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Mohamed Morsi vs. Egypts Press
Egypt's new president, Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi, sits in the studio of the state television station in Cairo. (AFP/Getty Images) CAIRO, Egypt -- Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's new president, appears to be taking a page from Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's old strongman. A court remanded the editor-in-chief of a local newspaper Thursday on charges of "insulting the ...
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Egypts ongoing revolution takes violent turn
Egypt's protesters, hardened by a series of broken promises and violent crackdowns, have dropped almost entirely the pretense of a peaceful ...
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Egypt protests Can the army keep the peace
Egyptian soldiers stand guard as protestors opposing President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a demonstration at the Presidential Palace on Dec. 18, 2012, in Cairo, Egypt. More than 50 people have been killed and hundreds more injured during violent protests this week against the government of President Mohamed Morsi. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) ...
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Muslim Brotherhood vs. Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Egypt
Relatives and friends pray over the coffins of soldiers killed during a border post attack in Northern Sinai, during their funeral on August 7, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Since then, President Mohamed Morsi has ordered security forces to take full control of the Sinai Peninsula. Yesterday, he dismissed key military officials and nullified a constitutional provision aimed at limiting presidential ...
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Is China buying Egypt from the US
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2012. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images) CAIRO, Egypt -- ...
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Gaza-Israel clash ensnares Egypt
Turkey to also address the Gaza crisis. Earlier in the day, in a televised address, Morsi called the Israeli attacks "unacceptable." On Wednesday --following Israel's assassination of Hamas military commander, Ahmed Al Jabari -- he recalled Egypt's ambassador to Israel, Atef Salem Al Ahl, and called on the United Nations Security Council to meet on the crisis. The ...
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West not sure it can bring Syria rebels to peace meet Russia
United States proposed putting together a peace conference in a bid to try to find an end to the civil war in Syria but the date for the talks has repeatedly been pushed back. At ...
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Russia to fulfill Syria missile system contract
Syria advanced S-300 air-defense missiles, which are considered to be the cutting edge in aircraft interception technology.Russia has stood by Syrian ...
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Mortar bomb from Syria strikes Israeli-occupied Golan
Israeli soldiers sit atop a mobile artillery vehicle (front) as they return from a drill near the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria, on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights June 12, 2013. REUTERS/Ammar ...
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Oman Air cockpit window damaged in mid flight
An Oman Air flight with 106 people on board was forced to return to Muscat airport on Monday following damage to one of the cockpit window, the carrier has ...
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Dubai filmmakers picture litterally shortlisted for Arab Film competition
littering in the UAE has been shortlisted for the Arab Film Studio (ASF) 2013 competition - designed to discover the next big thing in regional movie-making.Dubai-based Saleh Al Shunnar's film 'Recycled' is a 10-minute short featuring two main actors. It has been nominated alongside five other films from across the Middle East.The 47-year-old added: "It's an issue ...
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Egypt current account deficit shrinks in fiscal year to March
the first three quarters of the fiscal year saw tourism revenue rise to $8.08 billion Egypt's current account deficit narrowed in July-March, supported by stronger tourism revenues and a shrinking trade deficit, data showed on Wednesday.The current account deficit shrank in the nine months to end-March to $3.9 billion compared to $7.1 billion in the nine months to March 2012, the central ...
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Qatar Development Banks TASDEER promotes Qatari export companies in Morocco
Qatar Development Bank TASDEER supported 12 Qatari plastic export companies, who showcased their products and services to over 2,800 delegates and 150 exhibitorsQatar Development Bank's export development agency TASDEER "is pressing ahead with promoting Qatari non-oil export companies by paving the way for 12 local exporters to showcase their unique products and services to over 2,800 ...
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US talks with Taliban in Qatar expected to be delayed
A senior US official said yesterday that talks with the Taliban were likely to be held within the next few days in Qatar after delays caused by tensions over the naming of a new Taliban office in the capital, ...
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Oman Air passengers flew through scare
One hundred passengers and a crew of six were unharmed on Monday when the cockpit window of their Muscat-Salalah flight was damaged minutes after take-off, according to a statement issued by the company on Wednesday. "Oman Air flight WY3905, Muscat to Salalah departing 18.25, returned to Muscat International Airport shortly after take-off at 18.30 on Monday, following damage to its cockpit ...
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Bahrain will join other nations in celebrating the International Olympic Day
Manama, June 20 (BNA) -- Bahrain will join the other nations of the World on Sunday (June23) in celebrating the International Olympic Day as the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) is organizing a marathon to mark this occasion. A special campaign to promote this annual event is scheduled for tomorrow (June 21) at the Bahrain City Centre, featuring a series of sports and entertainment events will ...
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Unesco lists 6 Syrian heritage sites as endangered
Syria including a fortress of Saladin and a Crusader castle to the endangered world heritage list, warning that more than two years of civil war had inflicted heavy ...
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Egypts Coptic Christians say they are no longer safe
Egyptian Muslim women hold a cross in support of Christians during a memorial march in Cairo for Christians who were killed during deadly clashes with Muslims in ...
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SNBs Jordan says Swiss franc should weaken in coming quarters
BERNE, June 20 | Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:07am EDT BERNE, June 20 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank expects the Swiss franc to weaken further in coming quarters, chairman Thomas Jordan said after the central bank's rate-setting session on Thursday. "Overall, the value of the Swiss franc remains high and should fall further over the next few quarters," Jordan said in prepared ...
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US-Taliban talks in Qatar not expected on Thursday Source
Asked if the meeting would happen on Thursday, the source replied: "There is nothing scheduled that I am aware of." Asked if that meant they would not happen today, the source added: "Yes that's correct." A senior US official said on Wednesday that talks with the Taliban were likely to be held within the next few days in Qatar, after delays caused by tensions over the ...
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Ramadan could limit taxi availability during Stampede
The city and taxi industry may be striving to improve cab availability this Stampede, but the lunar calendar may play spoiler.Ramadan starts during Calgary's annual cowboy festival, for the first time in three decades. This means Muslim cab drivers will be breaking their long days of fasting every night at sunset -- which will fall just before 10 p.m., as prime time begins for cab demand at ...
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Egypts tourism minister quits in protest ICTP President Geoffrey Lipman releases statement
Tourism is one of the major industries in Egypt and Luxor is a ctiy visited by millions of tourists every year. The newly appointed Luxor governor is a member or is close to a terror group that killed 58 tourists in 1997. Egypt's current minister of tourism Hisham Zaazou is resigning because of this appointment. The International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) through his President ...
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Bahrain University College CEO praises the Kingdom of Bahrains Higher Education Council
Manama: June 20 --(BNA)-- The University College of Bahrain (UCB)'s Administrative and Financial Affairs CEO, Shaikh Ibrahim bin Khalid Al Khalifa, praised the Bahrain Higher Educational Council's signing of a Services Agreement with the British Accreditation Board regarding the setting up of academic standards for accreditation of higher educational institutions in the Kingdom of ...
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Kuwaits KFH says 20 capital rise oversubscribed
Kuwait Finance House (KFH), the Gulf Arab state's largest Islamic bank, said on Thursday its 20 percent capital increase had been oversubscribed by shareholders, without providing specific ...
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Qatar said to mull new $23bn UK investments
Qatar is planning to invest another 10-15bn ($15-23bn) in the UK in the next few years, bringing its total investment to nearly $57bn, it has been ...
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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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