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DUBAI (Al Arabiya)
A former spy of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards reveals Monday the existence of thousands of intelligence cells for the Islamic Republic in most Arab countries, especially those in the Arab Gulf.
The former undercover …
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU once again failed to set a deadline for Turkey’s accession, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said on Friday (October 2nd) after talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Rehn said …
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Croatia finally resumed its EU accession process, blocked by Slovenia since the end of 2008, by opening six and closing five negotiation chapters at an intergovernmental conference Friday (October 2nd). Thus, 28 …
With a huge police presence standing by, one of the region’s most feared terror masterminds, Noordin Top, was finally buried in his hometown in Johor Friday.
More than 300 people thronged the usually quiet village of …
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) – Cintio Vitier, the Cuban poet, essayist and novelist, who won the Juan Rulfo prize for literature in 2002 and was considered one of Cuba’s foremost intellectuals, has died aged 88.
Cintio Vitier, Cuban …
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Reuters)
Peace talks with Israel are in deadlock and tear gas and rocks are flying at Jerusalem’s holy sites, but for all the mounting frustration in the West Bank talk of a Third Intifada …
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s health condition is now good, according to the latest statement from the Royal Household Bureau.
“He can take more food and get good sleep,” the statement said.His doctors have still provided His …
KUWAIT CITY (AFP)
Kuwaiti deputies on Sunday called for a special parliamentary debate to resolve the humanitarian issue of thousands of stateless Arabs in the country, MP Faisal al-Duwaisan said.
The lawmaker told reporters that 24 MPs …
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — President Bharrat Jagdeo has called for a strong partnership with the private sector as part of his government’s effort to move Guyana’s economic development forward in this time of global economic pressures.
Guyana …
DUBAI (Al Arabiya)
Iran has “sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable” atom bomb according to the tentative conclusions of a confidential report by the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the New York …
Survivors of the earthquake that turned this once-bustling capital into a wasteland now face desperate shortages of food and fuel.
Hours after landing here on Thursday morning, it took our group an hour just to find …
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LRA soldiers: The LRA first became active in the CAR in February 2008, staging a series of raids, pushing west from Bambouti, on the border with Sudan (file photo)
OBO, 1 October 2009 (IRIN) …
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The ASK camp in April 2008: After days of stalling, hundreds of people IDPs have begun leaving the camp after receiving cash handouts from the government (file photo)
NAIROBI, 2 October 2009 (IRIN) …
By Jean H Charles
The Republic of Haiti has maybe the largest number of artists per square mile than most countries in the world. This artistic pregnancy is spread evenly amongst the rich as well as …
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — Acting Prime Minister Michael Denis Lett says he is pleased that the international community continues to recognize the Grenada government’s management of the national economy.
“It is clear that important institutions, such …
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Tsehay Tura learned how to protect herself from HIV after she was already infected
ADDIS ABABA, 2 October 2009 (PlusNews) – The life of a domestic worker in Ethiopia is rarely an easy one. …
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Higher prices for some products of the Bolivarian food basket
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The lack of rain is rapidly drying up Venezuelan hydroelectric plants, the country’s main source …
THE Pakistan Cricket Board has released a statement saying they have not imposed life bans on senior players Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan.
It comes a day after the PCB released findings of a committee inquiry …
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — Deeply concerned about the “unconscionable monopoly” on airfare increases, particularly by Caribbean Airlines on Guyana, the government may revert to a position of having a state-owned aircraft if the situation remains.
Guyana …
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — Presidency Chairman Haris Silajdzic urged the United Kingdom on Thursday (March 11th) to apologise to former BiH President Ejup Ganic for “mistreating” him while he was in custody. Ganic …
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Agencies)
Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem’s Old City and Arab neighborhoods during Muslim weekly prayers on Friday, facing down Palestinian anger over Jewish settlement expansion, as …
