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Rockets fired from Gaza Strip toward southern Israel
A rockets barrage was launched by militants from the Gaza Strip early Wednesday toward southern Israel, a military source told Xinhua.The barrage included three rockets which were launched toward the Ashkelon coast area. According to a scan carried out by the Israeli military, none of the rockets made their way into Israel and they all exploded within the Gaza Strip territories.No damages or ...
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G8 members compare notes on Syria at summit
The G8 summit closed here on Tuesday amid consensuses, compromises and differences over various issues, in particular the Syria crisis this time.Whatsoever, all the G8 members hoped the Syria issue could be solved, and British Prime Minister David Cameron, the host of this summit, called on all parties to implement their consensus to help Syria end its domestic ...
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BA Muslims attend Ramadan conference
Japekrom (B/A), June 18, GNA - Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, has appealed to Muslims to prioritize the education of their children as it was the bedrock for ...
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Bahrain to clamp down on bars nightclubs
Bahrain's parliament unanimously voted to deny any more building permits for nightclubs and bars in the residential and commercial district of Juffair, a move which could be the start of a clampdown across the whole of the island state, it was reported on ...
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Middle East investors now more active in managing capital
More than half (55 per cent) of respondents said they invested locally rather than internationally While other markets are busy finding ways to stem capital flight, there is a growing trend of Middle Eastern investors keeping their money at home and taking control of their assets.Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar are now being seen as safe havens for investors to park their wealth. This trend became ...
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FDI in Arab world surges by 10 to $47.1b in 2012
Foreign direct investment, or FDI, into Arab world rose by nearly 10 per cent in 2012 led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to a latest ...
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Wealth creation is faster in Middle East HNWIs
A majority of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the Middle East believe wealth creation is faster today than in the past, more than any other region globally, according to the latest report by of Barclays Wealth Insights.Over half (60%) of respondents in the Middle East agreed that wealth can be created faster today than in the past, in comparison to 43 per cent in Europe and 31 per cent in ...
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The best books on Egypt start your reading here | Pushpinder Khaneka
Egypt as the country attempts to emerge from British occupation and forge its own identity. Palace Walk tells the story up to the 1919 revolution against the ...
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Netanyahu vows to crack down on price tag attacks
Unknown assailants vandalized vehicles and sprayed grafitti in an Arab village near Jerusalem overnight Monday, unleashing a wave of condemnation by Israel's top leadership. Residents of Abu Ghosh, located 10 kilometers west of the capital, woke up early Tuesday to find nearly 30 vehicles with slashed tires and graffiti on walls that read "Arabs go home," in what police suspect ...
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Arabs in the Outback Australia Arab Film Festival heats up on June 27th
Babel, english company filming about tourism in arab countries. Iraq, 1961, Ani, Latif el - Professional photographer, Ani, Latif el Collection, Copyright Arab Image Foundation (Photo from the event's Facebook ...
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Muslim Brotherhood will not change the Emirati attitude towards Egypt and its people says paper
WAM ABU DHABI: "What do the new Egypt rulers want by singling out the UAE as the reason for their failure to rise up to the challenges of the post-January 25 Revolution facing the largest Arab country?," a local UAE paper on Wednesday asked. Describing the constant attacks on the UAE by senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, the ruling party in Egypt, as inexplicable, the English ...
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HSBC hired to manage Oman power JVs IPO
HSBC Holdings has been appointed to manage a public share offer of a joint venture firm that owns and operates a $1bn water and power project in Oman, two banking sources said on ...
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Human rights group criticises executions in Kuwait
Kuwait hanged two Egyptian men on Tuesday, one for murder and the other for abduction and rape, state news agency KUNA reported, in the second set of executions in the Gulf Arab state this ...
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SolarWorld seeks nod to make Qatar shareholder
SolarWorld still needs the backing of some bondholders for a wide-ranging debt restructuring that would make Qatar a major new shareholder in the ...
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Kuwaits Zain eyes acquisitions in IT industries
Kuwait mobile operator Zain will make acquisitions and partnerships in computer-based industries this year to exploit rising demand for data and help offset falling conventional call and text income, its chief executive told ...
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Oman urged to consider fiscal reforms
Oman should consider fiscal reforms as a priority because continued growth in public spending may be unsustainable in the long run, its central bank has ...
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MLB Houston 10 Milwaukee 1
A grand slam home run off the bat of Matt Dominguez was the big blow in Houston's 10-1 rout of the visiting Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday. Dominguez went 2-for-3 with five RBI for the Astros, ...
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Coldwell Banker launches operations in Oman
US-based global provider of real estate services, Coldwell Banker has announced the launch of its Oman operations, Muscat Daily has reported. The company's operations in the sultanate will provide professional real estate services like residential renting, buying and selling services, commercial renting, market research and property valuation, and property and facility ...
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UN chief welcomes understandings on Syria by G8 leaders
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday welcomed the understandings reached on Syria by leaders of the Group of Eight industrial nations in a communique on the same day.In a statement released here by his spokesperson, Ban welcomed the commitment to bring the Syrian sides to the negotiating table, saying that he stands ready to convene the Geneva Conference on Syria as soon as possible to ...
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G8 statement on Syrias crisis brings nothing new
Syrian analysts said that the G8 leaders brought "nothing new" on the Syrian issue during their two- day summit at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland.After their summit, the G8 countries stressed their commitment to achieve a political solution to Syria's long-standing crisis but didn't call for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as precondition to political dialogue ...
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Israeli president urges Israel Palestinians to give children ray
Israeli President Shimon Peres urged Tuesday Israeli and Palestinian leaders to give their children a "ray of hope.""We long for peace with our neighbors. The yesterday between us and the Palestinians is full of sadness," Peres said, adding that "I believe that the Israel of tomorrow and the Palestine of tomorrow can offer our children a ray of hope."The president ...
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Calm restored in southern Lebanon
The Lebanese army completed its deployment in various neighborhoods of the southern city of Sidon which witnessed sectarian clashes Tuesday that left one person dead and four injured.The army Command-Guidance Directorate said in a statement that the army units managed to "eliminate all armed manifestations, opening roads to traffic and fully restoring normal situation."Clashes erupted ...
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Israeli PM urges Iran to halt uranium enrichment
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel will not accept anything less than the total halt of Iranian uranium enrichment."We cannot accept anything less than a total cessation of all enrichment of nuclear materials at all levels, removal of all enriched nuclear material and a closure of Iran's illicit nuclear facilities," Netanyahu said during a ...
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France ready to work with Irans new president-elect
France was ready to work with the newly-elected Iranian moderate cleric Hassan Rohani, urging him to take concrete moves to build the confidence with the West, Foreign Affairs Ministry said Tuesday."France has taken note of the election of Mr. Hassan Rohani and was determined, with its partners to find a long-term diplomatic solution," to suspend Teheran's uranium ...
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Cisco set to open new center in Israel
The US technology giant Cisco plans to open a new research and development center in Israel, the company's CEO John Chambers said during his meeting with Israel's Minister of Finance Yair Lapid on Tuesday.The new center is expected to offer 100 jobs, to be added to about 2,000 employees already work at Cisco center in Israel.Chambers said the new project, whose main focus is ...
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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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