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Syrian rebels claim Assad chemical weapons use
The Syrian opposition claimed on Saturday that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons in Damascus and in the northern Syrian city of Saraqeb, Israel Radio reported quoting Saudi owned Al-Arabiya news network. Al-Arabiya reported that the dozens of people wounded in the attacks were suffering from breathing difficulties, the radio said. The ...
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Outraged by kidnapping Egyptian police block Gaza crossing
Palestinian travellers , witnesses said. The protest began on Friday when police strung barbed wire across the Rafah border post and chained up the gates, local residents said, a day after the abductions. Gunmen demanding the release of jailed Islamist militants had seized seven policemen and soldiers on a road between the Sinai towns of el-Arish and Rafah. Three of those abducted had worked at ...
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When Arab States and Citizens Differ on Palestine
Two and a half years after the Arab uprisings erupted, we are starting to witness the first small signs of the regional implications of the birth of Arab citizens and a public political sphere defined by populist legitimacy, ...
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Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix More tickets more concerts more attractions
ABU DHABI - A raft of exciting new ticket categories, diverse race-meets-destination packages, an expanded Yasalam After-Race Concert programme and an electro-rock legend headline concert finale has been rolled out to ensure this year's Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which runs from Thursday October 31st to Sunday November 3rd at the state-of-the-art Yas Marina Circuit, will ...
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Gunmen raid home in Iraq kill 5 people
BAGHDAD -; Iraqi authorities say gunmen have broken into the house of an anti-terrorism police officer in the southern suburbs of Baghdad, killing five people including him and his sleeping ...
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Egypt hotel pool tragedy girl named
The grandmother of Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill in south London, told Sky News that the family was "devastated" by her death.Chloe died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the Red Sea resort ...
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Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ
Iraq's national flag flies as followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers in the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 17, ...
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Syrian actress released lawyer
DAMASCUS: A prominent Syrian actress and activist who was detained by regime forces earlier this week was released after several hours, a human rights lawyer said on Saturday."The security forces released the actress May Skaf around 10:30 pm (1930 GMT) on ...
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Bobcat reveals strong growth in Middle East
The importance of the Middle East and Africa for Bobcat is growing as the European construction market stagnates, with MEA now making up 30% of the total business volume for the EMEA region, said Martin Knoetgen, president of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Doosan Infracore. "EMEA results here are going faster, and Bobcat is growing its market share," said Knoetgen, speaking to PMV ...
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Suspected Islamist gunmen assassinate Yemeni colonel
ADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a senior Yemeni military intelligence officer who had been targeted for assassination by al Qaeda-linked militants, a local security official ...
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Qatar could be chosen for new Ferrari launch
Qatar is likely to be selected as one of the few countries for the launch of the exclusive new Ferrari Sergio designed by Pininfarina, the president of Pininfarina told Arabian ...
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Emirates inks new sponsorship deal with Frances PSG
The announcement was revealed by Thierry Antinori, Emirates executive vice president, Passenger Sales Worldwide and Nasser Al-Khelafi, president of Paris Saint Germain in ...
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Human rights activists claim to have found torture evidence in Syria
Human rights activists have visited what Syrian rebels described as abandoned government prisons in which they alleged detainees were tortured. Human Rights Watch researchers were shown round offices and cells in the city of Raqqa which was overrun by forces opposing President Assad last February. Lama Fakih, a Human Rights Watch researcher was among those taken to see the prisons: ...
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Coptic Christian latest target of blasphemy frenzy under Islamist-ruled Egypt
The parents of 24-year-old school teacher Dimyana Abdel-Nour, who is accused of insulting Islam while teaching fourth graders history of religions, pose for a photograph in their home in southern Egypt's ancient city of Luxor, Egypt, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Freed on Tuesday on a 20,000-pound (nearly 3,000 dollars) bail after nearly a week in detention, Abdel-Nour is due to stand trial later ...
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Qatar to buy stake in $2.56bn project in Italy
The project is transforming the city of Milan by creating a new central district. The central building of Porta Nuova Garibaldi, which is leased to Unicredit, is Italy's tallest structure and a new beacon for the ...
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MFA controls situation with Azerbaijani citizens detention in Iran
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs is controlling the issue regarding the detained Azerbaijani citizens in Iran. This was announced Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov, Gun.Az reports. "We are still in contact with the relevant authorities of Iran. The Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran and the Consulate General in Tabriz keep this issue under control," said ...
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Aswaaq to establish branches in all emirates over five years
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Aswaaq, a subsidiary company to Investment Corporation of Dubai, the investment arm of Dubai Government, has revealed its plan to establish three branches each year during the next five years. Aswaaq has developed a strategic plan for expansion and proliferation within all the emirates in a bid to become the shopping destination of different residential areas."A ...
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Emirates to operate Airbus A380 service to Brisbane Auckland from October 1
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Emirates airlines announced on Thursday that the carrier will operate the Airbus A380 on the Dubai to Brisbane and Auckland route from October 1, 2013. Brisbane will become Emirates' third Australian destination to welcome the airline's flagship Airbus A380.Adding the A380 to one of Emirates' two daily Brisbane services will see an increase in capacity of ...
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Kuwait- Bootlegger run over
(MENAFN - Arab Times) The remains of an Asian man who was run over by a speeding female Kuwaiti motorist, have been referred to Forensics, reports Al-Shahed daily. According to security sources the incident happened on the Fahaheel Expressway. The victim was driving a car and police ordered him to pull over. When police approached the man, he got confused, got out of the car and tried to escape ...
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UAE- Inceif partners with Bank Nizwa in Oman
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Inceif, the Global University of Islamic Finance, is partnering with Bank Nizwa, Oman's first dedicated Islamic bank, to provide structured training and development initiatives for Omani nationals working in the Islamic finance industry.The collaboration is in line with Bank Nizwa's efforts aimed at aligning itself with the 'employer of choice' adage ...
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Kuwait- Ban sought on energy drinks - Youth at risk
(MENAFN - Arab Times) Lawyer Mubarak Al-Harbi has filed another lawsuit against the Undersecretary of Health to prevent import and distribution of all kinds of energy drinks in the local markets, reports Al- Nahar daily. Al-Harbi was quoted as stressing on health hazard energy drink poses to humans and the youth in particular, citing high blood pressure, anxiety and sleep disorder, besides ...
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Kuwait- Inmates attack injure seven officials during jail inspection
(MENAFN - Arab Times) Seven officials of the Central Jail sustained injuries and bruises when a quarrel broke out during an impromptu inspection campaign inside the Central Jail on Friday. Reportedly, while the officials were searching the prison cells, they discovered a mobile phone and a prepaid recharge card from one of the cells. This led to a quarrel between four inmates and the officials ...
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Kuwait- Raids in Ahmadi Wafra Eqaila
(MENAFN - Arab Times) Ahmadi traffic officers launched a series of traffic campaigns in various locations within Ahmadi Governorate during which they issued 28 citations against various traffic violations and seized 14 vehicles as well as 24 taxis on Makkah Street.The officers launched the campaigns after receiving instructions from the Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs at Ministry of ...
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Women cannot contest Iran presidential election
(MENAFN - Arab News) Women can not contest Iran's June 14 presidential election, a member of the Islamic state's electoral watchdog said in media reports yesterday, dashing the hopes of some 30 female candidates."The law prohibits women from being president," said hard-line cleric and former judiciary chief Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, quoted by the Mehr news agency.Yazdi is a ...
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Brazil president says asylum offer to adulterous Iran woman is humanitarian gesture
The decision to give refuge to a convicted Iranian woman should be seen as a humanitarian act without political motives, said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "I made the offer for humanitarianism, instead of politics," Xinhua quoted da Silva, as saying while referring to the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43, who has been convicted of adultery and sentenced to ...
Cairo Discussed
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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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