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Gates has met lkeaders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to garner support for increasing sanctions against Iran. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611176/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:14:58 -0500 Arab Herald.com http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611176/cs/1/ The U.S. State Department has scolded Israel for only recognizing Jewish holy sites. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611131/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:15:11 -0500 Arab Herald.com http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611131/cs/1/ Pakistan on Friday reportedly test-fired a number of missiles and torpedoes, acquired from other countries, from ships and submarines in the Arabian Sea. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611346/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:20:10 -0500 ANI http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611346/cs/1/ The Pakistan Navy tested missiles and torpedoes in the Arabian Sea, authorities said Friday. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611226/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/611226/cs/1/ END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Adrian Sutil upstaged his more celebrated rivals by clocking the fastest time in the ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33057615/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:41:41 -0500 Times Online http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33057615/ The Israeli military has charged two of its soldiers with endangering the life of a Palestinian boy during Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza.The army said the soldiers, who had been searching a... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33057612/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:08:16 -0500 BBC http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33057612/ BBC World affairs editor, Baghdad These elections will certainly be seen as a big success - despite the depressing level of violence, which demonstrates that it is still altogether untrue to s... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33057557/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:08:15 -0500 BBC http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33057557/ Formula One season. Sutil lapped the newly extended Bahrain Grand Prix circuit in one minute, 56.583 seconds while seven-times champion Schumacher, making his comeback with Mercedes at the age of 41,... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33057613/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:05:58 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33057613/ LUXOR, Mar 12, 2010 (IPS) - Literacy programmes are teaching millions of Egyptians to read, but are struggling to keep up with the country's high population growth."Egypt is one of the most challengi... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33054948/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:59:30 -0500 IPS http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33054948/ A lesser Dubai: That's the first impression a visitor gets touring downtown Doha, the capital of the Gulf emirate of Qatar. Dubai (population 1.4 million) has its famous ultramodern skyline and man-ma... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33053431/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:16:49 -0500 Business Week http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33053431/ Formula One grand prix in Bahrain as a "baptism of fire" for the team. "Bahrain is a hard race to start. It's very hot, it's dry, there's sand, so it's a baptism of fire, but we have to start somewhe... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33053430/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:13:39 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33053430/ (RTTNews) - The U.S. has handed over to Egypt a 3,000-year-old stolen coffin smuggled out of that country more than 100 years ago.The sarcophagus of "Emus", which was confiscated by customs officials... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33053432/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:42:18 -0500 Quote.com http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33053432/ Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will pay an official visit to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan, to discuss the Middle East peace process, the Iranian issue and trade cooper... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33053395/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:42:15 -0500 People's Daily http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33053395/ The UN's top humanitarian official, John Holmes, has criticised Israel for linking the 2006 capture of an Israeli soldier to its blockade of Gaza.Mr Holmes also said Israeli actions in East Jerusalem ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33051372/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:53:00 -0500 BBC http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33051372/ The US was battling to keep alive the prospect of a new round of Middle East peace talks yesterday, after the Palestinian leadership said it would not join indirect negotiations with Israel.The harden... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33049362/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:52:37 -0500 Financial Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33049362/ Lebanese President Michel Suleiman will not represent Lebanon at the next Arab summit in Libya, Information Minister Tarek Mitri said on Thursday.In a statement issued after a cabinet meeting led by S... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33049400/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:51:06 -0500 People's Daily http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33049400/ DOHA: International restaurateur and three Michelin Star celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has opened his first maze Gordon Ramsay restaurant in the Middle East on the lavish Pearl-Qatar. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33047585/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:28:28 -0500 The Peninsula http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33047585/ Amber Campbell scored her second goal of the night off of a pass from Jessica Herrera with 10:20 left in the contest to break a 2-2 tie.Campbell and Alesha Love each had penalty kick goals for the Pan... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33047583/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:23:11 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33047583/ Amber Campbell scored her second goal of the night off of a pass from Jessica Herrera with 10:20 left in the contest to break a 2-2 tie.Campbell and Alesha Love each had penalty kick goals for the Pan... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33047582/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:22:35 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33047582/ /enpproperty--> CAIRO: A donor conference for Darfur this month is intended to raise $2 billion for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region, the Egyptian ho... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33047579/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:20:08 -0500 China Daily http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33047579/ DAMMAM: A young Saudi man at the Al-Jifr center in Al-Ahsa province ended his life by drinking pesticide mixed with water inside his car, a local daily reported. His family found him inside the vehicl... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044560/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:32 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044560/ MAKKAH: A Makkah court sentenced three women of Asian nationality to a year in jail and 150 lashes, Madinah daily reported. The women were arrested during a police raid on a prostitution den in Makkah... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044559/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:30 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044559/ RIYADH: Princess Sheikha bint Abdul Rahman Al-Faisal died at 95 on Thursday following a prolonged illness. Funeral prayers for the princess are scheduled at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh on... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044558/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:29 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044558/ MAKKAH: A fire broke out on the 15th floor of the 16-story Al-Juwar building near the Grand Mosque and steps away from the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs headquarters, Civil Defense spokes... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044561/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:27 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044561/ JEDDAH: The second Saudi Labor Market Exhibition will be held at the Jeddah Exhibitions and Conferences Center from Saturday and will continue for four days. More than 100,000 jobs for young Saudi men... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044562/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:26 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044562/ MAKKAH: Indian expatriate Muhammad Abdul Waheed has appealed to authorities to ensure his sponsor pays him 10 months worth of salary before he is ready to leave the country. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044564/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:23 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044564/ RIYADH: The Riyadh International Book Fair will have its own annual prize for the best publisher and best book beginning next year, according to Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz Khoja. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044565/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:21 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044565/ JEDDAH: As part of Tanweer, a program of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Services Programs (ALJCSP), ALJCSP organized a journey to Malaysia for outstanding orphan students from charity associations in th... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044566/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:20 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044566/ JEDDAH: A number of disabled women have started selling makeup and other beauty products from their homes as part of an initiative from a major cosmetics company. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044568/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:18 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044568/ Speaking at the ceremony, he noted the efforts of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to boost the standard of education in the country.Faisal Al-Sudairy, a member of the prize committee, ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044567/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:15 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044567/ Amber Campbell scored her second goal of the night off of a pass from Jessica Herrera with 10:20 left in the contest to break a 2-2 tie.Campbell and Alesha Love each had penalty kick goals for the Pan... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044569/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:59:01 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044569/ CAIRO: A donor conference for Darfur this month is intended to raise $2 billion for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region, the Egyptian hosts said on Thur... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044556/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:47:57 -0500 SINA http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33044556/ Doha: The Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company and the Saudi Bin Laden Group (SBG), a multinational construction conglomerate, recently signed a shareholders agreement to establish the QD SBG Gr... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33041093/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:18:34 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33041093/ BAGHDAD: Preliminary results from Iraq’s national election began to trickle in on Thursday, showing Shiite Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki ahead in the country’s largely Shiite south. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33041096/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:39 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33041096/ WASHINGTON: The US Vice President Joe Biden is attempting to salvage Middle East peace talks after the Palestinians announced they were pulling out of a new round of indirect negotiations. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33041095/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:37 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33041095/ GENEVA: A Libyan official called on Switzerland to make concessions in the ongoing diplomatic dispute between the countries, saying Thursday that a travel ban on leader Moammar Gadhafi was a “big hu... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33041097/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:35 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33041097/ LONDON // The embattled EU foreign policy chief will head to the Middle East next week determined to silence her critics who claim that she is not up to the job.Baroness shton, a relative unknown when... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037833/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:05:41 -0500 The National http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037833/ With the first Iraq election results coming in, Middle East countries are watching close and gauging what the vote means for their influence on the oil-rich state. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037814/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:44:05 -0500 Christian Science Monitor http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037814/ Dubai: Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim has been named as the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot. Forbes magazine estimates Slim's net worth at $53.5 bil... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037861/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:26 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037861/ Dubai: Tighter lending by Gulf banks is delaying an econ-omic rebound in the region and hurting the non-oil sector, an official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday. "There's ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037862/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:25 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037862/ Uncertainty over the outcome of talks between creditors and Dubai World regarding $22 billion of debt - equal to almost half the UAE's estimated oil revenue last year - has weighed on the emirate sinc... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037276/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:23 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037276/ Dubai: The deadline is looming next week for Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the Middle East's largest sovereign wealth fund, to begin converting $7.5 billion (Dh27.5 billion) of bonds in Citigroup In... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037865/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:22 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037865/ Duba: Etihad Airways, the state carrier of Abu Dhabi, is in talks about delaying receipt of Airbus A380 superjumbos while bringing other deliveries forward as it seeks to post a profit by the end of n... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037864/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:21 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037864/ From left: Moderator Jonah Bloom, CEO and Editor in Chief Breaking Media, Samir Arora, Chairman and CEO, Glam Media, James Hogan, CEO, Etihad Airways, Alan Horn, President and COO, Warner Bros and Ma... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037863/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:20 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037863/ Dubai: Mubadala Development Company yesterday said it has agreed to acquire a 9 per cent equity stake in The Raine Group LLC. Mubadala and Raine will seek to capitalise on emerging investment opportu... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037866/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:19 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037866/ Dubai/London: The storm brewing on the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries' (Opec) horizon over future Iraqi oil output could engulf the producer group sooner than it would like. "Ther... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037782/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:18 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037782/ New Delhi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday resturned to Dubai after a short visit to India. Shaikh Moham... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037867/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:18 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037867/ Dubai: The industrial sector's contribution to Abu Dhabi's gross domestic products (GDP) is expected to more than double in the next few years from 12 per cent to 25 per cent, under the emirate's Visi... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037637/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:17 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037637/ Dubai: A top British government official yesterday reiterated his country's commitment to Dubai and the northern emirates — one of its biggest trading partners in the region. "Dubai is the... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037868/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:16 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037868/ Manama: Gulf companies may raise about $30 billion this year to fin-ance their refinery, power and water projects, Christophe Mariot, BNP Paribas SA's head of structured finance for the Middle East, s... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037869/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:15 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037869/ Islamabad (Bloomberg) Pakistan stocks advanced after inflation slowed in February for the first time in four months, giving the central bank room to cut interest rates and support economic growth. The... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037429/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:14 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037429/ Mumbai (Bloomberg) Indian stocks rose to a seven-week high as optimism for economic expansion is set to spur earnings growth, outweighing concerns that policy makers will withdraw liquidity to contain... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037870/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:13 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037870/ Dubai: Speaking at the annual Gulf Boating Conference at this year's Dubai International Boat Show, Gulf Craft COO Erwin Bamps highlighted the defining changes that the yacht industry has undergone in... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037873/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:12 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037873/ Dubai: Spend five days at the Dubai International Boat Show and you are sure to get accustomed to luxury. But nothing compares to stepping into one of the mega yachts moored at the marina. Walking ba... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037871/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:10 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037871/ Dubai: The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has received nine bids from international utilities, banks and carbon funds for its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project that will help red... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037872/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:10 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037872/ Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has increased the destinations available for passengers travelling to Australia by expanding its codeshare agreement with Q... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037314/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:09 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037314/ Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a written letter from Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, which included an invitation to the 22nd Arab Summit conferen... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037857/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:07 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037857/ Dubai: Bahrain-based bank Ithmaar plans to raise $400 million (Dh1.5 billion) to boost its balance sheet and drive expansion, hoping its shareholders will back it by subscribing for shares above their... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037874/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:07 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037874/ Dubai: New Yorker, the international fashion brand, yesterday said it has brought its fashion label to Dubai. The brand which fashions trendy youthful styles opened its flagship store at Dubai Mall ye... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037875/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:58 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037875/ The A380, which is equipped with lounge and shower spas, was introduced on the London route in December 2008. An additional A380 is to be added in July. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037876/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:57 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037876/ Dubai: Honeywell yesterday said it has formed a Libyan company — Honeywell Libya Technical Engineering Joint Stock Company — together with its joint venture partner Rida Technical Services... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037230/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:56 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037230/ James Hogan, CEO of Etihad Airways, said that this is the first time they have had such a broad media campaign in India. The company hopes to expand its business in the country and tempt more travell... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037877/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:55 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037877/ London: Oil rose above $82 a barrel yesterday but remained below an eight-week high hit a day earlier as a spike in Chinese inflation had investors mulling prospects of monetary tightening in the hear... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037878/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:53 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037878/ London: Gold steadied in Europe yesterday as the euro arrested its slide against the dollar, with bargain hunting and technical support helping the metal stabilise after the previous session's 1.2 per... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037567/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:50 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037567/ Singapore: Asian stocks fell yesterday as investors worried strong loan growth and quickening inflation in China would spur Beijing to tighten monetary policy sooner than expected, while the yen rebou... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037231/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:49 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037231/ Lee Seong-tae was damned if he did, and damned if he didn't. Yesterday the outgoing governor of the Bank of Korea announced whether the nation was to join the elite club of economies raising interest ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037879/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:47 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037879/ London/Geneva: HSBC said a theft of data by a former employee affected up to 24,000 Swiss client accounts, dealing a hefty blow to the reputation of its private bank. The bank had previously said &qu... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037401/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:45 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037401/ Old Mutual is exploring a disposal of the business because it was too capital intensive and had little overlap with other units. Shares of the firm fell 2.8 per cent in early trading yesterday mornin... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037880/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:43 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037880/ German airline Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber announces the company's results at a press conference in Frankfurt yesterday. Mayrhuber said the company will not pay a dividend to shareholders this y... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037277/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:42 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037277/ Berlin: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG reported a full- year profit that beat analysts' estimates and announced a bigger-than-expected dividend, sending the shares as much as 3.1 per cent higher. Net in... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037881/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:40 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037881/ London: BP Plc will pay Devon Energy Corp $7 billion (Dh26 billion) for assets in Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan, adding fields that may extend its production lead over ExxonMobil Corp. &q... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037882/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:38 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037882/ Washington: The US foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Wed-nesday that the number of US households facing foreclosure in February g... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037883/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:36 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037883/ New Delhi: India's central bank doesn't expect managing next year's record government borrowings to be a "huge" challenge, Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn said. "We have a scenario of Ind... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037884/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:35 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037884/ Berlin: Numerous questions remain to be clarified before any European Monetary Fund could be set up, but the principle that no euro zone nation should bail out another must stand, Eurogroup Chairman J... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037886/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:33 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037886/ Domenico Siniscalco was one of the first Italian officials to ring the alarm bells about the sale of derivatives to local authorities in 2004. Prof Siniscalco, then finance minister, told parlia... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037457/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:32 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037457/ Athens: Protesters clashed with riot police as more than 10,000 people marched through central Athens yesterday during a nationwide general strike against the government's harsh new austerity measures... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037885/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:32 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037885/ Dubai: Middle East businessmen are well represented in the world's billionaires list, as current Forbes data show. The richest by far is still Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Al Saud, head of Saudi Arabia... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037783/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:29 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037783/ Omaha: Warren Buffett brought home less pay than Berkshire Hathaway's chief financial officer again last year, but the company is paying more to protect the billionaire these days. Buffett, chairman ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037887/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:28 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037887/ Mexico City: The naming of Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim as the world's richest person— the first from a developing nation — underlines the loosening of America and Europe's strangleh... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037889/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:26 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037889/ We remain optimistic that steel prices in the region will increase and reach their ideal level, which is somewhere around Dh2,300 to Dh2,400 per tonne. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037568/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:25 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037568/ Beijing/Hong: Kong Chinese real estate prices accelerated last month, rising by their fastest pace in two years despite government efforts to cool the market amid fears of a looming property bubble. ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037621/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:24 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037621/ Beijing: CapitaLand, which has Chinese properties valued at more than $14 billion (Dh51.42 billion), said demand in China is "strong" and the real estate boom can't be called a bubble. Stil... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037888/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:22 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037888/ Mar 11, 2010 - 11:57 - WAM Sharjah, 11th March 2010 (WAM): Students from the American University of Sharjah met today with staff from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the series of rou... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037830/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:58:48 -0500 WAM http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33037830/ NEW YORK, Mar 11, 2010 (IPS) - Despite diplomatic maneuvering designed to block any review of its human rights record, a United Nations special rapporteur has told the U.N. Human Rights Council that p... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33033839/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:24:46 -0500 IPS http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33033839/ Formula One world champion's number one car for the first time this week. "Just before I put on my helmet and I look at the car and see the number one it is going to be an emotional moment," the Brit... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33034657/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:58 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33034657/ An Emirates airline plane lands at Dubai International Airport. The IATA halved its global loss forecast for 2010 to $2.8 billion, compared to $5.6 billion last December. http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33034656/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:18 -0500 Gulf News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33034656/ Amber Campbell scored her second goal of the night off of a pass from Jessica Herrera with 10:20 left in the contest to break a 2-2 tie.Campbell and Alesha Love each had penalty kick goals for the Pan... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33034655/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:26 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33034655/ Amber Campbell scored her second goal of the night off of a pass from Jessica Herrera with 10:20 left in the contest to break a 2-2 tie.Campbell and Alesha Love each had penalty kick goals for the Pan... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33034654/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:15 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33034654/ A lesser Dubai: That's the first impression a visitor gets touring downtown Doha, the capital of the Gulf emirate of Qatar. Dubai (population 1.4 million) has its famous ultramodern skyline and man-ma... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33031076/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:15:23 -0500 Business Week http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33031076/ Tourists view the colossus of Pharaoh Akhenaten in the Egyptian Museum showing his elongated head and feminine hips that long confounded Egyptologists, at the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33031679/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:06:03 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33031679/ Article Reprints Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Pascal Perritaz (37, Swiss citizen) to the position of Chief Financial Officer Asia-Pacific and Middle East (APME), effective April 1, 20... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33027897/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:10:08 -0500 Insurance Journal http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33027897/ Cairo - Egypt's public prosecutor on Thursday decided to open an investigation into accusations that a state security officer tortured a supporter of former UN nuclear chief Mohammed ElBaradei, judici... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33028437/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:05:48 -0500 Earth Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33028437/ Students from the American University of Sharjah met today with staff from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the series of roundtable discussions being held at universities throughout t... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33028359/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:40:47 -0500 Dubai Chronicle http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33028359/ Amber Campbell scored her second goal of the night off of a pass from Jessica Herrera with 10:20 left in the contest to break a 2-2 tie.Campbell and Alesha Love each had penalty kick goals for the Pan... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33028439/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:18 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33028439/ Amber Campbell scored her second goal of the night off of a pass from Jessica Herrera with 10:20 left in the contest to break a 2-2 tie.Campbell and Alesha Love each had penalty kick goals for the Pan... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33028438/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:08 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33028438/ Preliminary results from Iraq's election show the grouping of PM Nouri Maliki is leading in two southern provinces, the electoral body says.The partial results from Najaf and Babil, in the Shia south,... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33025295/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:04:58 -0500 BBC http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33025295/ At least one person has been killed in clashes between the government and secessionist rebels in southern Yemen.Government forces tried to recapture a municipal building occupied by separatists, repor... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33025383/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:04:57 -0500 BBC http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33025383/ ABHA: A bird hunter died after he fell from a mountain in Asir on Tuesday, a local daily reported. The family of the hunter reported the man missing after he failed to return home. A search team from ... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33025387/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:33 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33025387/ TAIF: A second grade student in Taif was killed after he was accidentally run over by a police vehicle, a daily reported on Wednesday.The seven-year-old boy was taken to hospital by the traffic cop dr... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33025388/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:32 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33025388/ MAKKAH: A man was killed and 39 others were injured when a bus coming from Al-Laith to Makkah crashed into an oncoming truck, a local daily reported on Wednesday. The driver of the bus died at the sce... http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33025389/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:30 -0500 Arab News http://story.arabherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48fcf33f9aeb6130/id/33025389/