Terror leader offers camels to capture Obama, chickens for Hillary
June 10th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) A top leader for an Al Qaeda affiliate offered 10 camels as bounty to capture US President Barack Obama and 20 chickens for US Secretary ... Read more...
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Saudi embassy official killed in Dhaka (Lead)
March 6th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 6 (IANS) A Saudi embassy official was early Tuesday shot dead by unidentified assailants near his house in the capital city of Dhaka.Khalaf al Ali, 45, was shot ... Read more...
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Unesco lauds Abu Dhabi for culture initiatives
October 26th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Oct 26 (IANS/WAM) The Unesco has praised the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) for its contribution to the development of culture and heritage in the Arab ... Read more...
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India keen on energy cooperation with Azerbaijan
September 25th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Scaling up its diplomatic thrust in Central Asia, India has conveyed to oil-rich Azerbaijan its interest in expanding bilateral energy and economic cooperation.During the third ... Read more...
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Arizona court convicts Iraqi man for “honour killing” of westernised daughter
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): An Arizona court has found an Iraqi immigrant guilty of a second-degree murder in an "honour killing" case, wherein the convict ran over his 20-year-old daughter because she ... Read more...
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Unesco names falconry as heritage of humanity
November 17th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Nov 17 (IANS/WAM) The Unesco has included falconry in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.The move is the culmination of efforts made by the UAE in cooperation with 11 ... Read more...
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UAE elected vice-chair of Unesco’s intangible heritage assembly
July 3rd, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 3 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been elected vice-chair of Unesco's intangible heritage assembly.
Arab states unanimously voted the UAE for the position at the third session of ... Read more...
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East Bengal lose 2-3 to Al Qadsia
March 24th, 2010 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) East Bengal went down fighting 2-3 to Kuwait's Al Qadsia to suffer their third defeat in as many games in Group D of the AFC Cup here Wednesday.
The ... Read more...
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Somali insurgents back Al Qaeda, clashes claim 16 lives
February 1st, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Mogadishu, Feb 1 (DPA) Somali Islamist insurgent group Al Shabaab and a smaller militia vowed Monday to take part in an international Al Qaeda-led Jihad as clashes rocked Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
At a ... Read more...
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Suicide bomber kills 41 pilgrims in Iraq (Lead)
February 1st, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 1 (DPA) At least 41 Iraqi Shiite Muslim pilgrims were killed and 106 wounded in Baghdad Monday when a woman detonated explosives strapped to her body, police said.
Military spokesman Qassim ... Read more...
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‘Camel beauty contest’ kicks off in Abu Dhabi
January 30th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 30 (IANS) Over 1200 camel owners gathered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital Saturday to participate in the a camel 'beauty contest', WAM news agency reported quoting officials.
The ... Read more...
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Phoenix Police arrest Iraqi man for running over `too westernized daughter’
October 31st, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Phoenix (Arizona, US), Oct.31 (ANI): Police in Phoenix, Arizona, have arrested an Iraqi man who allegedly ran over his daughter for being too 'westernised'.Faleh Almaleki, 48, is accused of driving a jeep ... Read more...
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UAE to host camel festival (Lead)
October 6th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 6 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates capital will a host a camel festival from Jan 30 to Feb 8, WAM news agency reported.
The Mazayina Dhafra Camel Festival will be ... Read more...
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UAE to launch camel festival in January
October 6th, 2009 - 1:53 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 6 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates capital will launch the Mazayina Dhafra Camel Festival from Jan 30-Feb 8, WAM news agency reported Monday.
The festival will be organised by the ... Read more...
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UAE to focus on intangible heritage
September 20th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 20 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government is taking steps to promote and conserve the country's intangible cultural heritage, WAM news agency reported Sunday.
On Saturday, the Intangible Heritage ... Read more...
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UAE to host Unesco meeting on intangible heritage
September 5th, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 5 (IANS) The fourth meeting of Unesco's Intergovernmental Committee of Intangible Heritage will be held Sep 28-Oct 2 in this United Arab Emirates capital.
Abu Dhabi will receive around ... Read more...
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12 countries want falconry as world’s intangible heritage
August 19th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 19 (IANS) Twelve countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have proposed falconry to be included as a world intangible heritage at the UNESCO, WAM news agency reported Wednesday.
Falconry ... Read more...
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Iraqi murderers of UK troops plead for sanctuary
November 19th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Basra (Iraq), Nov.19 (ANI): Two Iraqis Faisal Al-Saadoon, 56, and Khalaf Mufdhi, 58, who have been accused of murdering two captive British soldiers -- Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth and Sapper Luke ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host conference on film making
September 12th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 12 (IANS) An interactive conference on film financing and film making in the Middle East - the first of its kind in the region - will be held here ... Read more...
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UAE media group forays into global movie making
September 3rd, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 3 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) largest media group Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) launched Wednesday a new company that will develop, finance and produce feature films across the ... Read more...
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6,000-year-old skeletons of camels found in UAE
August 5th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 5 (IANS) A team of archaeologists from the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) has discovered the skeletons of at least 40 ancient wild camels dating back ... Read more...
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Iraq to recover millions from Saddam lawyer’s Swiss account
April 21st, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, April 21 (DPA) Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court has ordered freezing of $300 million deposited in a Swiss bank account held by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's lawyer, Iraq's finance ministry said ... Read more...
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Camel ‘beauty contest’ starts in UAE
April 3rd, 2008 - 11:38 am ICT by admin
Abu Dhabi, April 3 (IANS) Camel owners from across the Gulf region gathered at Zayed City here for an eight-day traditional camel 'beauty contest', WAM news agency reported Thursday. The Mazayin Dhafra ... Read more...
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US military kills nine Al Qaeda suspects in Iraq
March 7th, 2008 - 12:06 am ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, March 6 (DPA) US and Iraqi forces killed nine suspected fighters from the Al Qaeda terrorist network in an operation in Talafar in northern Iraq, the US military and Iraqi officials ... Read more...
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Single-embryo IVF cuts odds of riskier multiple births
February 21st, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 21 (ANI): A new study has suggested that transferring just a single embryo in IVF to reduce the chance of riskier multiple births could increase the pregnancy rate among a ... Read more...
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