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The unifying power of Arab Idol
Middle Eastern version of "American Idol" is the feel-good story of the year Performers say they're lucky to be part of show, talk about its power to bring people together "I'm trying to make people love one another again," Syrian singer says Executive producer's proud to be part of "something that all of the Arab world" can unite ...
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Research and Markets United Arab Emirates Endoscopy Devices Investment Opportunities Analysis and Forecasts to 2019
"United Arab Emirates Endoscopy Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2019" report to their offering. "United Arab Emirates Endoscopy Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2019", this new report provides key market data on the United Arab Emirates endoscopy devices market. The report provides value (USD million), volume ...
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Dar Al Ber Society outlines Ramadan programme
The ceremony will be held under the patronage of Shaikha Hind Bint Maktoum Al Maktoum, wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to honour orphans and spread joy among ...
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Egypt tourism minister resigns over Luxor governors terror links
Egypt 's tourism minister has resigned in protest over the appointment as Luxor governor of a member of a hardline Islamist group associated with terrorists who killed at least 58 tourists in 1997.Hisham Zaazou, whose resignation has not yet been accepted by Egypt's prime minister, ...
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BRIEF-Rolls Royce wins $200 mln order from Oman Air
LONDON, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:28am EDT LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC : * Rolls Royce-wins $200M order from oman air * Contract to deliver trent 700 engines to power three airbus A330 aircraft * Source text for ...
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Morsi Critics Demand Early Egypt Elections
An Egyptian signs a petition for Tamarod, Arabic for "rebel", a campaign calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and for early presidential elections in the Shubra neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt, June 2, ...
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Auditors find EU financial aid to Egypt to promote democracy ineffective
The approximately 1 billion the EU gave to the Egyptian government from 2007 to 2013 to fight corruption and promote human rights made little progress, according to the European Court of Auditors. A report by the ECA declared EU support for governance in Egypt, the most populous Arab country and a priority of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument, as "well-intentioned but ...
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Bahrain Welcomes APL Antwerp Largest Container Vessel Docks at State-of-the-Art Khalifa bin Salman Port
Manama, June 19. (BNA) -- APM Terminals Bahrain,(APMT) the operators of the state-of-the-art Khalifa bin Salman Port, (KBSP), today welcomed the largest container vessel yet to enter Bahrain's waters. APL Antwerp, on route from Asia docked in Bahrain for one day. The vessel is on its Asia-Middle East schedule calling at Jebel Ali, Bahrain and Dammam before heading eastbound to Singapore and ...
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The Talibans Qatar office is a positive step but not a prologue to peace | Michael Semple
Taliban announcement that they are going ahead with opening their political office in Qatar , as a base from which they can dialogue with all and sundry, is an important development. It is also one which has been a long time in coming. No one should underestimate the amount of diplomatic effort which has gone into making this happen.The Karzai-Obama declaration in January, the ...
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Syrian rebels launch attack to block northern highway
A member of the Free Syrian Army aims his weapon through a hole as he takes up a defensive position in Deir al-Zor June 18, 2013. Picture taken June 18, ...
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Afghanistan to shun Qatar peace talks until process Afghan-led
Qatar ," Karzai said in a statement, referring to a body he set up in 2010 to seek a negotiated peace with the Taliban. Karzai also said the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar showed the United States had failed to honor promises made to the Afghan state about the role of that office. (Reporting by Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni; Writing by Dylan Welch; Editing by Robert ...
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Party of Egypts Islamist president blames opposition for violence over governors
CAIRO - Egypt's most powerful Muslim group has blamed the secular and liberal opposition for a wave of violence over the appointment of new Islamist governors. A Wednesday statement by the Freedom and Justice party, political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, says the refusal of opposition leaders to talk to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi was to blame for the violence in four Nile Delta ...
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Qatar Gaza Aid Via Egypt Not Israel
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Arab Lawmakers Say Early Vote Boosts Netanyahus Chances
Some Arab members of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, said Wednesday that Prime Minister Netanyahu's call for early elections was a simple political calculation. Netanyahu called on Tuesday for an early election, seeking to strengthen his political position after signaling that any military action against Iran could be months away.Opinion polls suggest Netanyahu's right-wing Likud ...
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Deaths in Israel-Egypt Border Shootout
One Israeli soldier and three armed men have been killed in clashes along the Israel-Egypt border. Israeli troops shot the three heavily armed men when they crossed the Egyptian border and ambushed the soldiers, averting "a very big terror attack", an Israeli military spokeswoman said on Friday. The incident took place on the Israeli side of the frontier at a place called Har Harif, ...
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Kuwait says port project to continue despite Iraqi opposition
Kuwait said Wednesday it was " determined to go ahead with" the construction of a port which neighboring Iraq said would affect its shipping lanes.Kuwaiti government spokesman Ali Al-Rashid said the Gulf emirate "won't be intimidated by any remarks," referring to those from Baghdad earlier Wednesday which called the construction of the Mubarak Al-Kabir port on ...
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Zamaaan a visual archive of Middle East memories and nostalgia
Photographs of the Middle East on Zamaaan - your Passport to the Past are keeping alive links with the region's recent history, and the people who lived it. Courtesy Noor Al ...
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Egypt Islamists blame violence on opposition
Egyptians looks through a decorated tent set by volunteers to offer a shade spot in Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Temperatures in Cairo reached 34 degrees Celsius (93 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Amr ...
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CORRECTED-AIRSHOW-Boeing says Oman Air orders five 737-900ER jets
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:43am EDT (Adds dropped word "million" in first paragraph) PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Boeing said on Wednesday it had won a firm order from Oman Air for five 737-900ER planes valued at $473 million at list prices. The order was previously logged as being from an unidentified customer. It marks the first order for a 787-900ER from a Gulf customer. Oman Air now has six ...
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Shubbak festival a refuge for Arab culture at a troubled time
These are troubled times to be putting on a festival celebrating a culture that is, on several levels and in different regions of its rich geography, tearing itself apart. Three "cradles" of our many regional civilisations ...
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Saudi Arabia IPO subscriptions decline 53 in 6 months
Only Saudi citizens are allowed to subscribe for IPOs The subscriptions to IPOs (initial public offerings) in the Saudi stock market dropped drastically during the year, according to a recent economic study."The total amount of IPO subscriptions since the beginning of the year till June fell to SR 1.2 billion, accounting for 53 percent compared to SR 2.5 billion in the same period last ...
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Ramadan Etiquette Workshops to Educate Expats
Ramadan is considered to be the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. A month in which Muslims around the world not only fast but celebrate this special time by showing humility, spending time with loved ones and giving the most of themselves as a means of charity. However Ramadan is a sensitive time when one can offend a colleague or acquaintance without ...
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Vatican cardinal Middle East Christians called to love enemies amid persecution
Reflecting on love for enemies, the prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches prayed that God might "render Eastern Christians [in the Middle East] strong and meek, filling them with the consolation of the faith, along with all those who partake in their tragic fate." "When one thinks of the vortex of violence - as unceasing as it is irrational - which has struck our ...
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Lebanon Middle East consecrated to Immaculate Heart of Mary
The patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church has consecrated Lebanon and the entire Middle East to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, a Catholic, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam, a Muslim, were present at the consecration. During the consecration, Cardinal Bchara Boutros Ra ...
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Egypt Demonstrators Attempt to Storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ in Gharbiya
A group of demonstrators attempted to break into the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters in Gharbiya governorate on Tuesday, an eyewitness said. They hurled petrol bombs and stones at the building, the eyewitness added. The demonstrators earlier attempted to barge into a services office belonging to the brotherhood yet they later withdrew. At the same time, a state of cautious calm ...
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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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