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2008-10-30
The deteriorating global financial situation was reflected in Arab stock exchanges on October 27 with shares on the Qatari exchange falling almost nine percent. The government of Qatar, however, has played that down. The Arab League has decided to include the financial crisis on the agenda of its next economic summit.
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2008-10-30
The Euromoney conference in Cairo confirms the solidity and strength of the Egyptian economy , which indicates that foreign investments in Egypt will not be affected by the world financial crisis.
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2008-10-30
The Egyptian Breast Cancer Foundation launched its pink campaign for awareness and early detection of breast cancer on October 27. October is breast cancer awareness month in Egypt.
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2008-10-29
SANA'A — Turkey and Oman send relief to Yemen flood victims; DUBAI — Dubai hosts first Arabia Corporate Social Responsibility Awards, honours 40 companies; CAIRO — The trial of Hisham Talat and Muhsin Al Sukari, Susan Tamim’s killers, has begun.
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2008-10-29
During a state visit to Spain earlier this month, Queen Rania of Jordan spoke of the pressing need for dialogue between nations and peoples to bridge the divide between East and West and encouraged cultural exchange programmes with the Arab world.
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2008-10-29
Muslim and Christian leaders gathered in downtown Beirut on Oct. 17, 2008 for the first Friday prayers at the newly finished Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, calling on the thousands gathered to unite. The Ottoman-style mosque is now Lebanon’s largest Islamic place of worship.
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2008-10-29
AMMAN — Amman hosts UN human rights, counterterrorism forum; CAIRO — Egypt’s first female marriage registrar begins work; AMMAN — 106 Iraqi refugees leave Amman, return home; MUSCAT — Oman wins gold over UAE in Asian Beach Games.
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2008-10-28
Dubai’s Atlantis hotel has come under fire from environmentalists following the capture of a whale shark for its 11-million-litre aquarium. Following intense media scrutiny, the hotel announced the shark would be freed after hotel staff completed treating it.
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2008-10-28
Peace for Children of Palestine, a charity initiative of the United Arab Emirate of Sharjah, announced that it will spend nearly US$ 500,000 to deliver health and nutritional services to Palestinian children suffering from acute malnutrition.
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2008-10-28
The NGO “Operation Smile” is returning to Egypt for the fourth year to provide free consultations and surgeries for children with cleft lips and palates.
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2008-10-28
SANA'A — More than 50 people were drown in massive flooding after a downpour in Yemen; KUWAIT CITY — More than 100 Kuwait traders walk off trading floor and stage demonstration; MANAMA — Bahrain unveils revolutionary economic vision for 2030.
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2008-10-27
The world’s most famous classical musicians recently celebrated the life of late opera legend Luciano Pavarotti with a charity concert in Jordan’s ancient city of Petra that was. was part of a three-day event coinciding with his birthday.
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2008-10-27
BAGHDAD — Maliki vows armed groups attacking Christians in Mosul will be punished; SHARJAH — Air Arabia lets passengers fly for free in celebration of fifth anniversary; KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait ranks first among Arab nations for press freedom.
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2008-10-27
More than 5,000 walked the streets of Dubai on Oct. 17 in the 5th BurJuman “Safe & Sound Pink” 3.6-kilometre Walkathon to raise funds to fight breast cancer and increase public awaremess in the UAE.
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2008-10-25
A counsellor to Qatar’s United Nations (UN) mission has announced plans for a Gulf-wide committee that would deal with domestic violence, child and women trafficking and improved work and educational conditions for women in the region.
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2008-10-25
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2008-10-25
Young writers and intellectuals say historic cafés are a link between them and writers of the generations before them.
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2008-10-25
DUBAI — Al-Qaeda Web sites blocked; DUBAI — The world’s first camel milk chocolate is launched in Dubai; MUSCAT — Oman’s newest shopping mall plans to generate 500 jobs; AMMAN — Annual International Diplomatic Bazaar to take place on Oct. 25
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2008-10-25
The art of belly dancing in Egypt has developed continuously through the ages as a creative expression of emotions. The leading figures of this art in Egypt are Tahia Kariuka, Samia Jamal and Nahima Akif. But public perceptions of this art confine it to an undeserved place.
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2008-10-24
In partnership with Egypt’s Centre for Development Services, the U.S. Agency for International Development has launched a three-year programme to break social barriers and build women’s professional and leadership skills.
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2008-10-24
Naguib Sawiris is a poster boy for perseverance. Born in Egypt in 1954 to a wealthy family, his father Onsi lost his construction business in the 1960s. After living in Libya for a decade, the family returned to Egypt to rebuild the business from scratch.
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2008-10-24
Nabil Deek used to worked at a garment factory in Ruseifa for US$ 423 a month. Today he owns and manages a garment workshop that employs 55 and plans to open a new branch later trhis month His is just one of several thousand similar stories
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2008-10-24
Jazz music began in the United States of America, spreading from the city of New Orleans to the rest of the world. It arrived in Egypt in 1977 when the first jazz band was established by the artist, Yahiya Khalil, the founder of jazz music in Egypt.
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2008-10-24
Egypt has been the start of the road to fame and stardom for many Arab singers. Some believe that songs sung in an Egyptian accent help them become widely popular.
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2008-10-23
Though often misrepresented by images of violence or conflict, the Middle East is a natural tourist destination, renowned as the birthplace of three major religions and home to the earliest civilisations and some of the most interesting cultures.
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2008-10-23
Dr. Mostafa El-Sayed, an Egyptian chemical physicist and leading nanoscience researcher, was awarded the U.S. National Medal of Science last September.
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2008-10-23
DAMASCUS — 140 Iraqi refuges in Syria return home; ABU DHABI — Forum for the Future concludes in Abu Dhabi; DOHA — Qatar announces support for UN draft resolutions on the Middle East as a nuclear weapons free zone.
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2008-10-23
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2008-10-23
The United Arab Emirates, in cooperation with Japan, hosted the fifth annual Forum for the Future in Abu Dhabi Oct.18-19. It was been preceded by workshops and seminars in Dubai aimed to promote political reform in the Arab world.
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2008-10-23
First established with funding from the European Union, FanSina specifically promotes women’s craftwork within the Bedouin community, where each participant embroiders her own authentic motif on handbags, curtains, bed covers and quilts.
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2008-10-23
Amidst a burgeoning global financial crisis, two Islamic mutual funds are witnessing comparatively strong investment gains. The Amana Income Fund and Amana Growth Fund, which follow Shariah-compliant investment principles, are thriving with collectively more than $1 billion [USD] in total assets under management.
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2008-10-23
News reports of horrifying road accidents are increasing as road deaths have become the second biggest killer in the United Arab Emirate of Abu Dhabi after heart disease. There were 2,046 recorded car crashes causing injury in 2007.
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2008-10-23
When “The Vagina Monologues” was performed at the American University in Cairo in 2005 its controversial topic inspired several Egyptian women to write their own monologues. In 2006, they formed Bussy, a project to collect Egyptian women’s stories and adapt them into performance skits.
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2008-10-21
BAGHDAD — No. 2 Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader killed; KUWAIT CITY — First crisis centre in GCC will be established in Kuwait; BAGHDAD — Syria sends ambassador to Iraq for first time in nearly three decades; MANAMA — Bahrain to boost trade with Morocco.
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2008-10-21
To enrich their academic experience in Jordan American students stay with Jordanian families.
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2008-10-21
A new liberal television channel, ON TV owned by Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris, was launched in Egypt on Oct 6, his second foray into television programming. Last year he launched youth channel OTV.
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2008-10-21
After 30 days of fasting, then indulging in heavy meals and desserts at night, during Ramadan, Muslims feel relieved to get back to normal schedules, and look forward to the Eid Al-Fitr vacation.
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2008-10-21
Syria and Lebanon have established diplomatic ties for the first time in a signing ceremony held on Oct. 15 in Damascus. In statement released by SANA, Syria’s state-owned media, the two countries said they would boost relations by respecting each side’s sovereignty and independence.
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2008-10-17
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2008-10-17
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2008-10-15
OPEC will meet next month, at the request of its members to restore balance to oil prices following a decline of 44 percent.
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2008-10-13
Regional stock exchanges in the Middle East plunged on Oct. 6, and Arab money markets continue to decline. Financial experts expect the crisis to continue and are calling on governments to intervene in order to prevent the collapse of their financial systems.
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2008-10-13
Luxor residents regard the temples at Karnak, the official site of worship of the god Amon-Re in Pharaonic Egypt, as a centre of occult forces that help them solve their problems and meet their needs. They also believe that the Pharaohs were experts in the secrets of hieroglyphs.
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2008-10-11
Increased turnout for volunteer work in Egypt, civic associations operating in the field of community service say, is a phenomenon that cultivates a spirit of participation and belonging among young people and provides them constructive outlets for their free time.
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2008-10-11
The Saudi Ministry of Interior begins a new campaign to counter terrorist ideologies and anticipates the payback will be positive.
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2008-10-11
Economists attribute the rise to the crisis faced by global capital markets and the Egyptian decision to raise interest rates.
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2008-10-11
Observers regard the establishment of a center for information on criminal activities to combat drugs in Doha as one of the major decisions reached Nov. 6 by interior ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Doha. Many believe that anti-drug efforts are no less important than the fight against terrorism in promoting stability in the region.
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2008-10-10
Egyptian youth use a modern language to communicate among themselves over the Internet. In this language, “3” is the equivalent of Ayn and “2” is the equivalent of “Hamza.” Some fear this language may lead to the demise of Arabic and the generation of an identity crisis.
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2008-10-10
Egyptian TV dramas led in the Arab world for many years, but then Syrian dramas emerged to rival them, followed more recently by dramas from Kuwait and Morocco. This has generated questions about the impact and place of Egyptian drama in Arab culture.
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2008-10-10
The second Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi will be held from October 10 to 19 in the U.A.E. Abu Dhabi, is keen on bringing together different cultures as reflected in the15 feature and eight documentary films to be screened at the festival.
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2008-10-09
CAIRO — Egyptian foreign and energy ministers make unannounced visit in Baghdad to restore diplomatic ties; DUBAI — real estate developer Deyaar looks for regional acquisitions; JEDDAH — Saudi U-16 team loses in AFC Championship opening match.
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2008-10-08
The Muslim community, with the exception of Libya and Pakistan, has agreed on the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan for the first time in many years. In past years, Muslims have differed on the start of Ramadan and Shawwal. This is the result of the decision of some countries to adopt astronomical calculations and of others to retain the practice of visual sightings.
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2008-10-08
The Friday Market is one of the oldest public markets in Cairo and it represents an old Egyptian cultural perspective. Catering to the needs of poor people, the market has a lot of cheap clothes, appliances, animals and pets, fish, reptiles and furniture.
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2008-10-06
The Lebanese Council of Deputies ratified a law Sept. 30 based on the May 22 Doha Agreement regarding the 2009 deputy elections that put an end to the nation’s 18-month political crisis. The vote, however, came a day after a military bus was bombed in Tripoli.
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2008-10-06
During Eid and other celebratory occasions, there is a thriving drugs trade in Egypt. Users take drugs to forget their troubles and escape their everyday problems. Parliament has provided the authorities with dozens of laws and has called on them to fight this problem and protect young people against its destructive effects.
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2008-10-03
Ancient Egyptian religions and the priests of important pharaonic deities Amun and Ra, held that those who stole mummies, robbed or even came near the tombs, cemeteries and ruins of the pharaohs would be banished to the underworld. This is the Curse of the Pharaoh. Is it real?
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2008-10-02
The weaving industry in Egypt is facing a recession, particularly in regard to smaller factories and the importation of raw materials. Egyptian cotton is still the best in the world, but recession has hit the industry hard. As a result, Egyptian factories are importing cotton from Israel, the United States, Greece, Syria, China, and Turkey.
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2008-10-02
Kerdassa, the international village in Egypt, became famous because of its hand-made embroideries, especially the djellaba, cloaks, carpets, and the production of the Egyptian kelim. Tourists from all over the world crowd it. It is nicknamed the international village on Egyptian soil. But it is now suffering from the economic conditions and a lack of tourists.
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2008-10-02
Inside the Alexandria Bibliotheca, thousands of books hide, including scientific periodicals and scarce manuscripts dating back centuries. The library has obtained scarce documents, more than half a century old, from the People’s Assembly and Shura Council. These documents form part of the Egyptian Historic Collection project, which will be released on the Internet.
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