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Ireland still smarting from implication in Dubai assassination
Ireland continues to suffer from its false implication in the high profile assassination of a militant in Dubai more than three years ago. Hamas commander Mahmoud Al Mabhouh was on a visit to the UAE on his way to China from Damascus. Twenty seven suspects were named by Dubai Police and it soon became apparent most of them were carrying passports belonging to citizens of other countries. ...
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Boycott movement boosted by Hawking withdrawal from Israeli academic conference
It is an event "of cosmic proportions", said one Palestinian academic, a befitting description of Stephen Hawking's decision to boycott an Israeli academic conference slated for next June. It was also a decisive moral call which was communicated by the Cambridge University, where Hawking is a professor, on May 8. Hawking is a world-renowned cosmologist and physicist. His scientific work had ...
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UAE investors finally get apartments after 7 year wait
Damac Properties has begun handing over apartments in its long-awaited Oceanscape project in Abu Dhabi. Most investors bought apartments off-the-plan in 2006, paying 30% of their purchase price in the first 120 days of reserving their property. After seven years Damac has finally finished the project, one of its first and probably last Abu Dhabi ventures. Despite being four years late, ...
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UAE minister ranked 67th among worlds 100 powerful women
Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, the UAE's minister of development and international cooperation, has been ranked 67th among the world's powerful women in 2013 in an annual report by Forbes. Forbes is a US business magazine owned by Forbes Inc. Published biweekly, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing. Forbes also reports on related subjects such as technology, ...
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Khurshid in Saudi Arabia as India scrambles to help workers
Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday discussed bilateral issues, including the Nitaqat law, with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Saud Al Faisal as the Indian missions there scrambled to help over 55,000 Indian workers leave the kingdom in adherence to its new stringent work policy. Addressing a joint press conference with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Khurshid thanked ...
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Salman Khurshid in Jeddah for counter-terrorism Nitaqat Law trade talks with Saudi leadership
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived in Jeddah on Saturday for talks with the Saudi Arabian leadership on a wide range of issues, including the controversial 'Nitaqat law' and on counter terrorism cooperation. Khurshid, who is on an official two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, was given a warm welcome by Saudi Arabia's Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz soon ...
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Scramble to help Indians hit by Saudi work policy
Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is here to discuss matters of bilateral interest, including the Nitaqat law, as the Indian missions in Saudi Arabia scramble to help over 55,000 Indian workers leave the kingdom in adherence to its new stringent work policy. Khurshid, who arrived here Friday, was welcomed by Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah. In his ...
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Roundup Iran hopes Geneva II meeting help settle Syrian issue
The Iranian foreign minister expressed hope that the forthcoming Geneva II meeting will help resolve the 26-month-old Syrian crisis, official IRNA news agency reported Saturday.Ali-Akbar Salehi made the remarks during a meeting with visiting Turkish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Mehdi Eker here on Saturday.The Iranian minister urged the regional countries, including Turkey, to help ...
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Hezbollah leader calls Syria backbone of resistance
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah described Syria as the "backbone" of the resistance on Saturday.In a televised speech marking the 13th anniversary of the Liberation and Resistance, Hezbollah's leader said that "Syria is the backbone of the resistanceand the resistance cannot stand if Syria is broken."Nasrallah's speech comes amid mounting criticism ...
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Isolated West Bank settlements should be evacuated Israeli
Israeli Social Welfare Minister Meir Cohen said Saturday that isolated Jewish settlements in the West Bank should be evacuated."There is no doubt that the settlements should be dismantled right now without waiting for negotiations," the minister said at a cultural gathering in Holon, a city near Tel Aviv."These settlements cost us a lot of money and we must do the utmost so we ...
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Abbas to form new Palestinian govt within weeks report
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Saturday that he intends to form a new government within two to three weeks, according to local media.The Bethlehem-based news agency Maan quoted Abbas as saying on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum held in Jordan that he will announce the new cabinet lineup within two or three weeks.Abbas didn't give any more details on the new ...
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Iran denies dispatch of military forces to Syria DM
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi denied Saturday that Iran has dispatched any military forces to Syria, semi-official Fars news agency reported."The Islamic republic of Iran has not sent and will not dispatch any military forces to Syria," Vahidi said, adding that Tehran only supports consolidation of peace and tranquillity in Syria and in the region.The Iranian ...
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Roadside bomb kills 2 policemen in southeast Yemen
A powerful roadside bomb killed two policemen in Yemen's southeastern province of Hadramout on Saturday, a provincial security official told Xinhua.The bomb was planted in the main road in the Shehar town in Hadramout province and blew up while a military truck carrying the policemen passed by, leaving two soldiers killed and three others injured, the local security official said on ...
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Egypts top court rejects election law as unconstitutional
Egypt's top court on Saturday rejected the election law submitted by the Shura Council, or the upper house of the parliament, citing unconstitutionality of some of its articles, official news agency MENA reported.The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) said the law, which would govern the lower house elections if approved, was unconstitutional as it allowed unfair representation, religious ...
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3 killed in clashes in north Lebanon
Three people were killed and another four injured in the clashes on Saturday morning between gunmen from rival neighborhoods in the northern city of Tripoli, local security told Xinhua.The source said that the fighting erupted again at dawn spiraled out of control in the morning with fighters from Sunni Bab al-Tabbaneh and Alawite Jabal Mohsen using rockets and other heavy weapons, bringing the ...
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Arab spring nations face delayed economic recovery IMF
AMMAN (Reuters) - Arab spring countries face rising social tensions that could thwart an early economic recovery from over two years of political turmoil that has worsened fiscal pressures and threatens macroeconomic stability, a senior IMF official said on ...
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Excerpts Egypt Central Bank exceptional $ auction. Abbas hails
Excerpts: Egypt Central Bank exceptional $ auction. Abbas hails Kerry's efforts. Erdogan blames Syria for bombings.Failed Syria cyber attack on Haifa water.Israel re Syria border clashes. Hizbullah backs Assad troops in airport fighting May 25, 2013 +++SOURCE: Egypt Daily News 25 ...
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Syria opposition says kidnapped bishops in good health
In this undated combo picture released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Bishop Boulos Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox Church, left, and John Ibrahim of the Assyrian Orthodox Church, right, who were kidnapped Monday, in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. (AP ...
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Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform says aid depends on it
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the measures were needed to get further aid from the U.S. Congress, an American official ...
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Bahrain Journalists Association Holds Workshop
Manama-May-25(BNA) Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA) held a workshop under the theme "The Official Spokesperson .. Communication Skills with the Media". Culture Ministry Media Advisor Dr. Elie Flouty conducted the training in the presence of officials, journalists, students and public relations officers working in both the public and private sectors. The lecturer stressed ...
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Excerpts Hariri re Hizbullah fighting in Syria.Preventing weapons fromSyria reaching Hizbollah.Israel re weapon to Hizbullah via Syria.Qatar-funded Al Jazeera U.S. launch.Syrian May 20 2013
Excerpts: Hariri re Hizbullah fighting in Syria.Preventing weapons from Syria reaching Hizbollah.Israel re weapon to Hizbullah via Syria. Qatar-funded Al Jazeera U.S. launch.Syrian May 20, ...
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From Middle East to Eager Park a community is rebranded
Vacant buildings stand in the 1800 block of East Chase St. The block is near Eager Park, a six-acre park that will run through the mixed-use development near the Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
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Hezbollah Syrian government forces advance in border town
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, sources on both sides of the conflict ...
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Equatorial Guinea prohibits Egypt revolt reports
No talk of a Tunisia or Egypt-style revolutions in Equatorial Guinea. These were the orders given to media in the country, which all are controlled by the state or the family of President Teodoro Obiang ...
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Arab League condemns Israels decisoin to cancel UNESCO visit to Jerusalem
WAM CAIRO: The Arab League has strongly condemned Israel's decision to call off a visit to Jerusalem's historic Old City by the UN's cultural heritage body, and called on major powers to stop backing Israel's aggression on Jerusalem and the Palestinian heritage and territories. The pan-Arab organisation, in a statement, said Israel's decision takes the international ...
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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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