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Russia blocks UN resolution on Syria town siegeRussia has blocked a UN Security Council declaration of alarm over the bloody siege of the Syrian town of Al Qusair by Syrian troops and Hezbollah guerrillas, Security Council diplomats said. Britain, president of the 15-nation co More… |
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Toshiba unveils next-gen ultra HD TVToshiba has unveiled its second generation of ultra HD TVs featuring four times the resolution of the regular 1080p full HD TVs. Powered by Toshiba’s proprietary CEVO 4K Quad+Dual Core Processor, L9300 Series TVs deliver the More… |
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Compromise seen in global talks on Internet oversightHopes rose on Tuesday for a compromise agreement that would keep intrusive government regulation of the Internet from being enshrined in a global treaty. As a 12-day conference of the Internatio More… |
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UAE upbraids European Parliament resolutionThe United Arab Emirates has condemned a European Parliament resolution criticising its human rights record as "biased and prejudiced", accusing the chamber of insufficient research. The resolution, which was passed on F More… |
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UN unites on Syria, sanctions set for Assad wifeThe UN Security Council, including Russia and China, threw its weight behind efforts by Kofi Annan to end the bloody conflict in Syria, providing a rare moment of global unity in the face of the year-long crisis. In a statement approved by More… |
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Saudi denies reports on Syria resolutionSaudi Arabia denied reports in Saudi media that it has formally presented a new resolution on Syria to the UN General Assembly, Saudi state news agency SPA cited an official at the foreign ministry as saying on Sunday. "No provision of an More… |
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Russia, China veto crucial UN Syria resolutionRussia and China vetoed on Saturday an Arab- and Western-backed resolution at the U.N. Security Council calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down over his bloody crackdown on a popular uprising. The setback in diplomatic ef More… |
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Insurer banks on Mideast employee benefitsLife insurer Friends Provident, now part of the British group Resolution, sees a rise in employee benefits in the Middle East as a springboard to growth in the region's nascent insurance industry, an executive said. "The main focus is on t More… |
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Shuaa key resolutions win investors nodShuaa Capital, the region’s leading financial services institution, announced that all its key resolutions, including a proposal to set off accumulated losses against excess statutory reserves, have been approved by its shareholders. More… |
Gulf, Asian states to fight labour abuseLabour ministers from the GCC and Asia are to propose an action plan to end exploitation of expat workers from Asia at a meeting in Abu Dhabi, a report said. The Abu Dhabi Labour Dialogue is the first-of-its-kind to be held in a More… |
