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MLB Colorado 10 San Francisco 9
Jordan Pacheco hit a grand slam homer and drove in five runs Friday, giving Colorado enough of a cushion to pull out a 10-9 win over San Francisco. Pacheco's home run came during a five-run fifth and he also drove in a run with a ground out in the second. Colorado took a 10-4 led through six innings and fought off a Giants' rally that ran out of steam ...
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Arab International Festival cancelled
DEARBORN, Mich (wxyz) - The Arab International Festival in Dearborn, the largest of its kind in the nation, has been called off for this year for many reasons, say organizers. "I am saddened," says Fay Beydoun, the Director of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce when talking about the decision to cancel the Arab International Festival for this year. It was set for June 14th through ...
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Oman desalination project approaches completion
reports that the Barka reverse osmosis desalination project, being developed by ACWA Power Barka, will make new capacity available to the Omani network by October of this year. The new plant is an expansion of the adjoining Barka I power and desalination project and will add 45,000 m³ per day of water capacity to the facility, taking Barka I’s total potable water output to 136,200 ...
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Qatar Airways sued after passenger struck by wayward drinks cart
A wayward drinks cart could cost Qatar Airways a steep damages bill with a passenger alleging serious physical and psychological trauma after being struck by a trolley nearly two years ago. It's the latest in a string of legal actions to be launched against international air carriers in the last year alleging injury and mistreatment of customers by ground staff and air crew. John ...
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Kerry to visit Middle East Africa in late May
US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to visit the Middle East and Africa later this month, the State Department announced on Friday.On May 21, Kerry will visit Muscat, the capital of Oman, and meet with senior Omani officials on a range of bilateral and regional issues, the department said in a statement.On May 22, the top US diplomat will visit Amman, the capital of Jordan, to meet ...
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15 killed 57 wounded in bombings in Iraqs capital
At least 15 people were killed and 57 others wounded in three roadside bomb attacks on Friday in Iraq 's capital city of Baghdad, a police source said.A roadside bomb exploded in the Amiriya district in western Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 32 others, the police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.Another roadside bomb in the Doraa district in southern Baghdad killed two ...
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UN envoy urges Iraqi leaders to protect civilians following wave of bombings
The top UN official in Iraq on Friday urged the Iraqi leaders to better protect civilians following a wave of bombings across the country in recent days, a spokesman told reporters here."Martin Kobler, the Secretary-general's Special Representative for Iraq, urged all Iraqi leaders to do everything possible to protect Iraqi civilians, as another wave of bombings hit the country during ...
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Al-Zaatari in Jordan Soon to Become World’s Largest Refugee Camp
Al-Zaatari, Jordan, the second largest refugee camp in the world, is set to become the largest by the end of this year. The camp, already home to 500,000 refugees, receives between 2,000 – 4,000 refugees on days when the violence in Syria is especially dire, and will soon overtake the Dabaab camp near the Somali-Kenyan border as the highest-populated refugee camp in the world. According to ...
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France opposes Syria conference if Iran attends
Iran is invited, clouding the prospect for a U.S.-Russian initiative to end the 2-year-old war. No date has yet been agreed for the international meeting, which appears to face growing obstacles, including the announcement by a top U.S. military officer Friday that a Russian shipment of advanced missiles to Syria could embolden Assad. Western leaders have been cautious about the prospects of ...
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Iran presidential nominees seeking U.S. ties risk ban
Ahmad Jannati announced that some nominees may hope that international sanctions over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program will end if the country restores relations with the United States. "Some hopefuls say, ‘I will hold talks with the U.S. and solve the issue of sanctions," Jannati told worshipers in remarks carried by state TV and other Iranian media. "Indeed, we ...
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Syrias Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraqs Al-Qaeda
Fighters from Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra take their positions on the front line during a clash with Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad in Aleppo in this December 24, 2012 file photo. The most feared and effective rebel group battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Islamist Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a yet more radical jihadi force. Al Qaeda's ...
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At least 73 killed 148 wounded in wave of attacks in Iraq
At least 41 people were killed and 56 others injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously in Baquba, capital of eastern Iraq's Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, the city' s mayor Abdullah Hayali told ...
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One dead dozens wounded in sectarian clashes in Egypt
ALEXANDRIA (Reuters) - One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians late Friday night outside a Coptic church in Egypt's second city, state newspaper al-Ahram reported, in the latest violent sectarian row in the Muslim-majority ...
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DEARBORN Chamber cancels 2013 Arab International Festival
@joeslezak1 DEARBORN - The American Arab Chamber of Commerce has canceled this year’s Arab International Festival.It was scheduled for June 14 to 17 at Ford Woods Park, a change from when it was a street festival along Warren Avenue.According to a press release, the one-year hiatus will allow organizers to better prepare for the new venue."With the move to a new location, Ford Woods ...
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World Briefing | Middle East Angry Egyptian Police Close Gaza Crossing
Egyptian police officers blocked the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen, witnesses said. Officers strung barbed wire across the border post and chained up the gates, leaving hundreds of Palestinians stranded on both sides of the fence, residents said. Gunmen abducted the seven security officers ...
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Video Kidnapping prompts Egypt-Gaza border closure
Egyptian police close Rafah border crossing to protest against government's inaction over the kidnapping of security forces in Sinai. Lindsey Parietti ...
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Egypt Damac settle disputes
Egypt has said it had settled disputes with the Dubai-based developer Damac involving projects dating back to the Mubarak era, an agreement the government hopes will reassure prospective investors, Reuters has reported. The settlement, which covered two disputes involving housing projects near Cairo and the third involving a piece of land on the Red Sea, means that Damac would withdraw a suit ...
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Arab International Festival postponed until 2014
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - A Detroit area street festival has been postponed for a year to allow organizers to focus on a move to a new location at a Dearborn park. Arab International Festival director Fay Beydoun says more time was needed to make sure a "quality event" is put together in 2014. The 18-year-old festival is held each June by the American Arab Chamber of Commerce. It is ...
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Port of Houston signs Puerto Rico Middle East service agreements
The Port of Houston has signed new shipping agreements with companies traveling to the Middle East and Puerto Rico. The Port of Houston Authority said Friday that it has signed two agreements that will add new service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and locations throughout the Middle East. In one agreement, National Shipping of America, a San Francisco-based shipping company, added a new 14-day ...
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Egyptian security forces clash with protesters in central Cairo
Egyptian protesters shout anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 17, 2013. Hundreds of protesters gathered to demand early presidential elections and the removal of the Muslim Brotherhood's regime. (AP Photo/Hassan ...
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Yemen wants its detainees out of Guantanamo
Obama administration to repatriate its nationals from the Guantanamo detention camp, officials say. More than half of the 166 detainees are Yemeni, the Los Angeles Times reports. They include 88 Yemeni nationals and a few Saudi nationals whose families came from Yemen. Four years ago, a government task force found 86 prisoners it recommended for release from Guantanamo, 59 of them from Yemen. ...
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Hundreds march in Cairo for Mursi ouster
Egyptian protesters shout anti-Mursi slogans in Tahrir Square, among hundreds who gathered to demand early presidential elections and the removal of the ...
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Political change on Algeria horizon as old guard succumbs to old age
North Africa and the Sahel and is an important bulwark against terrorist groups linked to Al-Qaeda. Any further instability in North Africa, where Tunisia, Libya and Egypt are already struggling, could embolden the armed militants. So far Algeria has been buoyed by high oil prices and, with almost $200 billion in foreign reserves, it has spent lavishly to try to buy off the discontent. But ...
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Shaikh Khalid Calls on Bahraini Athletes to Achieve Good Results during 18th Arab Athletics Championship
Manama, May 17. (BNA) - President of the Bahrain Athletics Association Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa called on Bahraini athletes to exert tremendous efforts during the 18th Arab Athletics Championship, due to be hosted by Doha, Qatar, from May 21 to 24. Shaikh Khalid urged members of the Bahraini team to spare no effort to represent the kingdom and honour it during such a mega Arab ...
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Bahrain Takes Part in Donors’ Conference on Mali
Luxemburg, May 17. (BNA) -- The Kingdom of Bahrain took part in the international donor conference to aid development in Mali held recently in Belgium, Brussels. Bahraini Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union Ahmed Mohammed Al Dossary led the Kingdom's delegation to the conference. The conference, which followed another similar meeting held in Addis Ababa, ...
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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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