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New Wave Poll 62.720.1 Attack Syria to stop weapons shipments despiteAssad threats
New Wave Poll: 62.7%:20.1% Attack Syria to stop weapons shipments despite Assad threats Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA 14 June 2013 The survey of 500 Jewish Israeli adults was conducted by New Wave for Yisrael Hayom 12 June 2013 and published on 14 June. Statistical error +/- 4.4 percentage points. Should Israel attack Syria in order to stop weapons shipments, despite threats from Assad to ...
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Wealth creation is faster in Middle East HNWIs
A majority of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the Middle East believe wealth creation is faster today than in the past, more than any other region globally, according to the latest report by of Barclays Wealth Insights.Over half (60%) of respondents in the Middle East agreed that wealth can be created faster today than in the past, in comparison to 43 per cent in Europe and 31 per cent in ...
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Abbas Palestinians want Kerrys efforts to succeed
Kerry is expected to return to the region next week as part of his efforts to revive stalled peace talks, the Palestinian Authority and Israeli officials said Tuesday.PA President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized that the Palestinians were keen on making Kerry's mission ...
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The best books on Egypt start your reading here | Pushpinder Khaneka
Egypt as the country attempts to emerge from British occupation and forge its own identity. Palace Walk tells the story up to the 1919 revolution against the ...
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New Dreamliner too small for us says Emirates
Emirates president Tim Clark threw cold water on Boeing's launch of the new improved and bigger 787-10 version of its flagship Dreamliner, saying the new model may not be big enough for the fast growing Dubai carrier, it has been ...
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Emirates takes home 2013 World’s Best Airline’ Award
Emirates Airlines Emirates Airlines was awarded the highly coveted 'World's Best Airline' award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards yesterday.In addition to winning 'World's Best Airline' Emirates scooped up a further two awards including; 'Best Middle East Airline' and for a record ninth year in a row, ?World's Best Inflight ...
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Israeli president Shimon Peres 90 says he expects peace with Palestinians within his lifetime
Weeks away from his 90th birthday, Israel's president Shimon Peres, has said that he expects to see peace with the Palestinians within his ...
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Muslim Brotherhood will not change the Emirati attitude towards Egypt and its people says paper
WAM ABU DHABI: "What do the new Egypt rulers want by singling out the UAE as the reason for their failure to rise up to the challenges of the post-January 25 Revolution facing the largest Arab country?," a local UAE paper on Wednesday asked. Describing the constant attacks on the UAE by senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, the ruling party in Egypt, as inexplicable, the English ...
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Syria Western-backed terrorists running like rats
The western-backed terrorist filth which has infested many parts of Syria in the last two years is being systematically exterminated and removed from its hideouts before the areas are sterilized by the Syrian Armed Forces, heroically waging a winning war against NATO's mercenaries, special forces and Islamist terrorists they have brought into the ...
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Rohani once spoke approvingly of hiding Iran atomic work
Reuters © Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in Tehran June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Fars News/Majid ...
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UN chief hails G8 leaders understanding on Syria
United Nations, June 19 : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Tuesday welcomed the understanding reached on Syria by leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrial ...
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Putin warning as global leaders agree blueprint for Syrias future
Putin to agree to plans for a new transitional government, which could eventually replace the Assad regime, following intensive private discussions over dinner on Monday night.Mr Cameron appealed directly to supporters of the Syrian dictator to turn against Assad - promising that they could have a role in a future Syrian government. He said that they should "know in their hearts" that ...
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A big step but trust is still low
Yet the fact that a senior US official in the next breath warned that "peace is not at hand" is a reminder of how many obstacles still lie ahead.Earlier attempts to get the sides together skidded to a halt and it is not clear what has changed to make this time different.High on the agenda will be the transfer of prisoners. America wants the return of ...
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HSBC hired to manage Oman power JVs IPO
HSBC Holdings has been appointed to manage a public share offer of a joint venture firm that owns and operates a $1bn water and power project in Oman, two banking sources said on ...
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Human rights group criticises executions in Kuwait
Kuwait hanged two Egyptian men on Tuesday, one for murder and the other for abduction and rape, state news agency KUNA reported, in the second set of executions in the Gulf Arab state this ...
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SolarWorld seeks nod to make Qatar shareholder
SolarWorld still needs the backing of some bondholders for a wide-ranging debt restructuring that would make Qatar a major new shareholder in the ...
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Kuwaits Zain eyes acquisitions in IT industries
Kuwait mobile operator Zain will make acquisitions and partnerships in computer-based industries this year to exploit rising demand for data and help offset falling conventional call and text income, its chief executive told ...
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Aastra Helps Enterprises in the Middle East and Africa Transform Their Communications
Offering a cost-efficient migration from legacy to IP technology Aastra, a leading company at the forefront of the enterprise communication market, launched a campaign aiming at enterprises with legacy telephony systems. Today, Voice-over-IP, SIP trunking, Unified Communications & Collaboration, Video telephony & conferencing and Fixed-Mobile Convergence technologies promise cost ...
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Oman urged to consider fiscal reforms
Oman should consider fiscal reforms as a priority because continued growth in public spending may be unsustainable in the long run, its central bank has ...
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Iraq claims legal ruling expected
Relatives want the right to sue for negligence and to make claims under human rights legislation.The Supreme Court - the highest court in the UK - analysed arguments from lawyers representing relatives and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) at a hearing in London in February.Judges in the Court of Appeal and the High Court have already considered the issues.In October, appeal judges said relatives ...
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Coldwell Banker launches operations in Oman
US-based global provider of real estate services, Coldwell Banker has announced the launch of its Oman operations, Muscat Daily has reported. The company's operations in the sultanate will provide professional real estate services like residential renting, buying and selling services, commercial renting, market research and property valuation, and property and facility ...
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Sigma Paints Middle East achieves sustained success
Since its establishment 32 years ago, Sigma Paints Middle East has strived to maintain the highest international quality standards throughout its wide range of products, hence ensuring clean paints absolutely lead- and VOC-free. Moreover, Sigma Paints Saudi Arabia has been keen to create and deliver the finest and safest products, with the support of the latest relevant novelties in sciences and ...
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Jerusalem Journal A-List Celebration Traces Leader’s Trajectory and Israel’s
President Shimon Peres turns 90 in August. He is the last of Israel's founding fathers still in office, and in recent months has strained his largely ceremonial role by speaking out on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian ...
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On Syria leaders didn’t agree on much
For Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Tuesday's communiqu issued by the Group of Eight meeting in Northern Ireland was hugely disappointing; as it was for the four million internally displaced civilians in Syria and the 1.6 million people who have sought refuge in neighbouring ...
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When artists scapegoat Israel
Dear Ms. Walker,I am writing this letter to you with great pain, after encountering your name in the news, again, calling for a boycott on my home and country. Recently, you urged a popular American artist to boycott Israel. In your statement you claimed that "under a campaign named ‘Brand Israel,’ Israeli officials use culture and arts to showcase Israel as a modern, welcoming ...
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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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