| Clinton warns Arab leaders, Middle East will 'sink into sand' if extremism not stopped |
| Doha, Jan 14 ANI: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is currently on a tour of Arab countries, has reportedly told leaders of those countries that the Middle East could 'sink into the sand,' of chaos caused by extremists if they fail to liberalise their political system read more |
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| Robert De Niro to head jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival |
| London, Jan 7 ANI: Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro will head Cannes Film Festival jury this year, say organizers. As president of the nine-member jury, De Niro will help decide the winner of this year's Palme d'Or award read more |
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| Socceroos won't be distracted by showdown with S. Korea, will take minnows India seriously |
| Doha Qatar, Jan.7 ANI: Australia's Socceroos have said that they will not be distracted by the showdown with South Korea - their second Asian Cup match - and will take their opening fixture against minnows India in the Asia Cup read more |
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| Brit surrogate who agreed to have Osama's grandchild expecting twins |
| London, Aug 9 ANI: A British surrogate to Osama bin Laden's son Omar and his wife, Zaina, is expecting twins. Louise Pollard discovered that she's pregnant with two babies during her eight-week scan at a private clinic in Manchester read more |
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| Gulf reacts to Obama win with optimism laced with caution |
| INT43International/Diplomacy/Media/PoliticsGulf reacts to Obama win with optimism laced with cautionDubai, Nov 6 IANS The Gulf reacted expectedly with a definite sense of optimism, but tinged with caution, as America elected its first African American president, Barack Hussein Obama, to the White House.Media across the region reacted variously with headlines such as “Symbol of hope and change”, “Mr. Obama, yes you can”, “A momentous mandate yes, we agree”, “Change has arrived for all of us” and “New beginning” read more |
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| Brown eyes Gulf funds to fight meltdown |
| INT118International/Diplomacy/EconomyBrown eyes Gulf funds to fight meltdownDubai, Nov 5 IANS British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has asked Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates UAE to contribute to his proposed expanded International Monetary Fund IMF in return for international recognition of these countries' increasing economic weight at this month's Group of 20 summit in Washington. “During his most recent tour in the region, Brown told leaders of the Gulf states that read more |
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Posted by IANS on Friday Nov 07 |
| Gulf markets crash after two days of resurgence |
| ECO16Economy/InternationalGulf markets crash after two days of resurgenceBy Aroonim BhuyanDubai, Oct 15 IANS Gulf markets again fell Wednesday after rallying for two days over renewed fears of the global financial crisis.Except in Saudi Arabia, where the Tadawul index ended marginally up, most markets in the region started the day in the red. While some managed to recover part of the negative ground, others fell further.The key Dubai Financial Market DFM, which saw two of its biggest one-day gains in the last couple of days, posted the biggest loss, diving 7 read more |
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| Bloodbath in Gulf markets after Thursday's brief respite |
| ECO8Economy/InternationalBloodbath in Gulf markets after Thursday's brief respiteDubai, Oct 12 IANS Dashing all optimism after Thursday's resurgence, markets across the Gulf again plunged Sunday with the Dubai Financial Market DFM falling to a 43-month low.Even as new regulations Sunday fixed a limit to which the Dubai market can fall in a day, the DFM closed Sunday at 3,025.08 after touching 2,991.04, the lowest since March 2005.The only market to close on the green was the key Saudi Arabian Tadawul, which closed at 5,814 read more |
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Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14 |
| Bihar flood aid from Oman entrusted to Prakash Jha's NGO |
| INT25International/Diaspora/DisasterBihar flood aid from Oman entrusted to Prakash Jha's NGODubai, Oct 13 IANS Around Rs.2.1 million funds raised in Oman through a charity drive for Bihar flood victims will be channelised to the Indian state through Punarwaas, an NGO set up by film director Prakash Jha.The Indian embassy, under whose aegis the fund raising drive was conducted by the Indian Social Club, has chosen Punarwaas, which has set up several relief camps in Bihar in the wake of last month’s devastating floods, for channelising the funds read more |
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| 'Right time for overseas Indians to invest in India' |
| INT35International/Diaspora/Business/Economy'Right time for overseas Indians to invest in India'Dubai, Oct 11 IANS Overseas Indians should take advantage of favourable exchange rates arising out of the current global financial crisis and invest in India, says M. Venugopal, CEO and managing director of India’s Federal Bank."I will ask NRIs non-resident Indians to take advantage of the current situation of high exchange rates and interest rates," Venugopalan said in Qatar.Venugopalan, read more |
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