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GayandRight (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Well, something they can agree on ! At a Pew Forum discussion on Iran and the Middle East last December, Vali Nasr, the Iran expert (and adviser to Richard Holbrooke, the State Department’s envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan), talked about the rise of Iran, and the marginalization of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Nasr argued, convincingly, that most Arab states have a deeper interest in containing...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
The council affirms the presidential election results after conducting a recount of 10% of the votes. Meanwhile, Iran says 5 of 8 British Embassy employees arrested over the weekend have been freed. Reporting from Tehran and Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- After quickly finishing a partial vote recount said to confirm a previous tally of ballots, Iran's Guardian Council today validated President Mahmoud...
Snuffysmith's Blog (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Web Bug from http://www.reuters.com/resources/images/spacer.gif Gulf Arabs give muted reaction to Ahmadinejad win Mon Jun 15, 2009 DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf Arab governments fearing growing Iranian power in the region gave a muted reaction to hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election win this week. Semi-official media in Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy with no elected parliament, attacked the...
Bush Radio 89.5 fm Newsroom (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
By Umika Pidaparthy 10 June 2009 More than 700 economic and political delegates are attending the World Economic Forum on Africa 2009 in Cape Town to discuss the impact of the global economic crisis on the African continent. The forum, which takes place over a span of three days will be co-chaired by former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Anan, Executive Chairman of the Dubai Group of...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/06/2009
Dubai - South Korea won 2-0 at the United Arab Emirates on Saturday to qualify for the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa. First-half goals from Park Chu-Young and Ki Sung-Yueng assured the 2002 semi-finalists of their seventh straight and eight...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Hamburg - Mario Gomez ended a 15-game goal drought for Germany by scoring four goals in a 7-2 defeat of the United Arab Emirates in a friendly international in Dubai Tuesday. The striker, moving from VfB Stuttgart to Bayern Munich for a Bundesliga re...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Dubai - Mario Gomez ended a 15-game goal drought for Germany by scoring four goals in a 7-2 defeat of the United Arab Emirates in a friendly international in Dubai Tuesday. Heiko Westermann and Piotr Trochowski were also on target, with Faris Juma sc...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Dubai - Mario Gomez ended a 15-game goal drought for Germany by scoring four goals in a 7-2 defeat of the United Arab Emirates in a friendly international in Dubai Tuesday. Heiko Westermann and Piotr Trochowski were also on target, with Faris Juma sc...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/12/2009
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The judicial reversal that led to the release of an Iranian-American from prison in Tehran on Monday could now offer hints of moderation by Iran’s ruling Islamic clerics — making room for possible overtures by the Obama administration.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Economic growth in the Middle East and Central Asia could slow by more than half this year, but the region should still fare better than most others thanks to government intervention and stockpiles of oil wealth, the International Monetary Fund said Sunday. The assessment highlights the challenges facing some of the region's biggest oil exporters, which are grappling...
Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Economic growth in the Middle East and Central Asia could slow b...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 04/28/2009
Dubai - The United Arab Emirates is free from Swine Flu cases such as those recently announced in Mexico and other countries, UAE Health Minister said on Tuesday. We are taking preventive precautionary measures to prevent the entry of the disease in...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 04/23/2009
Government spending and an increase in confidence after a $10bn loan from the United Arab Emirates central bank had helped foster recovery after the sharp slowdown last year
Reuters (Free subscription) | 04/19/2009
DUBAI (Reuters) - A main suspect in the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, an Arab television station said on Sunday.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 04/16/2009
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- In this Gulf city-state, two things have long been untouchable: business interests and the ruling family. However, an attempt to sue a member of the family over an alleged financial swindle is a sign of how much the economic crisis has rattled business as usual here.
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