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Maids from the Philippines sit in a shelter in the basement of the Philippines Embassy in Amman, Jordan
Arab   Filipina   Insurance   Mission   Photos		  Khaleej Times 
Foreign Missions Seek Full Insurance for Housemaids
Sun 7 Feb 2010
ABU DHABI ' Diplomatic missions in the capital are planning memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with different insurance companies to provide housemaids comprehensive insurance cover in the event of... (photo: AP / Nader Daoud)
Shashi Tharoor
Delhi   India   Oman   Photos   Politics		  Deccan Chronicle 
Shashi Tharoor to visit Oman
Thu 4 Feb 2010
Shashi Tharoor to visit Oman... (photo: Creative Commons)
KLdy1 - INDdy1 - ai1 - Uttar Pradesh - Jhansi - workers - labour - construction site - indian labours - labour law. (dy1)  Khaleej Times  Wed 3 Feb 2010
Indian Mission In Oman Submits List of Illegals

MUSCAT ' The Indian Mission in Oman has submitted a list of 1,839 Indians who have overstayed their visas to the ministry of manpower, out of the 18,000 odd... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
Government   India   Oman   Photos   Society
Dubai land construction site , UAE, November 2007  Khaleej Times  Tue 2 Feb 2010
Indians Top Buyers of Dubai Property in 2009

DUBAI ' Indian investors dominated Dubai's real estate market in 2009 with their investment in the sector reaching almost a quarter of the total sales xrecorded in the emirate, a new study has found.... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Dubai   Investment   Market   Photos   Society
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In this photo taken Sunday, April 19, 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gestures as he speaks at a meeting at the Iraqi Interior Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Maliki denounced a deadly U.S. raid on Sunday April 26, 2009 in the southern Shiite city of Kut, which left at least one person dead and six arrested, as a "crime" that violated the security pact with Washington and demanded American commanders hand over those responsible to face possible trial in Iraqi courts. Khaleej Times Mon 8 Feb 2010
Bring Iraq's Sunnis on Board

The government of Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki has played a positive and crucial role in stabilising the war-ravaged Iraq. Maliki has earned himself admiration and... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Elections   Iraq   Iraqi   Photos   Politics
Emirates-airlines-flight-aviation (sl1) Khaleej Times Mon 8 Feb 2010
First Class with a Unique Difference
DUBAI - In the easy First Class confines of the Emirates flight from Dubai to Riyadh recently, none seemed to mind Ibn Sina as he held forth in fluent Arabic He was... (photo: Public domain photo)
Dubai   Emirates   Flight   Photos   Travel
May 14, 2007- National and Local Elections in the Philippines. wnhires (js1) Inquirer Mon 8 Feb 2010
Ballot printing finally underway
MANILA, Philippines—After several postponements, the printing of the official ballots for the May 10 elections was finally started Monday afternoon at the National... (photo: WN / janice)
Comelec   Election   Philippines   Photos   Vote
Arrival Terminal 3 at Dubai Airport USA Today Mon 8 Feb 2010
Fewer people worldwide took flights last year

Updated  | Comment  | Recommend | | |   By Charles Crowell, Bloomberg News Emirates planes taxi at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United... (photo: Creative Commons / Augapfel)
Business   Consumer   Dubai   Photos   Transport
Iranian Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, listens to a question posed by media in his office in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 The Star Mon 8 Feb 2010
Iran plans major nuclear expansion over next year

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran says it will start producing higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday and add 10 uranium enrichment plants over the next year in a nuclear expansion... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Defence   Fuel   Iran   Nuclear   Photos


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File - Palestine Refugees, Middle East, 1951. Palestinian refugees plant trees, a small beginning in the immense task of starting again. My Father Was A Freedom Fighter - A Book Review by Gilad Atzmon WorldNews.com
File - John Chilcot, the chairman of the Iraq Inquiry, outlines the terms of reference for the inquiry and explains the panel's approach to its work during a news conference to launch it at the QEII conference centre in London, Thursday, July 30, 2009. Chilcot will change the way Muslims see the west The Guardian
A Palestinian stands next to a crater caused by an Israeli bombing of the Sheik Radwan cemetery in Gaza City, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2009. An Israeli warplane bombed a crammed cemetery in Gaza City on Wednesday, sending body parts flying onto neighboring houses and knocking a large hole into the graveyard. Earlier, Residents had reopened dozens of graves in the bombed Sheik Radwan cemetery to cram in many of those slain in Israel's 19-day operation in Gaza that has killed more than 940 Palestinians, according to local sour Gaza: UN chief Ban Ki-moon rules evidence 'incomplete' BBC News
Energy
Iranian oil workers work at Tehran's oil refinery, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. Iran's president said Saturday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is "under heavy economic and political pressures" and that the oil prices are below its real value, state-run-news agency reported. Iran creates national fund for energy projects The Siasat Daily
An Iranian technician walks through the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Diplomats from the Nonaligned Movement, Arab League and Group of 77 Iran says to start work on 20 pct nuclear fuel The Star
Oil field in UMM Qasir near Basra City Dubai's new oilfield to be operational in a year Khaleej Times
Media
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami delivers his talk about "Explanation of Doctrinaires of Reformation" during a gathering of reformists in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008. Khatami is under increasing pressure from moderates to challenge Hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June's presidential elections Iran's Khatami urges people to attend rallies The Star
Nigeria's former military leader Ibrahim Babangida, right, welcomes Britain's Foreign Minister Jack Straw at a lecture in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 14 2006. Straw said Tuesday that Africa is an attractive base for terrorists looking to launch worldwide attacks and that the risk is set to grow over the next decade. Straw is on a three-day visit to Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and largest oil producer. Jack Straw denies ignoring advice on legality of Iraq war The Daily Mail
Zebra in Safari West For sale: Gaza zoo where the zebras were not all they seemed The Independent
Travel
Turkish jazz bars Culture capital Istanbul wakes up The Times
Panorama of Abu Dhabi, UAE. Abu Dhabi's tourism industry urged to go digital Middle East Online
Israeli border police officers detain a Palestinian youth during clashes in Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. Israeli forces raid Palestinian East Jerusalem Middle East Online
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