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November 6th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Abu Dhabi, Nov 6 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France have pledged to enhance cooperation in the trade sector, which grew by 25 percent to more than $4 billion in ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Abu Dhabi, Nov 5 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imported cast iron rods worth $6.77 billion in 2008, a 237 percent increase over last year and 14 times more than ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Abu Dhabi, Nov 5 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host world triathlon competition here in March next year, WAM news agency reported Thursday.
Some 1,000 triathletes, including the world's top 40, ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Abu Dhabi, Nov 5 (IANS) The UN has lauded the efforts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for improving the conditions of its migrant workers engaged in various sectors, WAM news agency ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, Nov 5 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has urged the UN to implement the recommendations of the Goldstone report that investigated alleged crimes committed by Israel during its brief ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Abu Dhabi, Nov 4 (IANS) Around 30 countries, including India, will participate in the international judo tournament here Nov 20-21, WAM news agency reported Wednesday.
The two-day event will be held at the ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Nov 4 (IANS) South Korean health officials said Wednesday three more people have died of swine flu, raising to 45 the number of fatalities from the viral disease in the country, ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Abu Dhabi, Nov 4 (IANS) Despite the global financial crisis and a sharp rise in commodity prices, Abu Dhabi's gross domestic product (GDP) rose from 17.2 percent in 2007 to 30 percent ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, Nov 4 (IANS) More than 50,000 travel industry professionals from across the globe, including from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will take part in the 30th edition of World Travel Market ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian port town of Bandar Abbas Wednesday and left injured at least 700 people, ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Nov 4 (IANS) Thousands of Iranians including students held a protest march Wednesday marking the anniversary of the US embassy seizure in Iran 30 years ago, a report said.
The demonstrators ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
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Peshawar, Nov.4 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has rejected reports that the Pakistan Army has gained sufficient grounds inside its den in South Waziristan and added that it is prepared for a ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
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Abu Dhabi, Nov 3 (IANS) Etihad Airways of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will operate four flights between Abu Dhabi and Hyderabad every week, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.
Etihad is the first ...
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November 3rd, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
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Faisalabad (Pakistan), Nov 3 (IANS) Pakistan will deploy guards at schools in the Punjab province to boost security against terror attacks, a media report said Tuesday.
The local administration has begun a survey ...
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November 2nd, 2009 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Nov 2 (DPA) Iran Monday banned publication of a pro-reform business daily critical of the government's economic policies.
"Based on a decision by the media supervisory board, the publication licence of Sarmayeh ...
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November 2nd, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Bethlehem, November2 (ANI): Palestinian tourism and antiquities police has uncovered Roman-era cemeteries in the town of Halhul, north of Hebron, West Bank.
"As the municipality of Halhul was using heavy machinery to expand ...
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November 2nd, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
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Sao Paulo, Nov 2 (EFE) Twelve Military Police officers have been arrested in connection with the killings of five young men in Curitiba, the capital of Brazil's Parana state, the official AEN ...
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October 31st, 2009 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Oct 31 (IANS) South Korea will send troops to Afghanistan to protect its civilian aid workers there, WAM news agency reported citing the Korean foreign ministry.
The decision came as Seoul ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Dhaka, Oct 30 (IANS) India is considering granting passage to trucks from Nepal going to Bangladesh, media reports said.
The possibility of a trilateral arrangement was considered when commerce ministers of the three ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 4:27 am ICT by IANS
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Lahore, Oct 30 (IANS) Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said it was "hard to believe" no one in Pakistan's government knew the whereabouts of Al Qaeda leaders who have ...
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October 29th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, Oct 29 (IANS) Development and exploration projects worth about $196 billion are being undertaken across the Gulf region in the oil and gas sector, WAM news agency reported wednesday quoting reports. ...
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October 29th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, Oct 29 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called for nuclear disarmament and welcomed the UN Security Council resolution 1887 in this regard.
Addressing the UN First Committee on ...
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October 29th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Jammu, Oct 29 (IANS) A Jammu and Kashmir journalist, who was arrested Oct 25 on charges of working as a spy for Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), had visited the Lashkar-e-Taiba ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, Oct 28 (IANS) Trade relations between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would be the focus of a conference organised by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in the Indian ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 5:49 am ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Oct 28 (IANS) The Pakistani government is considering to deploy armed security guards inside parliament for the first time in the wake of emerging threat of terrorism, an official said.
The parliament ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 5:06 am ICT by IANS
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Lahore, Oct 28 (IANS) Qari Ishtiaq, the mastermind of the attack on Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi, was arrested here Tuesday, the police said.
Ishtiaq guided his associates on phone during the ...
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October 26th, 2009 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Oct 26 (IANS) Pakistan is now accusing India of funding the Taliban militants, Online news agency reported Tuesday.
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik, when asked during an TV interview about who ...
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October 26th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct. 26 (ANI): Around 200,000 people have reportedly abandoned their homes in South Waziristan as the Pakistan Army has stepped up its offensive in the region, an army spokesman said on ...
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October 26th, 2009 - 9:39 am ICT by IANS
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Geneva, Oct 26 (DPA) Complicated computer problems at key Swiss government ministries have paralysed work at several offices since Friday, a government spokesperson said.
The foreign ministry was hardest hit by the information ...
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October 24th, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Singapore, Oct 24 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) and the Singapore Hotels Association (SHA) have signed an agreement to collaborate in the hospitality industry, ...
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