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Saturday, May 11 2013
Strong quake jolts southern Iran, 15 injured
Iranian state TV says a strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake has jolted the south of the country, injuring at least 15 people.
The report said the quake struck the Arabian Sea port town of Jask at 6:38am on Saturday...
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A bid by Qatar to relocate the United Nations' civil aviation agency from Montreal to the country has angered Canada, where politicians from all sides vowed Friday to band together to fight the move.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation, which sets international civil aviation standards, has been in Montreal since its founding in...published... Sunday, May 05 2013
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An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced three railway workers to two years hard labour for a train accident that killed 19 police recruits earlier this year.
The state-run news agency MENA reported Saturday that the train conductor and two supervisors were also fined around $70 each for involuntar...published... Sunday, May 05 2013
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Gunmen on Friday killed the lead Pakistani prosecutor in two high-profile cases — the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and the brutal assault on civilians in Mumbai — shocking a country reeling from Taliban attacks as it prepares for nationwide elections.
Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali was gunned down in a hail of bullets as he drove to court in the normally quiet capital, where a concentration of...published... Saturday, May 04 2013
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Egypt walked out of a round of global nuclear talks in protest on Monday, saying other nations are not acting quickly enough to establish the Middle East as a zone free of nuclear weapons.
A statement from Egypt's foreign ministry said the nation ended its participation in two weeks of Geneva talks out of frustration that the...published... Tuesday, April 30 2013
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Iran's state TV is reporting an Egyptian presidential delegation has discussed the Syrian crisis with the leaders of Iran, the key regional ally of Syria's President Bashar Al Assad.
The report said Egyptian presidential adviser for foreign affairs Essam Haddad met Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who called for a...published... Monday, April 29 2013
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched its first anti-domestic abuse campaign recently, with a rather ‘powerful’ advert to convey the message in the ultra conservative country.
The advertisement, designed by Memac Ogilvy, features a hijab-clab woman with only her eyes showing and one of the eyes is bruised and...published... Monday, April 29 2013
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By including Cairo on his first Mideast tour as defense secretary, Chuck Hagel is highlighting the Obama administration's hope of preserving...published... Wednesday, April 24 2013
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Saudi Arabia is taking the first steps to switch its weekend to begin on Fridays to align its banking and business days with most other nations in the region.
Saudi media reports say the kingdom's advisory body agreed on Monday to changing from the current system, in which the two-day weekend...published... Tuesday, April 23 2013
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A cousin and one-time top aide of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi will face trial in Egypt on charges of attempted murder.
Prosecutor Hamdi Mansour ordered on Sunday that Ahmed Qaddaf Al Dam be tried for attempted murder, resisting arrest and possession of...published... Monday, April 22 2013
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