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Iran presidential elections who are the eight candidates
13/05/2013 21:32 CET The race to succeed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is entering the final stretch, with the list of candidates declared eligible to participate in the June 14 elections having been whittled down to just eight. The eight - all men – were approved by Iran's Guardian Council, a 12-member body consisting of six jurists and six theologians, and whose task it ...
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Sectarian violence over Syria war rages in Lebanons Tripoli
civil war battled overnight in the city of Tripoli in the worst such bout of spillover violence since the conflict started two years ago. One person was killed and many were wounded as Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim gunmen fired mortar bombs and rocket-propelled grenades at each other in a fifth day of clashes in the coastal city, security sources said on Wednesday. Syrian activists said the ...
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Syrian envoy denounces Friends of Syria meeting says part of campaign to destory country
Bahjat Suleiman, the Syrian ambassador to Jordan, speaks to reporters in Amman, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Syria’s ambassador to Jordan says a meeting of nations that back the Syrian uprising is part of a U.S.-Israeli campaign to destroy his country. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is joining counterparts from 10 nations for the ';Friends of Syria'; meeting later Wednesday in ...
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France sets aside millions of dollars to upgrade embassy security
PARIS - France is to spend 20 million euros ($26 million) on boosting security at its diplomatic missions in Africa and the Middle East after a car bomb attack last month on its embassy in Libya, the foreign ministry said ...
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12 killed in attack on Baghdad brothel
Violence in Iraq has fallen from its peak in 2006 and 2007, but attacks remain common. More than 200 people have been killed in each of the first five months of this ...
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Airbus wins Oman Air order for three long-haul airliners
The chief executive of Oman Air, Wayne Pearce, said in the statement the airline considered its fleet of A330s an essential factor for providing efficient and technically reliable operations and in terms of passenger ...
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U.S. stands by Yemen Kerry says
John Kerry said. Kerry said Yemen has made important strides in transitioning toward a democratic government. "Yemenis from all walks of life have come together to chart a new course for their country through their National Dialogue, setting an example for the region of meaningful change through negotiation, inclusion and reconciliation," he said in a statement. Yemeni President ...
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Iranian unmanned aircraft found in Bahrain
An Iranian unmanned aircraft was discovered in northern Bahrain near Saudi Arabia, the Bahraini interior ministry said in a statement. In the statement issued late Tuesday, Interior Minister Sheik Rashid bin Abdullah al-Khalifa condemned Iranian spying efforts and accused Tehran of interfering with the internal affairs of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The minister expressed gratitude to Saudi ...
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Ahmadinejad to appeal allys removal from Irans presidential race
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close ally of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks with journalists, during a press conference after registering his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry, in Tehran, Iran, May 11. Ahmadinejad says he will seek the reinstatement of Mr. Mashaei candidacy in next month's presidential ...
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Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad brothel Officials
gunmen shot dead at least seven women and five men at a brothel in Baghdad on Wednesday, security and medical officials said. The attack took place in the capital's eastern area of Zayouna, where a number ...
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British Top Diplomat Stresses Need for Syria Conference
British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks as Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (R) listens during their joint news conference before a meeting of the Friends of Syria alliance in Amman, May 22, ...
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Sri Lanka to resume refinery on Friday with Oman light crude
Wed May 22, 2013 9:06am EDT * Oman crude shipment of 1 mln barrels expected on Friday * Refinery built to process Iranian oil, yields low from Omani * Sri Lanka decides to import Murban light - minister * Sri Lanka has been buying Iran oil in mid sea - opposition MP By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, May 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's sole refinery, which was closed last week due to a ...
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IDF Chief Issues Warning to Syrias Assad
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz responded to Syria's threats with one of his own: "If Assad destabilizes the Golan Heights, he will pay a heavy price," he said. Gantz said Assad is behind Syria's recent aggression on the Golan. He called Assad's conjecture that an IDF patrol penetrated Syrian territory "just ...
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Sembcorp opens $1bn plant in Omans Salalah
The facility includes a gas-fired power plant and seawater desalination plant, and will provide water and power to the Gulf country under a 15-year purchase ...
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Chevron to sell downstream assets in Egypt Pakistan
Chevron is the second largest oil company in US Chevron Corp is in advanced talks to sell most of its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan, three sources said, with the planned disposals seen raising around $300 million for the U.S. oil major.Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is conducting a separate sale process for its assets in both countries, the banking sources said, speaking ...
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Egypt Central Bank to auction $800 million forex again
Street vendor distributing bread in Egypt Egypt's central bank said on Tuesday it would offer $800 million to banks at an exceptional auction of foreign currency on Wednesday to cover the country's strategic import needs.The auction will be the central bank's second exceptional sale of foreign exchange. In April, it sold $600 million to pay for wheat, meat, cooking oil and other ...
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Iran and Hezbollah propping up Syria UK Foreign Secretary William Hague
British Foreign Secretary William Hague waves during a press conference in Amman on May 22 (AFP) Iran and its Shiite Lebanese ally Hezbollah are "propping up" President Bashar al-Assad and giving him increasing support, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday.Speaking before a meeting of the Friends of Syria alliance in the Jordanian capital, Hague said Britain would ...
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US Oman to sign $2.1 billion defence deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Oman yesterday aiming to help finalize an estimated $ 2.1 billion deal to supply a US-made air-defense system to the Gulf nation.One of the main focuses of Kerry's trip was to applaud the signing of a letter of intent between Muscat and US ...
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Turkey reportedly shuts border crossing with Syria
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month, Reuters reported. Fifty-one people were killed when twin car bombs ripped through the Turkish border town of Reyhanli in the southern province of Hatay on May 11, heightening fears that ...
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France beefs up Africa Middle East embassy security
PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - France will invest about 20 million euros ($25 million) to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Spokesman Philippe Lalliot confirmed an email sent by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to staff on Tuesday saying the measure ...
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Irans rulers risk alienating voters by candidate bans
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a media conference at Iran's embassy after he attended the Developing-8 summit in Islamabad November 22, 2012. REUTERS/Mian ...
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J-K govt hosts road-shows in Middle East to promote Kashmir
J&K Bank targets 25% growth in loanbook in 2013-14 In deposits, it plans 18% growth, with a 20% deposit growth in Jammu and Kashmir and 17% outside ...
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US diminishing influence in the Middle East
(MENAFN - Arab News) The United States, previously dubbed a key player in shaping events in the region, is displaying weakness and indifference at a time when the Middle East has found itself in turmoil not witnessed in decades, which threatens to alter the Sykes-Picot borders. Despite efforts by Secretary of State John Kerry to revitalize dormant peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians or ...
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Syria refugees your GuardianWitness pictures
The number of refugees fleeing Syria's civil war has reached 1.5 million. The scale of the exodus is soaring at an alarming rate, and half a million refugees have registered in the past 10 weeks. In a rolling assignment we're ...
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Statement by Bishops and Representatives of Jordan on Kidnapping of Syrian Prelates
Here is a statement released by the Bishops and Representatives of the Churches in Jordan regarding the kidnapping of two Metropolitans in Aleppo, ...
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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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