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New labour law Indian embassy starts delivering exit papers in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI: India on Monday started verification and issuance of emergency certificates allowing its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia following concerns over a new labour policy in the Gulf Kingdom. The schedule currently announced is for the delivery of the first batch of 12,000 emergency certificate applications received at Indian embassy in Riyadh and nearly 3,000 in Saudi's Eastern Province. ...
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Zim treason charges for viewing Egypt on TV
The Robert Mugabe government on 19 February ordered the arrest of 46 activists attending a meeting organised by the International Socialist Organisation at which footage of the Egypt protests were shown and discussed. These 46 now have been charged with treason. "They were watching DVD news clips of the protests in Tunisia and Egypt," Roselyn Hanzi of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human ...
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If Egypt can we can do it too - Swazi opposition
"Tunisia and Egypt are a big 'we can do it too,' not just for Swaziland, but for the rest of the African continent and the repressed Arab world," according to the Swazi ...
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Zimbabweans missing after Egypt party
Five young Zimbabweans have gone "missing" after celebrating the victory of the Egyptian revolution. The five opposition supporters are believed to be in ...
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Dozens of tanks and heavy military equipment cross Suez Canal on way toNorth Sinai
Dozens of tanks and heavy military equipment cross Suez Canal on way to North Sinai Ismailia - Khaled Lotfy AlAhram 20-5-2013 | 09:48 [Google translation] http://bit.ly/19TTI7c An official security source said that that dozens of tanks and heavy equipment of the army crossed the Suez Canal en route to the northern Sinai. The source told Al Ahram that the contingent that included tanks, ...
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Syrias madness and ours
By Spengler "Syria's Descent into Madness" is the cover story of the May 27 Time magazine, recounting the act of ritual cannibalism by a Syrian rebel commander that transfixed the West last week. The sort of atrocities viewable on YouTube - ...
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Car Bombs Kills 31 in Iraq
Car bombs have exploded in mainly Shi'ite sections of Iraq's capital, and in the southern city of Basra, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens ...
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Car bombs in Baghdad south Iraq kill at least 34
BAGHDAD -; A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 34 people on Monday, Iraqi officials ...
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Timeframe for Syria Conference is Counterproductive Lavrov
Moscow, May 20 (BNA) - Moscow believes it is counterproductive to give a timeframe for a conference on Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily on Monday. "Certainly, first of all it is necessary to agree on what this conference will be like. Some of our partners, as (US Secretary of State) John Kerry mentioned, believe several ...
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Bahrain accused of spying on rights activist
Documents filed at the High Court in London by rights group Bahrain Watch accuse the Bahraini government of using surveillance software to spy on a leading rights ...
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Its electric Ten Cities Project breathes new life into Cairo music scene
Cairo's electrifying experience with Ten Cities Project Two nationalities, seven musicians and a shared passion for electronic music came together for a concert that produced a small musical earthquake at the Rawabet Theater ...
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Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
View Photo Associated Press/Evan Vucci, Pool - FILE - In this April 21, 2013 file photo U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Monday, May 20, 2013, Kerry heads back to ...
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Middle East to dominate global petrochemicals industry by 2020
The sale of the unit underscores a growing trend of consolidation in Asia's wealth management industry as private banks struggle to earn ...
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‘War on mosques’ rages in Iraq
Sheikh Sami al-Massudi, deputy head of the Shi’a endowment which manages Shi’a religious sites in Iraq, said that more than 45 mosques and husseiniyahs belonging to the endowment have been targeted in ...
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After Ahmadinejad who will lead Iran
The supreme leader appoints the head of the judiciary, six out of 12 members of the powerful Guardian Council, the armed forces’ commanders, the head of the country’s radio and television and Friday prayer leaders, who instruct the faithful in the performance of the Friday prayer in Iran. He also confirms the president's ...
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Syrian watchdog reports 23 members of Hezbollahs elite forces killed fighting alongside Syrian troops in Qusayr.
BEIRUT- At least 23 members of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been killed fighting alongside regime troops in the Syrian town of Qusayr, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on ...
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Norwegian pension fund reconsiders Israel investments
Norway’s Ministry of Finance is referring to its Ethical Guidelines for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global following the situation in Gaza. According to the current Guidelines, the Council on Ethics shall recommend exclusion of companies from the fund’s investment universe where they see a considerable risk of contributing to serious or systematic human ...
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Peace Action Maine Mainers Unite to Prevent War With Iran
Delegates to the Democratic National Convention Will Propose a Platform Emphasizing Diplomacy, Not War PORTLAND, Maine - August 15 - Peace Action Maine, Pax Christi Maine, Military Families Speak Out/ Maine, the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, and other Maine based organizations are circulating a statewide petition that opposes preemptive military action, acts of war, a naval ...
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Real News Network Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran
Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran? August 8 - The decision by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid corruption allegations has left many questions in Israel and in the region. What this could mean for the stalled peace process with the Palestinians will depend mostly on the next US president. But on the question of Iran, there is still fear that Israel might act ...
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Physicians for Human Rights Human Rights Groups Petition Iran for Release of HIVAIDS Doctors
www.IranFreeTheDocs.org MEXICO CITY - August 4 - A coalition of AIDS and human rights organizations that includes Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) has launched a campaign to free two Iranian physicians, Drs. Arash Alaei and Kamiar Alaei. The doctors, who are brothers, are active in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment in Iran. According to ...
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Emirates NBD unveils loan education campaign
Emirates NBD has launched a unique new personal loan education campaign to advise UAE residents to borrow responsibly and within their repayment capacity. This new initiative is in line with the Group's reputation of being a financial institution that cares for its customers, according to a press statement. The initiative will be supported by a sustained media campaign that will advise the ...
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Western Unions new Iraq agent
Western Union has signed up the Investment Bank of Iraq to offer the complete range of Western Union services across all its 19 branches. The bank has branches in Baghdad, Basra, Karablaa and ...
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Carter Downplays US Influence on Israel Palestine
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Palestinians Await Ship Attempting to Break Gaza Siege
Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...
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Qatar Gaza Aid Via Egypt Not Israel
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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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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