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Fri, 09 May 2008

Google Alert: "Middle East"

Israel's alternative independence day
New Statesman - London,England,UK
Not every afternoon woodland stroll is labelled a "subversive challenge" to the state, but the Palestinian citizens of Israel were well aware of the ...
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Suleiman expected here next week
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman is scheduled to visit Israel next week for talks on Cairo's efforts to achieve a cease-fire ...
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Gaza is Hamas' 'habitat of inhumanity'
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
But the world should bear witness to the fact that Israel and the United States are the misplaced objects of this accusation. ...
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UAE To Dispatch Relief Aid To Myanmar
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
By Muin Abdul Majid DUBAI, May 9 (Bernama) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is joining other countries in sending much-needed aid to Myanmar which is ...
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Citigroup targeting 9 percent revenue growth
The Associated Press -
In January, the Kuwait Investment Authority and Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal were part of a broader $12.5 billion investment in the bank.
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Israel's Olmert vows to quit if indicted
Xinhua - China
JERUSALEM, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied that he took bribes from an American businessman during a campaign, and announced he ...
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Canada's backing of Israel unshakeable, Harper says
Globe and Mail - Canada
Though Canada is in the minority of countries supporting Israel at the UN, Mr. Baker talked about a possible Middle East policy shift and used France as an ...
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'Where harassed Israel can rule itself'
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
I was sitting in Israel's Independence Hall yesterday, a 10-minute walk from my home. It's a small, relatively bare room that was Tel Aviv's first city hall ...
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South Africa May Import LNG From Qatar, Engineering News Says
Bloomberg - USA
By Dinakar Sethuraman May 9 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa may buy liquefied natural gas from Qatar, the world's biggest LNG producer, for a planned terminal, ...
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Silverjet plans new hub in UAE
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
"The deal announced last week gives us financing to potentially open up a hub in the UAE. We are in negotiations with our new investor," Silverjet chief ...
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Qatar offers Q3 term Al Shaheen
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
TOKYO: Qatar Petroleum (QP) has offered 3.6 million barrels a month of al Shaheen crude for loading in July-September, a trader said on Friday. ...
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Jamieson starts Beijing bid in Qatar
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Sarah Jamieson is aiming to kick-start her campaign for Olympic selection in the 1500m at the Qatar Grand Prix this ...
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Thu, 08 May 2008

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Israel, Hamas and Iran
Voice of America - USA
This month marks the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of Israel as a Jewish state. In a speech in Washington, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ...
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Olmert inquiry mars Israel's birthday
guardian.co.uk - UK
Israel's 60th birthday celebrations yesterday ended in uncertainty and confrontation yesterday as fresh details emerged about a corruption investigation ...
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Dominic Lawson: I leave Israel with the sinking feeling that hopes ...
Independent - London,England,UK
The Hadassah hospital, Jeru-salem's biggest, is at the heart of the horror and the hope in the Middle East's most intractable dispute. ...
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Livni: Israel ready to make sacrifices for peace
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert voiced hope that the solution for the Middle East conflict was within reach, speaking at an official memorial ...
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Gershom Gorenberg on Israel in twenty years
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The Middle East would remain a dangerous region, and Israel would have to maintain its military strength. Nonetheless, Israeli Jews would discover that we ...
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Bush to go to Israel despite Olmert's troubles
Reuters - USA
"The president looks forward to traveling to the Middle East next week to continue to encourage the Israelis and Palestinians to work together for a ...
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FACTBOX-Scenarios in Israel PM Olmert's legal troubles
Reuters - USA
May 8 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied allegations of corruption on Thursday but said he would resign if indicted. ...
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Harper condemns criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
OTTAWA - Some of the criticism brewing in Canada against the state of Israel, including from some members of Parliament, is similar to the attitude of Nazi ...
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Pranab Mukherjee on UAE mission
Hindu - Chennai,India
He will meet United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and UAE Foreign ...
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Committee advises UAE to limit stays of foreigner workers
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon
An estimated 13 million foreigners live in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. ...
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UAE aims for power security
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
The white paper 'Policy of the United Arab Emirates on the Evaluation and Potential Development of Peaceful Nuclear Energy' acknowledges that fossil fuels ...
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Day of misery for UAE fans
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
By Yasin Merchant, Special to Gulf News Dubai: UAE snooker player Mohammad Shehab failed to show his customary killer instinct at the Asian Snooker ...
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UAE's IT market grows 10.1% to touch Dh7.4b
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
The UAE's IT sector is the fastest growing in the world, according to industry experts. "The latest research in the IT and communication sector of the UAE ...
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UAE contribution to child protection fund lauded
Pakistan Daily - Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan
He said this while talking to Ali Muhammad Al-Shamsi, Ambassador of the UAE, who called on him. He said that this would help rehabilitate the child-jockeys, ...
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Israel Turns 60
Hartford Courant - United States
By Rachel Gottlieb on May 7, 2008 3:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) Today is Israel's 60th anniversary. That is meaningful in Greater Hartford to the many ...
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Brown: Israel one of 20th century's 'greatest achievements'
Jerusalem Post - Israel
Jordan's King Abdullah expressed the hope that the 60th anniversary year in Israel would be crowned by Israel's and Jordan's joint obligation to achieve a ...
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Report: PM ready for peace with Syria, each know the other's ...
Jerusalem Post - Israel
Peace talks between Israel and Syria floundered years ago over returning an area of the Golan Heights which skirts the Sea of Galilee.
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Report: President Assad discussed Mideast peace with Turkish PM in ...
International Herald Tribune - France
The last round of direct talks between Syria and Israel broke down in 2000. Turkey has close ties with both Israel and Syria. Hussein Malla/AP.
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Israel remembers its dead
Radio Netherlands - Netherlands
Jerusalem - As sirens wailed throughout the entire country for two minutes, Israel commemorated all the military personnel and civilians who have died since ...
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INTERVIEW-Praxair looking for opportunities to enter the UAE
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
... into the United Arab Emirates, Chief Financial Officer James Sawyer said in an interview on Thursday. The UAE, along with some other Gulf countries, ...
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AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, business briefs
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
FDI IN UAE TO HIT $108BN IN 2011: Total foreign direct investment inflow into the UAE is expected to nearly double from $59.2bn in 2007 to $108bn in 2011, ...
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UAE recommended to overseas investors
Overseas Property and Investment News - London,UK
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been flagged up as a good location for overseas property buyers to consider. According to ShelterOffshore.com, ...
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2 kidnapped women freed in Yemen / Tribal leader persuades gunmen ...
The Daily Yomiuri - Osaka,Japan
SAN'A--Two Japanese tourists kidnapped by gunmen in Yemen on Wednesday were released unharmed early Thursday, according to the Foreign Ministry. ...
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5 Myths About Being 'Pro-Israel'
Washington Post - United States
Israel's existing peace pacts owe much to Washington's ability to bridge the mistrust among parties in the Middle East. So when the United States abandons ...
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Israel at 60: parties, PM corruption inquiry, protests
Times Online - UK
Israel celebrated the 60th anniversary of its creation today with fireworks, air force flyovers and street parties, but the atmosphere of heady jubilation ...
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Second Day of Violence Engulfs Beirut
Voice of America - USA
Shi'ite Mufti Abd al Amir Qabbalan replied angrily that it was the United States and Israel that were trying to "set fire to Lebanon and the Middle East. ...
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Ramadoss should RESIGN - Sent By : Vishal_T (Dubai,UAE)
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
Will these politicians ever have the courage to owe up? They come into power for a brief period of 5 years and think that they can just about do anything ...
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UAE Ministry of Economy to discuss bilateral tourism development ...
Business Intelligence Middle East (press release) - United Arab Emirates
UAE. The UAE Ministry of Economy on 8 May received delegates from Greece at its Dubai offices to discuss strengthened ties between the UAE and Greece in the ...
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ADCB & RHB Set To Position Malaysia And UAE As Top Global Players ...
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA, May 8 (Bernama) -- Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and RHB Capital Bhd is set to position Malaysia and United Arab Emirates as leading global ...
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Azerbaijan signed protocols on WTO with Oman and UAE
Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan
Yesterday Azerbaijan signed bilateral protocols on held talks with WTO with Oman and UAE. Azerbaijan Republic Ministry of Economic Development informed that ...
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Clashes in General Strike in Lebanon
New York Times - United States
For 17 months, Lebanon has had a political crisis between the Hezbollah-led opposition supported by Iran and Syria and the government of Prime Minister ...
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Syria: Peace negotiations only after Bush era
Ynetnews - Israel
Turkey postponed the meeting after Damascus declared that Israel had agreed to fully withdraw from the Golan Heights. According to the sources, ...
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Uma Thurman's stalker found guilty
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Jack Jordan, a University of Chicago graduate turned drifter, was on Tuesday convicted of stalking Thurman, known for films like Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction, ...
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Global Investment House: Oman Economic and strategic Outlook ...
Al-Bawaba - Amman,Jordan
Despite the recent increase in the real estate prices, Oman still remains a competitive market in terms of prices as compared to other GCC countries. ...
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Sultan of Oman ends three-day visit to the UAE
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi: Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed of Oman wrapped up a three-day visit to the UAE on Thursday. The Sultan of Oman was in the UAE on the invitation of ...
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Soaring costs risk contrators exiting UAE
ArabianBusiness.com - Dubai,Umm al Qaiwain,United Arab Emirates
by Amy Glass on Thursday, 08 May 2008 SOARING COSTS: Al-Kaabi warned that companies could abandon the UAE due to high construction costs. ...
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Kuwait, US Excelerate sign LNG facility deal
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
Kuwait is in talks with fellow Gulf Arab state Qatar for LNG imports. Qatar is the world's largest exporter of LNG, which is gas chilled to liquid form for ...
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Released Japanese sorry over Yemen kidnapping
Africasia - London,UK
Two Japanese women, who were released within hours of being kidnapped in Yemen, apologised Thursday for worrying people back home and said they felt no ...
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Saudi Arabia Says Foreign Powers Fomenting Chaos in Lebanon
Bloomberg - USA
By Tarek Al-Issawi May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia warned of the dangers of escalating violence in Lebanon, accusing foreign extremist powers it didn't ...
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UAE To Build 200 Temporary Schools In Cyclone-hit Myanmar
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
By Muin Abdul Majid DUBAI, May 8 (Bernama) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to build 200 makeshift schools in areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis in ...
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SGD interiors for second 65m Fast Ferry for Oman
Sail World - Mandalong,NSW,Australia
The total length of all SGD projects currently being worked on exceeds 500 metres including seven vessels for Oman and three within Australia. ...
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Israel celebrations get fully underway
Euronews.net - Lyon,France
Fireworks and a military fanfare have launched Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations, as the country's leaders urged the people to set their worries aside ...
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Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary
Ynetnews - Israel
Israel Prizes to be awarded Thursday evening Masses of Israelis were expected to take to the country's parks Thursday to mark Independence Day with a ...
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Palestine asks for more global pressure on Israel: Envoy
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
"As Indonesia wants to have a better economic relationship with the Middle East, it has to help ensure peace there first. Because as long as the conflict ...
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World Briefing | Middle East Syria: Atomic Agency Seeks Answers
New York Times - United States
By REUTERS Mohamed ElBaradei, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Brussels, said Syria had an obligation to tell his agency ...
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Condi, George Marshall and Israel
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
Sixty years ago this month, Secretary of State George Marshall was mucking up Middle East policy in his own way. On May 12, 13 and 14, 1948, for example, ...
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Brandeis students at odds over Israel
Boston Globe - United States
A student-sponsored effort to recognize the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel has raised questions of identity and association at Brandeis ...
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Yemen hostages released
TVNZ - New Zealand
Two Japanese women tourists kidnapped in Yemen have been released safely, Japan's foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday, citing information ...
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Wed, 07 May 2008

Google Alert: "Middle East"

Idea facilitates fund transfer from UAE
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
MUMBAI: Expatriates based in UAE can now transfer funds to their families based in Kerala through their mobile phones. Mobile services provider Idea ...
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UAE gives $67000 to rehabilitate
The News - International - Pakistan
By By Mobarik A Virk ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have resolved to fight the menace of child smuggling from Pakistan to the UAE ...
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Israel celebrates 60, population count 7282000
Ynetnews - Israel
Israel established with 873000 inhabitants, numbers have been multiplied eight times since then. Today Israel has a population of 7282000 On the eve of ...
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Events that shaped Israel over the past six decades
CTV.ca - Canada
1967: On June 5, Israel launches the Six Day War against Syria, Jordan and Egypt. The outcome is Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. ...
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HCMS Charlottetown back from Persian Gulf
CTV.ca - Canada
Earlier in the month, two Pakistani men were rescued by the warship's crew after another dhow sank off the coast of Oman. The men, first spotted by the ...
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Fund flow into UAE to double
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
By Babu Das Augustine, Banking Editor Dubai: The cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow into the UAE is expected to nearly double from $59.2 ...
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Tourism infrastructure works in Brazil attract UAE firms
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
By Shakir Husain, Staff Reporter Dubai: UAE companies such as Dubai World and Dubai Holding are looking at real estate and tourism infrastructure projects ...
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