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| Hamdan receives Iranian consul |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance, received the Consul-General of Iran in the UAE, Ali Asghar Shafi'i, who paid a courtesy... |
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| Overseas Filipinos remit $22 billion to families |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| The primary and most visible means through which migration has its strong impact on development for labour-sending countries is in the area of financial remittances, transfer of skills and knowledge... |
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| Faulty scaffolding led to mosque crash |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| The Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution is investigating the collapse of the ceiling of a mosque under construction, killing one worker and injuring 17 others, in Zayed City in the Western... |
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| Arabic learning: Where have all the men gone? |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| About nine years ago, there used to be at least 600 students, mostly female, learning the classical Arabic language at the UAE University in Al Ain. Today the same class... |
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| Media achievers honoured |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| Media achievers were honoured on the concluding day of the Arab Media Forum on Wednesday by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the... |
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| Kerry's Moscow tour |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| Those who oppose greater US involvement in Syria were no doubt relieved at the announcement that Moscow and Washington want to convene an international conference to end the country’s civil... |
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| The difference between education and knowledge |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| Many times you may have come across talk about a much hyped-knowledge economy that portrays a vision of the world where every person will have access to a desk and... |
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| Syria peace talks doomed to fail |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| If anyone saw last week's US-Russian agreement to convene a peace conference on Syria as a potential breakthrough, Western leaders have been going out of their way to disabuse them.... |
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| Regime blames cable fault for internet outage |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| Internet and telecommunications in Syria were down across the country, the state news agency Sana reported on Wednesday, saying a fault with a fibre-optic cable was to blame.... |
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| Fierce fighting erupts at Aleppo jail |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes on Wednesday fought to repel an attack on the central prison in Aleppo after rebels blew up its walls in suicide car bombings,... |
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| Russia calls on SNC to back peace talks |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called on the Syrian opposition to support Moscow and Washington in their efforts to work towards convening a peace conference to end the... |
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| US targets UAE firms for dealing with Iran banks |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| The United States blacklisted two Dubai-based trading companies yesterday, accusing them of helping Iran evade financial sanctions and effectively cutting them off from the US financial system.... |
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| France suggests easing arms embargo against Syria rebels |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| France is floating a proposal that the European Union ease an arms embargo for Syrian rebels but delay acting on the decision to intensify pressure on Damascus to negotiate an... |
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| Navies join forces to tackle mines |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| As the interest in mine warfare floats to the top of navy agendas around the world, effective coordination remains one of the biggest challenges facing budget-conscious nations who now need... |
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| Media blamed for promoting Islamophobia |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| The media plays a strong role in promoting Islamophobia in the world, according to Nathan Lean, editor-in-chief, Aslan Media and a researcher at Georgetown University.... |
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| UN condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| The UN General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar Al Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism... |
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| Iran hopes for progress in parallel nuclear talks |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| Iran is hoping for advancement in talks with the UN atomic agency over Tehran's past activities as well as in negotiations with world powers on current sensitive nuclear work, the... |
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| Arab League: Syria seat not yet given to coalition |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| The vacant Syrian seat at the Arab League has not been given to the opposition, even though its leader addressed the bloc's last summit, the League's secretary general said yesterday.... |
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| Britain grants asylum to Bahraini blogger |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years.... |
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| First batch of Kurdish rebels arrive in Iraq |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| Weary and caked in mud, the first group of Kurdish militants to leave Turkey under a peace plan descended a mountain into Iraq early on Tuesday to be met with... |
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