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  • Irish suspects feature prominently on Dubai Most Wanted list Irish suspects feature prominently on Dubai Most Wanted list

    Ireland continues to suffer from its false implication in the high profile assassination of a militant in Dubai more than three years ago. Hamas commander Mahmoud Al Mabhouh was on a visit to the UAE on his way to China from Damascus. Twenty seven suspects were named by Dubai Police and it soon became apparent most of them were carrying passports belonging to citizens of other countries. ...

  • Israel stunned by Hawking snub Israel stunned by Hawking snub

    It is an event "of cosmic proportions", said one Palestinian academic, a befitting description of Stephen Hawking's decision to boycott an Israeli academic conference slated for next June. It was also a decisive moral call which was communicated by the Cambridge University, where Hawking is a professor, on May 8. Hawking is a world-renowned cosmologist and physicist. His scientific work had ...

  • Damac to deliver Oceanscape apartments four years late Damac to deliver Oceanscape apartments four years late

    Damac Properties has begun handing over apartments in its long-awaited Oceanscape project in Abu Dhabi. Most investors bought apartments off-the-plan in 2006, paying 30% of their purchase price in the first 120 days of reserving their property. After seven years Damac has finally finished the project, one of its first and probably last Abu Dhabi ventures. Despite being four years late, ...

  • UAE minister ranked 67th among worlds 100 powerful women

    Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, the UAE's minister of development and international cooperation, has been ranked 67th among the world's powerful women in 2013 in an annual report by Forbes. Forbes is a US business magazine owned by Forbes Inc. Published biweekly, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing. Forbes also reports on related subjects such as technology, ...

  • Khurshid in Saudi Arabia as India scrambles to help workers

    Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday discussed bilateral issues, including the Nitaqat law, with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Saud Al Faisal as the Indian missions there scrambled to help over 55,000 Indian workers leave the kingdom in adherence to its new stringent work policy. Addressing a joint press conference with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Khurshid thanked ...

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The Incubus [DVD]

The Incubus [DVD]

Horror films, by their very nature, are disreputable. Some would argue, in fact, that the power of horror derives from its taboo busting, its willingness to "speak the unspeakable" and "show the unshowable," which is why they are so often criticized, condemned, and even outright banned. And, within the horror genre, disreputable as it is, it is those films that revolve around the violent act of r ... ...

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  • Salman Khurshid in Jeddah for counter-terrorism Nitaqat Law trade talks with Saudi leadership

    External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived in Jeddah on Saturday for talks with the Saudi Arabian leadership on a wide range of issues, including the controversial 'Nitaqat law' and on counter terrorism cooperation. Khurshid, who is on an official two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, was given a warm welcome by Saudi Arabia's Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz soon ...

  • Syrian FM arrives in Baghdad TV

    Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mualem arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit on Sunday, an official television reported.Mualem is expected to meet with Iraqi leaders to discuss bilateral ties and the latest development in the region, the state- run Iraqia channel said.Iraq's Shiite-dominated government has maintained close ties with Syria, whose President Bashar al-Assad is a member of ...

  • Arab Bank expects double-digit profitability in 2013

    Jordan's Arab Bank, the country's largest lender, said it expects double digit profitability in 2013 as much lower provisions and steady growth in net operating income improves the bank's bottom ...

  • Bahrains best riders will be in action today

    Manama, May 26 (BNA) -- Eight of Bahrain's best riders will be in action today when the 120km Endurance Horse Ride gets underway at 6am (Bahrain time) at Compiegne, near Paris, in France. Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, along with Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Hood Ebrahim, Ghazi Al Dossary, Yaqoub Al Hammadi, Abdulrahman Al Saad, Jaffer Mirza, Raed Mahmood will ...

  • Egypts textile sector in decline

    The number of textile factories closing in Egypt is rising fast, with the government imposing a tariff on imports and about 30,000 textile workers losing their jobs over the last two ...

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