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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates pauses during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, not seen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday Jan. 16, 2007.
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Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was keeping up the pressure on Iran on Wednesday, consulting with the United States' closest and most influential ally in the Persian G... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie
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 Zeenews 
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
Abuja: Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja on Wednesday for a march to the Presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks after he returned from a Saudi... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Qatar Airways  TravelDailyNews 
Qatar Airways' fleet size rises to 80 aircraft
| Qatar Airways celebrated another milestone in its remarkable short history announcing its fleet size has grown to 80 aircraft - double the size of five years ago. | The airline has inducted its... (photo: Creative Commons / F18E777)

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An Emirati man takes snap of a model of the Burj Khalifa , the world's tallest building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010.  Daily Star Lebanon 
UAE economy expected to expand 3.2 percent in 2010
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | DUBAI: The UAE economy is expected to expand by 3.2 percent in 2010, in sharp contrast to an International Monetary Fund forecast of 0.6-percent growth, a ... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili)

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An Electoral worker empties a ballot box to begin counting the results at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. The New York Times
Some Iraq Results Coming Wednesday
| BAGHDAD — Iraq’s electoral commission said Tuesday that it would announce partial results of parliamentary elections on Wednesday, providing an incomplete p... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Election   Iraq   Parliament   Photos   Vote  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, listens to Iran's Defense Minister Gen. Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, as Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Ali Jafari, right, looks on during a military parade in Tehran in Sept. 2007. Jafari, on Friday Nov. 23, 2007, warned that if the nation's enemies continued plotting against it, they would launch what he called "a tidal wave of resistance" Khaleej Times
Iran can deter attacks on nuclear sites: minister
DOHA - Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar warned Tuesday that Tehran has 'great means of deterrence' to face any possible attack over its nuclear programme... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian, FILE)
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Islamic Center Khaleej Times
A Visit to Oxford Islamic Centre
Recently, I was taken on a tour of the sprawling future home of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies now under construction on the grounds of Magdalen College. | Senior ... (photo: Creative Commons / Unfocused)
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Emirates Airlines cabin crew Gulf News
Emirates to hire 2,000 cabin crew this year
| Dubai: Emirates on Tuesday said it will hire 2,000 more cabin crew to support its growth and operations this year. | The Dubai-based international airline has adde... (photo: Creative Commons / sumsum362004)
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Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation, speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Newseum, a museum about journalism and the First Amendment, on opening day in Washington on Friday April 11, 20 Newsvine
Murdoch to Arabs: censorship is counterproductive
| ABU DHABI — Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday challenged tight controls on media in the Middle East, calling censorship counterproductive and urging Arab leaders to allow... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Dubai   Economy   Mideast   Photos   UAE  
Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, USA, Rupert Murdoch gestures while speaking during a media conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009. Business participants will search for solutions to the financial crisis with some 40 world leaders, but without the top finance officials of the new U.S. administration who are occupied by the crisis or by the confirmation process at h The Boston Globe
Murdoch to Arabs: censorship is counterproductive
| ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday called censorship counterproductive and urged Arab leaders to allow their citizens the freedom to unleash thei... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
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Dubai's Emirates to hire 2,000 staff in 2010
| Dubai: Dubai government-owned airline Emirates [EMIRA.UL] said on Tuesday it planned to recruit 2,000 cabin crew in 2010 as it expands its fleet and routes. | The Arab ... (photo: AP / Aziz Shah)
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A resident of Ramadi smiles while looking at his dyed purple finger, the hallmark of a successful voter in Iraq, during national parliamentary elections March 7, 2010. The man is walking with six women and another man, all of whom voted. Khaleej Times
Turnout for Iraq election solid at 62 percent
BAGHDAD - Turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62 percent, higher than in last year's provincial ballot, despite attempts by Sunni Islamist insurgents to disrupt ... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
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Qantas b747-400 The Daily Telegraph Australia
Qantas expands Etihad partnership
| QANTAS has announced land transport from Abu Dhabi to Dubai will be included as part of an expansion of its codeshare partnership with Etihad. | Qantas codeshare custom... (photo: Public Domain / Adrian Pingstone)
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 Coalition Forces find a large cache of commonly used improvised explosive devices material including several large barrels of ammonium nitrate and bags of fertilizer in a building during an operation in Salman Pak, Feb. 15, 2007. Couresty photo by Multi- Ammonium nitrate is also a chemical used in explosives: High CourtThe Hindu
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., second right, with Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., second left, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, speaks to the media about the Democratic health care bill on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Washington. Poll: Would you vote for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)?Newsvine
French president Nicolas Sarkozy gestures during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the chancellery in Berlin, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. The leaders of Germany and France are pushing for the Group of 20 summit in September to agree on action to control bankers' bonuses. Sarkozy urges global expansion of nuclear energyWtop
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File:Tower Theater (Los Angeles).jpg Free Film Screenings Tonight at the Tower Theatre and the University of Utah The Examiner
Queen Rania of Jordan speaks to reporters during a meeting of U.N. regional chiefs in Amman, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Queen Rania called for emergency financial aid to U.N. agencies assisting the 1.5 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza. Women in the World Speakers The Daily Beast
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A cane cutter works in Batatais, Brazil, in this Aug. 28, 2007 file photo. Booming Brazil is in overdrive with test drilling at a potentially mammoth offshore oil field, trucks jamming ports to offload soy shipments for China, biofuel production galore and plenty of cash for mega-infrastructure projects ranging from bridges to dams EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports Daily Star Lebanon
The day of  voting for government election in Iraq, The people in Kirkuk go to voting Fighting corruption must become a priority in post-election Iraq Daily Star Lebanon
An Afghan boy looks back as U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment patrol in Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Marjah, the city that never was Asia Times
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 Arsenal´s coach Arsene Wenger speaks to reporters after the 9th Elite Coaches Forum, at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, Friday, Sept. 7, 2007. jp1 Wenger tells young Gunners to focus IC Newcastle
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Arsenal's Samir Nasri, center, scores a goal past FC Twente's Douglas Nasri wonder goal caps a European night to savour The Independent
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Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears Zeenews
Arsenal French coach Arsene Wenger listens to a question during a news conference at the San Siro stadium in Milan . Wenger tells young Gunners to focus London Evening Standard
Balloon Toy displayed in Mall, Dubai Dubai Mall attracts record visitors in shopping festival The Times Of India
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- Shell stops gasoline sales to Iran: Trade
- Royal Dutch Shell stops gasoline sales to Iran-trade
- Dubai's Dewa says $1.5 bln April bond not govt backed
- Islamic Development Bank to launch roadshow for Istikhlaf ba
- Dubai Mall attracts record visitors in shopping festival
- South Korean business delegation visits Abu Dhabi
An Emirati man takes snap of a model of the Burj Khalifa , the world's tallest building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010.
UAE economy expected to expand 3.2 percent in 2010
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- Royal Dutch Shell stops gasoline sales to Iran-trade
- Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
- Pakistan Centre in Sharjah goes into overdrive
- 34th Arab health ministers' meet in Cairo Wednesday
- Beijing keen on talks to resolve Iran issue
- 34th Arab health ministers' meet in Cairo Wednesday
Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
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- US defense chief holds strategy talks with Gulf ally Saudi A
- Driver denies bribing immigration officer to gain entry into
- Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares
- Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares
- Iran Calls Political Opponents Enemies of Islam
- Iran calls political opponents enemies of Islam
Residents gather at the scene of a blast which leveled a building in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2010.
Election day attacks in Iraq kill 26; voters defy violence in hopes of national reconciliation
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- In search of their Arab fathers
- Blasts rock Iraq as voting ends
- Polls close in Iraq after attacks kill 31
- Polls close in Iraq after attacks kill 31
- Iraq vote defiance toll at 26
- 38 killed in Iraq election day violence
Residents start clearing the scene after a device exploded near the entrance of a closed cafe in the Al-Ashar area of Basra city centre, wounding three students late Monday night, in Basra, Iraq, Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Iraq vote defiance toll at 26
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- Emirates literature festival starts in Dubai
- Call to monitor knife sales to teenagers in UAE
- Pakistan Centre in Sharjah goes into overdrive
- Lebanese women wed to foreigners fight for rights
- AP Interview: Silva says Iran sanctions dangerous
- Initial results delayed, Iraq still counts ballots
Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation, speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Newseum, a museum about journalism and the First Amendment, on opening day in Washington on Friday April 11, 20
Murdoch to Arabs: censorship is counterproductive
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- Dubai Police Arrests Indian Don's Brother
- Call to monitor knife sales to teenagers in UAE
- Driver denies bribing immigration officer to gain entry into
- Iran: Trial in Torture Deaths Begins
- Lebanese women wed to foreigners fight for rights
- Truck Driver Accused of Offering Bribe to Official
 Kuwaiti women demonstrate for their political rights in front of the Parliament building in Kuwait City on March 7, 2005. Signs in the foreground read: "Women rights now".Some 51 percent of Kuwaitis support women´s rights to vote and run
Kuwaiti women complain of discrimination
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- Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
- Mobile booths for national ID cards in UAE
- 34th Arab health ministers' meet in Cairo Wednesday
- 34th Arab health ministers' meet in Cairo Wednesday
- Traffic Law Changes among Dubai's Health Reform Plan
- Iran: Trial in Torture Deaths Begins
Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
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- Israeli general says 'all options' needed on Iran
- Israeli general says "all options" needed on Iran
- Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares
- Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares
- An Alternative Reading of Murder in Dubai
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (waving), President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is shown with his delegation in the General Assembly Hall during the general debate of the Assembly's sixty- fourth session, 23 September, 2009.
Ongoing Iran diplomacy needed
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