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King Abdullah, Blair discussed Mideast peace
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday held talks with Tony Blair, official envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East, at his palace in Riyadh....
 

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....
 

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....
 

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...
 

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....
 

Khalifa expresses UAE's keenness on the security and stability of Sudan
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a telephone call this evening from President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir of Sudan....
 

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...
 

Yemeni Interior official blames Al-Houthis for continuous breaches
An official source at the Interior Ministry expressed on Sunday regret for beaches committed by Al-Houthi followers and for refusing efforts, coming on top the Qatari efforts, to settle peace and security in the governorate...
 

  

Al Mana sells $163m in bonds to finance projects
Qatari family business Al Mana Group said yesterday it sold $163.4m of United Arab Emirates dirham-denominated Islamic bonds to help finance real estate projects in its home country....
 

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...
 

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....
 

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....
 

Tent city moving to Shanghai for global expo
The tent city of Mina is one of the 55 city projects that have been selected from 226 nominations from across the world for exhibition at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai....
 

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....
 

Iran to launch South Pars gas projects in July
Iran said on Sunday that three belated gas projects in its giant South Pars field will go on stream from July....
 

  
Monday 12 May, 2008
CORRECTED - 60 years on, refugees visit lost Jerusalem homes (Reuters)
Dollar rises against yen as investors await US Fed chairman's speech (AP)
US troops battle militia in Baghdad despite deal (AFP)
Saudi prince's health reported failing(UPI)
Líbano (Euronews)
UPDATE 1-Turk planes hit PKK targets in N.Iraq-Iraq official (Reuters)
Euro falls vs US dollar as markets wait for Fed hints (AP)
Egyptian mediator for Gaza truce arrives in Israel (AFP)
USS Cole attack defendants free(UPI)
Rússia (Euronews)
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