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Bobcat reveals strong growth in Middle East
The importance of the Middle East and Africa for Bobcat is growing as the European construction market stagnates, with MEA now making up 30% of the total business volume for the EMEA region, said Martin Knoetgen, president of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Doosan Infracore. "EMEA results here are going faster, and Bobcat is growing its market share," said Knoetgen, speaking to PMV ...
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Suspected Islamist gunmen assassinate Yemeni colonel
ADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a senior Yemeni military intelligence officer who had been targeted for assassination by al Qaeda-linked militants, a local security official ...
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Qatar could be chosen for new Ferrari launch
Qatar is likely to be selected as one of the few countries for the launch of the exclusive new Ferrari Sergio designed by Pininfarina, the president of Pininfarina told Arabian ...
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Emirates inks new sponsorship deal with Frances PSG
The announcement was revealed by Thierry Antinori, Emirates executive vice president, Passenger Sales Worldwide and Nasser Al-Khelafi, president of Paris Saint Germain in ...
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Human rights activists claim to have found torture evidence in Syria
Human rights activists have visited what Syrian rebels described as abandoned government prisons in which they alleged detainees were tortured. Human Rights Watch researchers were shown round offices and cells in the city of Raqqa which was overrun by forces opposing President Assad last February. Lama Fakih, a Human Rights Watch researcher was among those taken to see the prisons: ...
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Coptic Christian latest target of blasphemy frenzy under Islamist-ruled Egypt
The parents of 24-year-old school teacher Dimyana Abdel-Nour, who is accused of insulting Islam while teaching fourth graders history of religions, pose for a photograph in their home in southern Egypt's ancient city of Luxor, Egypt, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Freed on Tuesday on a 20,000-pound (nearly 3,000 dollars) bail after nearly a week in detention, Abdel-Nour is due to stand trial later ...
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Qatar to buy stake in $2.56bn project in Italy
The project is transforming the city of Milan by creating a new central district. The central building of Porta Nuova Garibaldi, which is leased to Unicredit, is Italy's tallest structure and a new beacon for the ...
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MFA controls situation with Azerbaijani citizens detention in Iran
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs is controlling the issue regarding the detained Azerbaijani citizens in Iran. This was announced Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov, Gun.Az reports. "We are still in contact with the relevant authorities of Iran. The Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran and the Consulate General in Tabriz keep this issue under control," said ...
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Aswaaq to establish branches in all emirates over five years
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Aswaaq, a subsidiary company to Investment Corporation of Dubai, the investment arm of Dubai Government, has revealed its plan to establish three branches each year during the next five years. Aswaaq has developed a strategic plan for expansion and proliferation within all the emirates in a bid to become the shopping destination of different residential areas."A ...
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Emirates to operate Airbus A380 service to Brisbane Auckland from October 1
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Emirates airlines announced on Thursday that the carrier will operate the Airbus A380 on the Dubai to Brisbane and Auckland route from October 1, 2013. Brisbane will become Emirates' third Australian destination to welcome the airline's flagship Airbus A380.Adding the A380 to one of Emirates' two daily Brisbane services will see an increase in capacity of ...
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Kuwait- Bootlegger run over
(MENAFN - Arab Times) The remains of an Asian man who was run over by a speeding female Kuwaiti motorist, have been referred to Forensics, reports Al-Shahed daily. According to security sources the incident happened on the Fahaheel Expressway. The victim was driving a car and police ordered him to pull over. When police approached the man, he got confused, got out of the car and tried to escape ...
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UAE- Inceif partners with Bank Nizwa in Oman
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Inceif, the Global University of Islamic Finance, is partnering with Bank Nizwa, Oman's first dedicated Islamic bank, to provide structured training and development initiatives for Omani nationals working in the Islamic finance industry.The collaboration is in line with Bank Nizwa's efforts aimed at aligning itself with the 'employer of choice' adage ...
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Kuwait- Ban sought on energy drinks - Youth at risk
(MENAFN - Arab Times) Lawyer Mubarak Al-Harbi has filed another lawsuit against the Undersecretary of Health to prevent import and distribution of all kinds of energy drinks in the local markets, reports Al- Nahar daily. Al-Harbi was quoted as stressing on health hazard energy drink poses to humans and the youth in particular, citing high blood pressure, anxiety and sleep disorder, besides ...
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Kuwait- Inmates attack injure seven officials during jail inspection
(MENAFN - Arab Times) Seven officials of the Central Jail sustained injuries and bruises when a quarrel broke out during an impromptu inspection campaign inside the Central Jail on Friday. Reportedly, while the officials were searching the prison cells, they discovered a mobile phone and a prepaid recharge card from one of the cells. This led to a quarrel between four inmates and the officials ...
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Kuwait- Raids in Ahmadi Wafra Eqaila
(MENAFN - Arab Times) Ahmadi traffic officers launched a series of traffic campaigns in various locations within Ahmadi Governorate during which they issued 28 citations against various traffic violations and seized 14 vehicles as well as 24 taxis on Makkah Street.The officers launched the campaigns after receiving instructions from the Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs at Ministry of ...
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Women cannot contest Iran presidential election
(MENAFN - Arab News) Women can not contest Iran's June 14 presidential election, a member of the Islamic state's electoral watchdog said in media reports yesterday, dashing the hopes of some 30 female candidates."The law prohibits women from being president," said hard-line cleric and former judiciary chief Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, quoted by the Mehr news agency.Yazdi is a ...
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Brazil president says asylum offer to adulterous Iran woman is humanitarian gesture
The decision to give refuge to a convicted Iranian woman should be seen as a humanitarian act without political motives, said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "I made the offer for humanitarianism, instead of politics," Xinhua quoted da Silva, as saying while referring to the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43, who has been convicted of adultery and sentenced to ...
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Rights groups say disappeared in Syria number in tens of thousands
Syrian detainees who took part in anti-government protests sit in a courtroom before their release in September 2012 in Damascus, Syria. Intelligence agents are grabbing civilians seen as a threat to President Bashar Assad's regime, including human-rights activists and lawyers, and are delivering them to torture dungeons where they vanish. IPTC: FILE - In this September 1, 2012 file photo, ...
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76 killed in Iraqs deadliest day in eight months
Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pray during Friday prayers in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad. Elsewhere, a bomb killed dozens of people at a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, hitting worshipers as they were emerging from Friday prayers, security officials said. The attack in Baqubah comes after two days of attacks, many in Shiite districts, left scores of people dead. IPTC: ...
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After the Damascus Attack Ten Points to Consider
After the Damascus Attack: Ten Points to Consider by Amos Yadlin, Director of INSS INSS Insight No. 424 Sunday, May 12, 2013 One week has passed since the attacks near Damascus, which according to American sources destroyed advanced Fateh-110 surface-to-surface missiles making their way from Iran to Hizbollah in Lebanon. Now that the dust has settled and it seems as if the strike was ...
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Lebanon arrests a network smuggling Syrian antiquities
Lebanese General Security arrested several people and recovered Byzantine and Roman-era artifacts stolen from churches and cemeteries in Syria and smuggled into Lebanon, LBCI reported on Saturday. Sources told LBCI ...
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Report Israel prefers Assad survive Syria conflict
Israeli intelligence officer tells 'Times of London' that Israel prefers a "devil it knows than demons it can only imagine"; another source said Assad's staying power had been ...
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Muslims but not brothers Chilly relations between Cairo and Riyadh
Morsi's looks won't be enough to win Saudi Arabia over. Although the new Egyptian regime immediately displayed its willingness to continue the alliance forged between Cairo and Riyadh in the Mubarak era, Saudi leaders, despite the economic aid offered and the diplomatic formulas used, remain at least cautious ...
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MLB Colorado 10 San Francisco 9
Jordan Pacheco hit a grand slam homer and drove in five runs Friday, giving Colorado enough of a cushion to pull out a 10-9 win over San Francisco. Pacheco's home run came during a five-run fifth and he also drove in a run with a ground out in the second. Colorado took a 10-4 led through six innings and fought off a Giants' rally that ran out of steam ...
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US Criticizes Russian Missiles Sale to Syria
The remarks by General Martin Dempsey were the first U.S. confirmation that Russia made the sale of so-called ship-killer cruise missiles to Syria. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday the missiles will embolden President Bashar al-Assad and prolong the suffering in Syria. The New York Times says the Russian anti-ship cruise missiles are more advanced than previous ...
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Egypt's oil industry is growing rapidly
Egypt has, in recent years, made immense gains in terms of economic performance. The country has long been the economic powerhouse of North Africa and Africa in general (second only to South Africa and Nigeria) and has taken great steps to reverse the highly-centralized economy inherited from President Gamel Abdel Nasser.
The oil and gas sector has long been one of the major strengths in the Egyptian economy, along with other natural resources such as minerals, gold and natural gas. Read more
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