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<title>Romney wins Nevada Republican caucuses</title>
<description>Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada Feb 3, 2012. [Photo/Agencies] LAS VEGAS - Republican front-runner Mitt  ... </description>
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<title>Educational events planned in UAE</title>
<description>Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, is patron of the events. Humaid Moh??d Al-Qutami, UAE minister of education, noted that the  ... </description>
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<title>IRGC Wargames Underway In Fars Province</title>
<description>TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force on Saturday started a series of military exercises in Iran&amp;#039;s Southern regions on Saturday. Commander of the IRGC Ground  ... </description>
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<title>Claims About US Attacks Baseless</title>
<description>IRGC Wargames Underway In Fars Province Disagreements Delay EU Telecom Sanctions 3,000 Majlis Hopefuls Get GC Approval Enemies Angry Over Iranian Nation??s Progress Oil Ban Will Not Halt Nuclear  ... </description>
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<title>Saudi Arabia Shipping Report Q1 2012</title>
<description>New Transportation research report from Business Monitor International is now available from Fast Market Research The outlook for Saudi Arabia is currently a strong one. The country has benefited  ... </description>
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<title>1. IMF&amp;#039;s Lagarde praises Saudi role, no word on aid</title>
<description>praised Saudi Arabia&amp;#039;s role in stabilising the global economy during a visit to Riyadh on Saturday, but there was no word on the possibility of a fresh Saudi contribution to the IMF&amp;#039;s  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:34:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Saudi Begins to Push Transparency in Government</title>
<description>Saudi Arabia is beginning to take steps toward government transparency, Arab News reports. The National Anti-Corruption Authority has developed procedures - undefined here - through which government  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:32:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Romney takes big early lead in Nevada voting</title>
<description>12:31am GMT By LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - U.S. Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared headed to an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party&amp;#039;s see-sawing  ... </description>
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<title>New technologies spur advertising in Kingdom</title>
<description>By M. Nasir JawedJEDDAH ?? Saudi Arabia??s advertising market represents 45 percent of the Gulf region??s SR8.4 billion market, the recently held &amp;quot;Saudi Advertising Market Symposium 2012:  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:55:40 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Europe debt crisis triggers decline in oil demand</title>
<description>ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: After two quarters of meager growth in Q2 and Q3, 2011, demand for oil around the world surprisingly contracted in the last quarter of the year by 300 thousand bpd. In just four  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:55:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Authorization a must for health care providers</title>
<description>SAEED AL-KHOTANI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Private health care providers must obtain accreditation from the Central Board of Healthcare Institutions if they want to keep practicing, said the Council of  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:55:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Saudi Tadawul bourse soars to 8-month high after Dow Jones Industrial and Nasdaq</title>
<description>The Saudi Tadawul Index added one per cent, reaching an 8-month high at 6,733.68 points Saturday. On Friday, U. S. bellwether gauges Dow Jones Insustrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite surged to a  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:55:33 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Residential rents in Madinah skyrocket</title>
<description>MADINAH: Several realtors and tenants in Madinah have urged the intervention of authorities to rein in the exorbitant increase in housing rent in Madinah. They said that there has been a steep hike  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:55:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Lankan expats celebrate independence day</title>
<description>RIYADH: Sri Lanka&amp;#039;s 64th Independence Day was celebrated in the Kingdom on Saturday with a call to its expatriates in Saudi Arabia to maintain unity and work for the development of the country.  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:55:30 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>KSA eyes top spot in higher education</title>
<description>RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will occupy a top position on par with industrialized nations in terms of research and higher education within a few years from now, according to the Ministry of Higher  ... </description>
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<title>Celebrating 100 years of success</title>
<description>RIYADH: Dale Carnegie Training celebrated 100 years of its success recently at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. On this occasion, the Saudi-based school Al Tarbiyah Al-Islamiah School (ATS) was honored  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:55:21 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Middle East needs to create 2 million new jobs in 2012</title>
<description>DOHA: A recent report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), Global Employment Trends 2012, highlighted a number of challenges in the global labor market. The world will need to create  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:55:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Police warn against employing illegals</title>
<description>JEDDAH: Director of Jeddah Police Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Saadi has warned against sheltering illegal foreigners and said this was a crime against society and the country. &amp;quot;Concealing illegal  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:55:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Iran naval vessels moored in Jeddah Port</title>
<description>The commander of the Iranian Navy told the Mehr News Agency on Saturday that that the Navy&amp;#039;s 18th fleet of warships, comprised of the Khark warship and the Martyr Admiral Qandi destroyer, has  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Maaden Alcoa refinery work gathers pace</title>
<description>RIYADH: The Maaden Alcoa aluminum joint venture announced that it had poured the first concrete in the construction of the region&amp;#039;s first alumina refinery at the fully integrated aluminum  ... </description>
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<title>Riyadh, Manila reach maids deal</title>
<description>RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The Philippine Embassy has announced that the Saudi Embassy in Manila and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have discussed and agreed on a standard  ... </description>
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<title>Defense minister tells youth to maintain achievement of forefathers</title>
<description>RIYADH: A symposium honoring Saudi Arabia??s founder King Abdul Aziz entitled ??Humanitarian and Social Aspects in the History of King Abdul Aziz,? was opened Saturday by Defense Minister Prince  ... </description>
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<title>Zain Saudi Arabia takes part in &amp;#039;We share to participate&amp;#039; forum</title>
<description>Zain Saudi Arabia, through its participation in the first Forum for Social Responsibility in Riyadh, organized by Saudi Aramco, under the title &amp;quot;We share to participate&amp;quot; at Saudi Aramco  ... </description>
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<title>Jadwa February 2012 Chartbook</title>
<description>The?Jadwa Investment firm in Riyadh?introduced the ??Saudi Chartbook? to provide a quick, chart-based briefing on the key developments and trends in the Saudi economy and stock market. SUSRIS is  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Ambassadors Exchange Views  The American Side</title>
<description>Ambassador Abdullah Al-Mouallimi, Saudi Arabia??s top diplomat at the United Nations and Ambassador James Smith, America??s envoy in Riyadh presented remarks on the diplomatic and foreign policy  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:18:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>*Saudi Ambassador to Rome Meets Italian Foreign Ministry Secretary General</title>
<description>SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Italy Saleh Bin Mohammed Al-Ghamdi met here today with Secretary General of Italian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Giampiero Massolo. During the meeting, the bilateral  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:59 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>*Vice President of Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association Meets Indonesian Scouts</title>
<description>SPA - Vice President of Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association Dr. Abdullah Al-Fahd has met with President of Scout Association of the Republic of Indonesia Dr. Ozrul Al-Azore. During the meeting,  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:46:46 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A Conversation with Khaled Al-Seif</title>
<description>The 2nd US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Atlanta last month brought together a high level delegation of over 200 Saudi officials and business people with over 1000 Americans to explore the  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:46:42 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A Conversation with Khaled Al-Seif</title>
<description>In 2005 when SUSRIS first talked with distinguished businessman and then-Chairman of the Committee for International Trade, Khaled Al-Seif he was leading the largest ever Saudi trade mission to  ... </description>
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<title>Education  Investing in Human Capital: Prince Faisal</title>
<description>The recently concluded US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum (Dec 5-7, Atlanta) featured an extremely rich assembly of senior government officials, business people and more. Among those who  ... </description>
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<title>Gulf Competitiveness Forum 2012</title>
<description>The 6th Annual Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) organized by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) is set to open in Riyadh later this month. This year??s Forum, titled ??The  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:46:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Annual Summary of Articles, Interviews and Special Reports  2011</title>
<description>As we turn the page from 2011 to 2012 it??s time to take stock of the year past, a remarkable year for the Arab world and for those who follow developments in the historic relationship between the  ... </description>
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<title>Flydubai launches flights to Taif</title>
<description>Dubai??s low-cost airline flydubai has chalked up its seventh destination in Saudi Arabia with the start of its three-weekly flights to Taif in the Makkah Province. Flydubai launched its Saudi  ... </description>
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<title>Bank Albilad Jumps Most Since 2008 After Home Lending Deal</title>
<description>6:36 AM EST By Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Bank Albilad shares jumped the most in more than three years after Saudi Arabias second-smallest lender by market value signed a deal with the government to  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:10:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Saudi Shares Gain for Ninth Day on Home Loans Agreement, U.S. Employment  Bloomberg</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:10:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>STOCKS NEWS MIDEAST-Saudi shares close 1 pct higher</title>
<description>gains in the banking and tourism sectors. The all-share ends 1 percent higher to 6,734 points and the banking index adds 2.4 percent to 15,406 points. Heavyweight Al Rajhi Bank closes 2 percent  ... </description>
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<title>Move to regulate random real estate offices lauded</title>
<description>Abdullah Al-Ahmari, former chairman of the real estate committee at the chamber, said there are more than 3,000 unregulated real estate offices in Jeddah and its surrounding areas. ??These offices  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:09:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Jeddah flood disaster suspects to be tried for money laundering</title>
<description>Agencies probing the Jeddah flood disaster have filed fresh charges against some suspects, accusing them of being involved in money laundering. The general court in Jeddah would start proceedings  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:09:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>His times, challenges and achievements</title>
<description>??King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia: Leader of Consequence,? by Dr. S. Rob Sobhani, was launched at a special book event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Feb. 24, 2010. Dr.  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:09:47 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Fujitsu Commences Smart Community Development in...</title>
<description>Fujitsu announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON) to commence a collaborative smart communities project in MODON&amp;#039;s  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:09:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan denies hidden agenda in Afghanistan</title>
<description>AFP/Islamabad Pakistan yesterday rejected accusations that it was secretly supporting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, while the Taliban denied plans for peace talks with the Afghan government in  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:09:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Saudi Arabia King And IMF Chief Analyze Global Economic Challenges</title>
<description>By MD Rasooldeen Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah discussed world economic developments and matters related to the International Monetary Fund with its Managing Director Christine  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:09:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NACC seeks Saudi King&amp;#039;s nod for regulationson dirty money probe</title>
<description>RIYADH -- The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has submitted its draft regulations, on probes into public sector financial corruption, to King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:09:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Exemplary Bahraini-Saudi Ties Praised</title>
<description>Riyadh, Feb. 4. (BNA) - Bahraini Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Shaaikh Hmood bin Abdulla Al Khalifa has described the fraternal Bahraini-Saudi relations as exemplary deep-rooted ones.      In a  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:07:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Leading Business Intelligence on the Middle East &amp;amp; North Africa</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:54:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Saudi education ministry plan 33,000 health clinics, one in every school</title>
<description>The Saudi education ministry is considering plans to provide a full time doctor and a nurse in every school in the country, Saudi Gazette has reported. According to the proposal, health professional  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:11:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Delivery of 777-300ERs strengthens Saudi-Boeing ties</title>
<description>RIYADH: Boeing reached a major milestone with Saudi Arabian Airlines when it delivered the airline&amp;#039;s first two 777-300ERs (extended range) over the weekend, marking another step forward in  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:44:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Saudis seek greater IMF voting rights In exchange for help</title>
<description>By Summer Said Of ZAWYA DOW JONES RIYADH (Dow Jones)--Saudi officials told International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde that they want a greater share of voting rights at the Fund  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:44:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Hyatt to broaden Saudi Arabia presence with 3 more hotels by 2016</title>
<description>Hyatt Hotels will quadruple the size of its footprint in Saudi Arabia when three hotels totaling more than 900 rooms open by early 2016. The largest of the three will be the 400-room Grand Hyatt  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:44:43 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Saudi- Murder convict executed</title>
<description>(MENAFN - Arab News) Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed a man convicted of murder in the Kingdom&amp;#039;s southwest, the Interior Ministry said. Abulrahman Al-Qarni shot dead fellow Saudi Mushabab   ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:44:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>*Governor of Riyadh patronizes horse race on the King&amp;#039;s two trophies</title>
<description>SPA -- On behalf of the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, tonight patronized the annual grand horse race on the  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:44:26 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Middle East commits $180bn to energy projects</title>
<description>Spearheaded by the $20bn nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, which began construction late in 2011, the UAE will be one of the most active markets over the next two years with 20 projects worth  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:39:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>GCC roaming charges cut &amp;#039;bad for business&amp;#039;</title>
<description>roaming rates for voice calls across the Gulf region will have a negative impact on all telecoms operators in the region, Moody&amp;#039;s Investors Service has said in a new  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:39:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Arab women as &amp;#039;agents of change&amp;#039;</title>
<description>(CNN) -- Women have been at the forefront of the uprisings that started in Tunisia and soon cascaded west to Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria and across the Gulf. Over the past year, Arab women have  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:15:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>5 booked for holding fake passpor</title>
<description>Five persons were booked under various Sections of the Indian Passport Act and IPC while they were trying to enter India through the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here with allegedly forged  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:15:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Kabul put off by US talks with the group</title>
<description>Achieving a breakthrough in the Qatar negotiations without any agreement on ceasefire and prisoners&amp;#039; swap would be impossible There is no doubt that the Afghan government would like to have a  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:15:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Saudi-Japanese Joint Committee Meets</title>
<description>Tokyo, February 03 (QNA) - The Saudi-Japanese Joint Committee held its 11th meeting in the Japanese Capital, Tokyo. The Saudi side was chaired by Minister of Economy and Planning Dr. Mohammad  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:59 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Browne of Madingley opens the new Abu Dhabi office of ERM, the world&amp;#039;s leading</title>
<description>Lord Browne of Madingley, UKTI Business Ambassador, officially opened the new office of Environmental Resources Management (ERM), based at Mina Zayed Port, on Monday 30 January 2012. ERM are a  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:57 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Facebook video scam claims U.S. attack on Iran and Saudi Arabia</title>
<description>A new scam is making the rounds on Facebook reports one security company. Not unlike previous scams, this one uses the lure of an attention grabbing &amp;#039;breaking news&amp;#039; story in order to try  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:53 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>3 Jubail teachers honored for services to society</title>
<description>The teachers with International Indian School-Jubail Chairman Ahmad Khan, right; Principal Syed Hameed, left; and Vice Principal (Girls&amp;#039; Section) Zahra Malik, 2nd right. (AN  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:11:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Classes suspended due to poor weather</title>
<description>Director General of Education of Najran province Nasser bin Suleiman Al-Manie has suspended classes in all schools in the province on Saturday due to poor weather. According to weather forecast the  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:11:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Gulf states on Tuesday followed Saudi Arabia&amp;rsquo;s lead in pulling their observers out of Syria, while urgin&amp;hellip;</title>
<description>Gulf states on Tuesday followed Saudi Arabia&amp;rsquo;s lead in pulling their observers out of Syria, while urging the UN Security Council to pile pressure on Damascus to end its crackdown on  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:06:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Emerson signs MoU with Petroleum Institute</title>
<description>Emerson Process Management has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Petroleum Institute of Abu Dhabi (PI), to support the PI engineering programs through technology transfers, and  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:05:27 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Ethiopia sends first organic bananas to Saudi Arabia Ethiopia has begun exporting</title>
<description>Ethiopia sends first organic bananas to Saudi Arabia An agreement is being draw up with a company interested in exporting 200 tons of Ethiopian bananas per week for the Jeddah market. Currently  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:05:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Saudis facing death penalty in Iraq may receive grace period</title>
<description>breakthrough is expected in the dossier of Saudi prisoners in Iraq. The official in charge of bilateral relations at the Iraqi embassy in Riyadh said he expects a breakthrough especially regarding  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:05:04 -0500</pubDate>
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