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Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing ...
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Syria rebel removes bites soldiers heart group says
By Alastair Jamieson, Staff writer, NBC News A Syrian rebel commander has been caught on video cutting out the heart of a soldier and biting into ...
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Syria army ‘storms’ rebel town Qusair
Syrian government forces have surrounded the rebel stronghold of Qusair and are storming it from several directions, says Syrian state TV. Fighting has gone on around the town, near the Lebanese border, for weeks. Opposition groups say militants from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement are fighting alongside government ...
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Saudi vegetable seller dies from self-immolation
A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has ...
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Arab League to hold emergency Syria meeting
An Arab League committee on Syria will hold anemergencymeeting on Thursday ahead of an international peace conference on ending the country's civil war, the bloc's deputy leader said on ...
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Agricultural Charity Gives Aid to Israels Poor
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Almost two million Israelis live below the poverty level, including more than a third of the country's children. However, one charity is using a biblical principle to fill in the ...
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Amir of Qatar meets Indian Finance Minister
Doha, May 19 (BNA) - The Amir of Qatar Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met here today with Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on the occasion of his visit to Qatar. Talks during the meeting dealt with relations between the two countries and matters of mutual concern, particularly financial and investment issues. EM E M BNA 1120 GMT ...
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If youre touring the Middle East youre likely going to UAE
UAE's international tourism receipts are somewhat close to $10 billion The UAE is the world's 31st popular tourism destination and the most popular in the Arab World, ahead of Egypt -- ranked 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranked 35 -- in terms of tourism receipts, United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) data shows.In the Middle East, Turkey outranks the UAE, retaining 12th position ...
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Join Oman Air See the world Get training worth over $5 million
Ever wondered why Oman Air cabin crew were so nice? Oman Air has committed RO2mn to staff training in 2013, having already invested more than RO3.3mn over the previous two years.In addition, Oman Air's Board of Directors has approved plans to fund full scholarships for 100 employees, enabling them to improve their academic qualifications in a range of administrative and technical ...
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Iran road crash kills smuggled Afghanis
A CAR packed with Afghanis smuggled into Iran has collided with another vehicle and burst into flames, killing nine Afghanis and five Iranians, media reports say. The IRNA news agency said the crash occurred shortly after midnight in the southeastern province of Sistan Baluchistan, on a route Afghanis use to illegally cross the border in the hope of finding work in the Islamic republic. "The ...
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16 killed in Syria offensive
18 May 2013 The Syrian military has launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, a government official said, as activists reported that regime airstrikes and shelling of the town have killed at least 16 people, including opposition ...
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ITP to publish Conde Nast Traveller Middle East
Arab Publishing Partners (APP), part of ITP Publishing Group, the Gulf region's largest consumer and business magazine publisher, and Cond Nast International, have announced the launch of international travel title Cond Nast Traveller Middle East. The magazine will be APP's first publication under licence agreement with Cond Nast ...
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UN chief hopeful that international conference on Syria can take place in early June
MOSCOW - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June. The U.S. and Russia have agreed to try to bring the Syrian regime and opposition to the negotiating table, but no date has been set. Neither Syrian President Bashar Assad nor the main Western-backed opposition ...
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Tunisia Salafist movement calls on its supporters to gather in Tunis suburb after ban of its annual congress in central city of Kairouan.
TUNIS - Tunisian Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its supporters to gather in a Tunis suburb on Sunday, after the government banned it from holding its annual congress in the central city of ...
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Bomb explodes near three embassies in Tripoli amid growing security fears
Latest bombings highlight inability of authorities to establish effective security in Libya, which has been awash since uprising with all sorts of ...
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Iran hangs two spy suspects
Two Iranian nationals accused of spying for Israel and the United States were executed in Tehran at dawn Sunday, the prosecutor's office in Iran said. Mohammad Heidari was accused of collecting classified information and providing intelligence to Israel's Mossad agency, Iran's Press TV reported. The network said he allegedly received large sums of money from the Israeli spy ...
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Report says Syria aims rockets at Israel
Satellite footage reveals Syria has surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles aimed at Tel Aviv, The Sunday Times reported. Reconnaissance satellites showed the Syrian army preparing to deploy missiles that carry a half-ton payload, the British newspaper said Sunday. The missiles have been put on standby and the military has orders to fire if Israel wages an attack on Syrian soil, the newspaper ...
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Iran sanctions hurt Hezbollah and Assad report
Sanctions imposed against Iran are hurting the Islamic Republic's ability to support its regional allies Hezbollah and the Syrian government, U.S. Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen told Al Arabiya this ...
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Iran Executes 2 Men for Spying for Israel US
Iran has hanged two men convicted of spying for Israel and the US, BBC reported, citing authorities. Mohammad Heydari was found guilty of passing intelligence on "security issues and national secrets" to Israeli Mossad agents in exchange for cash. Kourosh Ahmadi was convicted of providing intelligence to the CIA, Tehran's prosecutor's office said. Iran has repeatedly ...
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Iran said to execute two men for spying
Iran has in the past said it had successfully detected and dismantled spy networks operating inside the country. It has blamed the assassinations of scientists associated with its disputed nuclear programme on Western spy agencies, especially ...
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Scottish News Yousaf on Middle East trade trip
May 19 2013 External Affairs Minister Humza Yousaf has travelled to Qatar to begin a three-day visit to promote Scottish exports and expertise in the Middle East. Humza Yousaf's trip follows First Minister Alex Salmond's visit to the country last October, and is aimed at further strengthening Scotland's economic, diplomatic and cultural links with the region. The Minister was ...
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Syrian Troops Said to Strike Town Near Lebanon
AMMAN, Jordan -- The Syrian military on Sunday launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, a government official said, as activists reported that regime airstrikes and shelling of the town have killed at least 16 people, including opposition ...
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France in talks with U.S. Israel to buy drones minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on ...
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Iran hangs alleged U.S. Israeli spies
TEHRAN, Iran Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency. Sunday's report says Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with classified information in return of money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, who allegedly gave the CIA intelligence on Iran, were hanged. The report didn't say when ...
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Paper Syrias Assad vows no dialogue with terrorists
Syria's President Bashar Assad (R) sits during an interview with journalists from Argentina in Damascus in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on ...
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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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