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Syria rebels seize Alawite villages in Hama activists
Bashar al-Assad hails from the Alawite community, which is an offshoot of Shiite Islam, while the rebels are predominantly Sunni Muslims. "Late on Friday night, the rebels took complete control of Tlaissiyeh, Zoghbe, Shaata and Balil, after the withdrawal of the army following several weeks of fighting," the Observatory said. "The residents abandoned the villages at the ...
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Tunisia ups security as Salafists vow to defy ban
Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress.There was a heavy police presence at tollbooths along the main highway from the capital to the central city of Kairouan where the Salafists have vowed to hold Sunday's gathering, AFP correspondents reported.Police were singling out for checks the private minibuses that ply between Tunisian towns.Ansar al-Sharia had urged ...
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Turkey softens opposition to Syria conference press
Syria following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's trip to the United States, local media said Saturday."Erdogan has appeared to soften his stance ...
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Bahrain Bayan’s exhibit wins entrepreneur competition
Manama, May 1 8 (BNA) -- The Bahrain Bayan School with its product "My tray" was declared the winner of the Company of Year Competition held at the Moevenpick. Sheikha Hessa School was adjudged the first runner up and Ahmed Al Omran became the second runner up in the competition which had 13 teams participating in the final round. The theme of the competition was ...
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Armed Tuareg and Arab groups clash in northern Mali
Tuareg separatists and local Arab-led gunmen, only days after the African country won a $4.2 billion aid pledge to help it recover from a conflict with Islamists affiliated ...
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Chidambaram to meet Qatar business leaders
Seeking to enhance bilateral trade and cooperation, Finance Minister P Chidambaram will hold discussions with Qatar's Minister of Economy and Finance Yousuf Hussain Kamal and interact with business leaders at Doha on ...
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With conservative Islamists in power blasphemy cases surge in Egypt
Accusations of blasphemy, a criminal offense under Egypt's new Islamist-backed constitution, have been leveled more frequently against writers, activist, and Christians in recent ...
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Light From the Middle East exhibition highlights Arab talent
The Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel's Mother, Daughter, Doll series explores the use of the veil by placing Fulla, the Middle Eastern version of Barbie, in various real-life scenarios. Courtesy Boushra ...
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Enraged by kidnapping Egyptian police block Gaza border
Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, witnesses said. The protest began on Friday when police strung barbed wire across the Rafah border post and chained up the gates, local residents said, a day after the abductions. Gunmen demanding the release of jailed Islamist militants had seized seven policemen and soldiers on a road between the Sinai towns of ...
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Emirati photographer part of exhibition that explores Arab identity in political funny and unforeseen forms
An image from the Emirati photographer Lamia Gargash's series Through The Looking Glass, which is a collection of portraits showing people with and without prosthetics. Courtesy Lamia Gargash / Third Line ...
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Activists Rebel groups kidnap in Syrias Aleppo
This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, 2013. Rights activists have found torture devices ...
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Egypt hotel pool tragedy girl named
The grandmother of Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill in south London, told Sky News that the family was "devastated" by her death.Chloe died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the Red Sea resort ...
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Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ
Iraq's national flag flies as followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers in the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 17, ...
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Syrian actress released lawyer
DAMASCUS: A prominent Syrian actress and activist who was detained by regime forces earlier this week was released after several hours, a human rights lawyer said on Saturday."The security forces released the actress May Skaf around 10:30 pm (1930 GMT) on ...
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Bobcat reveals strong growth in Middle East
The importance of the Middle East and Africa for Bobcat is growing as the European construction market stagnates, with MEA now making up 30% of the total business volume for the EMEA region, said Martin Knoetgen, president of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Doosan Infracore. "EMEA results here are going faster, and Bobcat is growing its market share," said Knoetgen, speaking to PMV ...
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Suspected Islamist gunmen assassinate Yemeni colonel
ADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a senior Yemeni military intelligence officer who had been targeted for assassination by al Qaeda-linked militants, a local security official ...
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Qatar could be chosen for new Ferrari launch
Qatar is likely to be selected as one of the few countries for the launch of the exclusive new Ferrari Sergio designed by Pininfarina, the president of Pininfarina told Arabian ...
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Coptic Christian latest target of blasphemy frenzy under Islamist-ruled Egypt
The parents of 24-year-old school teacher Dimyana Abdel-Nour, who is accused of insulting Islam while teaching fourth graders history of religions, pose for a photograph in their home in southern Egypt's ancient city of Luxor, Egypt, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Freed on Tuesday on a 20,000-pound (nearly 3,000 dollars) bail after nearly a week in detention, Abdel-Nour is due to stand trial later ...
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Qatar to buy stake in $2.56bn project in Italy
The project is transforming the city of Milan by creating a new central district. The central building of Porta Nuova Garibaldi, which is leased to Unicredit, is Italy's tallest structure and a new beacon for the ...
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Kuwait- Arab expat Asian lady caught drunk in car
(MENAFN - Arab Times) A drunken Arab expatriate accompanied by an Asian lady was arrested by police for consuming alcohol, and with two glasses full of imported gin in their keep. Sources said rescue men from the Capital approached the suspects when they noticed the motorist was adamant to move his vehicle after the signal had turned green. Moreover, the officers smelt liquor in their breath ...
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Cannes Arab Film Power Players Partner on Road Movie A to B
Mohamed Hefzy, 'A to B' writer/producer; Jerome Paillard, executive director, Marche du Film; Wayne Borg, president, twofour54; Mohammed Al Turki, producer; Ali F. Mostafa, Emirati filmmaker; Robin Colgan, managing director for Jaguar Land Rover Middle East & North ...
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MLB Colorado 10 San Francisco 9
Jordan Pacheco hit a grand slam homer and drove in five runs Friday, giving Colorado enough of a cushion to pull out a 10-9 win over San Francisco. Pacheco's home run came during a five-run fifth and he also drove in a run with a ground out in the second. Colorado took a 10-4 led through six innings and fought off a Giants' rally that ran out of steam ...
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Arab International Festival cancelled
DEARBORN, Mich (wxyz) - The Arab International Festival in Dearborn, the largest of its kind in the nation, has been called off for this year for many reasons, say organizers. "I am saddened," says Fay Beydoun, the Director of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce when talking about the decision to cancel the Arab International Festival for this year. It was set for June 14th through ...
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Oman desalination project approaches completion
reports that the Barka reverse osmosis desalination project, being developed by ACWA Power Barka, will make new capacity available to the Omani network by October of this year. The new plant is an expansion of the adjoining Barka I power and desalination project and will add 45,000 m³ per day of water capacity to the facility, taking Barka I’s total potable water output to 136,200 ...
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Qatar Airways sued after passenger struck by wayward drinks cart
A wayward drinks cart could cost Qatar Airways a steep damages bill with a passenger alleging serious physical and psychological trauma after being struck by a trolley nearly two years ago. It's the latest in a string of legal actions to be launched against international air carriers in the last year alleging injury and mistreatment of customers by ground staff and air crew. John ...
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Bahrain’s mortgage market weathers recession while other industries struggle
Bahrain’s sound fiscal health, as well as prudent investment decisions by industry leaders has created a situation in which the country is in a fairly strong position compared to other GCC states, especially with regards to the mortgage market, but it’s not all good news.
Bahrain’s mortgage market has achieved significant growth despite a challenging market and is now worth $1.4 billion dollars, making Bahrain one of the strongest countries in terms of realty in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). There are a number of reasons for this. Read more
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