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| UN discusses Syrian crisis |  | | Syrian forces intensified their crackdown on Friday, with activists reporting 120 people killed in two days, as European and Arab nations pressed the UN Security Council to call on President Bashar Al Assad to stand... |
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Yemen 'parallel revolution' targets graft |
| The protest that paralysed Yemen's main airport erupted when an air force officer hurled a boot at his commander, a relative of the outgoing president and a symbol of the corruption that divides even his... |
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Kuwaiti Shiites tipped to win six seats |
| Kuwaitis head to the ballot boxes to elect the fourth National Assembly since May 2006 in one of the most politically turbulent periods since parliamentary democracy was introduced in 1962.... |
| Suicide bomber kills 32 at Baghdad funeral march | | A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 32 people — half of them policemen who were guarding the march — in the latest... |
| Focus on humanitarian side of King Abdul Aziz | | Defense Minister Prince Salman will open a seminar on the humanitarian and social side of King Abdul Aziz' life organized by the Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Chair for Historical and Civilization Studies of the... |
| Modernization is 'work in progress': Turki | | Saudi Arabian modernization is 'a work in progress' and the country needs to expand education and employment for its youth as it diversifies the economy, Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of King Faisal Center for Research... |
| Iran could ban EU oil exports next week | | A law to be debated in Iran's parliament on Sunday may halt oil exports to the European Union as early as next week, foiling an EU plan to phase in an oil embargo gradually to... |
| Qatar's PM review bilateral ties | | HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani yesterday received a phone call from British Prime Minister David Cameron.... |
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UAE in driver's seat of tech innovation: InfoFort |
| The technology sector in the UAE and Dubai in particular have undoubtedly taken the lead in the region with e-government initiatives that illustrate the country’s vision for innovation, a top official of records and information... |
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Saudi trade balance records SR541bn surplus |
| Saudi Arabia's balance of trade with other countries recorded a surplus of SR541 billion in 2010, up 19.1 percent, reflecting a sharp rise in trade exchange between the Kingdom and the world during 2005-2010.... |
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Iran may halt oil exports to Europe |
| Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a trial of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned yesterday it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing... |
| Profit booking drags QE down | | Dividend blues dampened sentiments in the Qatar Exchange (QE), which was one of the two worst performing bourses in the Gulf region during the week.... |
| loss to Saudibanks in 2 yearsfrom e-crimes | | Banks in the Kingdom have sustained losses of $1 billion over the past two years because of electronic crimes, Dr. Jibril Al-Araishi, member of the Shoura Council and Deputy Chairman of the Transportation, Telecommunications and... |
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