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If Egypt can we can do it too - Swazi opposition
"Tunisia and Egypt are a big 'we can do it too,' not just for Swaziland, but for the rest of the African continent and the repressed Arab world," according to the Swazi ...
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Cameroon plans Egypt-like protests
Opposition groups, trade unions and Diaspora groups are preparing "Egypt-like" protests in Cameroon tomorrow, 23 February, to call for President Paul Biya to step down. The US Embassy warns of possible ...
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Syria troops fight rebels near major Shiite shrine
BEIRUT (AP) -- Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed ...
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Rugby league Though Lebanon trip off calendar UAE Falcons side is still on trial
DUBAI // This evening's Emirate of Origin fixture between Dubai and Abu Dhabi will still act as a selection trial for the UAE Falcons even though the representative side's summer tour to Lebanon has been cancelled. The Falcons had been due to travel to Beirut for two fixtures next month but the trip has been shelved due to security concerns. The Rugby League Commission (RLC) hope to ...
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Egypt and European Union Study Dispute with Ethiopia
Cairo, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi welcomed today Catherine Ashton, vice-president of the European Union (EU) and high representative for foreign affairs, and talked to her about the dispute for the construction of the Ethiopian super-dam, according to the official media. In the meeting, they talked about the opening of communication channels between Cairo and Addis ...
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Review Fighting and losing in Iran then and now
"Children of the Jacaranda Tree" (Atria Books), by Sahar DelijaniLet's get one thing out of the way: I admire Sahar Delijani for taking on post-revolutionary Iran as the subject of her debut novel, "Children of the Jacaranda Tree." It is a tough topic to tackle, especially for a novelist trying, as Delijani does, to explore the emotions involved in what is simply not a ...
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Watchdog approves Iran poll result
Tehran, Iran - Iran's state TV is reporting the country's election overseer, the Guardian Council, has approved Friday's presidential election result, affirming a first-round victory by a relative ...
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Babies behind bars A Palestinian fertility doctor has become an unlikely hero by helping women conceive – even though their husbands are in jail
A normal story repeated anywhere in the world perhaps, but what is special about Lydia is that her husband is 12 years into a 25-year prison sentence in an Israeli jail.There are certainly no conjugal visits for Palestinian security prisoners, who the Israelis consider to be terrorists. Instead, Lydia - whose first child was born before her husband was jailed for being a member of the Al-Aqsa ...
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Emirates top carrier in passenger survey
Emirates, which has four flights to New Zealand a day, also won "best inflight entertainment". Photo / Dean Purcell Passengers have voted Emirates the best global carrier in the Skytrax 2013 World Airline Awards with Qantas and its subsidiary Jetstar taking top honours in the Australia-Pacific region. Emirates, which has four flights to New Zealand a day, also won the award for best ...
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Iraq election candidate killed in suicide bomb attack
The bomber attacked a guesthouse owned by Younis al-Rammah, who was a candidate in provincial elections beginning today, late on Tuesday in Nineveh. Mr Rammah and four relatives were killed and six others wounded. Candidates are frequent targets for insurgents who aim to disrupt the political process.Two suicide bombers also targeted a Shia mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, one blowing himself up at ...
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Teenagers in Jordan support ‘honour killings’ research finds
A new generation of teenagers in the Middle East believe honour killings to be 'justified', according to a new study of young people in ...
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Syria crisis Tony Blair warns against inaction as David Cameron plays down immediate prospect of arming rebels
The cost to Britain and its allies of not intervening in Syria could be greater than becoming embroiled in the conflict, Tony Blair ...
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Why havent MVNOs taken off in the Middle East
Australia to reach 35 million mobile subscriptions by 2015: Telsyte They were first introduced by regulatory authorities to drive much-needed competition in countries where early-entrant mobile network operators (MNOs) were considered to hold significant, and unhealthy, market power.The concept is that the MVNO, unlike the MNO, does not own the radio spectrum or wireless network infrastructure ...
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Obama Silent About U.S. Arms For Syria Rebels Praises G8 Peace Plan
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the media following bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery on June 19, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Timur Emek/Getty ...
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U.S. Presses Taliban on Qatar Office in Bid to Save Talks
KABUL, Afghanistan ...
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Child slaughter in Syria as the innocent educate world leaders
As World Refugee Day looms, hundreds of Syrian children forced to flee the fighting in their country have decorated kites with messages for world leaders. At the Zaatari camp in Jordan, currently home to 178,000 people, children scarred by the violence, turmoil and insecurity handed those in power a slice of reality. Marah Ismael a refugee from Hirak said: ';The message I want to send to ...
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Syria has crossed chemical red line says Obama
The US government has "high confidence" that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons (CW). In an apparent policy shift, it says it will now provide military support to Syrian rebels. The decision follows the finding of a breakdown product of the nerve gas sarin in urine samples from ...
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Kuwaits trade surplus with Japan widens for 1st time in 3 months
WAM TOKYO, June 19, 2013 (WAM) -- Kuwait's trade surplus with Japan jumped 26.4 percent in May to JPY 107.7 billion (USD 1.1 billion) from a year earlier, expanding for the first time since February. Kuwait maintained black ink with Japan for the 64th consecutive month, Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, quoted the Finance Ministry as saying on Wednesday. Kuwait's overall exports to Japan ...
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Two killed and 12 injured in suicide bombing in Saada Yemen
WAM SA'ADA, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- Two people were found dead and a further 12 suffering from injuries after a suicide bombing in one of the popular markets in the city of Sa'ada in northern Yemen. An official source said that a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in the market, killing two people and wounding 12 others. The source said that authorities expected ...
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PM Netanyahu meets Canadian FM Baird
We cannot accept anything less than: 1. A total cessation of all enrichment of nuclear materials at all levels. 2. The removal from Iran of all enriched nuclear material. 3. The closure of Iran's illicit nuclear facilities. PM Netanyahu meets Canadian FM John Baird We cannot let Iran ride out the clock through endless talks. Iran must comply with UN Security Council resolutions. ...
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PMW Bulletin PA TV Terrorist murderers brought honor
PMW Bulletin June 19, 2013 PA TV: Two terrorist murderers brought "honor" and "pride" to "all humanity" PA TV about terrorist who beat 84 year-old to death with a hoe: "Our hero is still writing the finest epics of endurance, heroism and self-sacrifice" Mother of terrorist who killed a 24 year-old taxi driver: "He's never harmed his Muslim ...
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PM Netanyahu meets with Cisco Chairman and CEO John T. Chambers
PM Netanyahu meets with Cisco Chairman and CEO John T. Chambers (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning (Wednesday, 19 June 2013), met with Cisco Chairman and CEO John T. Chambers. Also participating in the meeting were Prime Minister's Office Director General Harel Locker, Israel National Cyber Bureau (INCB) head Dr. ...
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Israel To Seek US-Backed Loan for Mega Arms Deal
[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: the idea is to devout incredible resources for a second squadron of F-35Is - a platform whose very justification of existence is predicated on the working assumption that in the coming decades no one is going to come up with a gizmo that facilitates identifying, targeting and shooting down what at this time is hard to pick up using instruments now deployed in the ...
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UPDATE 1-UK top court ruling threatens Western sanctions against Iran
Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:43pm EDT * Echoes EU General Court ruling on Bank Mellat in January * Fifty similar court cases pending at EU court * Washington fears for key EU support in isolating Iran * Iran hard hit by sanctions but finds way to elude them * Sanctions impact helped moderate win Iran presidential vote (Adds comment, context on EU court decisions, Western concerns) By Clare ...
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Israeli intel Hamas using Qatar as base to plot terror strikes
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV -- Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Qatar was serving as an operational base for Hamas. Officials said the intelligence community has tracked an increasing number of Hamas operations to Qatar. They said the Hamas presence in the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate, which included much of the political bureau, has led to initiatives ...
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Iran will have men in space within ten years
Iran will have astronauts in space within the next ten years, according to government officials who recently revealed to Iran news media the Iranian Space Agency’s long-term space objectives.
Iran has pursued an ambitious space program in recent years, entering the so-called ‘Asian Space Race’ and launching the country’s first rocket in 2004, followed in 2009 by the launch of an entirely domestically-built satellite, thereby becoming the 9th country in the world to have achieved orbital-launch capability. Read more
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