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  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Indian mission in Jeddah working to fix passport problem

    The Indian consulate in Jeddah is using diplomatic channels to make passport authorities in Saudi Arabia accept newly-designed Indian passports, which they are refusing saying they were not officially informed about the change. According to Consul General Pranav Ganesh, the consulate is aware of the "unexpected problem", the Arab News reported Tuesday. "The matter has been taken up with the ...

  • Arts of the Arab Spring

    Jean-Pierre Filiu, a professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the School of International Studies, or Sciences Po. in Paris,was in Boston to lecture at Harvard University on the topic revolution, Islamism and jihad in North Africa. He stopped by our studio to talk with anchor Marco Werman about his other interest, hip hop, inspired by the Arab ...

  • Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral

    Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through villages in in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Egypt's government has built up security forces in northern Sinai as part of an effort to secure the release of six policemen and a border guard kidnapped last week by suspected militants. (AP ...

  • Qatari Premier Receives Former Arab League Secretary General

    Doha, May 21 (BNA)-- Qatari Premier and Foreign Minister Shaikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani received here today former Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa who is on a visit to Qatar to take part in Doha Forum and Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future Conference. A O Q BNA 1644 GMT ...

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The Browning Version [DVD]

The Browning Version [DVD]

The philosopher Elie Wiesel famously said that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference, and that indifference is the true enemy of human creativity. Andrew Crocker-Harris (Michael Redgrave), the central character of The Browning Version, would appear on the ... ...

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  • New Zealand Football confirm Jordan clash

    Source: Neil Emblem New Zealand Football has confirmed that a New Zealand selection coached by Neil Emblen will play Jordan at North Harbour Stadium on June 4. Jordan - ranked 77 in the world - is set to play Australia in an Asian World Cup qualifier in Melbourne on June 11, and will use the match against New Zealand 'A' at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland as preparation for the ...

  • World Brief | Middle East Israel Extends Zone for Fishing Off Gaza

    JERUSALEM -- Israel said Tuesday that it would permit Palestinians to fish up to six nautical miles off the Gaza coast, canceling the limit of three nautical miles that was imposed after Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel in ...

  • Politics goes pop in ‘Arab Idol’ show

    When speaking of Japanese art, people use words such as wabi and sabi, words that speak of a delicate sensibility and an ephemeral existence. Viewing the retrospective show of painter Toko Shinoda, the first word that comes to mind is ...

  • Egypt Sends Troops Into Sinai

    CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has begun sending thousands of troops into theturbulent Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the Egyptian Army was sending scores of combat units inSinai for another counter-insurgency offensive. They said the armyreinforcements were searching for seven officers abducted on May 16 near theborder with Israel and the Gaza ...

  • UPDATE 1-Chevron nears sale of Egypt Pakistan downstream assets -sources

    Tue May 21, 2013 2:59pm EDT By Dinesh Nair DUBAI May 21 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp is in advanced talks to sell most of its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan, three sources said, with the planned disposals seen raising around $300 million for the U.S. oil major. Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is conducting a separate sale process for its assets in both countries, the banking ...

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