Middle East

                   

In Israel, era of mass immigration ends

iht.com     1 hr ago   4 related          

Melissa Schwab is no Zionist zealot. The 26-year-old American student's decision to make "aliyah" — the Hebrew term for "going up" — makes her part of the Jewish state's vast immigration enterprise, the bedrock of its...                    

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IATA reports profit fall in Middle East aviation sector

menafn.com     10 hrs ago   23 related          

An International Air Transport Association (IATA) report has shown profits of airlines in the Middle East will plunge by $100m this year in the wake of rising operating costs, particularly jet fuel. When it ends, 2008 will...                    

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Family of men facing beheading make direct appeal

ctv.ca     4 hrs ago   4 related          

The Canadian Press MONTREAL -- The uncle of two young Canadian men who could be beheaded in Saudi Arabia following the death of a Syrian teen in a school brawl has appealed to the victim's family. "We've always tried to...                    

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Dubai- RTA Buses lift 47m passengers in H1

menafn.com     6 hrs ago   4 related          

Buses operated by Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) have lifted around 47 million passengers in the first half of 2008 through more than 981 thousand trips in 70 routes, compared to 45.5 million passengers lifted...                    

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John Bolton: Bush Owes His Successor A Tough Finish on Foreign Policy

solomonia.com     5 hrs ago   1 related          

'...Pushing back North Korea, standing up to Russia, and supporting Israel against Iran: now there's a real Bush administration legacy. That is the President Bush who was actually elected in 2000, not the one now being...                    

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40 years after capture, USS Pueblo crew reunites (AP)

yahoo.com     45 mins ago   2 related          

By WILSON RING, Associated Press Writer 33 minutes ago JERICHO, Vt. - Ralph McClintock expected only a three-week mission when he boarded the USS Pueblo in January 1968. Instead, he and his shipmates became pawns in a...                    

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UAE link to credit card fraud investigation

itp.net     5 hrs ago   1 related          

By Andy Sambidge on Friday, September 05, 2008 An international investigation is under way to find thieves believed to have stolen credit card information in the UAE which was then used to make fraudulent purchases in...                    

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Jihad urges factions to reconsider Gaza ceasefire

xinhuanet.com     9 hrs ago   3 related          

GAZA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Jihad movement on Saturday called on the Palestinian factions to reconsider their commitment to a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza Strip. "Israel is not committed to the lull and the factions...                    

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Hariri accuses Syria of terrorizing Lebanon

alarabiya.net     11 hrs ago   5 related          

Lebanon's majority leader Saad al-Hariri said no one should deal with his country as if it were not a viable state, in reaction to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad's comments on the lack of security in northern Lebanon....                    

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Time for change: Revaluation will not stop future inflation

menafn.com     9 hrs ago   67 related          

Businesses will gain from a de-pegging of the Qatari Riyal, according to the first ever business optimism survey of Qatar by Dun & Bradstreet, sponsored jointly by al khaliji and the Qatar Financial Center. Businesses...                    

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