Sudan News
South Sudanese public servants in the North to return as independence approaches
South Sudanese public servants, currently working in the 15 states of North Sudan, will be returned to the soon-to-be independent region as part of South Sudan’s independence and the formal separation between the two regions.
Date:28th May 2011 12.00AM
News Source: http://www.sudantribune.com/
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SPLA/M celebrate anniversary of South Sudan rebellion in Jonglei
Thousands of soldiers from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) marched in Bor town’s freedom square in commemoration of the inception of southern rebellion that began in the capital of Jonglei in 1983.
Date:28th May 2011 12.00AM
News Source: http://www.sudantribune.com/+-South-Sudan
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Emir meets Abbas
HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani receiving Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Emiri Diwan yesterday.
Date:2nd May 2011 12.00AM
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World hails killing of bin Laden
World leaders yesterday welcomed the killing of Osama bin Laden but warned that the long war against terrorism is far from over and that Al Qaeda could strike back with renewed force.
President Barack Obama said “justice has been done” as he announced the killing by US special forces of the world’s most wanted man, while his predecessor George W Bush hailed it as a “momentous” achievement.
Date:2nd May 2011 12.00AM
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Suicide bomber kills five Nato soldiers
A suicide bomber in an Afghan army uniform killed five foreign and four Afghan soldiers on Saturday at a sprawling desert base in the east of the country.
Date:16th April 2011 12.00AM
News Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8455615/Suicide-bomber-kills-five-Nato-an
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Obama calls for new partnership with Latin America
President Barack Obama called on Monday for a “new era of partnership” with Latin America as he acknowledged a sometimes troubled past between Washington and its neighbours in the region.
Date:23rd March 2011 12.00AM
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Fewer Britons back Libya strikes than Iraq war: poll
Less than half of Britons support military action in Libya, fewer than initially supported the Iraq invasion in 2003, a poll yesterday showed.
Date:23rd March 2011 12.00AM
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Rebels will only discuss Gaddafi ‘stepping down’
Rebels who have set up a National Libyan Council in east Libya are open to talks only on Muammar Gaddafi’s resignation or exile to stop bloodshed, an aide to a top rebel figure said yesterday.
Date:4th March 2011 12.00AM
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Pledge to mend ties as Kuwait PM visits Iraq
Iraq and Kuwait agreed yesterday to step up efforts to resolve issues dating from Iraq’s 1990 invasion of the emirate, as a Kuwaiti premier visited Baghdad for the first time since before that conflict.
Date:13th January 2011 12.00AM
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Iran air crash toll rises to 77, investigation ordered
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday ordered a probe after an Iran Air plane crashed killing 77 people and injuring dozens of others as it broke up into pieces in heavy snow and fog, state media said.
Date:10th January 2011 12.00AM
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Bashir promises to aid south if it breaks away
Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir pledged yesterday to help build a secure, stable and brotherly state in the south if it votes for independence in a referendum less than two weeks away.
Date:29th December 2010 12.00AM
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Kuwait MPs file motion seeking to oust premier
Ten Kuwaiti opposition lawmakers yesterday filed a motion of “non-cooperation” with the prime minister in a bid to oust him from office, Islamist MP Faisal al-Muslim told reporters.
Date:29th December 2010 12.00AM
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The tail end of a powerful blizzard across the US northeast snarled plans for millions of holiday travellers yesterday, forcing New York airport closures and crippling road and rail traffic. Starting early Sunday, the blizzard blanketed the region in be
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip yesterday marked two years since Israel’s devastating invasion of the coastal enclave at a time of renewed high tensions with the Jewish state.
In Jabaliya, just north of Gaza City, about 1,000 people attended a rally organised by the Islamic Jihad movement to commemorate the start of Israel’s Operation Cast Lead, chanting for continued “resistance” against Israel.
The Islamist Hamas movement which rules the Gaza Strip said it would hold its own rally later in Gaza City.
Date:28th December 2010 12.00AM
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Tail-end of blizzard sows travel chaos
The tail end of a powerful blizzard across the US northeast snarled plans for millions of holiday travellers yesterday, forcing New York airport closures and crippling road and rail traffic.
Date:28th December 2010 12.00AM
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Rush is on to find 145 missing in landslide
Emergency crews worked through the night in a frantic bid to rescue some 145 people believed missing in a landslide in Colombia, with 13 people confirmed dead.
Date:7th December 2010 12.00AM
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France clinches deals worth $20bn with India
France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday he had clinched deals worth about $20bn with India, becoming the latest among a string of world leaders jostling for a share of Asia’s third biggest economy.
Date:7th December 2010 12.00AM
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The words that changed a nation
The winner to organise the 2022 FIFA World Cup is Qatar
Date:3rd December 2010 12.00AM
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Kuwait pledges $500mn for East Sudan projects
Kuwait led the way at an international donor conference for East Sudan with a pledge of $500mn in aid for projects there.
The conference for East Sudan opened yesterday morning in Kuwait City.
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed al-Sabah told the opening session: “I am pleased to announce the donation of the State of Kuwait of $500mn for east Sudan development.”
Date:2nd December 2010 12.00AM
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Star tourist
French actress Juliette Binoche poses for photographs next to the Sphinx at the pyramids site in Giza on the outskirts of Cairo on Tuesday. Binoche received a Lifetime Achievement award during the opening ceremony of the 34th Cairo International Film Festival.
Date:2nd December 2010 12.00AM
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fifa world cup 2022
Russia has been chosen to host the 2018 World Cup and Qatar has been selected to stage the 2022 tournament.
Date:2nd December 2010 12.00AM
News Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9250612.stm
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Mubarak holds talks with UAE president
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday kicked off a Gulf tour with talks in the United Arab Emirates on the stalled Middle East peace process, the official Wam news agency reported.
Date:24th November 2010 12.00AM
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Output from 10 wells in shared gas field ‘soon’
The countdown has started for the production from 10 new wells in the shared gas field between Qatar and Iran, according to Tehran-based Mehr News Agency.
Date:21st November 2010 12.00AM
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Dead Sea probe seeks clues to Earth’s history
An international team of scientists has begun drilling deep below the Dead Sea in an effort to extract material that could provide an unusual look at Earth’s history over the past 500,000 years.
Date:18th November 2010 12.00AM
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Salwa road expansion progressing
Date:18th September 2010 12.00AM
News Source: http://gulf-times.com/site/topics/index.asp?cu_no=2&temp_type=44
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Journalists’ meet to back 2022 World Cup bid
An international journalists’ meet will be held in Doha next Monday to support Qatar’s candidacy to host the 2022 World Cup. The five-day event, organised by the Sports Press Committee (SPC), is sponsored by Abdullah Abdulghani & Brothers Co (AAB), distributors of Toyota and Lexus in Qatar.
Date:8th September 2010 12.00AM
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