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US must stop 'Iranian plot against Bahrain'It is in America's strategic interest to help Bahrain as it battles an Iranian plot to destabilise the kingdom, said former US representative Dan Burton. Bahrain is threatened by Iranian agents who are working with protest leaders and radical clerics to overthrow the governme More… |
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Saudi says hackers sabotage govt websitesSeveral government websites in Saudi Arabia were sabotaged in a series of heavy cyber attacks from abroad in recent days, disabling them briefly until the attacks were repelled, the government said. An investigation traced the "coordinated and simultaneous attacks" to h More… |
Saudi princes lose battle to keep UK lawsuit secretTwo Saudi princes will not be able to keep details of an international commercial dispute a secret, a British court ruled on Thursday, despite lawyers arguing that the case could damage Saudi relations with Britain and the US. More… |
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Egyptians 'gloomier over country's future'Egyptians are getting gloomier about their country's future more than two years after an uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak, but most retain a favourable view of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, according to a poll. More… |
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Iran ‘ready’ for nuke talks with world powersIran is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after next month's presidential election in the Islamic Republic, its chief negotiator said on Thursday. Saeed Jalili, who is also a candidate in the presidential race, was speaking after talks on the nu More… |
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US to rigorously enforce gold ban on IranThe US will rigorously enforce "without fear or fail" sanctions starting on July 1 that ban governments or private companies from selling gold to Iran, a top Treasury official said. David S Cohen, More… |
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Bahrain jails 5 tweeters on defamation chargeFive Bahrainis have been jailed for a year each for defaming His Majesty King Hamad on Twitter, a report said. They include a teacher, a lawyer and two brothers who are students, according to the report in the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. All of them we More… |
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US blacklists two UAE companiesThe US has blacklisted two Dubai-based trading companies, accusing them of helping Iran evade financial sanctions and effectively cutting them off from the US financial system. The move against Al Hilal Exc More… |
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Kuwait ruling may threaten economic recoveryA ruling by Kuwait's top court next month could end a period of relative political stability, jeopardising government plans to push ahead with long-delayed economic projects. One of the world's rich More… |
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Global customs IT summit opens in DubaiMore than 1,000 dignitaries, including specialists in customs, security technologies and IT from over 100 countries gathered in Dubai as the first-ever World Customs Organization event in the Middle East opened yesterday (May 14). The 2013 WCO IT Conference and Exhibition t More… |
