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Friday, July 29, 2005

Women To Watch In The Middle East - Forbes.com

Forbes.com lists the 100 most powerful women to watch in the Middle East.

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Thursday, July 28, 2005

Aljazeera.Net - Saudi Prince funds Islamic gallery at Louvre

AlJazeera reports that Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has donated $20 million to fund the creation of an Islamic art gallery at the Louvre museam in Paris. 10,000 islamic art pieces at the Louvre will have now a permanent home by 2009.

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Egyptian report: Middle East oil production to rise by 435 million barrels per day in five years

An egyptian report projects rise of global energy demands,especially oil, and Middle East oil producting countries will meet such growing demands for the next years.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Ricky Martin to Arab Youngsters: "You have me as a friend"

World popular singer and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Ricky Martin, on his first visit to the Middle East, promises to become a spokesperson for the Arab youth and defend it against any negative perceptions. "You have me as a friend", he said to Arab youngsters.
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Saturday, July 23, 2005

Sharm Al-Sheikh attacks - threatening Egyptian economy

A tragic terrorist attack took place in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh. At least 88 people have been pronounced dead and 200 more were injured. Tourists are starting to flee the country. This is an act of terror and nothing logical, moral or common sense could ever justify such acts. It seems to target the growing Egyptian economy, since tourism in Egypt is worth 6.6bn a year, with tourists regularly visiting Egyptian sites and locations, such as Sharm El-Sheikh.

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Friday, July 22, 2005

New Survey Assesses Women's Freedom in the Middle East

Freedom House published a survey titled "Women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Citizenship and Justice". It found that Middle East women face large gender gap and deficit in women's rights in different every institution of society: the criminal justice system, the economy, education, health care and the media.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Aljazeera.Net - China's economy keeps up rapid pace

Aljazeera.Net - China's economy keeps up rapid pace
China's huge economy has grown by a blazing 9.5% in the first half of 2005, surging ahead despite efforts to ease breakneck growth, the government says.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Aljazeera.Net - Robots ride camels in race

Aljazeera.Net - Robots ride camels in race. Boys were used as jockeys for races....that has been banned, so UAE and Qatar are replacing the human riders with robots.

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Monday, July 18, 2005

Aljazeera.Net - Dubai real estate firm's profit up 380%

Aljazeera.Net - Dubai real estate firm's profit up 380%: "Dubai-based EMAAR Properties, behind what is projected to be the world's tallest skyscraper, has announced profits of 2.5 billion dirhams ($690 million) in the first half of the year."

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FT.com: Arab markets outpace their peers

FT.com / Your money / Global investing - World view: Arab markets outpace their peers: "led by Egypt's top showing - up 123 per cent as measured by the S&P/IFC Index through late June - Arab world stock markets in the Middle East and north Africa continue to register sharp, double-digit gains, outstripping other emerging market regions."

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Logo of Muscat as Capital of Arab Culture 2006

Oman has released its Logo of Muscat as capital of Arab Culture for 2006. Quoted from Times of Oman paper, "...logo comes in the shape of a ship mast with a sail to embody the journey and the various cultural spaces as the ship used to be an important means to impart sciences. The logo reflects the remarkable role of Omanis across the ages.".

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Friday, July 15, 2005

albawaba: Astrologist predicts next target...

AlBawaba.com - A tunisian astrologist, who predicted in the past Britain's explosions and death of Pope John Paul II, says that the "stars" tell him that Paris, especially Eiffel Tower, The Paris Tunnel and the Montparnasse district, will be the next targets of terrorist attacks. It should be noted that no all Hassan al-Charni's predictions in the past came true.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Arab Genocide, Arab Silence

Joseph Britt from the Washington Post questions the silence of the Arab world against the genocide in Sudan commited by local Arab tribes. Western countries and African neighboring countries have sent peacekeeping troups and pledged millions of dollars but the Arab world did not nothing to help its own Arabic country.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

albawaba.com: Mossad got six minute advance notice about London attacks

albawaba.com reports that according to a German newspaper, the Israeli intelligence, Mosad, got six minute advance notice about London attacks. On the other hand, another newspaper quotes Muslim-Arab people condemning the killing of innocent English civilians.

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Monday, July 11, 2005

BENAA to build the world's most integrated Golf City at Dubailand

AMEInfo reports that BENAA Group will "build the world's most integrated Golf City at Dubailand". At a cost of $1.7b, five golf courses, golf academy, six-star hotel resort, golf villages and retail markets will be built on a 55 million square feet of land.

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Friday, July 08, 2005

Middle East tops 2005 world growth in tourist arrivals

According to the WTO World Tourism Barometer, published by the WTO, the Middle East topped the world regions in tourism growth with a 17% increase in the first four months (Januar - April) while Europe lagged behind with a 5% growth. Overall world tourism grew by 8%.

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Thursday, July 07, 2005

Reuters AlertNet - London bombings evoke sympathy in Middle East

today's London bombings is an act of barbarism and is completly rejected by us all. Reuters reports that such bombings that killed innocent civilians have evoked sympathy by Middle Eastern people and media. (Quoted) "We've been experiencing terrorism for 30 years," said Samira Murr, a Lebanese teacher in her 50s, in Beirut. "It's like the Madrid bombings, like the 9/11 attacks. We feel we are not safe anywhere in the world any more." Have your say..

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Wednesday, July 06, 2005

BBC: West Bank concert ends in chaos

BBC reports "Dozens of gunmen have disrupted a concert by popular Palestinian singer Ammar Hassan in the city of Nablus." Armed groups thinks that Palestinians should not be having fun now.

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Monday, July 04, 2005

albawaba.com: Muslim female pilot creates major ”turbulence”

Albawaba.com reports that the recent appointment of the first Saudi woman, Capt. Hanadi Zakariya Hanadi, to receive a commercial pilot license has been called as "un-Islamic".

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Sunday, July 03, 2005

United Nations: world economy decelerating in 2005

from Associate Press/MenaFn: The United Nations reports that worlds economy is decelerating due to U.S trade deficits and a volatile oil market industry.

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Saturday, July 02, 2005

Beirut most expensive city in Arab world

A new study, by a an English consulting company, says that Beirut is the most expensive city in the Arab world.

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The Daily Star - Franchise guru sees Middle East as road full of opportunity

The Daily Star - Business Articles - Franchise guru sees Middle East as road full of opportunity

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