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Arabian Business - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

10:45: Next up is Ryan Mahoney, the charismatic CEO of Better Homes, one of the biggest realtors in Dubai. The family business, founded by Mahoney's mother, Linda, is now reaching outside the UAE into global ...

Adel Imam is gonna con his way through Ramadan

albawaba - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

new TV drama "Al Araf" (The Fortune Teller) will challenge his acting abilities as he alternates portraying a military general, wealthy businessman, famous doctor, lawyer, and an ambassador.The Egyptian actor is able to fraud everyone with whom he comes in contact, including police, and manages to get himself out of every possible jam in the television comedy directed by his own son, ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia Kuwait Agree to Build Up Relations

All Africa - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Ethiopia and Kuwait have agreed to strengthen existing trade and investment relations. During his stay in Kuwait, Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn held discussions that country's senior officials on various issues common concern. Ethiopia and Kuwait have been enjoying excellent diplomatic relations since 1997. Embassies of the two countries have contributed to the flourishing bilateral ...

Chevron nears sale of Egypt Pakistan downstream assets -sources

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

By Dinesh Nair DUBAI | Tue May 21, 2013 2:16am EDT DUBAI May 21 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp is in advanced talks to sell its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan, three sources said, with the planned disposals seen raising around $300 million for the U.S. oil major. Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is conducting a separate sale process for its assets in both countries, the ...

IMF warns Saudi Arabia over inflation risk

Arabian Business - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Saudi Arabia faces a possible inflation risk due to buoyant growth that may warrant policy action to prevent the economy from over-heating, the International Monetary Fund has ...

Dubais Burj al Arab introduces gold iPads for guests

Arabian Business - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Dubai's Burj al Arab, the sail-shaped iconic building often dubbed 'a seven-star luxury hotel' has unveiled 24-carat gold iPads for use by its in-house ...

Gaza’s Assaf The Arab World’s New Singing Sensation

Mideast Posts - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

with his renditions of love songs and patriotic Palestinian songs. Like ';Song for Palestine, ‘Oh you bird going back home'; (above). It’s easy to understand why Palestinians are going crazy for him. Mohammed Assaf has drawn comparisons to the late ...

Jordan seeks to bring Hornets back

The Standard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(1 hr ago) Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a news conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been ...

Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Israeli soldiers walk together during a training close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights May 7, ...

Oman unveils master plan for tourism port

eTN - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

MUSCAT, Oman - In response to the directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to convert Sultan Qaboos Port into a tourist port, Dr Ahmed bin Salim Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications, announced Sunday, the approval of the master plan for the development of the port for tourism and for the establishment of a specialised company that will act as a developer for the project. ...

Dave Villwock apparently leaving U-96 Spirit of Qatar team | Hydroplanes

The Seattle Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

One of the most successful partnerships in unlimited hydroplane racing — that of driver Dave Villwock and the U-96 Spirit of Qatar team — is apparently breaking up. In a statement posted on the H-1 Unlimited Facebook page last night, team manager Erick Ellstrom wrote: "Dave Villwock has retired from our team. We had a great run together and celebrated many victories together. ...

Jordan will change Charlotte nickname back to Hornets | NBA

The Seattle Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said ...

Dubai aims to become top destination for health tourism in the Middle East

eTN - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Medical tourism has been brought to the fore with renewed optimism and a host of projects as announced by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Sunday. The projects are part of the authority's strategy for 2013-2025, which build on His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai's long-term sustainable development ...

Kerry travels to Middle East Will face time help Syria

Christian Science Monitor - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Oman and Jordan in hopes that in-person meetings can rally support for peace talks in Syria, despite uncertain support from ...

Washington sells US$2b more arms to Oman

The Standard - Monday 20th May, 2013

(1 hr 34 mins ago) US Secretary of State John Kerry will help ink a major estimated US$2.1 billion proposed deal with Oman to supply a US-made air-defense system to the Gulf nation, officials said. One of the main focuses of Kerry's trip to Muscat was to applaud the signing of a letter of intent between Oman and US manufacturer Raytheon ahead of talks on the final contract, they told ...

UN urges implementation of law on violence against women in Afghanistan

Global Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

The UN agencies in Afghanistan on Monday called for full implementation of legislation to protect women from violence, especially child marriage, which remains rampant in the insurgency-hit country.The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women have urged Afghan authorities to step up their efforts to fully implement the law on the Elimination of Violence against Women ( EVAW), in ...

Number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon reaches 474000 UN

Global Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has reached 474,000, the latest report of UN Higher Council for Refugees showed on Monday.Up to 379,000 refugees have been registered with the agency, while over 95,000 are waiting for their registration process to be completed.There are currently 149,000 Syrian refugees in northern Lebanon, 133,000 in the Bekaa region, 58,000 in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, ...

Israeli researchers use holographic images to restore vision to

Global Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

A group of Israeli biomedical engineering researchers have developed a device to stimulate cells in the visual system after they have been injected with a special light-sensitive protein, the leader of the researchers told Xinhua on Monday.Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa are working on a tool that would resemble a pair of glasses using holographic images that ...

Jew carried out lethal shooting attack at Israeli

Global Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

A Jewish man had carried out a shooting rampage at a bank in southern Israel on Monday, in which four people were killed and seven others wounded, local media reported.Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino disclosed that only one shooter was involved in what was described as a "revenge attack" on the bank's management, after being refused a loan to cover his mortgage.The man ...

9 killed 53 wounded in attacks against mosques in southern

Global Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

At least nine people were killed and 53 others wounded in bombing attacks against two Shiite mosques in Iraq's southern city of Hilla on Monday, a police source said.A suicide bomber wearing explosive vest blew himself up at Al- Wardiyah mosque in Hilla, some 100 km south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, and about five minutes later a bomb exploded in the nearby Al-Galagh mosque, the source ...

2 soldiers killed in clashes in northern Lebanon

Global Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

Two Lebanese soldiers were killed and three others injured in Tripoli Monday as the army sought to implement a security plan to contain the clashes in the northern port city.The deaths bring the toll of the clashes to four as the fighting enters its second day, the other two being civilians.Local media said the army's efforts to quell the unrest met resistance in some areas, resulting in ...

Iraqi PM to overhaul security plans after deadly bombings

Global Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki said Monday that he will overhaul security plans and carry out changes in his security personnel after a wave of deadly bomb attacks which killed and wounded hundreds of people."Now we are about to make changes in the high and middle positions, as well as in the (security) plans," Maliki told reporters in a news conference.Maliki's comments ...