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One dead dozens wounded in sectarian clashes in Egypt
ALEXANDRIA (Reuters) - One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians late Friday night outside a Coptic church in Egypt's second city, state newspaper al-Ahram reported, in the latest violent sectarian row in the Muslim-majority ...
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DEARBORN Chamber cancels 2013 Arab International Festival
@joeslezak1 DEARBORN - The American Arab Chamber of Commerce has canceled this year’s Arab International Festival.It was scheduled for June 14 to 17 at Ford Woods Park, a change from when it was a street festival along Warren Avenue.According to a press release, the one-year hiatus will allow organizers to better prepare for the new venue."With the move to a new location, Ford Woods ...
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World Briefing | Middle East Angry Egyptian Police Close Gaza Crossing
Egyptian police officers blocked the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen, witnesses said. Officers strung barbed wire across the border post and chained up the gates, leaving hundreds of Palestinians stranded on both sides of the fence, residents said. Gunmen abducted the seven security officers ...
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Video Kidnapping prompts Egypt-Gaza border closure
Egyptian police close Rafah border crossing to protest against government's inaction over the kidnapping of security forces in Sinai. Lindsey Parietti ...
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Egypt Damac settle disputes
Egypt has said it had settled disputes with the Dubai-based developer Damac involving projects dating back to the Mubarak era, an agreement the government hopes will reassure prospective investors, Reuters has reported. The settlement, which covered two disputes involving housing projects near Cairo and the third involving a piece of land on the Red Sea, means that Damac would withdraw a suit ...
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Arab International Festival postponed until 2014
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - A Detroit area street festival has been postponed for a year to allow organizers to focus on a move to a new location at a Dearborn park. Arab International Festival director Fay Beydoun says more time was needed to make sure a "quality event" is put together in 2014. The 18-year-old festival is held each June by the American Arab Chamber of Commerce. It is ...
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Port of Houston signs Puerto Rico Middle East service agreements
The Port of Houston has signed new shipping agreements with companies traveling to the Middle East and Puerto Rico. The Port of Houston Authority said Friday that it has signed two agreements that will add new service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and locations throughout the Middle East. In one agreement, National Shipping of America, a San Francisco-based shipping company, added a new 14-day ...
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Egyptian security forces clash with protesters in central Cairo
Egyptian protesters shout anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 17, 2013. Hundreds of protesters gathered to demand early presidential elections and the removal of the Muslim Brotherhood's regime. (AP Photo/Hassan ...
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Yemen wants its detainees out of Guantanamo
Obama administration to repatriate its nationals from the Guantanamo detention camp, officials say. More than half of the 166 detainees are Yemeni, the Los Angeles Times reports. They include 88 Yemeni nationals and a few Saudi nationals whose families came from Yemen. Four years ago, a government task force found 86 prisoners it recommended for release from Guantanamo, 59 of them from Yemen. ...
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Hundreds march in Cairo for Mursi ouster
Egyptian protesters shout anti-Mursi slogans in Tahrir Square, among hundreds who gathered to demand early presidential elections and the removal of the ...
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Political change on Algeria horizon as old guard succumbs to old age
North Africa and the Sahel and is an important bulwark against terrorist groups linked to Al-Qaeda. Any further instability in North Africa, where Tunisia, Libya and Egypt are already struggling, could embolden the armed militants. So far Algeria has been buoyed by high oil prices and, with almost $200 billion in foreign reserves, it has spent lavishly to try to buy off the discontent. But ...
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Shaikh Khalid Calls on Bahraini Athletes to Achieve Good Results during 18th Arab Athletics Championship
Manama, May 17. (BNA) - President of the Bahrain Athletics Association Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa called on Bahraini athletes to exert tremendous efforts during the 18th Arab Athletics Championship, due to be hosted by Doha, Qatar, from May 21 to 24. Shaikh Khalid urged members of the Bahraini team to spare no effort to represent the kingdom and honour it during such a mega Arab ...
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Bahrain Takes Part in Donors’ Conference on Mali
Luxemburg, May 17. (BNA) -- The Kingdom of Bahrain took part in the international donor conference to aid development in Mali held recently in Belgium, Brussels. Bahraini Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union Ahmed Mohammed Al Dossary led the Kingdom's delegation to the conference. The conference, which followed another similar meeting held in Addis Ababa, ...
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Arab International Festival is canceled in wake of religious tensions
A man and children dance in a circle while International Yemen singer Abdul Rahman sings on Saturday, June 16, 2012, on Warren Avenue during the 2012 Arab International Festival in Dearborn. / Jarrad Henderson/Detroit Free ...
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Jordan Finally Front Center In ‘Fruitvale’
CANNES, FRANCE (CBS SF/AP) – Before ';Fruitvale Station,'; Michael B. Jordan was glimpsed sporadically in supporting roles on TV shows like ';The Wire'; and ';Friday Night Lights,'; and in films like ';Chronicle'; and ';Red ...
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Arab Parliament seeks support for Comoros
WAM MORONI, MAY 17th, 2013 (WAM): The Arab Parliament will hold a session in Moroni, the capital of Comoros, in the near future in presence of all its members, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Ahmed Mohammed Al Jarwan, has announced. "The Arab Parliament will also launch an initiative to build a new Moroni with modern hospitals and universities. The Parliament will seek to find supporters ...
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US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria
WASHINGTON -; The Obama administration is criticizing Russia's decision to provide Syria with anti-ship missiles, which it says will only worsen the civil ...
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Several Thousand Rally in Egypt
Cairo, 17 May (Prensa Latina) Thousands of protesters converged on Cairo''s Tahrir Square on Friday to join a planned rally in solidarity with the recently-launched "Rebel" campaign, which aims at "withdrawing confidence" from Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and bringing about early presidential elections. Hundreds of marchers coming from Sayyeda Zeinab Mosque and ...
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Gaza business smuggles in KFC from Egypt
Gaza across the Egyptian border. Mohammed al-Madani, financial manager of al-Yamama company, said the business idea came when employees contacted a friend who works at the KFC in al-Arish, Egypt, with some orders and they were able to smuggle the food through a tunnel within three hours, The Christian Science Monitor reported Friday. "Then we asked ourselves, 'Why don't we ...
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Violence taints Qatars PSG dream
Springtime in Paris. Any place in the world that combines season and city to better effect would have to be very special indeed. And what better setting than the Trocadero, just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower, to fete the newly super-rich, newly glamorous Parisian football team after a famous achievement? Unfortunately, the occasion degenerated into a violent confrontation between ...
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China supports peace in Middle East Xi says
China would like to further strengthen communication and coordination with Saudi Arabia to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East, ...
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Arab spending focus of U.S. hearing
Corruption and economic growth must be considered when assessing the underlying cause of Middle East revolutions, a U.S. lawmaker said. A vendor frustrated with economic conditions in Tunisia committed suicide in December 2010, sparking the country's Jasmine Revolution and opening the door to the so-called Arab Spring. Former U.S. Secretary of ...
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Hundreds march in opposition to Egypts Morsi
Protesters frustrated with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said three marches took place Friday to press for early elections. Opposition groups have expressed frustration with Morsi, who marks his first year in office next month. He's the first democratically elected president in Egyptian history. Criticism against his administration ranges from his oversight of a weak economy to the ...
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Russia ‘does not understand’ uproar over arms sales Lavrov
Russia's foreign minister said Friday he did not understand the international uproar created by Moscow's continuing weapons cooperation with the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad."I do not understand why the media is trying to create a sensation out of this," said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. "We have not hidden that we supply weapons to Syria under signed ...
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Saudi Arabia says hackers sabotage government websites
RIYADH (Reuters) - Several government websites in Saudi Arabia were sabotaged in a series of heavy cyber attacks from abroad in recent days, disabling them briefly until the attacks were repelled, the government ...
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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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