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Man in police uniform kills 3 Afghan police
A man in police uniform opened fire and killed three Afghan police in Khost province 150 km southeast of Kabul on Saturday, an official said. "In a tragic incident, a police constable opened fire and killed three colleagues in a checkpoint in Zazai Maidan district at 03:00 a.m. local time today," the district police chief Azizullah told Xinhua. He also stated that investigation is ...
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Chevron nears sale of Egypt Pakistan downstream assets -sources
By Dinesh Nair DUBAI | Tue May 21, 2013 2:16am EDT DUBAI May 21 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp is in advanced talks to sell its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan, three sources said, with the planned disposals seen raising around $300 million for the U.S. oil major. Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is conducting a separate sale process for its assets in both countries, the ...
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Falling for Moscow’s Syria trickery
Amir Taheri While some commentators are urging President Obama to arm the Syrian rebels, he may be doing the opposite - by trying to stop the flow of arms to them.Sources in the Syrian opposition tell me that the message from Washington to countries that help arm the rebels is to slow down shipments as a part of "confidence-building measures" with Russia. Secretary of State John Kerry ...
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Fresh surge of Iraq violence kills 95 bringing months toll to 366
International News: Baghdad: A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in ...
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Israeli troops in Golan return fire from Syria army
Israeli soldiers patrolling the disputed Golan Heights along the border with Syria fired back after coming under fire overnight, an Israeli Defence Forces statement said ...
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IMF warns Saudi Arabia over inflation risk
Saudi Arabia faces a possible inflation risk due to buoyant growth that may warrant policy action to prevent the economy from over-heating, the International Monetary Fund has ...
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Jordan seeks to bring Hornets back
(1 hr ago) Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a news conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been ...
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Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops
Israeli soldiers walk together during a training close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights May 7, ...
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Oman unveils master plan for tourism port
MUSCAT, Oman - In response to the directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to convert Sultan Qaboos Port into a tourist port, Dr Ahmed bin Salim Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications, announced Sunday, the approval of the master plan for the development of the port for tourism and for the establishment of a specialised company that will act as a developer for the project. ...
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Hezbollah pulled deeper into Syria war
A Syrian refugee boy, right, sits outside his tent next to his family at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Monday, May 20, 2013. Oxfam an international aid organization is appealing for more funds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, saying warmer weather will increase health risks due to lack of shelter, water and basic ...
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Man kills four in bank loan rage
Dorien Fraiser - 21 May 2013 A gunman has shot dead four people execution-style in a bank in Israel after being refused an overdraft and cash from its automatic teller ...
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Israel claims iconic Gaza photo a fake
Now Israel has labelled the famous footage supposedly depicting Mohammad al-Durra's last moments "a blood libel" after publishing an official report that says he may not have died at all and that he was never hit by Israeli gunfire.An investigation commissioned ...
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Wave of Iraq bombings leaves over 70 dead
Kareem Raheem - 21 May 2013 More than 70 people have been killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims ...
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Dave Villwock apparently leaving U-96 Spirit of Qatar team | Hydroplanes
One of the most successful partnerships in unlimited hydroplane racing — that of driver Dave Villwock and the U-96 Spirit of Qatar team — is apparently breaking up. In a statement posted on the H-1 Unlimited Facebook page last night, team manager Erick Ellstrom wrote: "Dave Villwock has retired from our team. We had a great run together and celebrated many victories together. ...
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Cinema imagination and object perception questioned in Cairo art display
Cairo's Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) is collaborating with the UK's Tate Modern in a collective video art exhibition entitled 'Objects in Mirror are Closer than they Appear', which raises questions about the nature of cinema and moving images, and the role played by the audiences' imaginations and perceptions in constructing narratives.The exhibition features ...
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Cooperation in Irans interest to clarify peaceful nuclear intent - IAEA chief
UN After last week's failure for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran to agree a deal on Tehran's nuclear program, the UN watchdog told RT that it must gain access to Iran's nuclear facilities. The urgency of which to reach an agreement appears to be increasing, as Washington and Tel-Aviv threaten a possible military response if diplomacy and sanctions fail to ...
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Jordan will change Charlotte nickname back to Hornets | NBA
Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said ...
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Petroleum Development Oman and GlassPoint Commission the Middle East’s First Solar EOR Project
View Photo GlassPoint's Enclosed Trough technology harnesses energy from the sun, to produce emissions-free steam for Petroleum Development Oman's (PDO) thermal EOR operations at its Amal West field in Southern Oman. (Photo: Business ...
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Mt. Lebanon School District to charge for sports extracurriculars
The Mt. Lebanon School Board passed an $83.16 million budget on Monday night, instituting fees ranging from $5 to $40 per year for students participating in sports and extracurricular ...
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Dubai aims to become top destination for health tourism in the Middle East
Medical tourism has been brought to the fore with renewed optimism and a host of projects as announced by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Sunday. The projects are part of the authority's strategy for 2013-2025, which build on His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai's long-term sustainable development ...
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Kerry travels to Middle East Will face time help Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Oman and Jordan in hopes that in-person meetings can rally support for peace talks in Syria, despite uncertain support from ...
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U.S. wont rush to intervene in Syria
US president Barack Obama signaled on Tuesday he is no rush to respond quickly to Syria's apparent use of chemical weapons, taking a cautious approach to the country's civil war, mirroring the views of the American public, most lawmakers and some U.S. allies. Obama, who last year declared that the use or deployment of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would cross a ...
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Imprivata eyes IPO adds Beth Israels Halamka to board
Dr. John Halamka, the CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has joined the board of directors at health care IT security firm Imprivata. Lexington-based Imprivata, a IT security firm focused on the health care industry, is expecting an initial public offering within two years after growing to more than $50 million in revenue in 2012, CEO Omar Hussain said in an interview. The ...
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US discussing religious freedom worries with Israel
NEW YORK - The US State Department said on Monday that the Israeli government's respect for freedom of religion has remained consistent through 2012, but that it has engaged in "detailed discussions" with Israeli officials over rights concerns that have persisted for multiple years."Governmental and legal discrimination against non-Jews and non-Orthodox streams of Judaism ...
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Israel bars UNESCO from entering Jerusalem
An Israeli security officer stands infront of Al Haram Al Sharif in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam. Israelis frequently prevent Muslims from praying and launch attacks against non-Jewish worshippers. AFP Photo Israel on Monday ...
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Cairo leading new wave in literature
The publishing industry in Cairo is undergoing a profound change that may have implications for the day-to-day life of Egyptians for years to come, it is a kind of revolution in literature that may one day put Cairo on the map, nestled among those other publishing powerhouses, New York, London, and Chicago primarily, but also regional publishing centers like Johannesburg, Mumbai, and Sydney.
Cairo is already a literature producing city, but it is more commonly associated with Arabic texts, and these pieces of literature are further associated with sweeping assessments of society, societal change, politics and religion on a macrocosmic level. Traditionally, there has also never been much of a local market for literature in Cairo or wider Egypt, leading to an old saying that books are written in Cairo, but published in Beirut and then read in Baghdad. Read more
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