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• UAE free zones must adapt to competition - official

• Qatar, Austria sign investment deal

• Al-Azhar proposes jail sentence for Quranic errors

• Baghdad attacks target Christians

• Yemen releases Houthi prisoners as part of peace agreement

• Turkish police break up al-Qaeda New Year plot

• UAE firm to design Syrian hotel

• Bahrain economy grows by 4.3%

• Kuwait Airways grounds Airbus fleet

• Number of unemployed Saudis reaches 500,000 - minister

• Piracy adversely affecting Yemeni fishermen

• UAE Supreme Court rules blood money half for women

• Kuwaiti military men permitted to have beards

• Amendment proposes to make Saleh president for life

• Somali pirates release German ship, seize oil tanker

• UAE forecasts budget deficit

• Yemen to release socialist leader

• Yemen, Pakistani ministers: terrorism an international problem

• Egypt closes five ports following stormy weather

• Oman's census reveals increase in expat population

• Suicide bombers target Mosul's police headquarters

• Egypt detains truck driver involved in deadly crash

• Iraq mulls checkpoint removal as security improves

• MPs file motion against Kuwaiti prime minister

• Egyptian court orders resignation of university head

• AFC president backs winter World Cup in Qatar

• Jordan clears mines from Syrian border

• Saleh defends oil revenues

• Kuwaiti PM agrees to question session

• Iraqi oil production breaks record

• Presidential elections set for September 2011 – Gamal Mubarak

• Saudi foreign ministry reaffirms fight against terrorism

• Saudi Arabia confirms death of al-Qaeda operative

• Eight tourists killed in Egypt bus crash

• Saudi writer proposes delaying evening prayer

• Aden launches free-zone project

• Saudi urges teaching graduates to find opportunities in Gulf

• Yemeni president sets election date, approves monitors

• Egypt's cotton-weaving companies face supply shortage

• Saudi university signs deal to build cars for Gulf, North African markets

• Blasts target Ramadi government compound

• Yemen sets up security presence in al-Qaeda strongholds

• Egypt eases Sharm al-Sheikh restrictions

• Oil ministers meet as prices reach $90 per barrel

• Egyptian court commutes sentence for Islamic Group leader

• Syria to build power plant with Arab fund loan

• Iraqi man kills daughter recruited as suicide bomber

• Jordan charges four with al-Qaeda recruitment

• Iraq arrests 93 al-Qaeda suspects

• Many Kuwaitis get divorced in early years of marriage -- report

• Newly built homes in Saudi Arabia too expensive -- study

• Mecca governor announces job-stimulation projects

• GCC to link forensic labs

• Egypt to build wind power stations

• Iraqi general shot in car

• Iraqi forces kill leader of Islamic State of Iraq

• Bahrain considers raising retirement age

• Yemen asks Interpol to arrest terror suspects

• Saudi Electricity to reach out to private sector

• Dubai customs seize large supply of pills

• Bahrain to get nuclear power plant in 2017

• Saudi king leaves hospital

• Al-Maliki wants more women in Iraqi cabinet

• Egyptian foreign minister to visit Iraq

• Kuwaiti court clears way for Zain, Etisalat deal

• Egypt lowers pharmaceutical prices

• Jordan launches competition for green housing

• Suez revenues rise in 2010

• Kuwait to clean up toxic lakes

• Qatar signs deal for petrochemical study

• Saudi Education Ministry to probe girls' sporting event

• Iraqi official says prison will be transformed into office park

• No stability without justice - Hariri

• Iraqi parliament approves new government

• Red Crescent, Red Cross search Iraq for mass graves

• Egyptian human rights group opposes ElBaradei death fatwa

• Iraq seeks investment in power sector

• Somali pirates use RPGs to hijack ship

• Saudi Arabia plans for $154.7 billion budget

• Lebanese film wins top Dubai film prize

• Yemen predicts $1 billion in tourism revenues

• Saddam Hussein's half-brother denounces Baath rule

• Al-Maliki delays cabinet announcement

• Iraqi forces foil Christmas terror plot

• Yemen sends soldiers south

• Nagaa Hammadi trial to resume in Egypt

• GCC faces gas shortage

• Middle East Telecom operators to build longest regional fibre internet cable

• Iraqi parliament lifts ban on Iraqiya politicians

• Lebanon's finance minister touts economic growth

• Salman al-Ouda calls on al-Awlaki to refrain from bloodshed

• Iraqi security forces pass Ashura test

• World Bank to fund Egypt's rail upgrade

• Kuwait looks at sponsorship alternatives

• Jeddah copes with dengue fever outbreak

• Gunmen in South Yemen clash with military

• Iraqi electricity official assassinated

• FIFA mulls winter World Cup in Qatar

• Man detonates bomb outside US embassy vehicle in Sanaa

• Iraq makes 80 arrests in Karbala plot

• Qatari team discovers new planet

• Toshiba to build TV factory in Egypt

• Saudi writer nominated for Arabic Booker Prize

• Egypt unveils 3,400-year-old statues

• Saudi Arabia hires first female forensic doctor

• Yemen calls on Europe to re-authorize cargo flights

• Lebanon’s cabinet postpones false witness vote

• Bomb kills busload of civilians in Afghanistan

• Iraq uncovers bomb plot in Europe, US

• Saudi human rights group calls for more education

• Oman approaches ambitious oil-production goal

• Kuwaiti court reduces writer's sentence

• Egypt limits ration card programme

• Yemen to hold elections despite possible boycott

• Iraqi forces secure Karbala ahead of Ashura

• Allawi to join al-Maliki government

• Kuwait seeks oil prices in $75 to $90 range

• Ahmed al-Ghamdi claims marginalisation

• King opens Bahraini parliament

• Iron Age settlements unearthed in Oman

• Yemeni opposition threatens election boycott

• Iraqi interior minister touts security success

• Egypt calls for Nile negotiations

• UN to lift Iraq sanctions

• Abu Dhabi, Yemen sign oil, gas accord

• Yemen opposition decries election law amendment

• Seventh Dubai film festival opens

• Kuwaiti opposition files motion to question premier

• New security measures for Sharm al-Sheikh beaches

• Mubarak defends elections as opposition protests results

• Storms batter region, kill at least 31

• Iraqi officials accuse al-Qaeda of Anbar and Diyala attacks

• Qatar Foundation signs sponsorship deal with Barcelona

• Toyota to manufacture in Egypt

• Storms hit Lebanon following drought

• Hundreds injured at Jordan football match

• UAE unveils pre-Islamic monastery

• Aden court sentences bomber to death

• Yemen frees head of Southern Movement

• Somali pirates release Saudi-flagged tanker

• Assad says no one wants clashes in Lebanon

• Sharm al-Sheikh opens beach after shark attacks

• Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood reprimands member over boycott

• World Cup matches could take place in other Arab countries - FIFA

• UAE allows Yemeni cargo entry

• Iraqi forces capture local al-Qaeda leader in Wassit province

• Jordan names female district attorney

• Syria, Lebanon sign tourism agreement

• Jordan edges closer to nuclear facility

• Kuwaiti police break up opposition rally

• Iraqi security arrests attempted female suicide bomber

• Special Tribunal for Lebanon could begin trials in 2011

• Security beefed up in Karbala ahead of Ashoura

• Kuwaiti court hears Zain case

• Iraqi forces seize ammunition, capture seven in Basra

• Jailed Kuwaiti writer hospitalized

• GCC eases business measures for UAE companies

• Syrian ambassador to Beirut optimistic

• Saudi aviation company wins contract

• Egyptian beaches deserted following shark attack

• UAE-based group opens Karbala hotel

• UAE establishes credit bureau

• Kuwait's emir rewards football team

• Yemen Foreign minister says Yemen faces hurdles to combating terrorism

• Iraqi forces thwart attacks planned for Ashura

• GCC leaders call for end to terror funding

• UAE counts $5 billion in IT sector investment

• Bahrain to ban low-quality toys

• GCC summit launches in Abu Dhabi

• Ras al-Khaimah ruler appoints heir

• Bombs in Pakistan target anti-Taliban activists

• Kuwait wins Khaleeji 20 Cup

• Fires blaze across Lebanon

• Egypt's ruling party expects election victory

• Yemen offers reward for al-Qaeda suspects

• Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Houthi leader death

• Egypt releases Muslim Brotherhood prisoners

• Bombs kill 17 in Baghdad

• Former Saudi intelligence chief calls for regional centre to fight al-Qaeda

• Iraqi writers protest alcohol ban

• Al-Qaeda planned to use poisoned gifts

• OPEC to increase shipments as winter arrives

• Delegates gather for Manama Dialogue

• Saudi king to undergo another surgery

• Saudi Arabia to take on Kuwait in Gulf Cup final

• Officials say STL to try defendants in absentia if necessary

• Al-Maliki to create new post for Iraqi minister

• Egypt's Wafd party will not participate in elections

• Iraqi PM calls for end to festive firing

• Jordan to draft emergency water plan

• Dubai official indicted for fraud

• Iraq passes $78.8 billion budget

• Hariri pledges to convene cabinet

• Iraq raises oil-production targets

• Qatar wins bid to host World Cup in 2022

• Al-Qaeda militants burn mosques in Afghanistan

• Kuwaiti journalist to serve out jail term

• Oman boosts revenues

• Egypt, Qatar to build joint pipeline

• GCC considers railway project

• Jordan forecasts $1.5 billion budget deficit

• Saudi official criticises gender-mixing ban

• Egyptian court upholds decision to allow Copts to remarry

• NDP captures nearly all parliament seats

• Former al-Qaeda member urges non-violence