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$39mn remitted into Oman in 2012 World Bank report
Jordan remains the main source of remittance inflows to Oman A World Bank report has shown that the sultanate received US$39mn in remittances from Omani expatriates in 2012, ranking it 145th out of the 165 countries for which there is remittance inflow data.There has, however, been no increase in the remittance inflow over the past five ...
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Oman inflation falls to 40-month low
Personal-care items and services dropped by seven per cent in April, on month Helped by moderating global commodity prices and a strong US dollar, to which Oman keeps its currency pegged, the sultanate's annual inflation fell to a 40-month low in April.The annual inflation, based on the consumer price index (CPI), dropped to 1.2 per cent in April, the lowest level since December 2009 when ...
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Qatar Air in talks with Boeing over new 777 launch
Qatar Airways is talking to Boeing about being a launch customer for a successor to its mini-jumbo, the 406-seat 777-9X, CEO Akbar Al Baker has said at the Paris ...
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Bahrains Investcorp buys stake in Saudi oil firm
Bahrain-based Investcorp has bought a 38 percent stake in a Saudi oil and gas services company and expects to complete up to three more deals via its $1bn Gulf fund in 2013, an executive at the firm ...
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G8 Summit Cameron Urges Unity Over Syria
David Cameron was today hoping for a show of unity over Syria from the world's most powerful nations after a late-night showdown at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. Western nations last night faced down Russian president Vladimir Putin at a summit dinner over his support for the regime of dictator Bashar Assad. Downing Street welcomed a "very positive" response from the ...
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South Korea Eases Crude Import Rules for Non-Middle East Supply
Middle East countries, including those in the European Union. The government cut the minimum amount required for a buyer to claim the deduction of shipping charges for oil shipped from non-Middle East regions to 2 million barrels a year from 7 million previously, effective June 1, according to a statement posted on the energy ministry's website and Kelvin Han, a spokesman for ...
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Memo From Jerusalem Trying to Revive Mideast Peace Talks Kerry Finds a Conflicted Israel
During clashes with Israeli security forces on Friday, a Palestinian protester climbed a separation barrier built by Israel in the West Bank near the Jewish settlement of ...
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Obama and Putin at Odds on Syria but Want Talks
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland ...
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Outside View Irans Show-Me president
Iran's former top nuclear negotiator and presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani shows his ballot paper prior to voting in Iran's presidential elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran on June 14, 2013. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged all Iranians to vote and slammed suggestions by the United States that the election would be a sham. UPI/Maryam ...
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Pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebels abuse of detainees
Pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebels abuse of detainees Libya, Politics, 8/26/2011 Amnesty International reported yesterday that it has gathered powerful testimonies from survivors of abuse at the hands of both pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebel forces, in and around the town of Az-Zawiya. Amnesty International met on Tuesday with "officials at Bir Tirfas School which is now being used to ...
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El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state
El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the president of El Salvador for the recognition, expressing hope that it will bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki had ...
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Ahmadinejad Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq
Ahmadinejad: Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/26/2011 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that the Iran fully backs restoration of security and progress in Iraq, in a meeting with visiting Iraqi deputy chairman of Iraqi Kurdistan administration Nechirvan Barzani. IRNA reported saying "Given historical and cultural affinities ...
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Syrian cartoonist beaten savagely
Syrian cartoonist beaten savagely Syria, Politics, 8/26/2011 Reporters Without Borders reported that the famous cartoonist Ali Ferzat's torture while abducted for several hours today in Damascus and the woman journalist Hanadi Zahlout's torture while in detention are typical of the way the regime treats those who challenge its propaganda and express views different from its own. ...
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Hot weather and fast does not keep Iranians from Quds Day established by imam Khomeini
Hot weather and fast does not keep Iranians from Quds Day established by imam Khomeini Palestine-Iran, Politics, 8/26/2011 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today Zionist regime's existence "is not merely a threat to the Palestinian and the entire regional nations, rather its establishment and continued survival contrast interests, independence and dignity of all ...
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U.N. Security Council to unfreeze Libyan assets
U.N. Security Council to unfreeze Libyan assets Libya-UN, Politics, 8/26/2011 The United Nations and its diplomatic partners seeking a resolution to the Libyan crisis yesteday urged the U.N. Security Council to release assets frozen under United Nations sanctions to the country's transitional authorities to help them set up a government in the North African nation. "We have ...
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legal issues surrounding any capture of al-Gadhafi
legal issues surrounding any capture of al-Gadhafi Libya, Politics, 8/26/2011 Amnesty International yesterday addressed the question of "What should happen to Colonel al-Gadhafi upon his capture?" saying in the report "Colonel al-Gadhafi must be given a fair trial. This is essential so that his victims in Libya can see justice being done. Everyone should be brought to justice, ...
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US officials meet the Libya Contact Group at historic time
US officials meet the Libya Contact Group at historic time Libya-USA, Politics, 8/26/2011 US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns led the U.S. delegation to the August 25 Libya Contact Group meeting in Istanbul, where representatives from 28 countries, the UN, EU, NATO, AU, OIC, Arab League and GCC came together to demonstrate the international community's firm commitment to ...
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Five palestinians killed 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Five palestinians killed, 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/26/2011 Five Palestinians were killed and 22 were injured at dawn yesterday in two Israeli air strikes targeting a sports club in Beit Lahiya, north of Gaza, and a tunnel in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Israeli F16 warplanes bombed the sports club, located in a ...
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Gandhian protest is more relevant in Palestine Shaath
Gandhian protest is 'more relevant' in Palestine: Shaath Palestine-India, Politics, 8/26/2011 Terming the Gandhian way of protest as "more relevant" in Palestine, its ambassador Nabeel Shaath yesterday said Mahatma Gandhi has inspired the new generation in his homeland to carry out their struggle in a non-violent way. IRNA reported him saying the "Gandhian formula ...
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Reporters Without Borders condemns mistreatment of Palestinian journalists
Reporters Without Borders condemns mistreatment of Palestinian journalists Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/26/2011 Reporters Without Borders reported Tuesday about what it described as "the complete failure to punish abusive treatment of Palestinian journalists by the Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank." It said in a statement that Israel carried out "many arbitrary ...
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US focus on directing money to new Libyan leaders
US focus on directing money to new Libyan leaders Libya-USA, Politics, 8/26/2011 Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson for the US Department Of State met with reporters yesterday about the latest developments. Here is what she said: Nuland: Afternoon, everybody. Sorry to be a little bit late today. You will recently have seen the statement that we put out about the participation of Deputy ...
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China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date 2482011 Time 2334
China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date : 24/8/2011 Time : 23:34 Palestine-China, Politics, 8/26/2011 The Chinese Middle East envoy to the peace process, Wu Sike, transferred on Wednesday a message from the Chinese leadership confirming China's full support for the Palestinian UN bid in a meeting with Presidential General Secretary, Tayyeb Abdul Rahim, in the ...
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No-fly zone in Syria could be a game changer
Barack Obama not ordering the Pentagon to implement no-fly zone when he has agreed in principle for more risky measure of providing lethal assistance to Syrian rebels? The finger points more in the direction of Russian objections to this supposed operation. If Russia insists that it would counter militarily American attempts to implement no-fly zone over Syrian air space and Mr. Putin confirms ...
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Peres throws his weight behind US plan to arm Syria rebels
President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind US plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the conflict.In a wide-ranging interview ...
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Rouhanis victory heralds return to moderation for Iran
The victory of Hassan Rouhani in the just-concluded Iranian presidential elections has positive implications for Iran, for Asia and for the world. The US, China and India too have reasons to cheer over the 65-year-old moderate becoming the president-elect of his country.Here is a man who hit the campaign trail speaking on taboo topics and pledging that he would accord high priority to restore ...
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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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