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    When Haifaa Al Mansour was a little girl she dreamed of being an astronaut.

    Growing up in Saudi Arabia at a time when women struggled to take part in even the most basic of activities, it was a little ambitious to...
    published... Thursday, April 18 2013
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    Egypt's deposed President Hosni Mubarak will remain in custody on new corruption charges, despite a court order to release him before his retrial over the death of protesters in 2011's uprisings.

    According to Egypt's state news agency, the order by the Cairo Criminal Court followed Mubarak's request to be released after two years in...
    published... Tuesday, April 16 2013
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    Everyone knows the importance of aviation to the development of Dubai.

    The emirate's rapid growth from a small yet important trading hub into a vital global business centre quite simply could not have happened...
    published... Tuesday, April 16 2013
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    It’s wealth that the majority of people can only dream of and the latest Forbes’ rich list for the Arab world equates to BILLIONS of US dollars.

    In fact, those at the bottom of 'The World's Richest Arabs' list have a net worth of $100million or more – and the figures do not...
    published... Monday, April 15 2013
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    Egypt's central bank conducted an exceptionally large foreign exchange auction on Sunday, selling $600 million to banks that urgently need money to pay for basic imports.

    The central bank said in a statement that the auction, which is five times the usual weekly amount, was aimed at encouraging the banking...
    published... Monday, April 15 2013
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    Two Muslim Brotherhood officials have been sent to trial on charges of kidnapping and torturing three men during protests in November...
    published... Monday, April 15 2013
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    The leader of Egypt's dwindling and aging Jewish community, known for her tireless work preserving synagogues and a once-sprawling Jewish cemetery, died Saturday at the age of 82.

    Carmen Weinstein will be buried on Thursday in the Bassatine cemetery she herself worked to save since 1978. It is the only Jewish cemetery...
    published... Sunday, April 14 2013
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    An upbeat and alert-looking Hosni Mubarak waved to his supporters after he was wheeled into a Cairo courtroom on Saturday for the first session of his retrial.

    Mubarak faces charges of complicity in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 revolt that led to his ousting. The procedural session...
    published... Saturday, April 13 2013
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    An Egyptian official says the president has ordered withdrawal of complaints against journalists for allegedly reporting rumors.

    Presidential spokesman Ehab Fahmy said Mohammed Morsi ordered cancellation of the complaints filed by the president's legal office after...
    published... Thursday, April 11 2013
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