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Iran poll shows people want change, says Obama
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has urged Iran's newly elected president to prove to the world that the Islamic republic was not pursuing a nuclear weapon programme as the White House welcomed election of a moderate leader as a hopeful sign. "I think it says that the Iranian people want to move in a different direction," Obama said of the election results in Iran that saw a surprising ...
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Libya to hold trial of Gaddafi's son in August
LONDON - Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of deceased Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, will stand trial in August along with Gaddafi's last prime minister and a former intelligence director, the prosecutor's office has announced. The men will be tried for crimes against the Libyan people during the 2011 uprising that toppled the former regime. Notorious former spy chief Abdullah ...
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Group of Eight leaders stop short of calling for Assad ouster
ENNISKILLEN - The Group of Eight industrialised nations called for a swift end to the bloody civil war in Syria and urgent peace talks but stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in its joint statement at the end of talks Tuesday. Despite the lack of consensus among the G8 on the fate of Assad, as well as the use of chemical weapons by his regime, Canadian ...
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5000 Indian expats in Saudi Arabia get new jobs
Around 5,000 expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia, affected by a new labour policy in the Gulf nation, have found new jobs, the Indian consul general in Jeddah said. Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai said the consulate's various pro-active measures have helped these Indians rectify their residency status and get new jobs, Arab News reported Wednesday. Indian expatriates were badly hit by the new ...
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Palestinians should have a state as a right Blair
Palestinians "should have a state, not as a reward for good behaviour but as a right", Tony Blair, the official envoy of the Middle East Quartet, said Wednesday. Blair cautioned Israeli leaders that the "window of opportunity" for peace with the Palestinians might close shortly, Xinhua reported. "Some say the two-state solution is a fantasy. The fantasy is thinking one-state is sustainable or ...
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US to join direct peace talks with Taliban over Afghanistans future in Qatar
The United States is to open direct talks with Taliban leaders within days. The development comes after Washington agreed to drop a series of preconditions that have previously held back negotiations over the future of Afghanistan. According to the Guardian, political representatives of the Taliban will meet Afghan and US officials in Doha, the capital of Qatar. They will have discussions on ...
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Emirates voted worlds best airline
UAE based Emirates airline, has been voted as the 'world's best airline' pushing last year's winner Qatar to the second position and also winning the 'best in-flight entertainment' category. According to Skytrax World airline awards, which is the world's largest survey of air passengers, Qantas' partner airline 'Emirates' has been declared as the world's best. Skytrax has booted Qantas, which ...
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Egypt says it values its relations UAE
Egypt is proud of its deep-rooted fraternal ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its people, an Egyptian foreign ministry spokesperson has said. The relations with the UAE were based on mutual respect and joint interests, and would not be affected by any statements here or there, said spokesperson Badr Abdel Aaty in an official statement. The Egyptian foreign ministry was closely ...
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UAE Australia hold talks
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Australia have held talks over a number of issues of mutual interest and explored ways to develop bilateral relations in all sectors. The talks were held Tuesday between General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's deputy prime minister and Roger Wilkins, the visiting Australian director of public prosecution. Other important officials were also present on ...
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G8 condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria
G8 leaders Tuesday condemned any use of chemical weapons in Syria, and that they were deeply concerned by the growing threat from terrorism and extremism in the Middle East country. In a final communique issued after the annual G8 summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the leaders called on all parties in the conflict to allow access to the UN investigating team, Xinhua reported. It said the ...
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Taliban confirms talks with U.S. in Qatar on Thursday
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Taliban's spokesman in Qatar said representatives of the Afghan insurgency would meet U.S. officials for preliminary peace talks on Thursday but no time had been set.The spokesman, Mohammed Naeem, told Reuters by telephone that no Afghan government officials would be at the meeting. A team of U.S. negotiators arrived in Qatar earlier on Wednesday and held a meeting ...
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Qaddafis move to Oman breached sanctions UN
UNITED NATIONS // A daughter and son of late Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi moved from Algeria to Oman in breach of UN sanctions, a UN ambassador said yesterday. The United Nations and international police organisation Interpol may soon issue a global alert over members of the Qaddafi family and other Qaddafi associates who are on the run and face UN sanctions. Aisha Qaddafi and Mohammed ...
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Indiabulls plans move into Saudi Bahrain markets
One of India's largest listed real estate developers has announced plans to launch offices in some Gulf countries as part of an overseas expansion. In December, Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd, which has delivered 3.3m ...
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Qatar France set to discuss Rafale jet deal
Qatar is likely to launch an international tender to renew its fleet of ageing fighter jets soon and is interested in France's Rafale, a French official said ahead of President Francois Hollande's state visit this week to the Gulf Arab ...
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8000 troops from 19 countries join Jordan war games in readiness for spreading Syria conflict
The West may be flip-flopping over whether or not to send lethal arms to the Syria rebels, but that has not stopped a 12-day military exercise in Jordan, in which thousands of troops from a variety of countries are preparing for the possibility of fighting in Syria. The war games come to an end ...
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Arab Saudi Afrika Berminat Guna Teknologi Spnb Bina Projek Perumahan
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Jun (Bernama) -- Delegasi dari Arab Saudi dan Afrika berminat menggunakan teknologi dan pelan yang diguna pakai Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) dalam mengendalikan pembinaan projek perumahan kos rendah dan sederhana. SPNB dalam kenyataan di sini berkata perkara tersebut dinyatakan Profesor Seni Bina dan Perumahan, King Saud University Prof Dr Ali Bahammam dan ...
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Egypt appoints former terrorist as Luxor Governor
Adel Mohamed al-Khayat is a former leader of terrorist group Gamaa Islamiya -- which in 1997 sent a terrorist squad that massacred 62 tourists before killing themselves at the ancient Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor -- and now he's a governor. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi this ...
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This is how I am Ahlam the true show-stopper on Arab Idol
has a nifty insurance policy for any dull moment that may arise. The Emirati singer and all-out diva has more than once stolen the show from her fellow judges and contestants with controversial quotes, colourful outfits and a regal guest performance in the semi-final. The result so far has this year's series follow two plot-lines: Who will make it to the final? And what will Ahlam say ...
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UAE charges 30 Egyptians Emiratis over Brotherhood cell
UAE authorities for allegedly setting up an illegal branch of Egypt's Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.The suspects have been referred to the Gulf nation's State Security Court, ...
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Obama refuses to specify U.S. aid to Syrian rebels
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, gestures during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the German Chancellery on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Berlin. (AP Photo/Evan ...
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Miss Algeria contest resumes after 10 years
ALGIERS: After an absence of 10 years, the Miss Algeria beauty contest is to resume on Friday in the western city of Oran, organisers said.A total of 20 women aged between 18 and 26 have been carefully selected from Algeria's main cities to line up for the beauty pageant, co-organiser and jury member Hamza Ameziane ...
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Five dead in Iraq suicide bomb ahead of vote
Iraq on Wednesday killed the leader of a provincial political party and four relatives, officials said, on the eve of elections his bloc was to participate in.Yunus al-Ramah, head of the United Iraq party, had been hosting a social gathering at his home in the town of Al-Hadhr, ...
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Syria opposition says any solution must bring down Assad
Ating President of the Syrian National Council (SNC) George Sabra (C) and members of Syrian National Council attend a press conference at the end of Syrian Opposition meeting on May 30, 2013 in Istanbul. AFP PHOTO / OZAN ...
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Arab Mob Attacks Car in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Police rescued two Jewish men just in time Wednesday morning after Israeli Arabs bombarded their car with rocks, smashing all the windows. The two men fled from the car, escaping an attempted lynching as the mob began beating them. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told CBN News police arrived on the scene within eight minutes and initiated a search for the perpetrators, ...
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The unifying power of Arab Idol
Middle Eastern version of "American Idol" is the feel-good story of the year Performers say they're lucky to be part of show, talk about its power to bring people together "I'm trying to make people love one another again," Syrian singer says Executive producer's proud to be part of "something that all of the Arab world" can unite ...
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