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Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   President   Saudi  
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
Abuja: Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja on Wednesday for a march to the Presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks after he returned from a Saudi... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
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A cane cutter works in Batatais, Brazil, in this Aug. 28, 2007 file photo. Booming Brazil is in overdrive with test drilling at a potentially mammoth offshore oil field, trucks jamming ports to offload soy shipments for China, biofuel production galore and plenty of cash for mega-infrastructure projects ranging from bridges to dams
Biofuels   EU   Environment   Law   Photos  
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | Pete Harrison | Reuters | BRUSSELS: Four environmental groups have sued the EU’s executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing d... (photo: AP / Andre Penner)
Daily Star Lebanon
England national soccer team striker Michael Owen arrives for a squad training session for the World Cup at Mittelbergstadion in Buehlertal, Germany, Saturday June 17, 2006. England face Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden in their Group B games at the World Cup Pearce - Door open for Owen
| England U21 boss Stuart Pearce insists it is wrong to suggest Michael Owen's international career is over. | Owen's slim hopes of making this summer's World Cup finals appear to be over after he was... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) Sky Sports
Football   Owen   Photos   Soccer   Sport  
Braslia - O presidente Luiz Incio Lula da Silva durante cerimnia de assinatura de protocolo para contratao de obras de drenagem do Programa de Acelerao do Crescimento (PAC) . Iran sanctions could lead to war, Lula says
| Brazil, March 10: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned that imposing new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program would be a very dangerous step. | Sanctions could isolate Iran... (photo: ABr / Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom) The Siasat Daily
Brazil   Iran   Photos   Politics   War  
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Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, listens to journalists' questions during a media conference following an ECB council meeting in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005. The European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged at 2 percent on Thursday, but President Jean-Claude Trichet said "strong vigilance" was needed against inflati Global growth robust, markets improving-Trichet
* Central bankers see robust growth, improving markets * Warn against over-interpreting withdrawal of support * Urge governments to get budgets in order (Adds details, qu... (photo: AP / Michael Probst) The Guardian
Economy   Finance   Growth   Markets   Photos  
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia waves before making the opening remarks of the World Conference on Dialogue as Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, left, looks on at the Pardo Palace in Madrid, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Saudi Arabia to promote private sector-Saudi king
RIYADH, March 7 (Reuters) - Top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia has been largely unaffected by a global financial crisis and will continue to encourage private sector growth a... (photo: AP / Victor R. Caivano) The Guardian
Arabia   Opec   Photos   Riyadh   Saudi  
 Unidentified Saudi women walk along a suburban street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in this Nov. 15, 2006  Women's rights improving in Middle East
| Washington, March 06: Women's rights have improved in 15 of 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the past five years, although violence against women r... (photo: AP Photo) The Siasat Daily
Discrimination   Human Rights   Photos   Saudi   Women  
Cigarette - Smoking - Smoke Cigarette price rise
| Kolkata, March 06: ITC Ltd today said that hike in cigarette prices was inevitable due to imposition of excise duty on tobacco in the Union Budget for 2010-11. | "Incre... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Siasat Daily
Cigarette   Market   Photos   Prices   Taxation  
An unidentified woman stands in front of Khurais oil facilities, 60 miles southeast of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, June 23, 2008. Middle East oil demand to outpace world
| Top crude exporting countries continue to spend petrodollars to boost economies | Saturday, March 06, 2010 | - Powered by | Luke Pachymuthu and Jennifer Tan | Reuters |... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali) Daily Star Lebanon
Economy   Markets   Mideast   Oil   Photos  
Rice - Food No tax on essential commodities, VAT on diesel reduced
| Ranchi, March 05: (PTI) The Jharkhand government today kept essential commodities like rice, wheat, potatoes and onions out of the tax net and scaled down VAT on diesel... (photo: WN / sweet) The Siasat Daily
Commodities   Food   Photos   Price   Product  
A Saudi official stands in front of a giant Saudi oil industry picture at a hotel in the Red Sea port city of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, June 21, 2008, ahead of a major oil summit. MEast oil demand to outpace world with petrodollars
DUBAI/SINGAPORE - Middle East oil demand could grow by nearly 5 percent in 2010, outpacing a modest recovery in global energy demand as the world's top oil exporting gove... (photo: (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) / ) Khaleej Times
Dubai   Economy   Photos   Singapore   World  
Yemen Oman
SOMALIA: Abdullahi Aden Ali, "From IDP to city trader&q
Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares
Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares
President says Yemen ready to talk to separatists
School girls wallks out side a school  in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir. All private and government run schools reopened across Kashmir valley on Monday, March 08, after three month winter vacation.
EGYPT: FGM/C still widespread, says WHO-funded study
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Big B to get lifetime award at Muscat film fest
Big B to get lifetime award at Muscat film fest
Big B to get Life Time Achievement award at Muscat Film Fest
Pearce - Door open for Owen
England national soccer team striker Michael Owen arrives for a squad training session for the World Cup at Mittelbergstadion in Buehlertal, Germany, Saturday June 17, 2006. England face Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden in their Group B games at the World Cup
Pearce - Door open for Owen
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UAE Kuwait
Dubai police chief warns spies out of Gulf region
Our families in India being harassed: UAE-settled Keralites
Huge fire breaks out in Sharjah industrial area
Driver dies in crash after losing control in Ras Al Khaimah
Balloon Toy displayed in Mall, Dubai
Dubai Mall attracts record visitors in shopping festival
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Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
US defense chief holds strategy talks with Gulf ally Saudi A
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates pauses during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, not seen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday Jan. 16, 2007.
Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
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Iraq Jordan
Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected by Thursday
First Iraqi Vote Results Likely On Thursday
First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday
Iraqi vice-president meets Shiite leader to discuss new gove
Soldiers of Pakistan's para military force provide security to Pakistani disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, center, who arrives to attend funeral of his brother in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.
A Q Khan network offered to build nuclear bomb for Saddam: Book
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Joe Biden attacks Israeli plan for East Jerusalem homes
Israel approves East Jerusalem homes as Biden visits
Biden heads to Middle East for 5-day tour
Biden Heads To Middle East For 5-day Tour
Construction workers are seen on a new housing development in the Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa in east Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
Israel approves East Jerusalem homes as Biden visits
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Syria Iran
Iran and Israel play cat and mouse
Nuclear energy desired by Israel and Syria
Israel, Syria say they will pursue nuclear plants
Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast
Moderator David Ignatius, left, listens to Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, ask for his right to speak during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 29, 2009
Report: Turkey to again mediate Syria-Israel talks
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Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics
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Iran and Israel play cat and mouse
Families: 3 Americans Detained in Iran Call Home
Israeli soldiers look at an Israeli air force unmanned plane in the Tel Nof base, central Israel, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.
Iran and Israel play cat and mouse
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