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Middle East instability means tourism growth for Oman
This year, hotels in Muscat have witnessed the strongest growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR), STR Global said in a statement. Regional instability has caused revenues in the Omani capital's tourism industry to grow by more than 15 per cent in the first four months of 2013, according to data released by STR Global. "Due to various reasons, tourists do not prefer Egypt and ...
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Iraq bombs kill scores as violence spreads
At least 70 people have been killed in a wave of car bombs in Iraq, raising concerns the country may slip back into civil war. NBC's Annabel Roberts and Richard O'Kelly ...
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Some 20000 troops attack hideouts of fighters linked to Sunni groups including Qaeda as they look to secure key road leading to Syria.
BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces mounted a massive operation on Saturday to better secure the country's western desert amid concerns it is being used by Sunnis heading to fight in neighbouring ...
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Repatriation of Yemen detainees removes key hurdle in Guantanamo closure
Weakened by a prolonged hunger strike, Yemeni detainees who have languished at Guantanamo Bay for years see growing hope of finally returning home after a ban on transfers to Yemen was ...
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Qatar surrenders in battle for relocation of UN aviation authority
MONTREAL - Qatar has dropped its bid to move the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization from Montreal to Doha, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said ...
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Cameroon plans Egypt-like protests
Opposition groups, trade unions and Diaspora groups are preparing "Egypt-like" protests in Cameroon tomorrow, 23 February, to call for President Paul Biya to step down. The US Embassy warns of possible ...
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NGO Monitor US Govt Funding for Mideast Political NGOs Undermines US
PRESS RELEASE May 20, 2013 Contact: Lenny Ben-David NGO Monitor 054-216-8155 lenny.bendavid@ngo-monitor.org Report: U.S. Government Funding for Mideast Political NGOs Undermines U.S. Policy Jerusalem - A report presented to Members of Congress today by NGO Monitor shows that U.S. Government funding of several political NGOs in the Palestinian Authority and Israel contradicts U.S. ...
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Shurat HaDin Arrest France 2 bureau chief in wake of al-Dura report
[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: In response to question from IMRA if Nitsana Darshan-Leitner plans to file a complaint herself with the police, Shurat HaDin responded that: "There are many victims of the second Intifada who would be willing to file a complaint against him, and indeed this may prove to be the case as a result of this development." ] Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center ...
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Jordan economy set to grow 3.5 pct in 2013 - central banker
DEAD SEA, Jordan | Sat May 25, 2013 10:58am EDT DEAD SEA, Jordan May 25 (Reuters) - Jordan's economy is expected to grow around 3.5 percent this year driven by remittances, higher domestic consumption and some pickup in construction activity, the kingdom's Central Bank governor said on Saturday. Ziad Fariz told Reuters on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum (WEF) conference ...
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Iran at the height of his power military commander says
Tehran, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Iran is now at the zenith of its power, said today the Guard Corps Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution (IRGC), General Hossein Salami. The enemies fail in various policy scenarios, said in a meeting with the Basij military chief, who reiterated that his country has achieved self-sufficiency in military industries and defense. The IRGC and Basij (Persian) is ...
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Visit of U.S. Special Envoy to the OIC Rashad Hussain to Bahrain
Manama, May 25. (BNA) -- U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Rashad Hussain met with senior Bahraini Government officials, political leaders, and religious leaders in Manama, Bahrain on May 23, the US Embassy to Bahrain announced. In its statement, the Embassy said he underscored U.S. encouragement of unity and reform through the ongoing National Dialogue. He ...
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Jordans king makes new plea to solve Syrian crisis
Jordan's King Abdullah II has privately asked the US to intervene in the Syrian conflict and help bring to an end that country's war and the flow of refugees into the ...
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Palestinian president urges investment to boost economy
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has called for investment and joint ventures in tourism, energy and industry to help improve the economic prospects and security of his ...
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Saudi Foreign Minister calls Irans nuclear program danger to regions security
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbours since countries in the region harbour no ill-intentions to the Islamic Republic. "We stress the danger of the Iranian nuclear program to the security of the whole region," Prince ...
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Kerry Bashir is trying to impose Islamic rule in war-torn regions
ADDIS ABABA - US Secretary of State John Kerry Saturday accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of repressing the people of the South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions and trying to impose Islamic rule on ...
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Extension after extension How long will state of emergency last in Tunisia
TUNIS - The fragile security situation in Tunisia, where radical Islamists are blamed for a wave of violence in recent months, makes it necessary to extend the state of emergency, Defence Minister Rachid Sabbagh said on ...
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Russian pays $1.5M to go to space with DiCaprio at Cannes auction
Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at a photocall for the film "The Great Gatsby" during the 66th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 15, 2013. UPI/David ...
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Syria fight rages amid pressure for talks
The Syrian rebels are in a crucial fight for the city of Qusayr as pressure mounts on the opposition to form a united front and accede to peace ...
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Abbas Two states side by side still possible
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that peace with Israel is still possible, and that the Palestinians "want to have two states living side by side," Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported.Speaking at the opening session of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the King Hussein Convention Center at the Dead Sea, Abbas referred to ...
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EU must urge Israel to curb settlements in W. Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank - A group of 80 international aid agencies urged the European Union on Saturday to follow through on pledges it made last year to back Palestinian communities seen as vulnerable to Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.Not enough action has been taken since EU foreign ministers last May urged Israel to ...
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Niger president says Islamist attackers came from Libya
Mahamadou Issoufou said Saturday."The attackers, according to all the information we have received, came from Libya, from the south of Libya," Issoufou told television channel France ...
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Iraq forces strike Sunni militants near Syria
Sunnis heading to fight in neighboring Syria.Some 20,000 troops attacked suspected hideouts of fighters linked to Sunni militant groups, including Al-Qaeda, and looked to secure a key road leading to Syria, top officers said.Troops were also moved to the 600-kilometre (375-mile) border with Syria."The operation is large and backed by the air force," Staff General Ali Ghaidan Majeed, ...
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Assad should not have role in Syria talks Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal attends an emergency meeting with Arab League foreign ministers, at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, April 26, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/KHALED ...
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Al-Qaeda gunmen kill two in Yemen attack
Yemen on Saturday, a security official and witnesses said.The two assailants threw a grenade at the police checkpoint in the coastal town of Al-Shihr in Hadramawt province, the sources said, adding that two other policemen were wounded.The security official said the attack bore the hallmarks of Al-Qaeda militants, who are active in the region, without giving further details.Fighters loyal to ...
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Meqdad ends Russia visit returns to Syria
United States are seeking to broker an international peace conference on Syria in an effort to end the more than two-year-old crisis that has claimed at least 94,000 lives. No date has been set for the conference to be held ...
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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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