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Report estimates wealth of women in Gulf at US$385 bln
February 27, 2012
Report estimates wealth of women in Gulf at US$385 bln
A report issued in Dubai on Monday estimated the wealth of women in the Gulf area at US$385 billion. The…
Iraq expects Arab leaders to attend Baghdad summit
February 27, 2012
Iraq expects Arab leaders to attend Baghdad summit
"A good number" of Arab heads of state will attend the Arab summit scheduled to be held in Baghdad on…
Pakistan demolishes bin Laden hideout
February 27, 2012
Pakistan demolishes bin Laden hideout
Pakistani bulldozers razed to the ground the three-story home where Osama bin Laden lived for at least five years until…
Clinton: Arming Syria rebels could help Al-Qaeda
February 27, 2012
Clinton: Arming Syria rebels could help Al-Qaeda
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday warned against the US arming rebels in Syria because such a move could…
No. 2 in Hamas says movement’s leaders have left Syria, unity deal in trouble
February 26, 2012
No. 2 in Hamas says movement’s leaders have left Syria, unity deal in trouble
The number two leader in Hamas has confirmed that he and other leaders of the movement have pulled out of…
Activists rally against UNESCO prize from African ruler while thousands lack clean water
February 26, 2012
Activists rally against UNESCO prize from African ruler while thousands lack clean water
Human rights groups are urging UNESCO to abandon a prize named after Africa’s longest-ruling dictator, one they say could be…
ICRC: Rescue of journalists from Syria’s Homs likely Monday
February 26, 2012
ICRC: Rescue of journalists from Syria’s Homs likely Monday
The evacuation of wounded journalists from the Syrian flashpoint city of Homs will most likely take place on Monday because…
Palestinian female prisoner in isolation on hunger strike, says lawyer
February 26, 2012
Palestinian female prisoner in isolation on hunger strike, says lawyer
A Palestinian woman freed in a prisoner swap with Israel but later re-arrested has gone on hunger strike, a Palestinian…
Qatar Emir proposes taking Jerusalem case to UN Security Council
February 26, 2012
Qatar Emir proposes taking Jerusalem case to UN Security Council
During an international conference on Jerusalem on Sunday, Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa of Qatar called for an international investigation…
West calls Syrian referendum a ‘sham,’ as 29 more killed in crackdown
February 26, 2012
West calls Syrian referendum a ‘sham,’ as 29 more killed in crackdown
Syria’s authoritarian regime held a referendum on a new constitution Sunday, a gesture by embattled President Bashar Assad to placate…