm Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:18:01 EDT Venezuela signed accords with private companies from more than a half-dozen countries on Friday, launching a major push into natural gas projects that are expected to bring some $19.6 billion in joint investment. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/134714-venezuela-human-rights.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080920/venezuela-teams-up-with-companies-on-natural-gas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080920/venezuela-teams-up-with-companies-on-natural-gas.htm Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:55:51 EDT The American Civil Liberties Union asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to review whether the Bush administration has the authority to capture and detain suspected enemy combatants in this country indefinitely without charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/aclu-asks-high-court-to-hear-enemy-combatant-case.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:43:11 EDT At the hip Costa coffeehouse downtown, young Syrians chat over cappuccinos and lattes, laptops propped before them. Shoppers at nearby boutiques try on Prada and Armani designs. Tourists stream in and out of the Four Seasons Hotel. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/126127-mideast-syria-emerging-syria.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/syrian-economy-opens-_-will-its-politics-follow.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/syrian-economy-opens-_-will-its-politics-follow.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:57:15 EDT A Hamas official says the militant group promises to deliver a letter to captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit from his father. Hamas' political bureau member Mohammed Nasr told The Associated Press Saturday that the emir of Qatar gave the letter to Khaled Mashaal during four-way Damascus summit with Syria, France and Turkey. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/hamas-leader-to-pass-letter-to-captured-israeli.htm Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:06:22 EDT Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest brokerage group, is considering buying a stake in U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, a Japanese newspaper reported Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/124211-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/report-nomura-considering-stake-in-lehman.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/report-nomura-considering-stake-in-lehman.htm Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:34:04 EDT Syria's leader said Thursday he offered a proposal for peace with Israel but also refused to break off ties with Hezbollah and militant Palestinians--a key Israeli demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/syria-makes-peace-proposals-to-israel.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:04:37 EDT French President Nicolas Sarkozy encouraged Syria to pursue face-to-face peace talks with Israel during his first trip Wednesday to the Arab nation--a visit also aimed at undercutting Iranian influence in Damascus. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/121963-mideast-syria-france.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/sarkozy-reaches-out-to-syria-on-peace-prospects.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/sarkozy-reaches-out-to-syria-on-peace-prospects.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:51:01 EDT Shoe retailer Collective Brands Inc. said Wednesday that second-quarter income fell by two-thirds as the company put aside funds after losing two trademark lawsuits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/legal-costs-cut-into-collective-brands-2q-profits.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:30:34 EDT State-owned Korea Development Bank has made a proposal to acquire 25 percent of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers for as much as $5.3 billion, a newspaper reported Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/121515-south-korea-kdb-lehman.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/report-kdb-seeking-25-percent-of-lehman-brothers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/report-kdb-seeking-25-percent-of-lehman-brothers.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:12:31 EDT