News Topic - Middle East
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Miliband lauds Saudi efforts on Mideast peaceAFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband praised Saudi efforts to help broker a Middle East peace deal Thursday, after talks with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal in London.
Yahoo! – Nov 20, 2008 7:55 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Obama presidency faces unstable world
The United States' leading intelligence organisation has warned that the world is entering an increasingly unstable and unpredictable period in which the advance of western-style democracy is no longer assured, and some states are in danger of being "taken over and run by criminal networks ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 7:37 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The United States' leading intelligence organisation has warned that the world is entering an increasingly unstable and unpredictable period in which the advance of western-style democracy is no longer assured, and some states are in danger of being "taken over and run by criminal networks ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 7:37 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Iran feeling the pain of plunging oil prices
Iran is the second largest oil producer among Opec members and already feeling the pain of declining prices more severely than any other oil-producing country in the Middle East. Iran's "rainy day" oil stabilization fund, used to receive windfall profits to be used when revenues decli ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 7:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Iran is the second largest oil producer among Opec members and already feeling the pain of declining prices more severely than any other oil-producing country in the Middle East. Iran's "rainy day" oil stabilization fund, used to receive windfall profits to be used when revenues decli ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 7:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Books Tells Of Women's Hope For Middle East Peace
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. For most Israelis and for many Jews around the world, it marks a time of celebration. But for many Palestinians, it was the 60th year of Naqbeh, also known as "the catastrophe". A new book, Sixty Years, Sixty Voic ... more »
NPR.org – Nov 20, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. For most Israelis and for many Jews around the world, it marks a time of celebration. But for many Palestinians, it was the 60th year of Naqbeh, also known as "the catastrophe". A new book, Sixty Years, Sixty Voic ... more »
NPR.org – Nov 20, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Arab nations hold crisis talks on piracy
Arab counties held a crisis meeting today on how to tackle piracy, as the gang who hijacked a Saudi supertanker demanded a $25m ransom to be paid within 10 days.Pirates who seized the Sirius Star and its $100m oil cargo have warned of "disastrous" consequences unless the money is paid, acc ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 4:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Arab counties held a crisis meeting today on how to tackle piracy, as the gang who hijacked a Saudi supertanker demanded a $25m ransom to be paid within 10 days.Pirates who seized the Sirius Star and its $100m oil cargo have warned of "disastrous" consequences unless the money is paid, acc ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 4:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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King Herod's Crypt Believed Found
King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said.
CBS News – Nov 20, 2008 3:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
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King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said.
CBS News – Nov 20, 2008 3:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Beijing's thrust into Latin America
China's presence in Latin America has grown quietly but dramatically in recent years, paralleling China's growing roles in Africa and the Middle East.
International Herald Tribune – Nov 20, 2008 2:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
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China's presence in Latin America has grown quietly but dramatically in recent years, paralleling China's growing roles in Africa and the Middle East.
International Herald Tribune – Nov 20, 2008 2:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Genesis Custom Jetliners Adds Dubai Sales Office
Genesis Custom Jetliners, the leading value option in the commercial aircraft conversion and luxury business jet markets, has opened a primary sales office in Dubai, headed by Bilal Yousuf. The announcement was made during the Middle East Business Aviation exhibition. [PR.com - November 20, 2008]
PR.com – Nov 20, 2008 2:37 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Genesis Custom Jetliners, the leading value option in the commercial aircraft conversion and luxury business jet markets, has opened a primary sales office in Dubai, headed by Bilal Yousuf. The announcement was made during the Middle East Business Aviation exhibition. [PR.com - November 20, 2008]
PR.com – Nov 20, 2008 2:37 PM [GMT] – comment?
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