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Angry over Hezbollahs role in Syria Saudi to deport supporters of the group says diplomat
This citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows homes destroyed by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in al-Qossur neighborhood in Homs province, Syria, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Syrian troops backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters clashed Wednesday with rebel forces south of a Damascus suburb ...
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Reports Michigan woman dies fighting in Syria
By Alastair Jamieson, Staff writer, NBC News LONDON -- A 33-year-old Michigan woman who converted to Islam was among Westerners killed in Syria while fighting alongside rebels, according to reports on Friday.The family of Nicole Mansfield of Flint were informed of her death by the FBI on Thursday afternoon, her aunt told Reuters.She was killed alongside a British man, Rami Abdel Rahman, head of ...
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US warns against dire conditions for Darfur displaced
KHARTOUM - Newly-displaced people in Sudan's South Darfur are living in "terrible" conditions and need help to avoid a humanitarian disaster, a United Nations expert said on ...
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Liwa Date Festival kicks off next month
ABU DHABI - Under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the Festivals, and Cultural and Heritage Programs Committee - Abu Dhabi will organize the 9th edition of the Liwa Date Festival from the 18th to the 25th of July, 2013 in Liwa city in Abu ...
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AL to receive Lebanon’s complaint over Syria violations
Lebanese Ambassador Abdel Rahman Al-Solh was handed by President Michel Suleiman the memorandum on Syrian violations which is to be handed to Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi. According to the National News Agency, Suleiman handed Solh the memorandum on Thursday "hoping that all sides will be compelled to respect Lebanon's ...
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UNHCR Africa Refugee Crisis Overshadowed by Syria
GENEVA -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says the plight of millions of refugees and displaced people in Africa is being overshadowed by the crisis in Syria. To mark World Refugee day, the UNHCR is appealing to the international community to remember that Africans who are forcibly displaced by conflict also are in need of support. The U.N. refugee agency reports there are ...
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Green is the colour Sahan Delijanis novel takes on the revolution in Iran and the struggle for freedom
The scene was quite different from what we saw in Iran in 2009, though both incidents are continuations of - perhaps reactions to - the Islamic revolution in which students rose up, the shah was deposed and theocracy ...
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Social media uproar after Jordan bans news sites
"It's 2013 and the discussion about #blockingwebsites and laws restricting our freedom is taking us only further backwards," wrote one Jordanian tweeter after the government moved to block 290 news websites. The move has led to outraged protest both on and ...
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Qatars foreign trade surplus up by 2.2pc
(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Qatar's foreign merchandise trade surplus has increased 2.2 percent in April, 2013. According to preliminary figures released by the Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA), the trade balance of goods showed a surplus of QR35.2bn, an increase of QR0.8bn compared to April 2012.In April 2013 total exports (including exports of domestic goods and re-exports) revenues were ...
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Qatar- SP affirms AA-1 rating for Ooredoo
(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its 'A/A-1' long- and short-term corporate credit ratings on Ooredoo (Qatar TelecomQtel) and its 'A' issue rating on Qtel International Finance Ltd's senior unsecure debt. At the same time, the ratings were removed from CreditWatch, where they were placed with negative implications on April ...
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Commercial Bank of Qatar Dissolves Gekko
(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Commercial Bank of Qatar has announced the dissolution of Gekko LLC after a review of its performance and future prospects, a Qatar Exchange notification said today. CBQ board of directors approved the decision to dissolve the company that offered smart business solutions like secure contactless payment cards. CBQ and United Development Company each owned 50% stake ...
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Kuwait- MBMC receives accolades for service quality
(MENAFN - Arab Times) The highly professional team at Al Mulla & Behbehani Motor Co (MBMC), the sole distributor of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep(r), Ram and Mopar(r) in Kuwait, has received highly positive feedback on the quality of its service from customers who took part in a recent forum held by the company."MBMC consistently delivers a totally professional approach, right through from ...
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Kuwait bourse flatlines as investors cautious
(MENAFN - Arab Times) Kuwait stocks trod water on Wednesday after edging lower in the previous session. The index inched 0.6 points lower in choppy trading to wind up at 9,074.98 points as investors toed caution in wake of the political impasse following the court verdict. Profit taking was seen in some of the low and mid caps whereas most of the blue chips remained muted. The KSX 15 gauge eased ...
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Kuwait- Zain reshapes strategy to boost revenue profitability
(MENAFN - Arab Times) At the end of May 2013, Scott Gegenheimer completed his first six months as Zain Group CEO and recently held a conference call with 30 global banking and telecom analyst to discuss Zain's issues and focus going forward. Expectations for him to turn the Middle East player around are high, and the company's operational results for the first three months of the year ...
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Kuwait- Oil prices hold steady after weakening sharply in April
(MENAFN - Arab Times) After weakening sharply in April, crude oil prices were much quieter in May and into mid-June. The price of Kuwait Export Crude (KEC) hovered at around 100 per barrel (pb) for around six weeks, having rebounded from its April low of 95. This is still lower than the average of 107 seen during the previous 9 months - a dip that reflects a slight loosening of oil market ...
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Kuwait- Alghanim Automotive sponsors contest
(MENAFN - Arab Times) In an effort to strengthen the relationship with the youth, Yusuf A. Alghanim Automotive sponsored the Kuwaiti Camaro Club's 'Best Looking Camaro' contest on Thursday, 13 June 2013, at the Historical, Vintage & Classic Cars Museum in Shuwaikh. The Kuwaiti Camaro Club displayed a range of Camaros at the contest where the audience voted on the 'Best ...
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Bahrain jails 6 for 10 years
(MENAFN - Arab News) A Bahraini court sentenced six people to 10 years in prison yesterday after they were convicted of carrying out a bombing that wounded two people, the official BNA news agency reported. The group were accused of "setting tires ablaze using a gas cylinder to create as much damage as possible to public and private property," public prosecution chief Muhanna Al-Shayji ...
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Lebanese president urges Hezbollah to leave Syria
BEIRUT - President Michel Suleiman has called on the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah movement to pull its guerrillas out of Syria, saying any further involvement in its neighbor's civil war ...
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Palestinians rally behind Gaza Arab Idol star
GAZA - Palestinian fans and big business are rallying behind a 22-year-old singer from the Gaza Strip in a final push to vote him the next "Arab Idol" in a TV talent contest choosing a winner in Beirut on ...
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Cultural Advisor in Washington delivers a presentation on Education in Bahrain to International Professionals Group
Washington, DC: June 20 -- (BNA)-- The Cultural Advisor in the Kingdom of Bahrain's Embassy in Washington, Mrs. Ayesha Murad, delivered a presentation on the history of public education in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The presentation was delivered during a reception for a delegation from the International Professionals Group, in the presence of the Head of Bahrain's Diplomatic Mission, Mr. ...
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Hamas holding secret meetings with EU US across Middle East
Hamas' political leader, Ghazi Hamad. (AFP) The political leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Dr. Ghazi Hamad, revealed that Hamas officials have been holding secret meetings with European Union ambassadors and with high ranking US officials. Hamad said that the meetings largely focused on taking Hamas off the terror list. Speaking to Arabic Sky News, Hamad said that the ...
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Russia to press ahead with missile delivery to Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov straightens the headphones during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 11 (Vanderlei Almeida / AFP) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that it will continue with the sale of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian government."We respect all our contracts and are honoring all our contractual obligations," he ...
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Egypt court orders release of Mubarak era PM Nazif
Hosni Mubarak . The court accepted an appeal lodged by Nazif, who was prime minister from 2004 until Mubarak replaced him during the uprising in January 2011. He still faces trial for corruption. It was not clear when Nazif, the highest profile Mubarak-era official to be freed in recent months, would leave ...
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Russia says it will fulfill Syria missile system contract
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country will honour its contract to sell Syria advanced S-300 air-defence missiles. (REUTERS/Sergei ...
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US two men charged with building death rays to kill enemies of US and Israel
11/06/2013 10:43 CET Two American men have been arrested and charged with building a remote-controlled X-ray machine intended for killing Muslims and other perceived enemies of the U.S. Following a 15-month investigation launched in April 2012, Glenn Scott Crawford and Eric J. Feight are accused of developing the device, which ...
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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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