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Qaeda warns non-Muslims in Arabian Peninsula (Alarabiya.net)

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:00:00 GMT

A Yemeni wing of al-Qaeda threatened attacks on Thursday across the Arabian Peninsula against non-Muslim foreigners including tourists and journalists. "We warn you not to enter the Arabian Peninsula under any name or cover be it as tourists, diplomats, scientists, experts or journalists;

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Mohammed bin Rashid grants land for UAE Human Rights Association (UAEinteract.com - News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:10:01 GMT

Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has instructed the authorities concerned to allocate a plot of land for building the venue of the UAE Human Rights Association (HRA) in ord

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U.S., Saudi Arabia to sign agreements (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:05:00 GMT

A White House spokesman said the United States and Saudi Arabia will sign a number of bilateral agreements Friday.Bush, in the Middle East to celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary and consult with other regional leaders, travels to Riyadh from Israel.Tomorrow, the United States and Saudi Arabia will conclude a number of agreements in bilateral cooperation on nuclear energy, infrastructure protection...

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UAE: newly launched The National to extend to seven days (E - Editors Weblog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:11:29 GMT

As was expected, The National, the Abu Dhabi newspaper launched by former Daily Telegraph editor Martin Newland last month, plans to become a seven-day operation by the end of the year, possibly October, reported the Guardian.The National was launched last...

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Kazakhstan President receives Mohammed bin Zayed (UAEinteract.com - News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:10:00 GMT

President Nursultan A. Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan received in Astana yesterday General HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and discussed with him bilateral ties and ways

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Shaikh Mohammad attends wedding banquet (Housing.ae News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:49:39 GMT

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended a banquet hosted by Shaikh Hashr Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director of Dubai Information Department, on the occasion of the wedding of his brother Shaikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum. Original post Click Here

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Lebanese Government capitulates to Hezbollah while Arab league mediates truce (American Congress for Truth)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:09:28 GMT

comment by Jerry Gordon My Lebanese friends in the 14th March movement are vitally concerned about yesterday's capitulation by the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. This despite the ’sharp’ criticism of Iran by Saudi Arabia, a prelude to President Bush’s visit in Riyadh with King Abdullah, tomorrow. So much for the Sunni Arab [...]

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Top Ten Abu Dhabi Projects Alone Worth $190Bn (Zawya.com - Top Regional News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:07:44 GMT

More than $190 billion is being budgeted across just the top ten civil construction projects currently planned or underway in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, many of which are being showcased at Cityscape Abu Dhabi.

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Feminism and Cultural Relativism (BlogHer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:33:34 GMT

The caption on the photo accompanying the May 13th New York Times article, "Love on the Girls' Side of the Saudi Divide," read, "Shaden, who is veiled at 17, spoke with her father as her younger sister looked on in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in March 2008." As I ate breakfast, I stared at the picture. My initial look revealed only a girl who was maybe nine or ten years old wearing a white shirt and black...

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Etihad, Yemen Airways sign codeshare deal (UAEinteract.com - News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:10:02 GMT

Etihad Airways is to extend further its expanding global network by providing its customers for the first time with access to Yemen, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Yemen Airways. Under the deal, which comes into effect on

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ADNEC reveals proposed Dh3.5 billion Al Ain Convention Centre (UAEinteract.com - News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:10:01 GMT

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has revealed the concept for a proposed new AED 3.5 billion (USD 1 billion) business and residential micro-city to be built around a state-of-the art convention centre, hotel and cultural centre in Al Ai

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Hamdan bin Zayed chairs EAD's board meeting (UAEinteract.com - News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:10:01 GMT

HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, presided over a meeting of the board of directors of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), held on Wednesday at Al Nakheel Palace. At the beginning of the meeting, Sheikh Hamdan tha

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SA, Qatar to advance South-South relations (guetali sadc)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:02:00 GMT

Article published courtesy of BuaNews - [5 May 2008] South Africa and Qatar are to advance South-South co-operation by consolidating bilateral political, economic and trade relations. President Thabo Mbeki, accompanied by the First Lady Zanele Mbeki, will on Monday, 5 May, depart for Doha, Qatar, for a two-day state visit. President Mbeki with his high powered government and business delegation will...

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Tehran, Riyadh Face Off Over Lebanon (Net News Publisher)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:48:58 GMT

Saudi Arabia has charged Iran with seeking a coup in Beirut, and Tehran is sharply rejecting the charges. The war of words, which directly follows the recent street fighting in Lebanon, highlights a growing sense in Riyadh and some other Mideast capitals that Iran is building its influence in the region at their expense. Sunni [...]

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Ghantoot City project at Cityscape Abu Dhabi (ziomal.biz)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:35:41 GMT

United Arab Emirates: Ghantoot City is an open plan development either side of the Ghantoot waterway, located close to the Abu Dhabi - Dubai Border. Phil Blizzard talks with Haytham Haider, COO, ICT who explains what this very 'green' project will offer. [AMEInfo.com]

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Ex-CBC editor joins Al Jazeera (atHome Top Story)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Retirement held little appeal for Tony Burman, so the former head of CBC News has opted for the searing heat of Doha, Qatar, as head of Al Jazeera's English-language news network.

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Arabic: Cityscape Abu Dhabi opens (ziomal.biz)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:25:01 GMT

United Arab Emirates: Darine Wehbi reports on the lengthy queues, sold out exhibition space and busy stands on the opening day of Cityscape Abu Dhabi. The show was opened by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, and provides a preview to the Lulu Island and Ghantoot City projects. [AMEInfo.com]

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Dubai Traffic Warnings.... - Dubai, United Arab Emirates (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 06:29:08 GMT

The Arabian Peninsula. Leaving my footprints in the desert

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Burning Issues Inside the Arab World (Open Culture)

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:19:59 GMT

There’s nothing like a good debate to reveal the issues that matter most to a society. And that's what The Doha Debates have to offer — a good, nuanced look at the hottest issues in the Arab and Islamic worlds. The debates, which have been held in Qatar over the past three years, follow the [...]

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EB hopes dashed (The Telegraph India)

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:36:34 GMT

New Delhi: East Bengal's hopes of entering the AFC Cup quarter finals were dashed on Wednesday when they went down to Yemen League champions Ahli Sana'a by a solitary goal at Sana'a.

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