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15 killed in string of bomb attacks in Iraq
And in Samarra, north of Baghdad, another car bomb killed two Sahwa anti-Al-Qaeda fighters and wounded 12, while a roadside bomb in the north Iraq city of Mosul wounded three ...
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Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne attend event together
Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne attend the premiere of the motion picture crime comedy "Seven Psychopaths", at the Bruin Theatre in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on October 1, 2012. UPI/Jim ...
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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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Saudi Arabia has some of the highest mobile charges in the world
According to a survey conducted by the Saudi Consumer Protection Association (CPA), mobile call charges in the Kingdom are among the highest in the world, with a rate ...
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Iraq hit by wave of bombings
Officials in Iraq say a wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shi'ite neighbourhoods and in the southern city of Basra have killed at least 40 ...
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Egypt breaks ammunition development contract with Russia - Izvestia newspaper
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Abu Qatada expects to be acquitted of terror charges in Jordan lawyers say
Jordan , his lawyers have told a court hearing.Danny Friedman, for Abu Qatada, told the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) on Monday that the new treaty between Britain and Jordan ensuring he will not face a trial based on evidence obtained ...
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Iraq Wave of bombings kills scores wounds hundreds targeting markets and bus stops in Baghdad and beyond
New York Times cited officials as saying that the series of blasts began in the oil-rich southern city of Basra when two car bombs went off at a restaurant and a bus stop. Soon after, at least seven car bombs went off in Baghdad, targeting market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning ...
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In Egypt even an autopsy is political
CAIRO , Egypt -- Egyptian forensic officials in Cairo say they are struggling with the overwhelming number of bodies that continue to arrive at their facilities bearing marks of torture and abuse in police custody, even when the streets are calm from political unrest. Senior pathologists with the government-affiliated Forensic Medical Authority (FMA) -- speaking to GlobalPost on the condition ...
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Alessa Industries reveals expansion into Qatar
Alessa Industries Group, Saudi Arabia, has announced its plan to expand into the Qatari market and is may build a factory in the country in the future. CEO Eng. Yousef Al Mutlaq said: "The is based on the country’s promising potential. The move also reflects our commitment to supporting economic integration between the member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council." Based in ...
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Lebanon e-retail revolution underway
46 percent of Internet users in the UAE shop online The online commerce market in Lebanon is still woefully underdeveloped compared to other countries in the region, most notably the Gulf, but all that might be about to change.Saudi Arabia's third most popular e-commerce website, online fashion retailer Namshi.com, announced it had received a $13 million investment from growth equity firm ...
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Syria civil war Hezbollah takes fight to anti-Assad rebels as they storm rebel-held town of Qusair
Hezbollah launched a major offensive in support of the Assad regime today, with fighters from the Lebanese militant group playing their most significant role yet in Syria's two-year-old civil ...
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Syria fighting kills Hezbollah members near Lebanon
Syrians inspect the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria. The town has been besieged for weeks by regime troops and pro-government gunmen backed by the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. (Qusair Lens/Associated ...
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Iraq Bombs And Attacks On Police Kill Dozens
A wave of car bombings and attacks on police in Iraq has killed at least 58 people - including 24 officers. The large-scale bombings across Baghdad's Shiite areas and the southern city of Basra on Monday killed at least 34. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the blasts bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda in Iraq. In the capital, nine car bombs went off, striking at bus ...
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Iraq Baghdad and Basra hit by car bomb attacks
14/05/2013 01:07 CET At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombings in Baghdad on Monday, May 20. The eight blasts mainly targeted Shi’ite neighbourhoods of the Iraqi capital. In the southern city of Basra, two more car bombs left at least 14 people dead. Officials said dozens more had been injured by the blasts, which targeted a bus stop and a restaurant. The bloodshed is ...
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Israeli military says gunfire from Syria has again hit Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria has hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overnight. The military said on Monday that the gunfire did not cause any damage or injuries. The military says it believes the fire was accidental. Israel has found itself in a difficult position as clashes from Syria's civil war rage near its frontier with the Golan Heights, a strategic ...
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Vandals spray-paint slogans against liberal Jewish womens prayer group in Israel
JERUSALEM - Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship. Israeli TV footage showed black writing on the hallway and door of the Jerusalem home. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Monday police were investigating. The group, ...
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Report Iran inaugurates production of new air defence missile system
< Iran (AP) ' Iran says it has started mass producing a new sophisticated air defence missile system capable of engaging low-altitude ...
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Israel cancels UNESCO mission
ISRAEL on Monday announced it was cancelling a United Nations delegation scheduled to begin an investigative mission in Jerusalem's Old City, due to Palestinian "politicisation" of the mission. "The Palestinians were not respecting the understandings. The visit was supposed to be professional, (but) they were taking measures that showed they were politicising the event and not ...
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One dead in police clashes with Islamists in Tunis
TUNIS - Security forces and hardline Islamists fought street battles in Tunis on Sunday, with one protester killed and 15 policemen wounded, after the authorities banned the Salafists from staging their annual ...
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Emir of Qatar Arab world is witnessing the most important stage in its history
WAM DOHA, May 20th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar affirmed that the world has witnessed fast-paced changes, not only in the fields of politics, but also in the fields of economy, society, culture and humanitarianism. The Qatar news agency (QNA) stated that Sheikh Hamad, during his speech at the opening of the "Doha Forum and the Conference of ...
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Senegal breaks with Iran over arms smuggle
Senegal today has broken all ties with Iran, following the January seizure of an arms shipments destined to its Casamance rebels. The move could spell a large setback for Iran all over ...
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New York City timelapse
Thrash Lab's "Empty America" timelapse travel series takes you to New York City. All the bridge and tunnel people have been sent home and Manhattan has been wiped empty! Penn Station, Wall Street, Central Park, Times Square, The Met and Fifth Avenue have never looked so ...
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For Russia Syria is not in the Middle East
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with (clockwise, starting in top left.) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, British Prime Minister David Cameron, next Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. REUTERS/FILES A string of leaders and senior emissaries, seeking to prevent further escalation of the Syria crisis, has headed to Moscow recently to meet with ...
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Gunfire from Syria hits Israeli-controlled Golan
Israel has found itself in a difficult position as clashes from Syria's civil war rage near its frontier with the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau captured from Syria in the 1967 ...
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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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