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'Palestinians deserve viable state'

iden, Abbas criticize Ramat Shlomo building at Ramallah press conference....

Muhammad cartoon republished

wedish papers publish image of prophet with dog's body after 7 nabbed in murder plot....

‘US playing game in Afghanistan’

hmadinejad: They created terrorists, now they claim to be fighting terrorists....


77 Fatah men taken off wanted list

ources say none of the pardoned men were directly involved in murder....

'R. Shlomo plan's timing regrettable'

ishai says aim wasn't to insult Biden; Barak: Announcement was "damaging."...


Barakei assualt trial opens in TA

rab-Israeli lawmaker vows to "refute the charges against me one by one."...

Top Sunni cleric dies of heart attack

oderate Egyptian scholar Tantawi dies during Saudi Arabia visit....


The struggle for Ethiopian Jewry's soul

thiopian-Israeli journalist tries to wash the community’s dirty laundry....

In My Own Write: Change in the weather

n Israel, spring is not a simple affair. Not at all....


When court Jews defend moral cowards

hy is Vatican falling back on US Jewish man to help canonize Pope Pius XII....

Latest Middle East News from AMEinfo ameinfo.com

Tadawul climbs 0.55%

Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share Index (Tasi) rose 0.55% to 6,565, with 71 stocks rising and 41 falling. All sectors ended higher save Insurance, Real Estate Development, and Transport. Alinma Bank, the day's most active stock by value and by volume, climbed 0.78% to SR12.85, while fell...

Outlook for oil and gas sector remains positive for 2010

Energy market sentiment remains relatively positive amid rising economic expectations, according to the latest quarterly market outlook from Ernst & Young's Global Oil & Gas Center. ...

UAE Ministry of Economy follows-up cooperation with UK on small and medium enterprises

His Excellency Mohammed Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Shihhi, Director General, UAE Ministry of Economy, has emphasized the importance of adequate follow up through official meetings and business delegations to achieve the objectives of the UAE- UK joint economic committee meeting held in Lon...


Gulf Technical Construction awarded two contracts worth Dhs484m

Gulf Technical Construction Company (GTCC) Dubai, a subsidiary of Drake and Scull Construction (DSC), a newly formed company under Drake and Scull International PJSC (DSI), has been awarded two contracts valued at Dhs484m by Damac Properties in Dubai. ...

C3 Card and Delma Exchange sign strategic partnership

Delma Exchange clients will enjoy using C3 Card payroll benefits, the first authorised agent to go live with the Ministry of Labour's Wages Protection System (WPS), for paying their labours salaries, in accordance with the strategic agreement recently signed between the two companies. ...


Atlas Media Communications partners with NewspaperDirect for newspaper print-on-demand in the UAE and GCC

NewspaperDirect Inc., the world leader in multi-channel newspaper and magazine content distribution and monetization, announced that it has partnered with Atlas Media Communications in Dubai to provide NewspaperDirect's publishing partners with high-quality newspaper printing and distri...

Etisalat leads the way for a digitally connected future; partners Broadband Global Summit 2010

As the Strategic Operator Partner, Etisalat participated in the Broadband Global Summit 2010, one of the region's most important assemblies on broadband technologies, held 8-10 March 2010 at the One & Only Royal Mirage Hotel. ...


Abu Dhabi Airport is 'Best Improved' in Middle East - ASQ Award

Abu Dhabi International Airport has been ranked top in eight customer service categories in the recent Airports Council International (ACI) ASQ results for the Middle East Region - a key benchmark for customer service in the global airports' industry. ...

Moody's reviews Qtel's A1 rating for possible downgrade

Moody's Investors Service today placed the A1 long term ratings for Qatar Telecom Q.S.C.("Qtel"), the A1 rating for Qtel International Finance Limited and A1-rated bonds issued under Qtel's GMTN programme under review for possible downgrade. This follows today's change in outlook to neg...


AutomodEx 2010 opens

AutomodEx 2010 opened doors to auto enthusiasts of all ages earlier today. The event is being held at the Dubai Autodrome from March 9 to 12, 2010. The event aims towards becoming UAE's flagship high performance tuning exhibition, and combines the elements of auto modification and tunin...

Latest Middle East News from BBC bbc.co.uk

Biden steps up pressure on Israel

he US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace....

Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81

gypt's top Muslim cleric has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81....

Iran attacks US over Afghanistan

ranian President says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan....


Israel sued over dead US activist

court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, opens in Israel....

US apology for Gaddafi comments

he US State Department apologises for comments by a spokesman on a call by Libya for holy war against Switzerland....


Israel and Syria in nuclear bids

srael and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity....

Iraq election voter turnout '62%'

he voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people....


Israeli 'spymaster' dies aged 82

former Israeli spy who played a key role in Africa, the Middle East and the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal has died. ...

Israeli military 'unfriends' soldier after Facebook leak

he Israeli military cancels a raid on a Palestinian village after one of its soldiers posted details of the operation on Facebook. ...


First vote

he BBC meets some of Iraq's first-time voters...

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