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Iraq needs deep change to avoid sectarian war says paper
WAM ABU DHABI: What Iraq needs desperately is a system of more decentralised governance, where Baghdad is not calling all the shots - and targeting political opponents. There is reason to believe that a system drawing on the principles of federalism, with stronger regional administrations, is one way that Sunnis, Shias and Kurds could find common cause, according to a local newspaper. ...
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Iran internet goes into coma as presidential election looms
IRAN is reportedly tightening internet controls ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of violent protests inspired last time around over claims of fraud. Authorities deny such allegations but have not explained exactly why service has become ...
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Lebanon Efforts to reach consensus over vote law failed
The Lebanese Parliament electoral subcommittee adjourned on Saturday its seventh round of talks for further consultations over a new electoral law as the rival parties failed once again to reach consensus. The session, which was chaired by Lebanon Speaker Nabih Berri, was adjourned to ...
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Report Syria has missile batteries aimed at Tel Aviv
Syria has surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles aimed at Tel Aviv and is ready to use them should Israel decide to conduct a strike on Damascus, British ...
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Iran Two executed for spying for Israel and US
Iran has hanged two convicted spies, one found guilty of working for Israel, the other for the United States, the Tehran prosecutor's office announced. Mohammad Heydari was convicted of "receiving payment to provide intelligence on various security issues and national secrets in repeated meetings with the Mossad," Israel's intelligence agency, a statement said. Koroush Ahmadi was found guilty of ...
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Ferry route to Lebanon Island from Friday
Dubai: Visiting Lebanon Island on The World islands just got easier as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in association with the Royal Island Beach Club, is launching daily ferry trips from Al Ghubaiba ...
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Two hanged in Iran for spying prosecutor
TWO convicted spies have been hanged in Iran, one found guilty of working for Israel, the other for the United States, the Tehran prosecutor's office says. Mohammad Heydari was convicted of "receiving payment to provide intelligence on various security issues and national secrets in repeated meetings with the Mossad," a statement said. Koroush Ahmadi was found guilty of ...
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Obama does not foresee U.S. ground troops in Syria
Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama said here Friday he does "not foresee" a circumstance under which Washington would send ground troops to war-torn Syria. "I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria -- American boots on the ground. (It) would not only be good for America but also would be good for Syria," Obama said at a news conference in the Costa ...
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Darwish 2 colleagues face terrorism charges in Syria
Mazen Darwish who is a member of the International Federation of Journalists and the president of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, has been detained in the prison of the Syrian regime since February ...
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Several flights without bags after Egypt airport strike
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage.Airport officials say senior officials from the country's national carrier are meeting the baggage handlers to hear their demands, which ...
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Oman Qatar eye $210m military deals with US
Governments in Oman and Qatar have expressed an interest in buying equipment worth more than $200m from the United States to protect its military aircraft from heat seeking ...
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Qatar said to eye stake in Italys Versace
Qatar Holding and an Italian state-controlled investment fund are interested in investing in Italian fashion house Versace, Il Sole 24 Ore said on ...
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Emirates trade surplus to pass $90 billion
The UAE economy growth is expected to lower to 3.9 percent in 2012 after a solid 2011, when the GDP expanded 5.2 percent led by high oil prices and a 10.2 percent increase in oil production, according to a review of the UAE economy by Global Investment House. Even as growth in oil sector is expected to slow down in 2012, the nonoil sector has continued its resurgence witnessing a 3.5 percent ...
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Emirates Tim Clark tops inaugural Brits List
Clark has played a major role in the development of Emirates, joining the airline in the year it was formed, 1985. Earlier this month, Emirates posted a 52 percent increase in profits, ...
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11 new tenders for internal roads floated in Oman
Ministry floats 11 tenders for Sharqiya internal roads The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources (MRMWR) has floated as many as 11 tenders for the design and construction of internal roads in South and North Sharqiya.The ministry floated five tenders for design and construction of roads in South Sharqiya governorate in the wilayats of Sur, Jalan Bani Bu Ali, Jalan Bani Bu ...
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Robert Fisk Syrian war could go on for two three years
President Bashar al-Assad's troops in Syria are gaining ground. British Middle East reporter Robert Fisk met some of them when he visited the front lines earlier this month, and told DW about he ...
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In a rare interview Syria’s Assad says he will not step down
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- In a rare interview published Saturday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed doubt about the likely success of planned peace talks between his government and opposition forces and said he has no intention of stepping down. In the interview, given to Argentina's Clarin ...
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Syria’s rebels take over oilfields once belonging to Assad
Al-Qaeda’s Syrian wing is helping to finance its activities by selling the product of oilfields that once helped to prop up the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Up to 380,000 barrels of crude oil were previously produced by wells around the city of ...
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Al-Qaeda plunders Syrias oilfields
Up to 380,000 barrels of crude oil were previously produced for the regime by wells around the city of Raqqa and in the desert region to its east.These oilfields are now in rebel hands. The strongest faction in this part of the country is Jabhat al-Nusra, ...
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Kobe says Jordan comparisons apple to oranges
Michael Jordan (left) and Kobe Bryant are compared by Phil Jackson in his new book. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson writes in ...
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Egypt denies Morsi intents to run cabinet
Egyptian presidency denied Friday the circulated rumors that President Mohamed Morsi intended to hold the post of prime minister in an imminent cabinet reshuffle, official news agency MENA reported. "There is deliberation over assigning the post to another figure," MENA quoted presidential spokesman Omar Amer as saying. "Qualification will be the basic criteria for the upcoming ...
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Emirates to delay wing crack modifications because of late A380s delivery
Emirates Airline to push back by two months work to fix potential wing cracks on its existing fleet of superjumbos. Wing modification work on Emirates' fleet of A380s should have started in March, but has only begun this month because of late arrival of new aircraft, according to Tim Clark, the president and chief executive of Emirates. "We need to receive the new aircraft to backfill ...
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Kobe Comparison to Jordan is apples to oranges
Michael Jordan (left) and Kobe Bryant are compared by Phil Jackson in his new book. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson writes in ...
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Trib reporter’s Iraq stories win top Pa. press award
Tribune-Review investigative reporter Carl Prine received a Best of Show award on Friday from the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors for "Rules of engagement," his investigation into the deaths of two deaf, unarmed teenage brothers by American soldiers in ...
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8 killed 8 policemen kidnapped in Iraqs violence
RAMADI, Iraq, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed in separate attacks across Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen kidnapped eight policemen in the western province of Anbar, the police said. In western Iraq, two people were killed in clashes between tribesmen and Iraqi security forces near the city of Ramadi, capital of Anbar province, when the tribesmen apparently believed that a police unit ...
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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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