Saudi Arabia’s version of the ‘Got Talent’ bans women from taking part
June 18th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Riyadh, June 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Buraidah's Got Talent, Saudi Arabia’s version of the Got Talent TV format has been launched. The program bans women from taking part.
The program’s contestants are ... Read more...
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Egyptian parliamentary delegation visits Gaza
March 29th, 2012 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, March 28 (IANS) An Egyptian parliamentary delegation arrived on Wednesday in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for a visit.The delegation crossed from Egypt to Gaza on Wednesday through Rafah crossing ... Read more...
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Iranians cancel match with Serbs over Israeli coach
February 21st, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Feb 21 (IANS/AKI) Iranian football club Sepahan cancelled a friendly match with Belgrade Partizan because the Belgrade team's coach is an Israeli, Partizan officials said Monday.Partizan is currently in ... Read more...
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Prophet never declared himself above law: Pakistan chief justice
February 12th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said the holy Prophet never declared himself above the law and his practice was not mere private conduct ... Read more...
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Publisher regrets suggesting Obama assassination
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 22 (IANS) A Jewish newspaper columnist has apologised for suggesting that Israel assassinate US President Barack Obama.Andrew Adler wrote that ordering Obama's assassination could be one of ... Read more...
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Venezuela will become world’s top oil exporter: Chavez
December 29th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE) Venezuela, which has the world's largest certified reserves of petroleum, will become the top oil exporter within the next 10 years, President Hugo Chavez said."We will ... Read more...
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Shooting for ‘I Am Singh’ was difficult: Puneet Issar
November 13th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Puneet Issar, whose directorial venture "I Am Singh" deals with discrimination and racism faced by Indians abroad, says shooting for the movie was tough at ... Read more...
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Desecration of holy sites intolerable: Netanyahu
October 9th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Oct 9 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged not to tolerate any kind of vandalism directed at any religious site, after dozens of Arab graves were found ... Read more...
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A quicker way of detecting hearing loss
October 7th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Oct 7 (IANS) A low cost gene-based technology will detect hearing loss more quickly and cheaply than existing methods.Karen Avraham, professor at the Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty ... Read more...
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US wants India, China to act against Syria
August 12th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) Stepping up pressure against the Assad regime in Syria, the US has asked India and China, with major investment in Syria's energy sector, to join Washington ... Read more...
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Shun violence or quit: Waziristan clerics to foreign terrorists
June 21st, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Condemning "various forms" of terrorism in North Waziristan, an assembly of clerics in the volatile area blamed foreign fighters for the problem and said they ... Read more...
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12 Arabs killed for violating Golan Heights truce line
June 5th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Israeli military killed 12 Arabs, including a child, and wounded at least 220 when they tried to storm the ceasefire line in the Golan ... Read more...
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UN chief urges restraint from Israel, Arab sides
May 16th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, May 16 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for restraint from all sides in Israel and Lebanon and urged them to refrain from "provocations", Xinhua reported.The ... Read more...
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Arab League elects Egyptian foreign minister as new head
May 16th, 2011 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Arab League has elected Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby as its new secretary general, Egypt's Nile News TV channel said Sunday.Elaraby, 76, replaces Amr ... Read more...
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Hamas condemns bin Laden’s killing
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza City, May 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hamas leader Ismail Haniya condemned Monday the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a special operation carried out by the US ... Read more...
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Cameron rules out invading Libya over fears of alienating Arabs
April 18th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 17 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out invading Libya against a UN mandate, amid concerns that the forces of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi were using cluster bombs ... Read more...
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Clinton faces tough task on Arab upheaval
March 16th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Mar.16 (ANI): A coalition of six youth groups that have become vocal movers in Egypt's revolutionary movement have revealed on their Facebook page that they had refused an invitation to ... Read more...
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Obama seeks pragmatic approach towards Middle East crisis
March 11th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has called for a pragmatic approach towards dealing with the current unrest in the Middle East.Obama's National Security Adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, deflected ... Read more...
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US Muslim filmmaker ‘racially abused, beaten’ after encroaching into party uninvited
March 9th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): A Muslim documentary maker allegedly faced racial attacks and called racial epithets in the United States after he encroached into a house party, which he had not been ... Read more...
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French journalist found guilty of passing racial comments
February 19th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Feb.19 (ANI): Eric Zemmour, a well-known commentator and coloumnist for Le Figaro, a French daily newspaper, has been found guilty of inciting racial hatred after passing comments that were hurtful for ... Read more...
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Arabs think Wikileaks made world a better place
February 17th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Manama, Feb.17 (ANI): More than 60 percent of Arabs support wikileaks and believe it may change the way governments behave, according to the Doha Debate poll.A survey conducted in 17 Arab countries ... Read more...
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Egypt’s uprising redefines what’s possible in Arab world
February 12th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) The success of the revolution in Egypt that ended President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year reign has riveted people's attention across the Middle East. From Tehran to Damascus to Rabat, ... Read more...
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Middle East people need to feel “masters of their own countries”: Gorbachev
February 11th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Feb 11 (ANI): The political unrest in the Arab world has convinced former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that the Middle East should embrace democracy and allow it people to be masters ... Read more...
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Queen Noor Appeares On “Piers Morgan Tonight”
February 8th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Feb 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Since many days, the turmoil over Egypt has become a matter of concern for many people. In the "Piers Morgan Tonight" show, the host invited Queen ... Read more...
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Arabs more threatened than Jews after watching violent clips
January 28th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) A study revealed that the level of threat the Arabs feel after watching a violent clip was significantly higher than for the Jewish participants.The study was conducted by ... Read more...
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US tourist stabbed in Israel
December 20th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jerusalem, Dec 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Israeli authorities has identified the stabbed American tourist in Israel as 40+ year old Kristen Luken. The police initially identified the body as that of Christine ... Read more...
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Briton Stabbed, U.S. Tourist Killed In Israel
December 20th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Briton Kaye Wilson, an American woman survived by an inch, when she was attacked by two Arab men while she was hiking in a hilly forest ... Read more...
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New violence forces Christians to flee Iraq
December 13th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 13 (ANI): Thousands of Iraqi Christians have reportedly fled abroad or to northern parts of the country amid a campaign of violence against them and growing fear that the country's ... Read more...
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Middle East Al Jazeera viewers identify themselves more as Muslims than of country: Study
November 20th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Nov 20 (ANI): The Middle East residents who are the main target audience of Arab television news networks like Al Jazeera are more likely to primarily identify themselves as Muslims rather ... Read more...
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Afghan insurgents in weakened state, claim US, NATO forces
November 15th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 15 (ANI): US and NATO officials have claimed that insurgents in Afghanistan are facing financial problems and are in a weakened state after a fierce summer of fighting.In recent ... Read more...
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‘Pak govt selling thousands of acres of land in Balochistan to Arabs for hunting’
November 13th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Nov 13 (ANI): The Federal government of Pakistan is using its influence to get thousands of acres of land allotted and sold to Arab Sheikhs from the UAE for hunting, Balochistan ... Read more...
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Germany moves to criminalise ‘forced marriages’ to wipe out traditional Muslim practice
October 28th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Oct 28 (ANI): The German government has moved a proposal to criminalise forced marriages in the country, in an attempt to wipe out the traditional Muslim practice.Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet agreed ... Read more...
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Cinema experience changes in UAE, but not love for Indian movies
October 18th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Arpana
Abu Dhabi, Oct 18 (IANS) Time was when a garage would be turned into a movie hall and people would sit on sand to watch on. But the movie experience ... Read more...
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UN panel on flotilla raid completes probe in Jordan
September 4th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Amman, Sep 4 (DPA) A UN fact-finding mission left Jordan Saturday, prominent Jordanian unionist Wael Saqqa said, following a five-day investigation into a fatal Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in the ... Read more...
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Dutch police question Arab duo after US terrorist warning
August 31st, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Amsterdam/Washington, Aug 31 (DPA) Dutch police were Tuesday questioning two Arabs detained at Amsterdam's airport following a terrorist warning by the US Home Security Department.
Dutch TV network NOS reported the circumstances of ... Read more...
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