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| GCC rails at Iranian threats to Bahrain |
The Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday condemned Iranian threats to Bahrain as un-Islamic and asked Tehran to reconsider its approach to Arabian Gulf countries...
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| UAE calls for action to stop 'repressive Damascus' |
The UAE yesterday called for political action to stop what it called "the repressive machine" in Damascus, ahead of an international conference aimed at resolving the Syrian conflict...
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| Hezbollah militants step up Syria battle |
Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops yesterday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail...
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| Kuwaiti MPs warn govt over oil appointments |
A number of MPs yesterday warned the government against what they called "rushed" appointments in the oil sector after the government reshuffled leading posts in the vital sector amid a bitter controversy over a $2.2 billion payment to US’ Dow Chemical..
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| Saudi Arabia, Philippines sign watershed labor pact |
Philippine Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and Saudi Deputy Labor Minister Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani signed a labor agreement Sunday on the hiring of Filipino household service workers (HSWs). Al-Haqbani signed on behalf of Labor Minister Adel Fakeih...
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| India keen to expand relations with Qatar |
India has expressed keenness to further expand its already strong relationship with Qatar at a high-level meeting the country's Finance Minister P Chidambaram had in Doha yesterday...
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| Iraqi PM calls for joint Sunni-Shiite prayers to ease sectarian tension |
In a goodwill gesture, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki called Sunday for joint Sunni-Shiite prayers to ease the growing sectarian tension after a wave of tit-for-tat attacks on places of worship...
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