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Dubai Marina at Night
Dubai   Photos   Tourism   Travel   Wikipedia: Tourism in Dubai  
UAE among top 20 medical tourism destinations
DUBAI - The UAE is among the world's top 20 destinations for medical tourism, according to a health tourism survey that has also revealed that the industry has yet to reach its full potential. | The s... (photo: Creative Commons / LoverOfDubai)
Khaleej Times
Spain's soccer player Cesc Fabregas
Barcelona   Conversation   Expressed   Fabregas   Photos  
Cesc Fabregas: forever a gunner
| London: Cesc Fabregas has revealed the depth of his torment over a proposed move to Barcelona, describing himself as a "Gunner" and Arsene Wenger as his "second father". | Wenger... (photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Gulf News
French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in Grenoble, French Alps, Friday, July 30, 2010. France's Sarkozy cracks down on crime, immigrants
| GRENOBLE/PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed tough measures on Friday to fight crime, delinquency and illegal immigration as he looks to shore up his support amid scandals and low r... (photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani) The Star
Crime   France   Immigrants   Photos   Wikipedia: Nicolas Sarkozy  
Exterior view of the U.S. Embassy in Paris Friday, July 30, 2010 where two of its employees are undergoing medical tests after handling a suspicious letter. Suspicious Envelope Received at U.S. Embassy in Paris
| PARIS — | Two employees of the United States Embassy in Paris underwent medical examinations on Friday after handling a suspicious envelope that arrived at the embassy, but officials said its ... (photo: AP / Yoan Valat) The New York Times
France   Photos   Security   US   Wikipedia: U.S. Embassy, Paris  
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A Palestinian man prepares water pipes for customers at a cafe in Gaza City, Sunday, July 18, 2010. Hamas should not add to Palestinian suffering
| The definition is commonly agreed upon: totalitarian rule is a political system where the state, usually under the control of a single political leader, faction or clas... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) Gulf News
Hamas   Palestine   Photos   Society   Wikipedia: Hamas  
Iraqi police, some holding Iraqi flags, raise their inked fingers after casting their vote in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Do Iraq's politicians believe in Iraq?
| Nearly five months after parliamentary elections were held, Iraq is still without a government. Unfortunate as this may be, it is not entirely surprising because Iraq, ... (photo: AP / Alaa al-Marjani) Gulf News
Elections   Iraq   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Iraq  
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 30, 2010. Syrian and Saudi Leaders in Lebanon for Talks
| BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia arrived in Beirut on Friday for talks on possible indictments of Syria&rsqu... (photo: AP / Grace Kassab) The New York Times
Lebanon   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Syria   Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri  
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues. Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
| NICE — In years past, Africa was always the outsiders’ cornucopia, the font of gold and diamonds, slaves and minerals, cotton and rubber and, more latterly,... (photo: AP / George Osodi) The New York Times
Africa   Corruption   Photos   Politics   Resources  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking at a news conference at the Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai, China, Friday, June 11, 2010. Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms
|      Jul 31, 2010 Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms | By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's statement this week that "they ha... (photo: AP / Andy Wong) Asia Times
Defence   Iran   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Lebanese soldiers march in front of a portrait of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, during a military parade as they celebrate the 62th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Lebanon celebrates its independence, first time without Syrian troops in 29 Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal
|      Jul 31, 2010 Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal | By Sami Moubayed | DAMASCUS - Saudi King Abdullah's landmark visit to Syria on Thursd... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Asia Times
Hezbollah   Israel   Lebanon   Photos   Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri  
President Barack Obama listens while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington. A Persian message for Obama
|      Jul 31, 2010 A Persian message for Obama | By M K Bhadrakumar | The season of diplomacy on the Iran nuclear issue is once again approaching. An... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) Asia Times
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
This photo released by the Fars News Agency claims to show an Iranian satellite launching rocket named "Safir-2", translated in English as "Ambassador-2", carrying the satellite "Omid", or "Hope" in English, photographed at launch at an undisclosed location on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Iran has successfully sent its first domestically made satellite into orbit, the country's president announced Tuesday, claiming a significant step in an ambitious space program that has worried many international obser Iran Aims for Space, U.S. Aims for War
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran plans to send a man into space by 2019, it evoked ... (photo: AP / Fars News Agency) WorldNews.com
Iran   Peace   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Iran United States relations  
Iraq Saudi Arabia
Cimatu off to Iraq to check on OFWs
Britain's ex-deputy PM doubted Iraq weapons intelligence
Iraq raises the pitch for fight against domestic violence
Qaeda briefly plants flag in Iraq, 23 troops killed
British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott leaves 10 Downing Street after a meeting with the Prime Minister Tony Blair, London, Wednesday, May 9, 2007.
UK former deputy PM doubted Iraq WMD intelligence
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Cimatu off to Iraq to check on OFWs
Saudi and Syria in public show of cooperation
Defusing tension in Lebanon
Syria, Saudi leaders travel together to Lebanon
Iraqi police, some holding Iraqi flags, raise their inked fingers after casting their vote in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010.
Do Iraq's politicians believe in Iraq?
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Syria Kuwait
Saudi and Syria in public show of cooperation
Syria, Saudi leaders travel together to Lebanon
Syrian and Saudi Leaders in Lebanon for Talks
Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 30, 2010.
Syrian and Saudi Leaders in Lebanon for Talks
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Budget carriers aim high in Mideast
Arab stocks take cue from global gains
Manage debt through usage of debit cards
A Persian message for Obama
President Barack Obama listens while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington.
A Persian message for Obama
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UAE Egypt
UAE among top 20 medical tourism destinations
Health hazards of going head over heels on stilletos
Pregnant women advised to abstain from fasting
Work under way to fight child abuse
Dubai Marina at Night
UAE among top 20 medical tourism destinations
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Defusing tension in Lebanon
At great pains to correct past mistakes
Customers shy away from oud
Emirati ensemble brings alive sounds of Arabia
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is welcomed during his arrival at the closing ceremony of the Fatah convention in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009.
Arabs back direct peace talks when Abbas sees fit
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Jordan Iran
Arabs agree to direct talks, Abbas ‘must decide’
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to visit Beirut for Arab mi
The Root of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Classic Islamic V
Vegetarianism is not contrary to Arab culture
 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he addresses the Palestine Central Council in the West Bank city of Ramallah Wednesday July 18 2007. Abbas said Wednesday he would call early elections, harshly denouncing the Islamic Hamas in speech before
Arabs agree to direct talks, Abbas ‘must decide’
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Stoning Adulterers: Barbaric Practice Must End
Amnesty urges Iran to free US hikers held for one year
Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms
Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking at a news conference at the Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai, China, Friday, June 11, 2010.
Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms
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