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Arab FMs divided over Lebanon |
| Arab foreign ministers holding crisis talks in Cairo were divided yesterday over a draft resolution implicitly condemning Hezbollah for deadly clashes in Lebanon, delegates said.... |
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Iran, IAEA to resume nuclear talks today |
| Iran and the UN nuclear agency watchdog will resume talks on Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme in the Iranian capital today, an Iranian official was quoted as saying yesterday.... |
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UAE, Australia hold talks |
| HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces received here on Sunday Australia's Chief of the Defence Force Air Chief Marshal... |
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Kuwait's embassy evacuates more nationals from Lebanon |
| A bus carrying more than 45 Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti passengers left Lebanon heading to the Syrian territories yesterday. Kuwaiti Embassy in Lebanon started three days ago to evacuate Kuwaiti citizens out of Lebanon, at the... |
| Violence eases in Sadr City after truce | | A deal to end fighting between militias and US-backed security forces in the Baghdad stronghold of Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada Al Sadr was largely holding yesterday, despite some sporadic fighting.... |
| Bahrain Govt-parliament ties reviewed | | Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday discussed with senior officials domestic issues and cooperation between the executive and legislative authorities to contribute to national development.... |
| Alawi in talks with Egyptian, Saudi FMs | | Yusuf bin Alawi, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, yesterday held a trilateral meeting here with Ahmed Abu al Ghait, Egyptian Foreign Minister, and Prince Saud al Faisal, Saudi Foreign Minister.... |
| Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad receives Tony Blair | | Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at his Emiri Diwan office here on Sunday morning Tony Blair, the Special Envoy of the Quartet for Peace in the Middle East and his accompanying delegation on... |
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Gulf to keep dollar pegs |
| Gulf Arab states will not revalue their currency pegs to the weak dollar despite soaring inflation, and plan to stick to a deadline for currency union by 2010, the chairman of a meeting of finance... |
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British Airways lands 'Best European Airline Award' |
| British Airways - the UK's flagship carrier which operates 49 weekly services from the GCC to London Heathrow - has been crowned 'Best European Airline' at the annual Business Traveller Middle East Awards.... |
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Qatar says oil price out of OPEC's control |
| There is no need for OPEC to hold an emergency meeting before September, as there is nothing it can do to reduce record oil prices, Qatar's oil minister said yesterday.... |
| Abu Dhabi plans business island | | Mubadala Development Co, an Abu Dhabi investment arm which manages over $10bn in assets, said yesterday it will develop an offshore island into a new business district that would house the stock exchange.... |
| BITE to fetch $20m | | Bahrain International Travel Expo (BITE) 2008 is set to generate $20 million in revenues as the expo will attract record number of visitors this year, an official from the Ministry of Information said yesterday.... |
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