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Turkey rejects Assad role in Syria peace talks
Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu said those who had blood in their hands could not join negotiation process in Syria issue ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that those, who had blood in their hands and caused death of 100,000 people in Syria, could not join the negotiation process.Ongoing tyranny in Syria should stop immediately, and sufferings of Syrians should be ended, ...
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Troops patrol Tripoli to quell unrest from Syria
Troops are traveling through the streets of Tripoli, Lebanon, to stop violence erupting between supporters and opponents of neighboring Syria's civil unrest. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...
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Abu Dhabi International Book Fair scraps fees for Syria publishers
ABU DHABI - Syrian publishing houses have been exempted from paying fees to participate in the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF 2013), as the Fair throws light on the Arab ...
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Iran distances itself from Saudi spy report
TEHRAN - Iran denied on Wednesday claims by Saudi Arabia that alleged spies it arrested were linked to the Islamic republic, and criticised the kingdom for publicising such ...
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Evidence Does Not Support Fears of Islam in the West
The persistence of the Islam versus West dichotomy has nothing to do with the quality of academic work, but rather the fact that this work is seldom utilised by political and cultural actors, not to mention media, ...
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In Brotherhoods Egypt blasphemy charges against Christians surge ahead
A blasphemy trial against a Christian teacher in this Egyptian city renowned for its Pharaonic monuments is among a wave of cases that have Egyptian Christians worried they can be jailed for insulting Islam on the flimsiest of ...
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ISESCO condemns Israel calling off a UNESCO mission to visit archaeological and historical sites in Al-Quds
WAM Rabat, 22nd May 2013 (WAM) -- Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), condemned the Israeli occupation authorities' calling off a mission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which was due to visit archaeological and historical sites in Al-Quds Asharif on 20 ...
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Emirates Post issues iconic stamp to commemorate Yahsats first satellite Y1A
WAM ABU DHABI, 22 May, 2013 -- Emirates Post has issued a stamp to acknowledge the UAE's progressive achievement in the field of science and technology, by commemorating Yahsat's first multipurpose satellite, "Y1A". The satellite, a milestone for the nation, is designed to provide advanced satellite services to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South West ...
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UN emergency fund provides $9.8 million to assist Syrian refugees in Jordan
CERF ) has provided $9.8 million to support the establishment of a new camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan and to help meet the growing needs of those fleeing the ongoing conflict. ';With this CERF funding, UN agencies will be able to better meet the needs of the influx of people fleeing the increasingly desperate situation in Syria,'; said the ...
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Egyptian factories hit by subsidy cuts highlight Cairos fiscal dilemma
Reuters © Workers stand in a factory at an industrial complex in Sadat City, 94 km (58 miles) north of Cairo, April 17, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah ...
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BPs Investment in Iraq to Reach $5B by 2016
ABU DHABI - U.K. oil major BP plc plans to increase the production capacity at the Rumaila oilfield, the largest in Iraq, by 750,000 barrels per day by 2017, and aims to increase its spending in the country to $5 billion a year from the current $2.6 billion by 2016, a senior executive said Wednesday. "We are doing about 1.4 million barrels a day now from RumailaWe have a plan to add ...
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Iran Presidential Candidate List Down to Eight
Tehran, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The list of presidential candidates approved by the Guardian Council and published today was reduced to eight candidates who will contend for votes in the June 14 elections. Nearly 50 million voters may participate in the elections, while 70 percent of these have said they intend to vote, according to a survey published today. According to the decision by the ...
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German intel Assad strengthening hold in Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has become more stable, gaining an upper hand in capabilities to successfully thwart rebels amid the conflit plaguing the country, German foreign intelligence agency assessments were reported as stating Wednesday in German ...
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Morning Brief Rafsanjani Mashaei banned from presidential bid in Iran
issued its list of approved presidential candidates and excluded two leading contenders -- Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei -- a decision that all but guarantees that the next Iranian president will be drawn from a conservatives slate of candidates considered close to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Rafsanjani, who served as president from 1989 to 1997, is seen as a favorite ...
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Dutch firm exported chemicals to Syria with weapons potential
Dutch companies have for years been selling chemicals to Syria which can be used to make chemical weapons, according to research by the NRC and RTL news. In 2003, for example, one Dordrecht-based company exported 160,000 litres of methyl ehtyleen glycol to part of the Syrian defence ministry, RTL and ...
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Iran Hezbollah increasing support for Assad U.K.
Hezbollah were "propping up" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and giving him increasing support. "It is very clear that Syrian regime is receiving a great deal of support, increasing support in recent months from ...
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Wounded Qusair rebels enter Lebanon receive treatment
BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon: A small number of rebels wounded in the ongoing battles in Syria's Qusair managed received treatment after crossing into the eastern Bekaa border town of Arsal Wednesday, Lebanese security sources said. About 12 fighters were transferred to Arsal through a safe passage of the border ...
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QRail to render Qatar unrecognisable by 2019
A senior executive at Qatar Rail (QRail) has revealed the staggering statistics behind the $40bn slew of rail-based contracts now getting underway across the State of Qatar, in a Qatar University seminar dedicated to the national endeavour. Broken down the programme includes a light rail transit linking Lusail and West Bay to be completed by 2017, the first phases of both the long-distance ...
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Russia Steps Up Missile Sales to Syria
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Not only will Russia make good on delivering advanced S-300 anti-missile batteries and surface-to-air missiles to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, it has also provided anti-ship cruise missiles with advanced guidance systems, ...
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CIA Chief Makes Surprise Trip to Israel
CIA Chief John Brennan has made an unannounced visit to Israel. According to an anonymous Israeli Defense Official, Brennan met with Israel's Defense Minister. This trip comes amid concerns about weapons transfers from Syria to Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. Israel has carried out air-strikes aimed at halting arms shipments to the group. This week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
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Human Rights Minister Bahrain Has Presented Itself as a Model in Implementing BICIs Recommendations
Rabat, May 22. (BNA) -- On the sidelines of the Kingdom's human rights delegation's visit to Morocco, at the invitation of the Inter-ministerial Delegation on Human Rights here, Human Rights Affairs Minister Dr. Salah bin Ali Abdulrahman met here today with the Attorney General of the King at the Court of Cassation Mustafa. During the meeting, Mustafa Maddah welcomed the ...
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Deputy Premier Receives British Ambassador to Bahrain
Manama, May 22. (BNA) -- Deputy Premier Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa received here today the British Ambassador to Bahrain Iain Lindsay. They reviewed the positive outcomes of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's recent visit to the United Kingdom and the warm welcome and hospitality accorded to him by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and British senior officials. The ...
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Qatar hits fresh 28-month high UAE markets mixed
Elsewhere, Dubai's benchmark gained 0.2 percent to finish at 2,323 points, giving back some early-session gains as investors booked some gains in UAE stocks. Abu Dhabi's index slipped 0.2 percent to 3,503 points, down for a third session since Monday's 54-month ...
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Khurshid to visit Saudi Arabia this week
Salman Khurshid will be visiting Saudi Arabia this week for talks with the Saudi leadership on a range of issues, including the controversial 'Nitaqat' law relating to employment, energy security and counter-terrorism cooperation. Khurshid's visit, from May 24-27, would be the first by an Indian external affairs minister in the last five years. In 2008, then foreign ...
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Zain Group Selects GENBAND’s SMART EDGE Solutions for Rapid Introduction of Multimedia Services to Consumers and ...
GENBAND , a leading developer of multimedia and cloud communications solutions, today announced that Zain Group, a pioneer in mobile communications across eight markets in the Middle East and North Africa, has selected GENBAND's SMART EDGE solutions to support the launch of its IP eXchange (IPX) interconnect and wholesale voice operation. ...
Israel Focus
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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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