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Bahrains Ambassador to Egypt and African Union Takes Part in African Unions Extraordinary Summit
Cairo, May 25. (BNA) -- The Kingdom of Bahrain's Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt as well as the African Union (as an observer) Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, took part in the opening session of the extra-ordinary summit on the Golden Jubilee celebration of the African Union. The event, which began this morning at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme ...
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Saudi Arabia warns against Irans nuclear programme
Oracle Financial Services rallies on strong response for OFS The promoters had received bids for 17.34 million shares against 4.43 million shares offered for ...
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Atrocity in Syria Entire families massacred
Smoke and fire rises after explosives were dropped by a Syrian government warplane in Yabroud near Damascus, Syria, on May 20, in this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting. The Syrian regime claims there is no civil war in the country but that the army is fighting foreign-backed terrorists trying to ...
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France rules out Iran joining in Syria peace talks
ABU DHABI - France's foreign minister on Saturday ruled out Iran taking part in a proposed Syria peace conference, saying Tehran was involved in the conflict and had no desire for peace.Laurent Fabius will host Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry at a dinner on Monday to discuss how to nudge Syrian President Bashar Assad and the Syrian opposition ...
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West pushes for hard decisions in Middle East
Britain and the US have combined to put fresh pressure on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to kick-start the Middle East peace process by telling them to make ''hard decisions'' soon or face losing the chance of a two-state solution. At the end of a two-day visit to the region, British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Friday lent support to US Secretary of State John Kerry ...
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Soldier secretly returns from Kuwait to surprise daughter at high school graduation
A Georgia high school graduate received more than her diploma Thursday when her Army Reserve sergeant father traveled half way around the world to be present for the ceremony. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Dedrick Clark secretly returned from Kuwait after spending eight months away from his family overseas and collaborated with his wife and his daughter Dia's principal to pull off the ...
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Hezbollah Syrian government forces push for advance in Qusair
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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Middle East instability means tourism growth for Oman
This year, hotels in Muscat have witnessed the strongest growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR), STR Global said in a statement. Regional instability has caused revenues in the Omani capital's tourism industry to grow by more than 15 per cent in the first four months of 2013, according to data released by STR Global. "Due to various reasons, tourists do not prefer Egypt and ...
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Iraq bombs kill scores as violence spreads
At least 70 people have been killed in a wave of car bombs in Iraq, raising concerns the country may slip back into civil war. NBC's Annabel Roberts and Richard O'Kelly ...
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Some 20000 troops attack hideouts of fighters linked to Sunni groups including Qaeda as they look to secure key road leading to Syria.
BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces mounted a massive operation on Saturday to better secure the country's western desert amid concerns it is being used by Sunnis heading to fight in neighbouring ...
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Repatriation of Yemen detainees removes key hurdle in Guantanamo closure
Weakened by a prolonged hunger strike, Yemeni detainees who have languished at Guantanamo Bay for years see growing hope of finally returning home after a ban on transfers to Yemen was ...
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Qatar surrenders in battle for relocation of UN aviation authority
MONTREAL - Qatar has dropped its bid to move the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization from Montreal to Doha, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said ...
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Cameroon plans Egypt-like protests
Opposition groups, trade unions and Diaspora groups are preparing "Egypt-like" protests in Cameroon tomorrow, 23 February, to call for President Paul Biya to step down. The US Embassy warns of possible ...
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NGO Monitor US Govt Funding for Mideast Political NGOs Undermines US
PRESS RELEASE May 20, 2013 Contact: Lenny Ben-David NGO Monitor 054-216-8155 lenny.bendavid@ngo-monitor.org Report: U.S. Government Funding for Mideast Political NGOs Undermines U.S. Policy Jerusalem - A report presented to Members of Congress today by NGO Monitor shows that U.S. Government funding of several political NGOs in the Palestinian Authority and Israel contradicts U.S. ...
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Shurat HaDin Arrest France 2 bureau chief in wake of al-Dura report
[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: In response to question from IMRA if Nitsana Darshan-Leitner plans to file a complaint herself with the police, Shurat HaDin responded that: "There are many victims of the second Intifada who would be willing to file a complaint against him, and indeed this may prove to be the case as a result of this development." ] Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center ...
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Jordan economy set to grow 3.5 pct in 2013 - central banker
DEAD SEA, Jordan | Sat May 25, 2013 10:58am EDT DEAD SEA, Jordan May 25 (Reuters) - Jordan's economy is expected to grow around 3.5 percent this year driven by remittances, higher domestic consumption and some pickup in construction activity, the kingdom's Central Bank governor said on Saturday. Ziad Fariz told Reuters on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum (WEF) conference ...
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Iran at the height of his power military commander says
Tehran, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Iran is now at the zenith of its power, said today the Guard Corps Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution (IRGC), General Hossein Salami. The enemies fail in various policy scenarios, said in a meeting with the Basij military chief, who reiterated that his country has achieved self-sufficiency in military industries and defense. The IRGC and Basij (Persian) is ...
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Visit of U.S. Special Envoy to the OIC Rashad Hussain to Bahrain
Manama, May 25. (BNA) -- U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Rashad Hussain met with senior Bahraini Government officials, political leaders, and religious leaders in Manama, Bahrain on May 23, the US Embassy to Bahrain announced. In its statement, the Embassy said he underscored U.S. encouragement of unity and reform through the ongoing National Dialogue. He ...
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Jordans king makes new plea to solve Syrian crisis
Jordan's King Abdullah II has privately asked the US to intervene in the Syrian conflict and help bring to an end that country's war and the flow of refugees into the ...
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Palestinian president urges investment to boost economy
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has called for investment and joint ventures in tourism, energy and industry to help improve the economic prospects and security of his ...
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Jordan plans major exercises with 18 countries
AMMAN - More than 15,000 soldiers from 18 different countries will take part in a joint military exercise in Jordan in the coming weeks, a military official said on Saturday.Jordan’s armed forces will host the exercise, "Eager Lion 2013", with troops from "friendly countries", including the United States, taking part, the official Petra news agency cited the official as ...
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Saudi Foreign Minister calls Irans nuclear program danger to regions security
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbours since countries in the region harbour no ill-intentions to the Islamic Republic. "We stress the danger of the Iranian nuclear program to the security of the whole region," Prince ...
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Kerry Bashir is trying to impose Islamic rule in war-torn regions
ADDIS ABABA - US Secretary of State John Kerry Saturday accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of repressing the people of the South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions and trying to impose Islamic rule on ...
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Extension after extension How long will state of emergency last in Tunisia
TUNIS - The fragile security situation in Tunisia, where radical Islamists are blamed for a wave of violence in recent months, makes it necessary to extend the state of emergency, Defence Minister Rachid Sabbagh said on ...
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Russian pays $1.5M to go to space with DiCaprio at Cannes auction
Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at a photocall for the film "The Great Gatsby" during the 66th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 15, 2013. UPI/David ...
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Biggest construction project in Israeli history
The Port of Ashdod is the gateway to the economy of Israel, it has played a central role in the development of the state and will play a central role in future development, hence the reason for an ambitious $500 million expansion project currently underway in two stages (in the picture, green represents stage 1 and brown stage 2).
The Port of Ashdod is currently undergoing the largest construction project ever undertaken in the history of Israel. In 1999, Israel news media reported that the government wanted to double the cargo capacity of Ashdod, an ambitious construction project was therefore envisioned, involving the building of new piers, new docks, warehouses and cargo handling equipment. It was to take place in two stages, with the total project costing around $500 million. Read more
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