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The Ambassador of India Ajai Malhotra received the heads of Indian public sector organizations in Kuwait on June 24, 2009, and exchanged views on ways to further strengthen India-Kuwait cooperation in fields such as telecommunications, civil aviation, ...
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Africa's conflicts took a back seat Tuesday to a surprise visit by Iran's hardline president and Libyan leader Moamer Gathafi's drive to create an "African government" ahead of a continental summit.Gathafi was elected president of the African Union in Feb...
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Baghdad: Iraq's security forces were on Monday on high alert in Baghdad as US troops finalised their withdrawal from the conflict-hit nation's urban areas, an event to be marked by a massive party in the capital.The US pullout, under a bilateral security ...
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Iran's Guardian Council has confirmed the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the country's president, following a partial recount of votes from the disputed presidential election of June 12. State television said that Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the council...
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WASHINGTON - Iraqi forces are "ready" to take over security operations in the country's cities after American troops pull back on June 30, the general in charge of US-led coalition forces there said Sunday."I do believe they are ready," General Ray Odiern...
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JEDDAH - Saudi King Abdullah held talks on Sunday with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who was in the kingdom for a short visit, the official news agency SPA said.The two leaders discussed "mainly the Palestinian issue," in addition to "ways to enhance c...
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BEIRUT (KUNA) - Clashes have erupted at the Aisha Bakkar neighborhood of Beirut, according to Lebanese security sources on Sunday.The sources told KUNA that machine gun clashes between youngsters in the area resulted in the severe injury and wounding of s...
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DOHA (KUNA) - Representatives from Gulf statistical offices met here Sunday to reflect on mechanisms for revamping statistical quality in scientific and cultural domains.In a keynote speech, Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) Chairman Sheikh Hamad bin Jabr ...
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A Saudi hospital has unveiled plans to install the world's largest kidney dialysis centre to be built over the next 18 months.King Fahad Hospital in Jeddah will house the unit which will be built at an estimated cost of SR60 million ($16m).A contract for ...
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DUBAI - Sweet melodies are soaring above the usual banging and crashing at building sites around Dubai as labourers prepare their vocal chords for their own version of "Pop Idol".The singing contest for the thousands of people living in workers' camps in ...
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KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) yesterday held an official launch event for smart ID cards at its headquarters in South Surra. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahah Al-Sabah the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, State Minister for Deve...
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BEIRUT: Saad Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, pledged to form a cabinet that would unite rival political camps after he was named Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday.“We will begin consultations with all parliamentary blo...
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TEHRAN: Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi Saturday refused to support a panel set up by the electoral watchdog Guardian Council to conduct a partial recount of votes in the disputed presidential election, a media report said.Refusing to be cow...
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RIYADH: The United States has eased tight security controls on its diplomats in Saudi Arabia, acknowledging an improvement in security four years after Riyadh squelched an AlـQaeda campaign of attacks.But restrictions remained tighter than in most other ...
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BAGHDAD: Iraq''s prime minister appealed for national unity on Saturday and the country''s vice president said he was worried about deteriorating security after more than 250 people were killed in the week before a U.S. withdrawal from cities.The Shiite P...
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KUWAIT: The Minister of Electricity and Water Dr. Bader AlـShuraian on Saturday described Kuwait''s power production capacity as reasonable to cover consumption during the hot summer season, but added that the reserve capacity is not up to international ...
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MORE than 2,000 Indian School students will compete in this year's Youth Festival, which opens at the school in Isa Town today. A ceremony to mark the opening of the festival was held at the school's new library. Present was executive committee chairman A...
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WASHINGTON - The tense post-election climate in Iran and the Middle East peace process topped talks Friday between US diplomacy chief Hillary Clinton and Bahrain’s crown prince, the State Department said.But State Department spokesman PJ Crowley did not...
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Washington: Despite continuing violence in Iraq, President Barack Obama says he thinks the bigger challenge there is finding a political agreement among Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds.Obama says the security situation in Iraq is actually showing improvement...
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Beirut: Sa'ad Hariri is set to be officially designated as Lebanon's prime minister today after a majority of parliamentarians nominated the US-backed politician to the post on Friday, officials said.They said 67 of 97 MPs canvassed by President Michel Su...
