Top 100 companies in the Middle East According to Forbes for 2013

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2013 Top 100 companies in the Middle East According to Forbes

Rank	Name	Country	Sector
1	SABIC	KSA	Petrochem.
2	Saudi Telecom	KSA	Telecom
3	Etisalat	UAE	Telecom
4	QNB	Qatar	Banking
5	Saudi Electricity	KSA	Energy
6	Al Rajhi Bank	KSA	Banking
7	Ooredoo Telecom	Qatar	Telecom
8	National Bank of Abu Dhabi	UAE	Banking
9	NBK	Kuwait	Banking
10	Industries Qatar	Qatar	Industrials
11	Samba Financial Group	KSA	Banking
12	First Gulf Bank	UAE	Banking
13	Riyad Bank	KSA	Banking
14	Emirates NBD	UAE	Banking
15	Mobily	KSA	Telecom
16	Kuwait Finance House	Kuwait	Banking
17	The Saudi British Bank	KSA	Banking
18	Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank	UAE	Banking
19	Banque Saudi Fransi	KSA	Banking
20	Zain	Kuwait	Telecom
21	Arab National Bank	KSA	Banking
22	Emaar Properties	UAE	Construction  Real Estate
23	Arab Bank	Jordan	Banking
24	TASNEE	KSA	Petrochem.
25	TAQA	UAE	Energy
26	Yanbu National Petrochemical Company	KSA	Petrochem.
27	Savola Group	KSA	Food Inds.
28	Almarai	KSA	Food Inds.
29	Commercial Bank Qatar	Qatar	Banking
30	Ahli United Bank	Bahrain	Banking
31	Bank Audi	Lebanon	Banking
32	Saudi Arabia Fertilizers Co.	KSA	Petrochem.
33	Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical	KSA	Petrochem.
34	Mashreq Bank	UAE	Banking
35	Qatar Islamic Bank	Qatar	Banking
36	Dubai Islamic Bank	UAE	Banking
37	Masraf Al Rayan	Qatar	Qatar
38	Kingdom Holding Company	KSA	Investment
39	Wataniya Telecom	Kuwait	Telecom
40	Qatar Electricity & Water Co.	Qatar	Industrials
41	Bank Muscat	Oman	Banking
42	Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank	UAE	Banking
42	Union National Bank	UAE	Banking
44	KIPCO	Kuwait	Financial Serv.
45	Telecom Egypt	Egypt	Telecom
46	Saudi Arabian Mining Company	KSA	Industrials
47	DU	UAE	Telecom
48	ALDAR Properties	UAE	Construction  Real Estate
49	Qatar Fuel	Qatar	Retail
50	Commercial International Bank	Egypt	Banking
51	Doha Bank	Qatar	Banking
52	Barwa	Qatar	Construction  Real Estate
53	BLOM Bank	Lebanon	Banking
54	Saudi Hollandi Bank	KSA	Banking
55	Saudi Industrial Investment Group	KSA	Petrochem.
56	Burgan Bank	Kuwait	Banking
57	Nakilat	Qatar	Transport
58	Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development Co.	KSA	Construction  Real Estate
59	Arab Banking Corporation	Bahrain	Banking
60	Alinma Bank	KSA	Banking
61	Agility	Kuwait	Industrials
62	National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah	UAE	Banking
63	Aluminium Bahrain (Alba)	Bahrain	Industrials
64	Americana Group	Kuwait	Food Inds.
65	Oman Telecommunication (OTEL)	Oman	Telecom
66	The Saudi Investment Bank	KSA	Banking
67	Gulf Bank	Kuwait	Banking
68	Arab Potash	Jordan	Industrials
69	Commercial Bank of Dubai	UAE	Banking
70	National Societe Generale Bank (NSGB)	Egypt	Banking
71	Saudi International Petrochemical Co.	KSA	Petrochem.
72	Bank Al-Bilad	KSA	Banking
73	The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance	Jordan	Banking
74	Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait	Kuwait	Banking
75	Qatar Navigation	Qatar	Transport
76	Byblos Bank	Lebanon	Banking
77	Bank AlJazira	KSA	Banking
78	Qatar International Islamic Bank	Qatar	Banking
79	Saudi Cement Company	KSA	Industrials
80	Aamal	Qatar	Industrials
81	Jordan Phosphate Mines Co.	Jordan	Industrials
82	Batelco	Bahrain	Telecom
83	Qatar Insurance	Qatar	Insurance
84	Sorouh Real Estate Company	UAE	RealEst & Cons.
85	TMG Holding	Egypt	RealEst & Cons.
86	The National Shipping Co.	KSA	Transport
87	Al Tayyar Travel Group	KSA	Hotel & Tourism
88	Mannai Corp.	Qatar	Industrials
89	Southern Province Cement Co.	KSA	Industrials
90	The Company for Cooperative Insurance	KSA	Insurance
91	Ezdan Holding	Qatar	RealEst & Cons.
92	Al Khalij Commercial Bank	Qatar	Banking
93	Jarir Marketing	KSA	Retail
94	Dana Gas	UAE	Energy
95	AirArabia	UAE	Transport
96	Yamamah Saudi Cement Co.	KSA	Industrials
97	Yanbu Cement Co.	KSA	Industrials
98	Bank of Beirut	Lebanon	Banking
99	Arabtec	UAE	RealEst & Cons.
100	ConstructionEstateReal	Qatar	Industrials

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VIDEO: Michael Martinez Performance at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

As of this moment, Michael Martinez is on the top 15.

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Watch World Record Yuzuru HANYU (JPN) SP Scored 101.45!

Yuzuru HANYU (JPN) SP score 101.45!!!!

SOCHI, Russia -- Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu not only skated, he stayed on his feet. Beautifully so. Historically so.

On a chaotic night at the men's short program in which Evgeni Plushenko withdrew just before his routine and Jeremy Abbott fell on his face and into the boards, Hanyu set a record with the highest score ever in a men's short program, breaking the century mark for the first time with 101.45 points.

"I'm over the moon,'' Hanyu said. "I took it one element at a time. ...  I wasn't trying to clear 100 points. I was just trying to turn in the best performance I possibly could -- and I did.''

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Video of Michael Christian Martinez Sochi Olympics 2014

Michael Christian Martinez - 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Figure Skating from vimeo_tsiremo on Vimeo.

ANG KAISA-ISANG KINATAWAN NG PILIPINAS SA WINTER OLYMPICS SA SOCHI, DAHIL SA KAKULANGAN NG SUPORTA NG GOBYERNO AY ISINANLA NG MGA MAGULANG ANG KANILANG BAHAY AT LUPA PARA MASUSTENTUHAN ANG PANGARAP NG ANAK NA MAGDALA NG MEDALYANG GINTO AT KARANGALAN SA PILIPINAS. 

NAKAKAINSPIRED PO. SOBRANG NAKAKAINSPIRED AT NAHIHIYA AKO SA MGA KURAKOT SA GOBYERNO NA HINDI MAN LANG NAISIP MAGBIGAY NG KARANGALAN SA BANSA KO.

MANILA, Philippines - With little support from the government, the family of the Philippines' lone Winter Olympian Michael Christian Martinez resorted to mortgaging their home to send the 17-year-old to Sochi, Russia as the first Filipino Winter Olympian in 22 years. (READ: The lone Filipino Winter Olympian)

Martinez, whose mother tells Catholic News Service that she reached out to President Benigno Aquino for financial help without response, also overcame an inflamed knee and his family's typhoon-ravaged farm to make it to the biggest stage in figure skating.

“My house is mortgaged. It’s a crazy investment,” said Maria Teresa Martinez, the figure skater's mother. "I don't even think anyone at the president's office knows there's a Filipino skating in the Olympics."

It's a gamble, but the teenager from Paranaque, Manila, Philippines is relying on his faith and family's support to carry him to the promised land.

"Before there was no one to hold on to, only my mom but no one else," he told Simone Orendain of the Catholic Register. "So I'm holding on to God. Every competition I ask him for help and confidence and it really works!"

Martinez, 17, and a devout Catholic, is vying to become the first Filipino to medal at the Winter Games, having bested international pre-Olympic tournaments to earn an elusive ticket to to Russia.

http://www.rappler.com/sports/specials/olympics/50177-filipino-winter-olympian-family-risked-home-for-ticket-to-sochi

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Watch SOCHI, RUSSIA OPENING CEREMONY WINTER OLYMPICS

Watch SOCHI, RUSSIA OPENING CEREMONY WINTER OLYMPICS

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