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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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Egyptian army mulls Sinai operation
President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the Egyptian army to free seven kidnapped Egyptian soldiers and police officers in the Sinai, officials said. Police and security officials in the Sinai planned a military operation during an emergency meeting Saturday, an unnamed military official told the Ma'an news agency. The army intends to carry out the operation only after intelligence has ...
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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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Laysh is speaking volumes about Arabs and reading
The initiative encourages teenagers in Qatar and elsewhere in the region to upload their own one to two minute videos about their relationship with reading, in either English or Arabic, to laysh.org. Submissions will be accepted until June 1, and negative responses are welcomed as well as positive ones, according to BQFP's acting director of reading and writing, Lana Shamma. "I'm ...
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UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June
MOSCOW (AP) -- 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 ...
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Revisiting U.S. Commitment To The Middle East
Two years ago on May 19, President Obama called for a new chapter in American diplomacy, promising to make it a top priority to support democracy and human rights in a changing Middle East. Some experts say that the U.S. has failed to live up to that commitment in places like Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. The conflict in Syria has also opened a darker chapter in the Arab ...
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Syrian troops reach central al-Qussair city
The Syrian army has reached the center of central al-Qussair city after unleashing a wide-scale operation to recapture the strategic border city near Lebanon on Sunday, Local media said.The Sham FM radio said the army hoisted the Syrian flag on the municipal building.Earlier in the day, the Syrian government army stormed al- Qussair city in Homs province from all routes, reports said, adding ...
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Arabian Gulf and the Dimensions of the Naming
Manama, May 19 (BNA) -- A study released by the Bahrain Centre for Strategic and International Studies and Energy (BCSISE), prepared by Dr. Bashir Zine El Abidine titled ' the Arabian Gulf and the Dimensions of the Naming ', that the Iranian stance in regard to naming ' Arabian Gulf ', raises strong controversies in the media, and that this stance insists on stamping the ...
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Nancy Ajram has no regrets about her Arab Idol role and is set to return to da screen next season
working with Ahlam on Arab Idol can't be easy, but sweet singer Nancy Ajram says she has no regrets about her participation on the popular talent show.In an interview with Sayidaty.net, the starlet shared that she was skeptical at first about sitting at ...
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Kuwait deports hundreds for traffic offences
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has deported hundreds of expats for traffic offences in the past month, a report said on Sunday, drawing condemnation from a human rights group.The Al-Anbaa newspaper cited a senior interior ministry official as saying that as many as 1,258 foreigners have been deported for traffic violations since a crackdown began about a month ago.Foreign residents caught driving without a ...
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EU to delay labelling West Bank settler goods report
A picture taken on May 17, 2013 shows houses in the Mitzpe Lachish Israeli settlement outpost in front of house belonging to Palestinians (background) in the West Bank village of Beit Awwa. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM ...
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Syria military pounds rebel town killing 13 activists
Syrian troops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, after taking control of it, on May 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH ...
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29 killed in South Sudan cattle raid local official
Refugees coming from the Nuba Mountains, in Southern Kordofan, cue for registration at UNHCR offices in Yida, Unity State, South Sudan on May 31 2012. (AFP PHOTO/Giulio ...
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Iraq attacks leave 8 dead
Iraq that left eight dead, said officials. The attacks follow three days of bombings and other violence across the country that killed 130 people. A market, a mosque and bus stops in both Shiite ...
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Kuwait deports 1258 expats in a month
The deportations have been criticised by the Kuwait Labour Union and former MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji, who claim they are a violation of human rights and are ...
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Lack of govt staff delaying Bahrain projects
A growing number of new projects in Bahrain have been delayed as the government does not have enough staff to cope with the surge in the number of developments being proposed in the island state, a senior government civil servant has ...
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Summers music scene is sizzlin with the Dum Tak Alternative Arab Music Festival in the lineup
The Dum Tak Alternative Music Festival is coming to Amman! Dum Tak Alternative Arab Music Festival will host some of the biggest independent musicians from all over the Arab world - including several from Egypt - between 28 May and 1 June in the Jordanian capital city Amman.Egypt is represented by a collection of some of the biggest bands ...
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Oman floats tenders for Sharqiya road projects
Oman’s Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources (MRMWR) has issued eleven tenders for the design and construction of internal roads in North and South Sharqiya. Six tenders were floated for the design and construction of internal roads in North Sharqiya governorate in the wilayats of Al Qabil, Bidiyah, Dima Wa Al Tayeen, Ibra, Mudhibi, Wadi Bani Khalid. The ministry also ...
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Saudi Arabia to allow women into football stadia
According to English language Arab News, the president of the Saudi Football Ittihad Federation confirmed in a statement that it would create separate sections for women and families within ...
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Kuwaits KPC suspends top officials after Dow payout
State-run Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) appointed a new chief executive and suspended other top officials after the country paid $2.2bn in damages to Dow Chemical Co over a scrapped plastics joint ...
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Arab Parliament condemns surge in terrorist attacks in Iraq.
WAM CAIRO: The Arab Parliament on Saturday condemned the recent sharp rise in terror blasts in Iraq and emphasised that these attacks are unjustifiable and not acceptable in any heavenly religion as they seek to kill peaceful innocent people. The Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Ahmed Al Jarwan, in a press release, termed the bombings as "vicious, coward and sordid." On Friday, one ...
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Irans Guard warns against post-election turmoil
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Several Iranian newspapers are citing a senior Revolutionary Guard commander as warning his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after the June 14 presidential ...
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Two Mossad CIA spies executed in Iran
Two Iranian spies working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad were hanged in Iran on Sunday morning, the state IRIB TV said.Mohammad Heidari, one of the executed men, had prepared information in a number of security issues of the country and had given them to the Israeli Mossad in several meetings outside of the country, said the report.Heidari ...
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Where in the world is Ragheb Alama Fans worried he wouldn’t show for Friday’s Arab Idol
fight with fellow feisty judge Ahlam digging too deep into Ragheb Alama's skin to the point that he flew the coup and headed to the City of Lights to hide in the Eiffel Tower? This was the question some fans wondered when the superstar tweeted a pic from Paris last week.Ragheb didn't let his fans down, and made it to Friday night's episode of the hit talent show, only for the ...
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