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Iraqi PM to overhaul security plans after deadly bombings
The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki said Monday that he will overhaul security plans and carry out changes in his security personnel after a wave of deadly bomb attacks which killed and wounded hundreds of people."Now we are about to make changes in the high and middle positions, as well as in the (security) plans," Maliki told reporters in a news conference.Maliki's comments ...
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Egyptian army ready to release kidnapped soldiers in Sinai source
The Egyptian army sent more troops to Sinai Peninsula on Monday, getting ready for a possible military operation to release the seven kidnapped soldiers, a military source told Xinhua.On Thursday, a group of militants abducted seven military recruits in North Sinai's Green Valley, some 20 km away from the governorate's capital of Arish."More soldiers entered Sinai today under ...
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Syria’s Idriss warns Lebanon to restrain Hezbollah
Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hasan Faisal Sheker, an 18-year-old Hezbollah member, carry the coffin during his funeral in Nabi Sheet near Baalbeck May 20, 2013. ...
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Hezbollah role in Syria grows more prominent
Hezbollah fighters in their military uniform, foreground, carry the coffin of Hezbollah fighter Hassan Faisal Shuker, 18, who was killed in a battle against Syrian rebels in the Syrian town of Qusair, during his funeral procession in his hometown of Nabi Sheet in the eastern Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Monday May 20, 2013. (AP ...
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Tlass brothers emerge with new Syria transition plan
BEIRUT: The Tlass brothers have re-emerged on the Syrian opposition scene with a new transition initiative from one and a possible nomination for a defense role in a ...
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Russia Assad foes must attend talks without terms
Sergey Lavrov said Monday it was crucial for Syrian opposition envoys to engage in peace talks without setting preconditions, apparently referring to demands for President Bashar Assad’s removal. Lavrov also reiterated ...
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‘War on mosques’ now daily part of Iraq strife
Ihsan al-Shammari told AFP. "It is a war on mosques." Iraqis have lived with near-daily violence since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the country that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, and militants still attack both security forces and civilians almost each day. Now, they have set their sites on mosques as well. In one of the deadliest attacks, two bombs exploded near ...
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Iran election overseers add further caveats
TEHRAN: Iran’s election overseers said Monday they would bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month’s presidential election, a reference to a former leader seen as a threat to hard-liners. Former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s entry in the race scrambled the equations because of his popularity, reputation and potential to draw voters away from ...
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Kuwait stocks extend rally UAE markets slip off highs
bourse extended sharp year-to-date gains in heavy trading Monday, while profit-taking weighed on bourses in the UAE and other markets were mixed. Kuwait’s index rose 1.3 percent to hit a fresh 46-month high, trading 111 million dinars ($387.9 million). Companies owned by one of Kuwait’s largest merchant families rose after a favorable court ruling. Kuwaiti newspaper reports said ...
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Kerry visits Oman for arms deal signing talks on Syria Mideast
BEIJING/HONG KONG - China reiterated its opposition on Thursday to a European Union plan to limit airline carbon dioxide emissions and called for talks to resolve the issue a day after its major airlines refused to pay any carbon costs under the new ...
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12 kidnapped policemen killed in western Iraq
Twelve kidnapped policemen were killed and four were wounded in overnight clashes between the abductors and the Iraqi security forces in Anbar province, a provincial police source said on Monday.The Iraqi army and police forces carried out a joint operation on Sunday night in the desert area between Baghdad and Jordan to free kidnapped policemen, and the troops clashed with their kidnappers, the ...
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India opens exit door for workers 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 announced is for the delivery of the first batch of 12,000 emergency certificate applications received at the Indian embassy in Riyadh and nearly 3,000 in Saudi's Eastern Province. The ...
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Egypt Sends Show of Force to Sinai After Kidnappings
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Bobcats owner Michael Jordan changing team name to Hornets report
Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a press conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been publicly ...
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Raytheon to sign $2.1 billion arms sale to Oman U.S. officials
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger generation of users and breathe new life into its ailing brand. ...
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CU Buffs signing Jordan Gehrke adds drama to QB situation
"He's very athletic, extremely accurate, can make all the throws and is a bright young man in regards to football and in the classroom," CU coach Mike MacIntyre, above, said of Jordan Gehrke. (Denver Post file) Jordan Gehrke has a message for all those Division II and III schools he turned down out of high school. Only he knows what that will say but the most important part will ...
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Oceaneering Bags Saipem Gig Offshore Egypt
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that it has secured a contract from Saipem to supply umbilicals for the Burullus West Delta Deep Marine Phase IXa development located offshore Egypt. The order consists of ten subsea production control umbilicals totaling approximately 52.2 miles (84 kilometers) in length and two electrical power cables totaling approximately 55 kilometers (34.2 miles) ...
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Gemayel speaks to Qatar emir on regional issues
Amin Gemayel discussed domestic and regional issues Monday with Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. The two officials spoke of the situation ...
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Egypt KSA to sign joint power line deal
Egyptian electricity and energy minister Ahmed Imam is expected to sign an agreement with his Saudi counterpart for the construction of an electrical power line between the two countries, Daily News Egypt has reported. The total cost of the project is set to reach $1.6bn, with each side to bear the cost of construction on its own side of the border, which for Egypt is estimated at $600m. The ...
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Qatar establishes $1bn energy fund
Three Qatari state-backed entities, including the Gulf country's sovereign wealth fund, have announced plans to set up a $1bn fund to invest in overseas energy infrastructure assets, Reuters has reported. The new fund, which will be run by Qatar Holding, Qatar Petroleum International and Qatar Electricity and Water Co (QEWC), will invest outside Qatar "in the fields of power ...
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Total buys Shells fuel network in Egypt
France's Total has acquired the fuel retail network of Royal Dutch Shell in Egypt, as the oil and gas major seeks to boost its distribution position in the country and across the region, Daily News Egypt has reported. Total currently owns 70 fuel stations in Egypt, which represents 4% of the market share. "Through this acquisition, we reaffirm our ambition to pursue our development in ...
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Saudi Arabias MMG picks advisor for debt restructuring
The investment banking arm of Gulf International Bank has been appointed by Saudi contractor Mohammad Al Mojil Group (MMG) to advise it on a restructuring of its debts, Reuters has reported. MMG Group has been in financial difficulty for some time, with shareholders rejecting a plan to liquidate the company in November after its accumulated losses exceeded 75% of its capital at the end of the ...
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Ford Trucks See Boost as Roadshow Reaches Saudi Arabia
Ford Middle East and Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies Co. (AJVA), the Ford and Lincoln importer-dealer in Saudi Arabia, brought the legendary F-150 and Ranger Built Ford Tough pickup trucks closer to Saudi customers through a unique roadshow across 10 major Saudi cities, dubbed the largest of its kind. Ford's history in the Middle East goes back more than 60 years. The company's ...
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Report Egypt militants planned US Embassy attack
By Becky Bratu, Staff Writer, NBC News An al Qaeda-linked cell disrupted in Egypt was planning suicide attacks on the French and U.S. embassies, the state news agency MENA reported, according to Reuters.In light of this news and last week’s stabbing of a U.S. citizen on the embassy’s perimeter, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo alerted U.S. citizens to exercise "elevated ...
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Man dies from SARS-like virus in Saudi Arabia
A Saudiman who had contracted the coronavirus has died, raising the death toll in the kingdom from the SARS-like virus to 16, the health ministry announced on Monday on its Internet ...
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Palestine is a potential eco-friendly hub
Palestine, occupied Palestine, the Palestinian Territories or the Occupied Territories, call it what you will, this patch of land in the Middle East has many different name according to political opinion, but what many don’t realize about it is the ingenuity that takes place on a daily basis.
Palestine is one of the poorest regions in the world and certainly in the Middle East, the territory which is loosely made up of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, is a large refugee camp because none of the inhabitants have sovereignty and therefore do not have a centrally strong government to provide basic services. Much of the areas income is derived through donations and money earned by day laborers within Israel. Read more
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