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Breaking News Fri, 12 Mar 2010
Alexandria Sea Beach
Alexandria   City   Life   Photos   Travel  
Alexandria the nearly great
| There are many words that could be used to describe Alexandria but one of them isn’t sedate. Fascinating, yes; exciting, sure; memorable, undoubtedly — but if you like the quiet life, it... (photo: WN / noha)
Gulf News
plants and saplings of Christmas trees ready for garden
Agriculture   Park   Photos   Tree   UAE  
Forestation Week is a huge success
| Abu Dhabi:  The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City drew the curtain on the 30th Forestation Week which was held this year under the theme "Let's Plant the UAE". The event, which started l... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Gulf News
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James E. Cartwright, U.S. Marine Corps, speak with members of the Pentagon press corps during a press conference in the Pentagon on August 13, 2009. Gates sees Gulf support for Iran sanctions push
US Defense Secretary Gates said that leading Gulf states appeared ready to use their clout to lobby China to support sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme. | A day after meeting Saudi King... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen) Khaleej Times
Defense   Gulf   Iran   Photos   US  
The Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum calling on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on March 11, 2010. UAE, India set to firm up ties
| Atul Aneja | - PHOTO: PTI | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates | DUBAI: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashi... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of I & B) The Hindu
Dubai   India   Photos   Politics   UAE  
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File:US Navy 070419-M-0948M-001 Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), the Honorable Dr. Robert M. Gates arrives at Camp Fallujah to receive a brief on the operational situations in the Al Anbar Province.jpg Gates turns to Gulf allies in drive for Iran sanctions
Friday, March 12, 2010 | ABU DHABI: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates flew to Abu Dhabi on Thursday seeking support from oil-rich Gulf allies for tough sanctions on Tehra... (photo: Creative Commons / BotMultichillT) The News International
Alnahayan   Gates   Iran   Photos   UAE  
SAUDI WELCOME - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with Chief of Staff of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Armed Forces Gen. Muyaya upon his arrival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2010. Gulf states wary of both Iran's nukes and punitive sanctions
Friday, March 12, 2010 | RIYADH: Gulf states are worried about Iran going nuclear, but equally fret about a dangerous confrontation that could arise from more sanctions a... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen) The News International
Gulf   Iran   Mideast   Photos   US  
Siemens Industry Siemens moves power unit to NC, adds 825 jobs
Comments RALEIGH, N.C. (Map, News) - German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG is consolidating production of gas turbines for electric utilities in North Carolina to pos... (photo: WN) The Examiner
Energy   Manufacturing   Photos   Power   Siemens  
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gives a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Abbas: no talks without illegal settlement freeze
| Jerusalem, March 11: Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas will not relaunch negotiations with Israel unless it cancels plans for new illegal settler homes in Pa... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue) The Siasat Daily
Israel   Jerusalem   Palestine   Photos   Politics  
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates looks out the back of a V-22 Osprey after a visit with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, March 9, 2010. Gates: Iran support for Taliban 'pretty limited'
| ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday downplayed Iran's influence on Afghanistan, but the war of words escalated, with Iran... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen) Chicago Sun-Times
Arab World   Emirates   Iran   Photos   Taliban  
Solar power panels - Renewable Energy Solar Energy Could Provide 10% of U.S. Power
Posted on: Thursday, 11 March 2010, 07:22 CST | By 2030, solar power could meet as much as 10-percent of the need for electricity in America, claims a new report from a l... (photo: WN / Geeta) redOrbit
Energy   Photos   Solar   Technology   US  
ABU DHABI - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visits the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2010. Pentagon chief in Abu Dhabi with focus on Iran
| US Defence Secretary Robert Gates (left) meets with Saudi King Abdullah bin... | US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Abu Dhabi on Thursday as Washington sought... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen) Breitbart
Defence   Iran   Pentagon   Photos   Saudi  
Hamid Karzai- Afghanistan- Politics India 'close friend' but Pak 'conjoined twin', says Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: In a delicate balancing act, President Hamid Karzai on Thursday described India as a "close friend" while referring to Pakistan and Afghanistan as "conjoined t... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division,Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.) The Times Of India
Afghanistan   India   Pakistan   Photos   Politics  
Oil Business
Arab stocks rally on rising oil prices, foreign demand
More than nostalgia
Gulf firms may raise $30b for projects
Opec likely to face Iraq test sooner than expected
Solar power panels - Renewable Energy
Solar Energy Could Provide 10% of U.S. Power
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Proper use of ICT can expand Lebanon's GDP by 30 percent
Punj Llyod plans big offshore push
InterContinental Mark Hopkins names Nelum Gunewardane hotel
Arab stocks rally on rising oil prices, foreign demand
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul at the Ministry of Defense in Ankara, Turkey, on Feb. 5, 2010.
Gates in Abu Dhabi with US focus again on Iran
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Politics Education
Maliki lays groundwork for new Cabinet
Arab states pay close attention
Strengthening UAE-India Relations
Iraq PM takes slender lead over rivals, early results
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London, Monday, March 8, 2010.
Miliband's grand Middle East delusion
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Visa Fraud Ring: Students Expose Vulnerability In Nation'
 Head of al-Azhar dies
Man ran Middle East student visa ring, officials claim
Calif. test-taking case shows gap in visa security
Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's pre-eminent theological institute, waves to Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, not in picture, at the Azhar headquarters, in Cairo, Egypt
 Head of al-Azhar dies
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Health Terrorism
Russia Criticizes US, NATO Over Afghan Drugs
Trusting Terrorists, Abandoning Troops
Turai Yar’Adua as Virtuous Wife
Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Gates said that U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai, although most of those killed in the city, the nation's financial capital, were Indians. He also said Tuesday that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, had gone to the region to meet with official
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
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7 blasts hit Lahore; 45 killed, Pak Taliban claim responsibi
Islam, Pakistan's foundation, now threatens its survival
Pakistani Offensive Turns Into a Test of Wills
US terror suspect in Yemen worked at 5 nuke sites
Ba b767-300 g-bnwb arp
BA terror suspect Rajib Karim 'offered advice to overseas militants'
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