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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao, as they attend a state dinner reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Standing behind them are their translators.
(photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics
Asia Times
| By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically gone through rough patches over these and related causes of disagreement. What is new is China's mu...
Women look for discounted clothes in a shop in Hamra Street, Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008.
(photo: AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil) / )
Lebanese women still face discrimination - study
Daily Star Lebanon
| By Dalila Mahdawi | Daily Star staff | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Women in Lebanon have made considerable strides toward gender equality in education and the workplace but continue to face significant discrimination in many other facets of society, a study said this week. | A...
'More Women Need to Embrace E-literacy'
The Siasat Daily
| Dubai, March 10: The International Women’s Day, according to a leading mirati woman professional, is a good chance to develop women’s awareness about e-literacy, which can give them a technological edge in their professions. | “We strongly be...
'More Women Need to Embrace E-literacy'
Khaleej Times
DUBAI ' The International Women's Day, according to a leading mirati woman professional, is a good chance to develop women's awareness about e-literacy, which can give them a technological edge in their professions. | 'We strongly believe that e-lite...
Lebanese women still face discrimination - study
Daily Star Lebanon
| By Dalila Mahdawi | Daily Star staff | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Women in Lebanon have made considerable strides toward gender equality in education and the workplace but continue to face significant discrimination in many ot...
Education Holds the Key: Youth Leaders
Khaleej Times
DUBAI - The Second Arab Youth Survey, released on Sunday by Asdaa Burson Marsteller, drew varied reactions from youth leaders, experts and policymakers even as they agreed unanimously that improving the quality of education is the best step forward. ...
In Arab Countries, Emigration Appeals More to the Employed
WN / Farida Azzawi
In Arab Countries, Emigration Appeals More to the Employed
Gallup
| WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Young Arabs who have a job are more likely than those who do not to express the desire to emigrate permanently. Across Arab League member countries surveyed, ...
President Barack Obama answers questions during his first prime time televised news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009.
AP / Charles Dharapak
Obama names envoy to global Islamic group
Denver Post
| U.S. Sen. John Kerry, left; Qatari Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani, second from right; and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rig...
President Barack Obama walks over to his set before his bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at Kantei, the prime minister's official residence, in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.
AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Obama names special envoy to global Islamic group
The Guardian
| DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday named a White House lawyer as his special envoy to the Organization of the Is...
2 Iranians, 5 Italians nabbed for smuggling arms to Iran
Inquirer
| MILAN, Italy—Two Iranians and five Italians were arrested Wednesday in Italy on suspicion of trafficking arms to Iran in violation of international sanctions, a top anti-terrorist prosecutor said. | "It is an investigation of considerable importanc...
Two Iranians, five Italians arrested for smuggling arms to Iran
Daily Star Lebanon
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Thursday, March 04, 2010 | - Powered by | MILAN: Two Iranians and five Italians were arrested Wednesday in Italy on suspicion of trafficking arms to Iran in violation of international sanctions, a top anti-terrorist ...
Jacobs gets contract from Saudi Aramco
Business Journal
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Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation, speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Newseum, a museum about journalism and the First Amendment, on opening day in Washington on Friday April 11, 20
(photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Murdoch to Arabs: censorship is counterproductive
Newsvine
| ABU DHABI — Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday challenged tight controls on media in the Middle East, calling censorship counterproductive and urging Arab leaders to allow their citizens the freedom to unleash their creativity. | The News Corp. chairman and chief executive, whose conglomerate has been increasing its presence in the region, made the ...
Business
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai review the honor guard at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
(photo: AP / Sorkhabi, Pool)
Iran and U.S. Trade Barbs in Kabul Visit
The New York Times
| KABUL, Afghanistan — The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shot back Wednesday at American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents, accusing the United States of playing its own “double game” in the country and warning that the occupation was doomed to fail. Omar Sobhani/Reuters | President Hamid K...



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