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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Arab Herald.com http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/48fcf33f9aeb6130/ en-us Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:05:16 -0500 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:05:16 -0500 30 US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has called the timing of the announcement by Isreal of new construction in East Jerusalem insulting. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611565/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:51:49 -0500 Arab Herald.com http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611565/cs/1/ Almost Free Warehouse, a chain of stores in Israel, hopes to benefit from the media storm surrounding the Dubai assasination with a parody advert. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611554/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:06:16 -0500 Arab Herald.com http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611554/cs/1/ Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel took the first pole of the 2010 Formula One season and the sixth pole of his 44-race career by setting the quickest time in the qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611783/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:04 -0500 ANI http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611783/cs/1/ Pakistan Air Force (PAF) will conduct its biggest exercise in the third week of this month. It will cover the entire country from Skardu in the north to Arabian Sea in the south and will last 45 days. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611666/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611666/cs/1/ Thirty people were injured when clashes broke out between Christians and Muslims in a rural area in northern Egypt, media reports said. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611560/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611560/cs/1/ The third Pan Arab Human Genetics Conference will begin here Saturday, WAM news agency reported. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611520/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611520/cs/1/ CAIRO — A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus confiscated at Miami airport after being shipped from Barcelona has returned to Egypt. The brightly painted sarcophagus dates back to the 21st Dy... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33093157/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:36:28 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33093157/ CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 24 people were injured in northern Egypt in fighting between Christians and Muslims over land, officials told state media Saturday.Fires were started during the fighting bet... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33093154/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:33:37 -0500 West Australian http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33093154/ Saariselka, Finland - The European Union's foreign-policy director, Catherine Ashton, said Saturday that she will push for a restart of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians when she travels t... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33093117/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:15:42 -0500 Earth Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33093117/ Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will express his country's support for peace efforts in the Middle East when he travels to the region on Saturday. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092981/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:55:12 -0500 M & C http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092981/ As the region's 'next generation bank', Al Khaliji is looking to increase the bank's recruitment of Qatar's new generation university and high school graduates at the 3rd Qatar Career Fair 2010 at the... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092966/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:36:25 -0500 AME Info http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092966/ A senior Hamas official told a Qatar based newspaper on Saturday that Israel's National Security Adviser had visited Cairo on Friday and requested that Egypt renew mediation between Israel and Hamas o... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092269/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:56:21 -0500 Haaretz http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092269/ Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki's coalition leads the election count in the key region of Baghdad, latest preliminary results from the electoral commission show.Baghdad is an important battle ground, returning ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092267/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:40:57 -0500 BBC http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092267/ Cairo - Twenty-four people were injured in clashes between Christians and Muslims in northern Egypt, a security official said on Saturday. Twenty people, both Coptic Christians and Muslim, were als... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092270/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:34:15 -0500 IOL http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092270/ Cairo - Twenty-four people were injured in clashes between Christians and Muslims in northern Egypt, a security official said on Saturday. Twenty people, both Coptic Christians and Muslim, were als... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092251/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:34:13 -0500 IOL http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092251/ Opportunities presented by a growing demand for logistics services and infrastructure in the Middle East, as well as the possible ways of addressing such demand, are expected to be discussed by indust... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092081/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:32:28 -0500 Dubai Chronicle http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092081/ flexed his and Ferrari's muscles when the former double world champion topped the times in third and final practice ahead of qualifying for the season opening http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092268/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:10:46 -0500 Yahoo! News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33092268/ MANAMA (AFP) - Fernando Alonso flexed his and Ferrari's muscles when the former double world champion topped the times in third and final practice ahead of qualifying for the season opening Bahrai... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33091248/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:51:06 -0500 West Australian http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33091248/ Cairo - Egyptian security forces Saturday arrested 42 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, the country's largest opposition group, the group's lawyer said. Egyptian security forces routinely ar... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33091102/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:32:55 -0500 Earth Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33091102/ Saariselka, Finland - The European Union's foreign-policy director, Catherine Ashton, said Saturday that she will push for a restart of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians when she travels t... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33091215/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:32:54 -0500 Earth Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33091215/ Fernando Alonso threw down the gauntlet to his rivals with a blistering performance in Bahrain final practice.Alonso, in his first race for Ferrari at the start of the 2010 season, set the pace with a... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33091249/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:20:32 -0500 BBC http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33091249/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing is "perilous" because of divisions within his coalition, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton teleph... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33091245/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:54:06 -0500 Al Bawaba http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33091245/ Qatar's deflation hit 5.65 percent year-on-year in January on a continued decline in rents, extending the series of consumer price falls, the Gulf country's statistics authority said on Saturday. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33089956/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:08:08 -0500 Arabian Business http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33089956/ Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), the leading shipbuilder and naval support services provider in the Gulf region, will show its full support for the Bahrain Defence Force by sponsoring the 44th World Mi... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33089666/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:32:51 -0500 AME Info http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33089666/ The United Nations-supported diplomatic group seeking to promote peace in the Middle East today condemned Israeli moves to expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory of East Jerusalem. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088378/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:06:20 -0500 Spero News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088378/ Al Boraq Automobiles Co, the official Porsche importer in Qatar, is set to launch on March 18 three new Porsche 911 Turbo models, the Peninsula has reported. The new models include the 2010 911 GT3 RS... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088402/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:12:50 -0500 AME Info http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088402/ Bahrain's health minister, Dr Faisal Al Hamer has announced that the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), the Psychiatric Hospital and 22 primary health care centres have received an Accreditation Canada ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088359/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:12:47 -0500 AME Info http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088359/ For the first time in Egypt, the tourism industry witnessed the launch of a new event that brought together the owners and builders of tourism foundations, giving visitors a chance to explore a multit... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088370/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:12:42 -0500 AME Info http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088370/ 'A great interior designer is a cultural spy', so Jeff Ornstein, Principal, JBrice Design International Inc, has claimed in a presentation focusing on the theme 'Brand Arabia: The future hospitality h... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088371/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:12:38 -0500 AME Info http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088371/ Ferrostaal AG is expanding its activities in the field of recycling and environmental technology and is taking advantage of its presence in more than 60 countries to do so. The sale and financing of a... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088404/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:12:36 -0500 AME Info http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33088404/ Cairo, March 13 : Thirty people were injured when clashes broke out between Christians and Muslims in a rural area in northern Egypt, media reports said. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086805/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:36:02 -0500 New Kerala http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086805/ BEST LOUNGE: The SUMAQ VIP lounge of Lima's international airport has been voted the world's best for 2010 by independent airport lounge program Priority Pass.(Getty Images - for illustrative purposes... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086806/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:22:48 -0500 Arabian Business http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086806/ Dubai: Raising awareness levels among a new generation of entrepreneurs in the Arab world is the biggest challenge facing the business community in this part of the world, according to Adel Al Shared,... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086587/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:11:21 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086587/ Conference winners Winners were announced at the third annual Global Entrepreneurship Conference at Dubai Men's College last week. Valentino said entrepreneurs play a significant role in curbing unem... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086804/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:11:20 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086804/ Lebanon's Minister of Economy and Trade, H.E. Mohammad Safadi, was honored last night at a reception in Washington DC co-hosted by the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) and the Safadi Fo... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086583/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:46:44 -0500 AME Info http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086583/ European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will kick off her Middle East visit over the weekend, aimed to look at the contribution the EU is making in the region and can make in the fut... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086776/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:40:52 -0500 People's Daily http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33086776/ Losing the share certificates of a stock turned out to be fortuitous for the young Raamdeo Agrawal on his journey to be one of India's most successful equities investors. It was 1980, when 23-year-... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33085416/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:49:14 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33085416/ You never know what added expenses may pop up and having easily ready funds will smooth this process. Some organisations in Dubai will only take cash payments, so make sure you have this to hand. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33085417/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:49:05 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33085417/ DOHA: Vodafone Qatar will celebrate the Bahrain Grand Prix with special international calling rates to Bahrain for QR0.69 per minute until midnight of March 14. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33085419/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:34:56 -0500 The Peninsula http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33085419/ Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on the de... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33085289/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:34:55 -0500 The Peninsula http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33085289/ F.P. Report KARACHI: Pakistan Navy Friday successfully test fired missile and Torpedo in the Arabia Sea. According to the ISPR, F-22 P Frigate, P3-C aircraft and Augusta 90 B submarine fired the mis... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33084146/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:55:22 -0500 The Frontier Post http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33084146/ Tehran, March 13, IRNA – An official source in Saudi Arabia has denied US Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ allegations that Saudi Arabia is ready to use its influence on China to convince Beijing t... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33084204/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:13:00 -0500 IRNA http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33084204/ SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) Nico Rosberg was fastest in practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday, with teammate Michael Schumacher finishing third to put Mercedes at the front of the Formu... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33082355/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:50:52 -0500 The Japan Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33082355/ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman March 12, 2010 MEDIA NOTE Quartet Statement The following statement was issued today in New York by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Europea... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33079516/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:23:14 -0500 U.S. State Department http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33079516/ If you want to understand al-Qa'ida, try this for size: "The desert dweller could not take credit for his belief ... He arrived at this intense condensation of himself in God by shutting ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33078906/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:18:24 -0500 The Independent http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33078906/ New Delhi: Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest network-equipment maker, plans to boost its workforce in India faster than anywhere else to meet surging data traffic. The total number of employees in Indi... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33076689/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:19:50 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33076689/ Dr. Periyadarshan, who has changed his name to Abdullah, told Arab News Friday that Islam is the only religion in the world that follows a book directly revealed from God.He said that as a student of ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33076688/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:05:45 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33076688/ BEIRUT: The failure of the international community to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is at the heart of Lebanon's tense relationship with the Jewish state, which is seeking a pretext to strike... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33076691/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:45:55 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33076691/ CAIRO — Yemeni authorities stormed local offices of the two leading pan-Arab television networks and confiscated broadcasting equipment in an apparent response to their coverage of the country's ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073091/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:58:03 -0500 Fox News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073091/ LONDON: Britain’s ambassador to China said on Friday that Beijing risks isolation if it fails to join international efforts to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. Speaking via vid... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073781/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:56:03 -0500 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073781/ WASHINGTON: The United States accused Thursday China and Iran of worsening human rights abuses as it raised the alarm about growing anti-Semitism worldwide and discrimination of Muslims in Europe. In ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073787/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:56:01 -0500 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073787/ SANTIAGO: Strong aftershocks and a tsunami alert rattled nerves in Chile Thursday, as rightwing billionaire Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as the new leader of the quake-hit nation. “We’re ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073786/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:55:58 -0500 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073786/ NEW YORK: After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and over 10,000 Ground Zero rescue-and-recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073575/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:55:56 -0500 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073575/ LAHORE, Pakistan: A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, p... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073785/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:55:54 -0500 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073785/ ANKARA: Turkey summoned the Swedish ambassador Friday to protest after the Swedish Parliament recognized the massacres of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide, only days after a similar vote by a US... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073784/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:55:53 -0500 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073784/ MOGADISHU, Somalia: Fighting erupted in Somalia’s capital for the third straight day Friday in some of the worst violence in nearly a year, as government-backed troops shelled the front lines of... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073782/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:55:49 -0500 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073782/ US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sharply rebuked Israel over its recent decision to build new settlements in East Jerusalem.She told Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu by telephone that the move w... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073370/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:41:45 -0500 BBC http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073370/ London: World oil demand this year will be slightly higher than previously expected, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday, because of growth in developing countries. The agency lifted it... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073755/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:55 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073755/ London: European Union finance ministers will discuss this week whether any Greek bailout should be funded by EU bonds guaranteed by euro region governments, said three people briefed on preparations ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073756/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:54 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073756/ Dubai: Dubai World is seeking to separate "good" businesses from underperforming assets as part of its restructuring plan, the chairman of the Dubai Supreme Fiscal Committee said. "Wha... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33072897/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:53 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33072897/ Berlin: Dubai-based airline Emirates is on track to reach its full-year earnings target of Dh2 billion, its president said on Thursday. "We've had a very good year," Tim Clark said in an in... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33072860/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:52 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33072860/ Mumbai: Most Indian stocks fell amid concern policymakers may withdraw liquidity to curb inflation as economic growth strengthens. The benchmark index completed its longest weekly winning streak in ni... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073108/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:50 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073108/ London: Gold rose towards $1,120 (Dh4,112) an ounce in Europe yesterday as the dollar hit a three-week low against the euro, helping the metal recover from the lows it hit in the previous session. Tr... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073264/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:49 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073264/ Traders sit at their desks at MICEX (Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange) in Moscow, Russia. The emerging markets gauge is heading for its longest winning streak since May. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073759/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:49 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073759/ Ajman: Ferrostaal AG said Friday that it has sold and financed a cable recycling plant to Gulf Star Metals in Ajman which will permit the first machines from this sector to be installed in the UAE. T... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073265/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:42 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073265/ The Sharjah pavilion at the International Tourism Bourse showcasing the traditions and folklore of the UAE in general and the emirate in particular. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073761/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:41 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073761/ Rome: Eni SpA, Italy's largest oil and gas company, expects refining to return to profit from 2012 after boosting sales and efficiency. It forecast dividend growth from 2011. The dividend will grow i... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073762/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:40 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073762/ Oslo: Norway's Yara International shied away from raising its offer for Terra Industries Inc to top a rival bid, boosting its shares but scuppering its US expansion plans. "Terra would be a perf... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073763/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:39 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073763/ Zurich/Frankfurt: Ratiopharm GmbH, the German drugmaker being sold by the Merckle family, beat its own forecast with 307 million euros (Dh1,539 million) in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073764/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:38 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073764/ Helsinki: Finnair is seeking an agreement with Norwegian Air Shuttle that would funnel more passengers onto the Helsinki-based carrier's long-haul flights, helping win market share from unprofitable r... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073041/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:37 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073041/ The crisis that has emerged between Vale and Inco executives threatens to damage Brazil's status as an emerging economic powerhouse seeking to spread its tentacles worldwide. However, it has also bee... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33072898/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:10 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33072898/ Washington: Americans regained more of their shrunken wealth last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was less than in the previous two quarters. The Fe... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073765/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:09 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073765/ Hungary has brought in a raft of changes to tackle the economic crisis. These efforts have been geared towards giving incentives to Hungarians to rejoin the workforce. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073766/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:07 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073766/ Luanda: Angola, once one of the world's fastest-growing economies, is expected to expand between 6.5 and 7.5 per cent in 2010 due to higher oil prices from around zero last year, the World Bank said F... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073734/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:04 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073734/ function loadLogin(json) { if (json.loginStatus.loggedIn) { $('#memberInfo').empty().append( 'Welcome back, ' + json.loginStatus.userName + ' http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073767/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:03 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073767/ Hong Kong: Nomura Holdings has lost two more former top Lehman Brothers bankers, weeks after Nomura paid out its guaranteed bonuses as part of its purchase of the Asian and European units of the New Y... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073065/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:01 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073065/ New York (Reuters) Lehman Brothers Holdings, General Growth Properties and Smurfit Stone Container Corporation led bankruptcy claims trading activity in February, according to data released on Tuesday... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073768/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:59 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073768/ New York: Elliott Associates LP, the fund manager that made an unsolicited $2 billion (Dh7.34 billion) offer for Novell, would sell the NetWare networking-software unit if its bid succeeds, a person f... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33072899/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:58 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33072899/ The headquarters of Asustek Computer Inc. in Taipei. The company sold over 300,000 units in its first year. The low-cost computer also helped kick off the netbook market, which today is a booming in... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073769/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:57 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073769/ In 2006, when Google's CEO Eric Schmidt spoke at the Dubai Leaders Forum, the reception he received was all warm and fuzzy. Everyone wanted to talk to him, and everyone wanted to know what Google was ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073770/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:56 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073770/ Los Angeles: MySpace is looking to a new audience to help with its revival: video game developers. The struggling News Corporation-owned social network, which is transforming itself into a place to d... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073125/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:54 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073125/ New York: In January 2000, 17 dotcom companies paid more than $2 million (Dh7.34 million) each to advertise during the Super Bowl, the season-ending national championship game for American football. ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073771/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:53 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073771/ Dubai: The Middle East is quickly developing into an e-commerce powered society. With the introduction of the Tejari portal in 2000, the wake-up call for internet-based business in the region arrived.... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073772/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:52 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073772/ London: Wendy Tan settled back in her airline seat and sighed. Only a few months after sketching out plans for an internet business on her kitchen table with her friend Eirik Pettersen, she had raised... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073774/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:50 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073774/ European nations which debated endlessly for months and failed to offer any concrete support to Greece in its hour of need have jumped on to the bandwagon http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073775/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:49 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073775/ London: Should traders and investors short the US Treasury market? The bearish case is straightforward. A budget deficit assures massive supply of government debt for years. Foreigners are having sec... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073776/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:48 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073776/ Shamsa Abdul Rahman pets an Arabian horse at the Heritage Village in Al Shindagha. Arabian horses represent one of the ten most popular horse breeds in the world. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073789/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:48 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073789/ While the global economy continues to improve from one of the worst financial crises ever, 2009 will be remembered as the year that emerging market (EM) bonds led the global recovery efforts. Last yea... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073777/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:46 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073777/ Lifestyle choice Of course, that's just talking about survival. But if you have bigger dreams or an ideal lifestyle — perhaps to have a room of your own and drive your own car, or to build a hug... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073778/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:45 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073778/ There is certainly a lot to learn about money than just counting paper bills. But financial illiteracy still affects a lot of young and old people alike. The thing is, money management skills are not ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073779/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:43 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073779/ www.mymoneyskills.me and click on the game's logo. The player will then be directed to a sports stadium packed with a cheering crowd, while a fast-paced music plays in the background, building up the ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33072900/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:42 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33072900/ You never know what added expenses may pop up and having easily ready funds will smooth this process. Some organisations in Dubai will only take cash payments, so make sure you have this to hand. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073780/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:40 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073780/ Would you like me to write about the next big investment opportunity? Or attempt a lightweight historical analysis of recent shifts in global economic power? Okay, then. If that's what you'd prefer...... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073129/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:37 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073129/ JEDDAH: After suffering a failed marriage and enduring the subsequent long divorce battle, women usually feel emotionally drained and need something to liberate them. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073752/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:24:04 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073752/ JEDDAH: A center for disabled children personally funded by Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, will be opened here on Saturday, the local Arabic daily Al-Watan r... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073751/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:24:03 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073751/ Chairman of the Jeddah Municipal Council Hussein Baaqeel said the facility, located close to residential districts, was currently causing environmental and health problems for people living in surroun... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073750/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:24:02 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073750/ Brig. Yousuf Al-Qahtani said the man in his 60s turned himself in to police after the victim was found dead in the desert 70 km east of the northeastern city of Hafr Al-Batin.He did not identify the c... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073749/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:24:00 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073749/ RIYADH: The Central Department of Statistics at the Ministry of Planning started a massive field project on Friday in preparation for the Fourth National Census next month. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073748/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:23:58 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073748/ JEDDAH: A seven-month-old baby girl named Anwar is in stable condition at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) in Dhahran, after allegedly being abused by her stepmother. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073754/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:23:56 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073754/ JEDDAH: The Ministry of Justice has accepted the resignation of four notaries, including a former chief of the notary office in Jeddah, Al-Madinah daily reported on Friday. The quartet was under order... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073753/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:23:53 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33073753/