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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… |
