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GCC is 13th largest world economy - Bahraini Minister
GCC currencies Gulf hydrocarbon producers emerged as the 13th most powerful economy in the world in 2011 while strong oil prices allowed them to become the fifth largest exporter with the highest trade surplus, according to a Bahraini minister.Hassan Fakhru, minister of trade and industry, estimated the combined GDP of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council /GCC/ at around US$4?1 trillion in ...
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Tunisian police clash with Islamists over banned rally
KAIROUAN, Tunisia (Reuters) - Supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clashed with Tunisian police on Sunday after the government banned its annual rally, saying it posed a threat to ...
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Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing ...
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Afghanistan to ask India for military aid
KABUL, Afghanistan An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will seek military aid from India during a three-day visit this week. Karzai's trip comes during escalating border tension with Pakistan, India's archrival. Karzai spokesman Aimal Faizi says the president will discuss recent border skirmishes with Pakistan when he visits New Delhi starting Monday. He added that Karzai ...
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Factory owner barred from leaving Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh -; The High Court in Bangladesh's capital asked authorities Sunday to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country, a lawyer ...
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Saudi vegetable seller dies from self-immolation
A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has ...
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International AIDS Candlelight Memorial being held worldwide
The 30th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial this year is being observed worldwide today, May 19 with the theme 'In solidarity' emphasizing the need for people living with and affected by HIV to join hands and work together in response to ...
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Bollywood bad boy in ‘terrorist’ jail cell
New Delhi - Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, who is in jail for arms possession, is being held in a cell built for militants where he cannot see daylight and wants to be transferred, a report said on ...
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Pope Francis Decries World Where Death of Homeless Not Newsworthy
Pope Francis said Saturday it is heartbreaking that the world today is more concerned about the health of banks than homeless children dying of starvation and cold, and called on the Catholic Church to seek out those who need help the ...
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Arab League to hold emergency Syria meeting
An Arab League committee on Syria will hold anemergencymeeting on Thursday ahead of an international peace conference on ending the country's civil war, the bloc's deputy leader said on ...
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If youre touring the Middle East youre likely going to UAE
UAE's international tourism receipts are somewhat close to $10 billion The UAE is the world's 31st popular tourism destination and the most popular in the Arab World, ahead of Egypt -- ranked 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranked 35 -- in terms of tourism receipts, United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) data shows.In the Middle East, Turkey outranks the UAE, retaining 12th position ...
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Join Oman Air See the world Get training worth over $5 million
Ever wondered why Oman Air cabin crew were so nice? Oman Air has committed RO2mn to staff training in 2013, having already invested more than RO3.3mn over the previous two years.In addition, Oman Air's Board of Directors has approved plans to fund full scholarships for 100 employees, enabling them to improve their academic qualifications in a range of administrative and technical ...
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Briton held over children deaths
The Foreign Office is "urgently" investigating reports that a British man has been arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two children in ...
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16 killed in Syria offensive
18 May 2013 The Syrian military has launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, a government official said, as activists reported that regime airstrikes and shelling of the town have killed at least 16 people, including opposition ...
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ITP to publish Conde Nast Traveller Middle East
Arab Publishing Partners (APP), part of ITP Publishing Group, the Gulf region's largest consumer and business magazine publisher, and Cond Nast International, have announced the launch of international travel title Cond Nast Traveller Middle East. The magazine will be APP's first publication under licence agreement with Cond Nast ...
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Cameron losing control as rift with party core widens
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control of his party", Conservative Party grandee Geoffrey Howe said on Sunday, as a row raged over whether a close aide to Cameron had labeled grassroots activists "mad, swivel-eyed ...
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UN chief hopeful that international conference on Syria can take place in early June
MOSCOW - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June. The U.S. and Russia have agreed to try to bring the Syrian regime and opposition to the negotiating table, but no date has been set. Neither Syrian President Bashar Assad nor the main Western-backed opposition ...
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Could honeybees save Europe from land mines Croatian scientists think so
In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013 photo, bees gather at a glass filed with a solution containing traces of explosives, during a scientific experiment at the Faculty of Agriculture at Zagreb University. Croatian researches, working on a unique method to find unexploded mines that are littering their country and the rest of the Balkans, are confident they can use bees for detecting land mines. (AP ...
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Zachary Quinto On Coming Out I Just Did It-No One Knew
Zachary Quinto , who plays Spock in ';Star Trek Into Darkness,'; came out publicly that he is gay, he gave no warning to his friends, family or publicists. ';I didn’t tell anyone I was going to do it so no one had a chance to [give me advice],'; said Quinto in an interview with movie critic Peter Travers on ABC’s ‘Popcorn.’ ';I just did it. No ...
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Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship wraps up
WAM LONDON: The fifth round of the 2013 H.H Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) on Friday was concluded at Newbury Racecourse, London, UK. The 1600-meter race was organised as part of the H.H Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. Winner of the race, Irish jockey Marta Pisarek, on Altesse Kossack, finished the race in ...
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UAE believes in a responsible and open world says Nahyan
WAM ABU DHABI, 19th May 2013 (WAM): The United Arab Emirates believes in 'a responsible and open world, while we also believe in change,' the Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, said yesterday. This, he said, was an essential part of the openness and tolerance which characterises UAE society. In an interview with the ...
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Tunisia security blocks salafi conference
KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) -- A major Tunisian security presence has surrounded the country's main religious center and prevented hardline Muslims from holding their annual ...
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1913 America Losing Trade in China PEKING ...
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Cannes diary stars from the world of music add to the glamour quotient
It's the first big party weekend of the Cannes Film Festival, and the thump-thump-thump of dance music fills the air as armies of smartly dressed revellers clamour to squeeze into the marquee clubs that line the French port's mile-long, crescent-shaped ...
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Eurovision 2013 SwedenDenmark winner with Emmelie de Forrest Only Teardrops Video Europe News
Denmark won with Emmelie de Forrest the Eurovision song contest, but still unsurpassed for Eastern European block vote,if you need to re-singing contest Eastern Eur0peans must get of the ...
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Foreign couple's novel approach to helping Burmese village
The political situation in Myanmar is well-known throughout the world, but often overshadows the circumstances of local people and our rich culture. A couple overseas have combined the two to create an unusual approach to helping the people of one village in the country.
Myanmar is one of the most politically and socially isolated countries in the world, much bad press is leveled at our country for decisions made and actions taken that the people are not responsible for and while attention focuses on the political dynamic of the country, the plight of many Burmese such as poverty, lack of access to water and education, become overshadowed. One family in the United States has taken a novel approach to giving back to a country that has stolen their hearts. Read more
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