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Bahrain to privatize Gulf Air as soon as profitable
Sun 25 Jul 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010 - Powered by MANAMA: Bahrain plans to privatize national carrier Gulf Air as soon as possible, encouraged by positive results in its restructuring, a senior government official... (photo: Creative Commons / Aero Icarus)
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Campaign to end abuse of maids
Sat 24 Jul 2010
Muscat: The near-solitary confinement of an Indian housemaid, Sajitha Suresh Babu, has once again highlighted the mental and physical torture that domestic servants can be subjected to in Oman. And... (photo: WN / Dominic Canoy)
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  The Jordan Times  Thu 29 Jul 2010
Arabs agree to direct talks, Abbas ‘must decide’
Arab officials agreed in principle on Thursday to the holding of direct Middle East peace negotiations and left it up to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to decide when to start talks with Israel,... (photo: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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A Palestinian militant from the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, holds a rocket launcher as he attends a rally in Gaza City Wednesday April 26, 2006. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he was ready to lead peace negotiations with Israel, and that the election of a Hamas government was no obstacle  CNN  Thu 29 Jul 2010
Arab leaders give OK for direct Palestinian talks with Israel
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Arab leaders gave the Palestinian Authority Thursday the green light for direct talks with Israel, a move that prompted the Israeli prime minister to say his country is ready for... (photo: AP / Hatem Moussa)
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Yemeni soldiers on patrol in the northern Saada province of Yemen, in a photo taken Saturday, February 19, 2005. Britain said Friday April 8 2005 that it was suspending all operations at its embassy in Yemen after receiving a credible security threat as Yemeni government forces killed more than 70 rebels during two days of clashes in a northern Yemeni town. The Star Thu 29 Jul 2010
Qaeda vows more attacks on Yemen government - tape
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda threatened in an internet audio recording on Thursday to carry out more attacks on Yemeni forces following several suspected and confirmed... (photo: AP / Ian McDonald)
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An Iraqi man holds blood-stained clothes at the scene of a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. A bomb planted near a state-run bank killed and injured several people in the eastern Shiite slum of Sadr City police said. The Star Thu 29 Jul 2010
Gunmen and bombs kill at least 12 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Attackers killed at least 12 people and wounded 31 in a series of shootings and explosions across Iraq on Thursday, security and hospital sources... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, talks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani during an Arab foreign ministers meeting at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Star Thu 29 Jul 2010
Arabs back direct peace talks when Abbas sees fit
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Thursday it would back face-to-face peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel when the Palestinians believe the time is... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
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In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010. The New York Times Thu 29 Jul 2010
Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker
Shipping officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged this week as it traversed a strategically vital... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants take part in a rally calling for the Arab League during their summit in Libya to cancel an initiative for indirect talks regarding peace with Israel, in Gaza City, Saturday, March 27, 2010. Earlier this month, Arab nations opened the door for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to enter four months of indirect, American-brokered peace talks with Israel. But they later threatened to withdraw support for the indirect talks because of recent Israeli announcements on plans for new settlement building. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) The Christian Science Monitor Thu 29 Jul 2010
Breakthrough? Abbas gets Arab backing to enter Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Jerusalem Setting the stage for the Palestinians to negotiate directly with Israel, the Arab League agreed in principle today to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas holding... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, people wait to board trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, China. The New York Times Thu 29 Jul 2010
Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life... (photo: AP)
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The exterior of the Arak heavy water production facility in Arak, Iran, 360 kms southwest of Tehran, is seen on Wednesday Oct. 27, 2004. Iran's top leader rejected a long-term suspension of uranium enrichment and threatened Wednesday that Iranian diplomats will withdraw from talks with European negotiators if they insist on such a suspension. Heavy water is used to moderate a nuclear chain reaction in a nuclear reactor. US hopes for Iran nuclear talks Al Jazeera
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, gestures to a crowd on his regular provincial visit to southern Iranian port of Bushehr, where the first light-water nuclear power plant of the country is under construction by Russia, 1200 kms (720 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, Wednesday Jan. 30, 2008. Ahmadinejad, Wednesday urged western powers to participate in construction of nuclear power plants for his country saying it will be late if they do not decide immediately, state television reported. Iran ready to curb enrichment if swap deal pans out Daily Star Lebanon
A missile seen backdropped by a poster of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a military exhibition to mark the 28th anniversary of the onset of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday Sept. 23, 2 Q+A - What threat does Iran's nuclear work pose? The Star
Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2009 that Iran will now enrich its uranium to an even higher level, defying a U.N. call to halt the process due to fears over the country's nuclear program. Sit Down With Iran The New York Times
Terrorism
Iraqis inspect the scene of a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. A bomb planted near a state-run bank killed and injured several people in the eastern Shiite slum of Sadr City police said. Iraqi Insurgents Plant Qaeda Flag in Baghdad The New York Times
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, speaks to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Germany calls on Ankara to work toward EU accession criteria Daily Star Lebanon
Shahram Amiri, center, an Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared a year ago, flashes a victory sign at the conclusion of his news briefing as he arrived at the Imam Khomeini airport just outside Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 15, 2010. Iranian spy still a teasing enigma Asia Times
A soldier guards the gate of the Yemeni Foreign ministry in San'a, Yemen, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. 'Just Say Yes' to War in Yemen WorldNews.com
Islam
In this Friday, April 23, 2010 file photo, a 31-year-old French veiled woman, no name released, addresses the media in Nantes, western France. Qaeda's Zawahri condemns France, Yemen clerics - Web The Star
File:Crowds outside Camp Justice Iraq.jpg Bombings kill 40 Shiite pilgrims in Iraq The Siasat Daily
File:Revolution flag of Egypt 1919.svg Escape of Egyptian priest's wife inflames sectarian tensions Daily Star Lebanon
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