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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, 04 Jul 2009 00:05:04 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:05:04 -0400 30 Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/514934/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:30:37 -0400 Arab Herald.com http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/514934/cs/1/ Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani will meet in the Egyptian resort city of Sharam-el-Sheikh July 16, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Friday. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/514905/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:02 -0400 Arab Herald.com http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/514905/cs/1/ Islamabad, July 3 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said that meeting with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of NAM summit in Egypt would be an opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/514891/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:40:03 -0400 Arab Herald.com http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/514891/cs/1/ JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's envoy will hold a second meeting in a week with Israel's defence minister, an Israeli official said on Friday, announcing talks on Monday likely to ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25855863/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:37:04 -0400 The Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25855863/ BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria - the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25855862/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:44:59 -0400 Find Law http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25855862/ Bahraini officials visited Israel in an official capacity for the first time on Friday to collect five of their nationals Israel was deporting, a Bahraini news report and an Israeli official said.The ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853502/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:20:21 -0400 Haaretz http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853502/ DAMASCUS: Syria's leader praised President Barack Obama's outreach for dialogue and invited him to visit Damascus in remarks released Friday just days after the United States said it plans to return i... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853505/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:17 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853505/ BRUSSELS: The political unrest in Iran over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election marks a key point in the ideological struggle between ultra-conservatives and reformers, according to analysts. ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853507/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:09 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853507/ NAJAF: There is no place outside Iran that has closer links to Tehran's ruling establishment than Iraq's holy Shiite city of Najaf, where the silence during Iran's post-election crisis says much about... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853376/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:02 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853376/ WANA, Pakistan: A US drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 insurgents, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the ar... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853514/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:43 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853514/ OCCUPIED RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces have significantly widened a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank in the past month. They have doubled the number of d... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853506/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:10 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853506/ TEHRAN: Outside the gates of Terhan's notorious Evin prison, hundreds wait impatiently - some with blankets spread out in the parking lot on the street below, making time for dinner. The improvised pi... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853504/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:19 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853504/ KHARTOUM: Darfur rebels signed an accord with one of Sudan's main opposition parties in Cairo on Wednesday, agreeing to push for a new transitional government, both sides said on Friday, a move that w... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853478/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:56 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853478/ CALGARY - TAQA North, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, has acquired two large land blocks in the Horn River Basin of northeastern British Columbia, it announced Friday.The sale r... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853383/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:05:25 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853383/ TEHRAN: A powerful Iranian cleric said Friday British Embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853375/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:12 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853375/ Sharjah: A man's body was found in the Umm Khanour area on Thursday. Sharjah Police confirmed the man was found with his legs bound together with rope and that he had head injuries. The Indian was fou... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853491/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:59 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853491/ Dubai: Cafés in Dubai are growing in popularity as venues for showcasing new talented artists. One such artist is Emirati Nasser Al Mansouri, whose photographic work was showcased at French co... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853134/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:55 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853134/ Dubai: Cartoons and caricatures connect everybody with their line of humour. The terrible almost becomes tolerable. The prestigious World Press Cartoon (WPC) competition honours the people responsible... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853493/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:47 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853493/ Abu Dhabi: The number of children involved in road accidents in the capital has risen to such an extent that the percentage may now be indicative of a phenomenon, according to the Abu Dhabi Police. Th... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853490/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:49:01 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853490/ SEOUL: South Korea shrugged off North Korea's firing of short-range missiles, saying on Friday that they were part of routine military exercises and warning more launches are likely in coming days. Wh... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853512/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:48 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853512/ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday, describing the unusual manoeuvre as a show of strateg... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853510/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:07 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853510/ Dubai/Abu Dhabi: Vaccines for H1N1 are still under clinical tests and the only precautions travellers can take when going abroad on their annual vacations is to keep away from suspected cases, doctors... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853497/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:45 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853497/ Occupied Jerusalem: An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defence sources said yesterday, describing the unusual manoeuvre as a show of strateg... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853265/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:37 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853265/ Some of the bridegrooms at the mass wedding conducted by the Abu Dhabi Marriage Fund. Wedding practices in the UAE differ among the various regions and tribes. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853499/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:36 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853499/ MORONI: Comorans began 30 days of national mourning on Friday for the victims of the Yemenia Airbus crash as France threatened to blacklist the airline over safety concerns. "From today, our country i... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853476/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:58 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853476/ Gaza Since the war erupted in Gaza about six months ago, many countries started sending medical aid to the coastal enclave due to the severe shortage of medicines and equipment in hospitals. The Gaza ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853157/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:35 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853157/ Dubai: The US embassy and consulate will be closed on Sunday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day, according to a press release issued by the embassy in Abu Dhabi. America is celebrating its 233... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853498/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:41 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853498/ Students from the Universal American School in Dubai (left to right) Homam Zituni, Nader Sayes, Aya Gawda, Alexander Koch, Fadi Al Garawan, Noufel Al Barwani, Abdo Hamdi, Yassin Al Shehabi, Abdullah M... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853468/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:43 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853468/ Dubai: With the high temperatures during the summer come health risks. In most cases, we do not realise how big the effects are on our body and therefore do not take the precautions seriously. Mariam... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853501/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:30 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853501/ Abu Dhabi: His Highness The President of the UAE Championship Derby for Purebred Arabian horses, in its 15th year, kicks off in Chantilly today. The series, organised in major European cities every ye... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853519/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:59 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853519/ BAGHDAD: A fiery protest marked the start on Friday of US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of the Shiite anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars and Stripes. Bi... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853374/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:14 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853374/ Dubai: Arabic daily newspaper Emarat Al Youm is continuing to publish, despite a Federal High Court ruling upholding a 20-day ban. The defamation conviction suspended the newspaper for 20 days with it... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853494/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:53 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853494/ Occupied West Bank: Israel and the Palestinian Authority compromised in the name of nature this week, teaming up at the last moment to back the Dead Sea in a contest to choose the world's top seven na... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853517/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:30 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853517/ Israel's Defense Ministry has recommended a partial lifting of the embargo on the Gaza Strip as a goodwill gesture toward the Palestinians to spur talks to free a long-held captive soldier, an Israeli... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853509/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:04 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853509/ TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: Honduras' interim leader said he was open to early elections if it resolves an impasse with the world community, as a top diplomat headed to the Central American nation to deman... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853511/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:51 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853511/ The 30-minute film Fatenah is the first serious Palestinian attempt at animation and tells the story of a Gazan woman who battles breast cancer, with inept Palestinian doctors and indifferent Israeli ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853516/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:33 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853516/ Dubai: Dubai-based British explorer Adrian Hayes and his two Canadian colleagues Devon McDiarmid and Derek Crowe of The Emirates NBD Greenland Quest were forced to take a pause in their historic cross... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853496/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:49 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853496/ Abu Dhabi: The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KBZF) has signed an agreement with the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) to support children in Afghanistan through a number of humanitaria... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853500/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:33 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853500/ West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces have significantly widened a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank in the past month. They have doubled the number of detainees and are in... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853515/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:40 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853515/ Dubai: With the temperature rising to peak levels, summers in the UAE promise to test the endurance levels of everyone who dares to go outdoors. While a little sun now and then is harmless and even n... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853351/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:38 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853351/ WASHINGTON: Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until just hours before it was clear the city was about to fall after the US-led 2003 invasion, according to newly released FBI interviews with the deposed... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853508/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:00 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853508/ SORKHDOZ, Afghanistan: Hundreds of British troops have key seized canal crossings in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, military officials said on Friday, part of a new US-led operation to ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853513/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:46 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853513/ SIRTE, Libya: African leaders reached a compromise early Friday on the powers of a new regional authority that will coordinate key policies but have little power to act without a mandate from member s... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853477/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:53 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853477/ Dubai: An information evening for trekkers planning to hike in Nepal later this year is going to be held this week. The hike is part of a Gulf for Good challenge to raise money for children in need. P... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853495/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:51 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853495/ Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Education is studying different options for private schools following a non-governmental curriculum, following the ministry's decision to delay the reopening of schools unti... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853492/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:57 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853492/ Published Date: July 04, 2009 JERUSALEM: Jews and Arabs should not live next to one another, the Jerusalem Post yesterday quoted Housing and Construction Minister Ariel Attias as saying. We can al... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853521/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:54 -0400 Kuwait Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25853521/ INDIANAPOLIS - (Business Wire) In celebration of the Fourth of July holiday, Salin Bank is proud to announce it will be asking its customers and employees to help collect various items to show support... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25851293/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:30:01 -0400 Earth Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25851293/ where he is redefining the luxury hotel experience for travelers. Delivering the keynote address during a recent NESEBA hospitality industry world summit in http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25850998/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:29:49 -0400 Earth Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25850998/ President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria — the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its rival http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25851394/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:31:54 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25851394/ reported that important figures in Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (N.D.P.) are meeting to decide the name of the party's 2011 presidential candidate. The article didn't cite any sources, and... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25851188/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:23:38 -0400 World Press Review http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25851188/ In a sermon Friday, Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati (l.), head of the powerful Guardian Council, said the mass protests following Iran's contested June 12 election resulted from premeditated f... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25851393/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:53 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25851393/ TORONTO — A former vice-president of the Canadian Arab Federation is not backing down after posting "F— Canada Day" on his personal Facebook page.Omar Shaban, a university student in his... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25849077/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:46:03 -0400 Canada.com http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25849077/ Seadrill has today exercised its right to repurchase the jackup drilling rig West Ceres from a subsidiary of Ship Finance International Ltd, for the pre-agreed price of US $135.5 million. Furthermo... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846285/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:35:32 -0400 Rigzone http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846285/ According to international-trade data available on the Industry Canada website, Manitoba exported a total of $3.1-million in “arms and ammunition” to foreign countries last year. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846583/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:13:57 -0400 National Post http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846583/ Doha - Rescue workers have recovered 11 bodies from a commercial vessel that sank off the coast of Qatar bringing to 17 the number of dead while 13 other people are still missing, a newspaper said on ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846650/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:02:56 -0400 IOL http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846650/ Stockholm: The European Union says Iran's decision to put detained British Embassy staff on trial is "not acceptable." The 27-nation bloc is considering a British request to recall EU ambass... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846653/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:55:01 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846653/ Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development Tarek Ben Musa al-Zadjali said Friday Syrian great support to the Arab Institute of Forest and Rangelands in Latakia made it a di... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846655/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:48:05 -0400 SANA http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846655/ AMMAN - Uncertainty prevailed at most of Arab stock markets this week as investors awaited the release of second-quarter corporate results, which they believed would decide the course of regional mark... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846095/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:41:00 -0400 Business Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25846095/ Nigeria, Niger and Algeria have signed an agreement to build a multi-billion dollar pipeline to take Nigerian gas across the Sahara to the Mediterranean.The giant project, which will cost an estimated... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25843809/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:39:53 -0400 BBC http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25843809/ Dubai: North-Westerly winds are pushing the dust storm over Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait towards the UAE and the drop in temperature will create foggy conditions early Saturday according to the Dubai... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25844131/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:24:42 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25844131/ A 17-year-old Palestinian girl has been killed in Gaza by Israeli fire.After initial denials, Israeli army officials said the girl was killed by Israeli troops during a clash with Palestinian militant... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25841740/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:13:53 -0400 BBC http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25841740/ Paris: European aerospace and defence contractor EADS NV has won a major contract with Saudi Arabia to supply a border security system covering 9,000 kilometers (5,600 miles) of the kingdom's land and... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25841741/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:58:20 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25841741/ AMMAN, JORDAN, July 03, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Respiratory and nutrition problems dominate the health concerns of residents across the Middle East, according to a comprehensive study revealed by L... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25838759/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:50:30 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25838759/ Beirut Arab University (BAU) in Lebanon has selected UniversiTools software to manage its full scheduling needs across university campuses in Lebanon and Egypt. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25839100/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:49:33 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25839100/ Sirte: Concluding marathon talks late into the night, African leaders have agreed to a Libyan-driven push to transform the African Union and in theory greatly extend its powers. The change was materia... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25836543/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:19:58 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25836543/ The graduates comprised of eight MBAs, 13 MAs in Education Leadership, and 628 BAs which include 40 in Education, 32 Sharia, 86 Engineering, 56 Business & Economics, 387 Arts & Sciences and 27 Law. Fo... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25836548/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:14:14 -0400 The Peninsula http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25836548/ Qatar Commercial Banking Report Q2 2009 " report to their offering. In Q209 BMI is making a number of changes which they hope will substantially improve the impact and value of their reports on the co... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25833899/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:05:56 -0400 Earth Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25833899/ The Egyptian authorities reopened, partially for few hours, Rafah crossing at the border with the Palestinian territory of Gaza Strip on Thursday, for the return of Hamas representatives, a security s... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25834293/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:28:51 -0400 People's Daily http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25834293/ World Those monitoring global press freedom say the recent events in Doha constitute a blow to free speech in the Arab world, where members of the media are regularly censored. Robert Menard, for... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25830551/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:01:06 -0400 Jerusalem Post http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25830551/ WINNIPEG — Manitoba exported a cache of guns worth $1.2 million to Saudi Arabia last year, but the federal government won't say who sold them, who bought them, or what they were used for.According t... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25831037/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:41:27 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25831037/ Toronto, Ontario--(marketwire - July 2, 2009) - This News Release Is Not Authorized For Distribution To United States Newswire Services Or For Dissemination In The United States. Centamin Egypt Limi... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826776/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:22:10 -0400 Market Wire http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826776/ BAD SALZUNGEN, Germany: Germany's leaders defended their country's unpopular deployment in Afghanistan on Thursday as a memorial service was held for three soldiers who died following an attack last w... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826795/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:35 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826795/ SIRTE, Libya: African heads of state Thursday discussed a drastic new decision against the International Criminal Court (ICC) that would in practice give Sudan's president impunity from prosecution fo... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826764/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:23 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826764/ Dubai: Dubai Municipality inspectors, in cooperation with Dubai Police and the Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department, last month caught 201 people including street vendors, beggars and illegal... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826778/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:52 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826778/ Organisers of the Festival of HH Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Arabian Horse Flat-races in Europe explain the mechanics of the event during the press conference at Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826811/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:57 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826811/ Dubai: A court has found a reputed bank responsible for losing a businessman's cheque worth Dh1 million and has ordered it to pay that amount to the businessman. The Dubai Civil Court found the Dubai-... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826777/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:54 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826777/ Dubai: Universities in the UAE are not currently changing their academic calendar to fall in line with the Ministry of Education's decision to begin the academic school year after Eid Al Fitr. However... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826784/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:36 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826784/ Dubai: Qatar's M2 money supply declined 5.7 per cent in April compared with a year earlier, while total domestic credit of commercial banks rose 1 per cent from March to 209.87 billion riyals (Dh211.6... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826803/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:28 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826803/ BAGHDAD: Bombings killed at least three people in the Baghdad area on Thursday in the first major violence since Iraqi forces assumed responsibility for securing cities after the withdrawal of US comb... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826802/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:09 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826802/ Dubai: A court has reduced the jail sentence of a Ugandan visitor who was caught trafficking marijuana in Dubai from 25 years to 10 years. The court has also slapped the trafficker, 23-year-old S. M.,... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826782/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:41 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826782/ PARIS: The French National Assembly on Thursday approved a landmark bill on compensating the victims of nuclear tests carried out in Algeria and French Polynesia over more than three decades. Some 150... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826801/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:16 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826801/ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel will not impose a complete halt on settlement construction on occupied Palestinian land as demanded by the United States, a senior official said on Thursday. "Israel will no... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826790/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:48 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826790/ Pakistani security forces said Thursday that troops had killed more than 50 militants while ground and air forces battled against Islamist insurgents in parts of the northwest. Government troops are l... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826798/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:31 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826798/ Dubai: Four Tunisians have been jailed for stealing Dh2,509 worth of goods from a hypermarket in the Mall of the Emirates. The theft was foiled by a Nepalese security guard, who spotted them on a surv... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826780/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:50 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826780/ Geneva & Berlin: A senior Palestinian official was quoted on Thursday as saying United States President Barack Obama was the "last chance" for a two-state solution to the conflict with I... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826806/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:24 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826806/ Dubai: Private schools will opt for extended school hours or work on Saturdays to make up for the loss of academic days, following the Ministry of Education's decision to delay the reopening of all sc... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826787/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:23 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826787/ NOUAKCHOTT: Thousands of people turned out Thursday in Nouakchott to listen to their favorite candidates as Mauritania's presidential election campaign kicked off in a festive atmosphere ahead of the ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826762/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:29 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826762/ Dubai: A waiter has strongly denied removing all his clothes at the beach when he was under the influence of liquor, a court heard on Thursday. "I did consume alcohol& but honestly I didn't r... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826779/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:48 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826779/ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday rejected an Amnesty International report that accused it of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip, and said the human rights group was manipulated by Hamas. "T... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826799/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:21 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826799/ Dubai: A delegation from Dubai Police and Dubai Foundation for Women and Children met to strengthen the partnership between the community and the police. Afra Al Basti, director of Dubai Foundation fo... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826788/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:19 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826788/ Cairo: Hameeda, 43, is one of very few women in this conservative Muslim country who are ready to think of getting married the misyar (travellers') way. "My father died more than 20 years ago and... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826807/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:21 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826807/ CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan: Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826793/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:40 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826793/ Gaza City: Hamas security officials say an Israeli tank shell has exploded in a Gaza village, killing one person and wounding four other people. The Israeli military said soldiers came under fire from... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826808/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:18 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826808/ Dubai: Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday officially named his eldest son, Hussain, 15, crown prince in a royal decree, the palace announced. A royal court official told http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826804/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:29 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826804/ Al Ain: Hot and hazy weather is continuing across the country, with temperatures jumping to highs and the ground temperature rising to 50 Celsius in Al Ain and other desert cities. There are also stro... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826783/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:39 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826783/ Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnes... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826794/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:38 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826794/ TEGUCIGALPA: Coup leaders in Honduras vowed that ousted President Manuel Zelaya will "never return to power" despite mounting international pressure and an ultimatum by the Organization of American St... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826797/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:28 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826797/ Tehran: Iran has hanged 12 people for murder and drug trafficking over the last two days, according to Iranian media reports on Thursday.Six people were put to death for murder in Tehran's Evin prison... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826809/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:15 -0400 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826809/ WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama warned Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday that the "old Cold War approaches" to US-Russian relations will not work at a time the countries are seeking... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826796/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:33 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826796/ PARIS: Music star Cheb Mami, arrested in Paris this week after two years on the run in Algeria, went on trial on Thursday charged with forcing his ex-girlfriend to undergo an attempted abortion. Known... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826800/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:18 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/25826800/