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Kerry hails tentative $2.1bn arms sale to Oman
US Secretary of State John Kerry hailed on Wednesday what US officials said was an estimated $2.1bn deal for Oman to buy a ground-based air defence system from US defence contractor Raytheon ...
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Mobinil Ericsson to bring next generation internet technology to Egypt
Growing consumer demand for mobile connectivity in Egypt has resulted in a new agreement between Mobinil and Ericsson whereby Ericsson will modernize Mobinil's ...
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Friends of Syria meet as conflict escalates
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Hezbollah fighters have poured across the border from Lebanon into Syria, a watchdog and others say, bolstering Syrian regime forces battling to retake the key rebel stronghold of Qusayr.Washington condemned Hezbollah's intervention on the side of President Bashar al-Assad's regime and diplomats said the European Union was poised to place the Shiite militant ...
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To locate the next Arab Spring revolution look to the soccer stands
globalization . Now a Singapore-based bloggersays soccer can tell us which Middle East or North African government will be the next to blow. At the top of the list: Algeria and Saudi Arabia. Over at his ...
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EURCHF hits a new high this year pushed by SNBs Jordan
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Michael Jordan summons Hugo the Hornet to Charlotte
NBA franchise's application Tuesday to re-claim the name of the city's original basketball team : the Hornets. A name change requires approval from the 30 members of the NBA board of governors. The league will vote on the name change in July. If approved, Charlotte would play one more season as the Bobcats and become the Hornets for the 2014-15 season. Until last month, New Orleans ...
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Arab Parliament Decries Iranian Foreign Ministrys Bahrain Statement
WAM CAIRO, May 22nd, 2013 (WAM)-- The Arab Parliament expressed its objection to what it called blatant Iranian intervention in Bahraini domestic affairs. The statement made recently by Hussain Amir Abdallahyan, Iran's Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs, was deemed "a brazen intervention" and an "unusual behavior " that contradicts all international ...
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Oman confirms they are free of Coronavirus
WAM MUSCAT, May 22nd, 2013 (WAM) -- Oman has confirmed that the country is free of the Coronavirus. The Oman News Agency (ONA) quoted from an official source at the Ministry of Health, saying it has not recorded any cases of the virus so far. The Ministry of Health formed a clinical technician working group to deal with any cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by infections of ...
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SNC urges world to stop Hezbollah Iran invasion of Qusair
Iran invasion of Qusair.In a statement, Acting SNC chief George Sabra called on the U.N. Security Council to convene an emergency meeting to address the "violations" of Syrian's sovereignty and the lives of its ...
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Oman Air places order for Airbus planes
The order will grow the airline's A330 fleet to a total of 10 Airbus aircraft. The aircraft will be operated on long haul routes and will seat close to 300 passengers, Airbus said in a ...
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Rent up 30 in Saudi Arabia
It is expected that the rents of apartments in the south and east of Jeddah to drop In a surprising move, rent prices for apartments and villas shot up by 30 percent, according to real estate experts.Experts say the rent hikes were due to rising costs of building and renovation, and the increase in the wages of workers in the construction and management of building. In Jeddah, for example, it is ...
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Egypt Security Officers Kidnappers Must be Pursued and Captured
Cairo - Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, extended his greetings to President Mohamed Mursi, the Armed Forces and the Bedouins of Sinai on Wednesday for their efforts in releasing the seven kidnapped security officers. Badie stressed through his Twitter account the necessity to hold the perpetrators of this abduction accountable. "Congratulations to the ...
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Arab Idol competition fiercer after double elimination
The Emirati judge Ahlam reminisced on her two times performing in the Palestine Territories, and promised to sing alongside Assaf the next time she performs there. Her fellow judge Ragheb Alama, from Lebanon, also showered the 22-year-old with praise, comparing his voice to "fragrant jasmine" and calling him "a gift to the Arab ...
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Life in Jordans desert city
Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp is home to 170,000 people from Syria who have fled the fighting. While camps are the more visible part of the refugee crisis, the majority of refugees in Jordan live in towns and cities where they face different problems. Rents have tripled over the past six months as landlords cash in on the new demand for housing. Swiss photographer Olivier Vogelsang visited ...
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Diplomats Iran expands nuke technology
Herman Nackaerts, left, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, shakes hands with Iran's Ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, after their talks at the permanent mission of Iran in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. U.N. nuclear agency officials are meeting with Iranian counterparts in a renewed attempt ...
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WEF on ME North Africa to open in Jordan
The three-day meeting, convening under the theme Advancing Conditions for Growth and Resilience, will focus on shaping the region's economic, social and governance systems of the future. The meeting will convene over 900 leaders from the Gulf region, the Levant, North Africa and internationally. Representatives of business, government, civil society, youth and media will come together to ...
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SNC urges Syrian rebels to join Qusair battle
Syrian National Coalition urged Wednesday rebel forces to join the battle in Qusair and appealed to the world to stop what it said was an "invasion" of the border town ...
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Syria’s Mekdad heads to Moscow
Geneva next month.European diplomatic sources said Tuesday the Syrian regime has put forward a list of five officials as potential negotiators in talks with the opposition.They said the list, provided to Moscow in early March, includes Prime ...
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Gaza-Egypt crossing at Rafah reopens witnesses
In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 file photograph, the Rafah border terminal between Egypt and Gaza, and the only gateway for Gaza's people, is closed and guarded by Egyptian border guards in Rafah, Egypt. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa, ...
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Damac emerges from Egypt tussle poorer but clean
with Egypt’s government, but at a significant cost, according to figures published by an Egyptian newspaper. Under the terms of the deal, Damac will pay an additional $20.77m to reclaim the right to construct its "Park Avenue" mall and commercial project on the Cairo-Alexandria road, while it will forfeit its stake in local developer, ‘Hyde Park Properties for Development ...
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Events industry on Middle East carbon footprint
Members of the professional sound and light industry tackled the issue of carbon footprint produced by events held in the Middle East. During a panel discussion at PALME Middle East 2013, experts looked at whether the massive amount of energy needed to put on everything from spectacular launch parties to concerts and shows can be justified. The event industry is a significant energy consumer ...
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World Bank pledges financial support to Jordan
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Image courtesy of The Telegraph On Tuesday, the World Bank announced that it will supply Jordan with "substantial funds" to help the country cope with the huge influx of Syrian refugees that it has been receiving since the start of the conflict.Since the onset of violence in ...
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Bahrain MPs vote to ban pork in kingdom
Lawmakers in Bahrain have approved a change in legislation that would criminalise the sale, import, export, production and possession of all pork products, it was ...
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Dare to dream Everest climber tells Arab girls
"Thank you very much. I’m at the Everest Base Camp waiting for my helicopter," said a voice battered into weak decibels by wind and altitude, but still resonating with the excitement of a world ...
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Irans Ahmadinejad denounces election decision
TEHRAN, Iran -; Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from an upcoming presidential race is an act of "oppression" and he will take the case to the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...
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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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