Middle East & International News

Middle East & International News

IRAN – Fed probes RBS over dealings with Iran

FEDERAL authorities in the US are investigating the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) for possible breaches of Iran sanctions in a probe that has already led to the departure of a senior risk manager, says a...

MOROCCO – Parliament wraps up spring session

AFTER some lively encounters in the Moroccan parliament, the spring session of the 2011-2012 legislative year recently came to a close.   At a press gathering the chairman of the chamber of representatives, Abdelkrim Ghellab, stressed...

LEBANON – $150 million seized from Lebanese bank

U.S. authorities recently claimed that they had seized $150 million from a Lebanese bank suspected of being at the heart of international money-laundering schemes linked to the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah.   In February 2011, the...

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

INTERNATIONAL legal practice Norton Rose Group has advised Absa Bank, a subsidiary of Barclays Bank on one of its biggest deals, in securing Edcon’s store card book worth ZAR10 billion.   Edcon is the leading clothing,...

SAUDI ARABIA – The Kingdom warns employers

THE Ministry of Labour has stated it is a violation of the Kingdom’s labour regulations to insist a woman should be unmarried to be eligible for employment. There have been reports of women being dismissed because...

QATAR – DLA Piper advises Doha Festival City

DLA Piper, the global law firm, has recently announced its involvement in the financing of Doha Festival City, one of the largest multi-use developments in Qatar. The project is being developed by its owners, Bawabat Al...

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – New partner at TLA

TRIBONIAN Law Advisors (TLA in association with Rindala Beydoun legal consultancy) has recently made Carlo Pianese, new partner of the Dubai office.   Pianese previously worked as senior associate at international law firm Vinson & Elkins...

JORDAN – King approves electoral amended law

THE amendments to the 2012 Elections Law, enacted by the two chambers of parliament, were recently approved, according to Jordan news agency, Petra.   The Lower House and the Senate passed the overall legislation first, approving...

JORDAN – Chadbourne’s powerful project

CHADBOURNE & Parke represented the Sponsors, Suez Environnement S.A.S., Infilco Degremont, Inc and The Morganti Group, Inc, on all aspects of the US$225 million expansion of As-Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant in Jordan.   The Expansion of...

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