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Tough measures against expatriates raise concerns in Kuwait
Deportations of hundreds of expatriates coupled with controversial decision to limit morning hospital check-ups for Kuwaitis raise fears among ...
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Oversupply from North America pushes oil prices lower
"Crude oil prices have continued their recent declines, despite the IEA increasing its forecast for oil demand for 2013," said CMC Markets analyst Michael ...
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Pope Appeals for End of Violence in Syria
No News on Release of Abducted Metropolitan BishopsBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, April 24, 2013 (Zenit.org) - At the conclusion of his weekly General Audience address, Pope Francis called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria.The Holy Father's plea comes at a difficult moment for the Church in Syria as there is no new developments in the abduction of two Metropolitan Bishops: ...
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NZ ready to aid Middle East deal
Foreign Minister Murray McCully will tomorrow offer the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, New Zealand's assistance in the event that he can broker a breakthrough agreement between Israel and Palestine on a two-state solution. Mr Kerry has had an intense focus on the region with three visits there since taking over from Hillary Clinton in February. Mr McCully is scheduled to have his first ...
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Iran tycoon may have to dump Mercedes for presidency
One of Iran's wealthiest men might have to wave a wistful goodbye to his armour-plated Mercedes if he wants to become president. Hardline media critical of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have spliced images of him ensconced in a gleaming Mercedes with shots of another heavyweight candidate, Saeed Jalili, driving a locally assembled Kia Pride with, well, pride. The unspoken message: Mr Jalili, ...
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Ori Allon to visit Israel to invest in start ups
After receiving investment proposals from over 1,000 Israeli start ups, Dr. Ori Allon, the former Israeli serial entrepreneur, will visit Israel at the start of June to look more closely at some of the entrepreneurs that have most impressed him. Last month, "Globes" revealed that Allon who has sold companies to Google and Twitter plans investing in Israeli start ups. Allon explained ...
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Regime in biggest push yet for strategic city
Hezbollah made a huge push to retake the strategic city of Qusair from rebel forces Sunday, killing at least 32 people, opposition activists reported. Fierce shelling began to slam into the city near the Lebanese border around 10 p.m. Saturday and continued unabated throughout the next day, an activist told The Daily Star. "It is the biggest assualt yet, they [the regime] are using all ...
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Likely US Drone Adds to Tally of Extrajudicial Killings in Yemen
A drone flying over southern Yemen bombed a passenger van on Saturday, killing at least four people and wounding several others, a local ...
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Netanyahu Israel will take action to prevent Syrian weapons leakage to Hezbollah
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Israel would prevent the movement of weapons from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. He made no mention of past or future air ...
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Abdullah bin Zayed strongly denounces Irans statement on Bahrain
WAM Abu Dhabi, 19th May 2013 (WAM) -- The UAE Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, today strongly criticised a statement issued yesterday by Iran's foreign ministry on sisterly Bahrain. ''Our Iranian neighbours have a real problem in understanding and identifying the way in which they deal with their neighbours,'' Sheikh Abdullah told a press ...
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Video Netanyahu takes aim at weapons ‘leaks’ in Syria
As fighting intensifies in Syria, Netanyahu says Israel aims to prevent a leak of advanced weapons from Syria to "terror organisations." Sunita Rappai ...
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Report Iran hangs 2 alleged spies working for Israel US
By Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters DUBAI - Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, ...
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HSBC Bank of Israel could cut interest rate again next week
HSBC analyst Jonathan Katz told "Bloomberg" that the Bank of Israel wants to drive home the message that they are determined not to let the shekel appreciate ...
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Lavrov Discussed Iranian Role in Syria Peace Talks
MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov revealed on Sunday that he had discussed Iran's possible involvement in a conference to resolve the war in Syria, when he met his US counterpart John Kerry early in May.The Russians and Americans agreed during Kerry's visit to Moscow to set up a conference of international players to end the war in Syria. ...
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Syria accused of ‘disappearing’ thousands
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor whom the billionaire media mogul has accused of persecuting him, ...
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Egypt police close Israel border crossing to protest kidnapping of 7 colleagues in Sinai
CAIRO - Scores of Egyptian police have blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel to protest the abduction of their colleagues in the volatile Sinai peninsula. The closure Sunday left around 40 trucks stranded at Awja crossing, according to Ahmed Osman, a civil servant there. Suspected militants abducted seven Egyptian policemen on Thursday. Security officials said the kidnappers are ...
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UN report said more than 80 percent of Palestinian children suffered from povert…
UN report said more than 80 percent of Palestinian children suffered from poverty in East Jerusalem GENEVA - United Nations (UN) criticized Israel`s segregation policies over East Jerusalem and said that more than 80 percent of Palestinian children in the region suffered from poverty.UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its report titled "Palestinian Economy in East ...
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Syrian Revolution General Commission stated mobile phone and internet were all down across Syria…
Syrian Revolution General Commission stated mobile phone and internet were all down across Syria DAMASCUS - Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC) stated that mobile phone and internet were all disconnected across Syria since Tuesday.SRGC, a Syrian coalition of 40 Syrian opposition groups, indicated on Wednesday that there had not been an internet and cell phone connection in any of the ...
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Egypts new Justice Minister Suleiman said he would take Turkish judical system as model…
Egypt's new Justice Minister Suleiman said he would take Turkish judical system as model CAIRO - Egypt's newly appointed Minister of Justice Ahmed Suleiman has said, "I will work for our citizens to ease their proceedings at the courts by taking Turkey as a model."Ahead taking his new office, Suleiman spoke to Anadolu Agency and said that before he was appointed as a ...
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Assad forces enter centre of Qusayr with troops raising Syrian flag over recaptured municipality building.
DAMASCUS - Syrian troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah on Sunday entered Qusayr, a strategic rebel stronghold linking Damascus to the coast, a day after President Bashar al-Assad insisted he would not ...
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Assad Hezbollah forces launch their promised assault on Qusayr
BEIRUT - Syrian troops backed by fighters from Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched an assault on the rebel-held central town of Qusayr on Sunday, after months of fierce fighting in the area, a watchdog ...
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UAE top MidEast performer for tourism receipts in 2012
WAM ABU DHABI, 19th May, 2013 (WAM) -- The UAE has topped the Middle East region for international tourism receipts in 2012, according to data released by the UN's World Tourism Organisation. The UAE was ranked 31st in global list with receipts of about $10bn, just ahead of Saudi Arabia which was placed 35th, with revenues of $7.4bn. Middle East tourism receipts totalled $46.7bn last ...
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Rising Dubai land values boost worth of Kuwaits IFA
Rising Dubai land values helped the Kuwaiti resort developer IFA Hotels & Resorts almost double the value of its investment portfolio during the first quarter of the year. The company, which owns the recently opened Fairmont on the trunk of the Palm and the under- construction Kingdom of Sheba hotel on the crescent, said the value of the resorts it owns increased from 30.5 million Kuwaiti ...
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Bahrain e-Content Award 2013 Launched
Manama, May 19. (BNA) -- Under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa - Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology (SCICT); Bahrain Internet Society (BIS) in collaboration with the eGovernment Authority (eGA) announces the launch of Bahrain eContent Award 2013. The award, an integrated part of the World ...
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Egypt Police Mistreats Stranded Palestinians - Gaza
A Gazan official has said that hundreds of stranded Palestinians, including members of parliament and patients, were mistreated by Egyptian police during their return from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after performing hajj (Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca). Interior Ministry Spokesman Islam Shahwan told Asharq Alawsat on Sunday that he received complaints from stranded citizens who said they were ...
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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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