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Dubai aims to become top destination for health tourism in the Middle East
Medical tourism has been brought to the fore with renewed optimism and a host of projects as announced by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Sunday. The projects are part of the authority's strategy for 2013-2025, which build on His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai's long-term sustainable development ...
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Kerry travels to Middle East Will face time help Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Oman and Jordan in hopes that in-person meetings can rally support for peace talks in Syria, despite uncertain support from ...
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Washington sells US$2b more arms to Oman
(1 hr 34 mins ago) US Secretary of State John Kerry will help ink a major estimated US$2.1 billion proposed deal with Oman to supply a US-made air-defense system to the Gulf nation, officials said. One of the main focuses of Kerry's trip to Muscat was to applaud the signing of a letter of intent between Oman and US manufacturer Raytheon ahead of talks on the final contract, they told ...
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UN urges implementation of law on violence against women in Afghanistan
The UN agencies in Afghanistan on Monday called for full implementation of legislation to protect women from violence, especially child marriage, which remains rampant in the insurgency-hit country.The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women have urged Afghan authorities to step up their efforts to fully implement the law on the Elimination of Violence against Women ( EVAW), in ...
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Number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon reaches 474000 UN
The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has reached 474,000, the latest report of UN Higher Council for Refugees showed on Monday.Up to 379,000 refugees have been registered with the agency, while over 95,000 are waiting for their registration process to be completed.There are currently 149,000 Syrian refugees in northern Lebanon, 133,000 in the Bekaa region, 58,000 in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, ...
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Israeli researchers use holographic images to restore vision to
A group of Israeli biomedical engineering researchers have developed a device to stimulate cells in the visual system after they have been injected with a special light-sensitive protein, the leader of the researchers told Xinhua on Monday.Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa are working on a tool that would resemble a pair of glasses using holographic images that ...
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Jew carried out lethal shooting attack at Israeli
A Jewish man had carried out a shooting rampage at a bank in southern Israel on Monday, in which four people were killed and seven others wounded, local media reported.Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino disclosed that only one shooter was involved in what was described as a "revenge attack" on the bank's management, after being refused a loan to cover his mortgage.The man ...
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9 killed 53 wounded in attacks against mosques in southern
At least nine people were killed and 53 others wounded in bombing attacks against two Shiite mosques in Iraq's southern city of Hilla on Monday, a police source said.A suicide bomber wearing explosive vest blew himself up at Al- Wardiyah mosque in Hilla, some 100 km south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, and about five minutes later a bomb exploded in the nearby Al-Galagh mosque, the source ...
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2 soldiers killed in clashes in northern Lebanon
Two Lebanese soldiers were killed and three others injured in Tripoli Monday as the army sought to implement a security plan to contain the clashes in the northern port city.The deaths bring the toll of the clashes to four as the fighting enters its second day, the other two being civilians.Local media said the army's efforts to quell the unrest met resistance in some areas, resulting in ...
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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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Aqaba taking Jordan along for the ride
Aqaba is now officially the site of one of the largest infrastructure developments in the Middle East region, and certainly the largest development ever undertaken in Jordan’s history. Marsa Zayed is a mammoth project worth $10 billion and on its own is expected to more than double Jordan’s tourist revenues. Marsa Zayed is one in a long list of significant developments taking place in Aqaba, which is set to become the premier tourist destination of the country and a leading destination in the Gulf, but this project is notable for its sheer size.
Marsa Zayed envisions a marina development with room for 300 yachts and a cruise ship terminal all surrounded by a mixture of hotel, resort and luxury apartment complexes. The entire project is slated for completion in several years time, when Jordan first signed the development deal with Al Mabaar, a UAE-based real estate firm, in 2008, Jordan news media reported that it would be completed in 2013. Read more
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