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  • Russian cruise missiles sent to Syria Russian cruise missiles sent to Syria

    WASHINGTON - Russia has sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria in a move that underscores its support to the beleaguered regime of President Bashar Al Assad in the war-torn Arab nation, officials citing credible intelligence reports said here. The New York Times reported Friday that the new missiles sent to Syria have an advanced radar system that makes them "more effective". ...

  • Arab International Festival cancelled

    DEARBORN, Mich (wxyz) - The Arab International Festival in Dearborn, the largest of its kind in the nation, has been called off for this year for many reasons, say organizers. "I am saddened," says Fay Beydoun, the Director of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce when talking about the decision to cancel the Arab International Festival for this year. It was set for June 14th through ...

  • Oman desalination project approaches completion

    reports that the Barka reverse osmosis desalination project, being developed by ACWA Power Barka, will make new capacity available to the Omani network by October of this year. The new plant is an expansion of the adjoining Barka I power and desalination project and will add 45,000 m³ per day of water capacity to the facility, taking Barka I’s total potable water output to 136,200 ...

  • Qatar Airways sued after passenger struck by wayward drinks cart

    A wayward drinks cart could cost Qatar Airways a steep damages bill with a passenger alleging serious physical and psychological trauma after being struck by a trolley nearly two years ago. It's the latest in a string of legal actions to be launched against international air carriers in the last year alleging injury and mistreatment of customers by ground staff and air crew. John ...

  • Kerry to visit Middle East Africa in late May

    US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to visit the Middle East and Africa later this month, the State Department announced on Friday.On May 21, Kerry will visit Muscat, the capital of Oman, and meet with senior Omani officials on a range of bilateral and regional issues, the department said in a statement.On May 22, the top US diplomat will visit Amman, the capital of Jordan, to meet ...

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The Importance of Being Earnest [DVD]

The Importance of Being Earnest [DVD]

As the most oft-produced of Oscar Wilde's plays and one of the great stage comedies of all time, The Importance of Being Earnest has reached a level of cultural familiarity that, surprisingly enough, has not detracted one bit from its ability to amuse. Not really laugh-out-loud funny, it is rather one that keeps you constantly smiling and chuckling because the wit and wisdom that were Wilde ... ...

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  • 15 killed 57 wounded in bombings in Iraqs capital

    At least 15 people were killed and 57 others wounded in three roadside bomb attacks on Friday in Iraq 's capital city of Baghdad, a police source said.A roadside bomb exploded in the Amiriya district in western Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 32 others, the police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.Another roadside bomb in the Doraa district in southern Baghdad killed two ...

  • UN envoy urges Iraqi leaders to protect civilians following wave of bombings

    The top UN official in Iraq on Friday urged the Iraqi leaders to better protect civilians following a wave of bombings across the country in recent days, a spokesman told reporters here."Martin Kobler, the Secretary-general's Special Representative for Iraq, urged all Iraqi leaders to do everything possible to protect Iraqi civilians, as another wave of bombings hit the country during ...

  • Al-Zaatari in Jordan Soon to Become World’s Largest Refugee Camp

    Al-Zaatari, Jordan, the second largest refugee camp in the world, is set to become the largest by the end of this year. The camp, already home to 500,000 refugees, receives between 2,000 – 4,000 refugees on days when the violence in Syria is especially dire, and will soon overtake the Dabaab camp near the Somali-Kenyan border as the highest-populated refugee camp in the world. According to ...

  • France opposes Syria conference if Iran attends

    Iran is invited, clouding the prospect for a U.S.-Russian initiative to end the 2-year-old war. No date has yet been agreed for the international meeting, which appears to face growing obstacles, including the announcement by a top U.S. military officer Friday that a Russian shipment of advanced missiles to Syria could embolden Assad. Western leaders have been cautious about the prospects of ...

  • Iran presidential nominees seeking U.S. ties risk ban

    Ahmad Jannati announced that some nominees may hope that international sanctions over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program will end if the country restores relations with the United States. "Some hopefuls say, ‘I will hold talks with the U.S. and solve the issue of sanctions," Jannati told worshipers in remarks carried by state TV and other Iranian media. "Indeed, we ...

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