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95 killed in Syrias al-Qussair battles including 23 Hezbollah
A total of 95 people, including 23 Hezbollah members, have been killed in an intense fighting in Syria's central city of al-Qussair over the past 48 hours, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday.The death toll includes four civilians, 56 rebel fighters, 12 government troops and 23 fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group.The army pushed its way into ...
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200 arrested after clashes between police Salafists in Tunisia PM
Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh said Monday that some 200 people had been arrested following clashes between the police and hundreds of Salafists in the capital on Sunday.The clashes left one person dead and at least 14 injured, according to the Interior Ministry.In an interview with the Qatari newspaper Al Hayat, Laarayedh said the advocates of Ansar El Shariaa, a radical Islamist group ...
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All options open in securing release of kidnapped soldiers
The Egyptian presidency said on Monday that all options are open in dealing with the kidnappers of the Sinai soldiers and securing their release."All alternatives are being studied for one main goal, which is the release of the abducted soldiers alive," presidential spokesman Omar Amer told reporters at a press conference in the presidential palace in Cairo.Amer reaffirmed that the ...
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Etisalat to Showcase CSR Projects From Across ME Africa and Asia at 10th CSR Summit in Dubai
WAM ABU DHABI, May 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- The heads of Corporate Social Responsibility from Etisalat's operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Gabon, Egypt, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Togo and the UAE are travelling to Dubai to present their projects and engage with stakeholders to form new partnerships at IIR Middle East's 10th annual CSR Summit to take place in Dubai. During ...
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Addressing Electoral Violations Secretary-General Stresses Strict Adherence to Road Map for Full Legitimate Restoration of Madagascars Government
The Secretary-General shares the concerns expressed by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union over the latest developments in the electoral process in ...
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Enough Is Enough No More Looting of Somalias Oil
There has been a recent influx of oil companies to Somalia, but the country has been offered only a 7% share of the proceeds from the exploitation of its oil. This problem was foreshadowed by the former Somali President Mohamed Siad Bare, who famously said: "I will never sell my oil for 5%, or even for 10%, as long as Somalia is not getting the best deal." Do you know why oil ...
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Advertising Aiming Autism Ads at Hispanic and African-American Parents
AUTISM Speaks, the autism and science advocacy organization, this week is introducing a new public service advertising campaign aimed at Hispanic and African-American ...
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120 Boko Haram Islamists arrested in Nigeria
About 120 Boko Haram Islamists were arrested in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Monday as they were organizing the burial of a ...
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Clashes erupt in Congos Goma ahead of UN visit
Congolese National Police-officers gather inside the central bank complex in the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 1, 2012. Hundreds of Congolese M23 rebels began a withdrawal on December 1 from Goma as promised under a regionally brokered deal, after a 12-day occupation of the city. (Phil Moore/AFP/Getty ...
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Former NFLer Chad Johnson arrested for probation violation
Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada. Johnson was jailed Monday morning by a Broward County judge and later released after posting $1,000 US bail. Another hearing was set for June 3. An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month when Johnson failed to meet ...
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Good to Grill launches menu by Hawaii football star Chad Owens
The Good to Grill restaurant in Kapahulu has huddled together with former University of Hawaii football star Chad Owens to offer up a Power-Up menu designed to optimize workouts. The menu, which officially launches Wednesday, is made up of a variety of lean proteins for sustained energy and carbohydrates for fast-acting energy. Some say training on an empty stomach burns more fat, but the fact ...
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Citibank Barclays likely to lead Ghanas Eurobond plans
ACCRA | Mon May 20, 2013 7:27pm EDT ACCRA May 20 (Reuters) - Citibank and Barclays are likely to be named the lead advisers for Ghana's plans to issue up to $1 billion of Eurobonds this year, officials involved in the discussion said on Monday. The cocoa, gold and oil exporting country last week announced plans to issue its second Eurobond worth up to $1 billion to refinance debt ...
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Ugandan Millionaire Ashish Thakkar Launches African Answer To Skype
Mara Online , a family of online and mobile platforms that allow users to communicate, interact and collaborate with each other. Thakkar, who is the founder and CEO ...
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Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants - U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations said on ...
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The Caucus Obama to Visit Sub-Saharan Africa in June
President Obama will make a weeklong trip to Africa this summer, the longest journey of his presidency so far to the continent of his father’s family, the White House announced on Monday. Mr. Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania from June 26 to July 3, the White House said. While he made a one-day stop in Ghana after visiting Russia and Italy in 2009, this will be his most ...
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President Ellen Sirleaf and Liberias Comeback
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, left, meet with Chief of Police Marc Armblah at the police academy in Monrovia, Liberia Thursday, Aug. 13, ...
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Sam Nujoma Claims Unique Strength to Defend African Integrity
Addis Ababa, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Former Namibian president Sam Nujoma, one of the founding fathers of the Organization of African Union (OAU), today urged to strengthen continental unity with a unique defensive force that guarantees its territorial integrity.Nujoma called on African countries to consolidate all the structures of the African Union (AU), heiress of the OAU created 50 years ago, ...
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Nigeria Must Get Real About Its Oil By Mohammed Dahiru Aminu
The ultimate goal of every benign government, especially of countries so categorised as ‘developing’, and so intended for a keen march into 21st century modernity is to adopt global best practices as regards governance. And as regards countries with huge oil reserves, the efficient management of petroleum wealth is of utmost significance for both present and future ...
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Obama to travel to Africa in late June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in late June and early July to reinforce U.S. ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the White House said on ...
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Police say Egyptian teen shot classmate with machine gun
An Egyptian middle school student was arrested after bringing a machine gun to school Monday and shooting a fellow student in the arm, police said. The incident took place in the northern city of Qena, long known as the heart of the nation's illicit arms smuggling trade. Officials said the number of guns coming from neighboring Libya has increased dramatically since that country's ...
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Tunisia shuts down medieval city to prevent Salafi demonstrations
Radical Islamist movement Ansar al-Shariah supporters clash with Tunisian police officers after Tunisia's Interior Ministry on Friday banned their annual conference supposed to be held in Kairouan, in Ettadhamen, near Tunis, Sunday. Massive numbers of Tunisian police and army surrounded Tunisia's religious center of Kairouan to prevent a conference by a radical Islamist movement that ...
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Tornado Hits Oklahoma Again
The severe weather outbreak is expected to spread across other parts of the Plains and the Midwest. The National Weather Service has placed parts of five storm-battered states -- Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas -- under a tornado watch, meaning conditions are favorable for tornadoes to develop within the next few hours. Television video showed debris from homes and businesses ...
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Syrian Rebels Suffer Setbacks From Fighting in Town Near Lebanon Border
TRIPOLI, LEBANON -- Syrian government troops backed by fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah movement have been in fierce battles in the rebel-held town of Qusair after weeks of fighting. Many wounded rebels are being treated across the nearby border in northern Lebanon. Eighteen year-old Obeida Abdel Nabi is recovering from a shrapnel wound to his lower abdomen. He was hurt several days ago ...
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Nigerian Military More Than 200 Boko Haram Captured
A woman and two children stand along the Jos-Maiduguri road as they wait to board a vehicle, after the military declared a 24-hour curfew over large parts of Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigeria, May 19, ...
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51 die in two South Sudan clashes
Twenty-four people have died in a battle between South Sudan's military and rebel fighters the government believes to be supported by neighbouring Sudan, officials say.At the same time a tribe-on-tribe cattle-raiding attack elsewhere in the country killed 27 people.A battle in Jonglei state on Sunday killed 20 rebel fighters and four government troops, said Colonel Philip Aguer.Aguer said ...
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South Africa's small but growing cruise industry
The South African cruise industry has grown considerably in recent decades, recording an expansion of over 100% in recent years. The greatest growth came between the 1990s and 2010, led predominantly by Starlight Cruises, a household name in South Africa and the owner of the market share in the South African cruise industry.
The South African cruise industry is a growing one, in comparison to more developed countries it is tiny, with just one ship (sometimes two) that grace the coasts of South Africa once a year between November and April. Read more
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