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Breaking News Thu, 15 May 2008
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The burj al Arab in Dubai, UAE, November 2007
Dubai   Market   Photos   Trading   UAE  
 Gulf News 
Dubai 'could emerge as derivatives trading hub'
| Dubai: James E. Newsome has been president of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) since August 2004. Prior to that, he served as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) begi... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Passengers of the first flight that landed in Beirut International Airport after it was shut down for a week during unrest, arrive in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday May 15, 2008.
Airport   Beirut   Hezbollah   Passengers   Photos   Slideshow  
 Daily Star Lebanon 
Lebanese breathe sighs of relief as airport, highways reopen
| By Anthony Elghossain | Daily Star staff | Friday, May 16, 2008 | BEIRUT: Beirut's airport resumed activity Thursday after commercial airlines including Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airli... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
President Bush waves after addressing the Knesset in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 15, 200  The Star 
Bush presents peace prophecy for Middle East
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush offered a peace prophecy for the Middle East on Thursday in which the enemies of the United States faced a future of defeat. U.S. President George... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   US  
A Lebanese Internal Security Forces unit passes a poster of late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri as they patrol a street separating a Sunni neighborhood from a neighborhood controlled by an opponent pro-Syrian party allied with Hezbollah, in the city of Tripoli, Lebanon Wednesday, May 14, 2008.  The Star 
Arab mediators announce deal to end Lebanon violence
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - Arab League mediators announced a deal on Thursday to end Lebanon's worst internal fighting since the civil war after the U.S.-supported government backed down in its conflict wit... (photo: AP Photo / Nasser Nasser)
Arabs   Hezbollah   Lebanon   Photos   Violence  
Top Stories
 Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, right, shakes hands with Army commander Gen. Michel Suleiman, tmg1 Gulf News
Lebanon to elect president 'in days'
| Dubai: Lebanese army chief General Michel Sulaiman is expected to be elected the country's president "within days," top Arab officials announced in Beirut on Thursday. ... (photo: AP Photo)
Election   Lebanon   Photos   Politics   President  
The burj al Arab in Dubai, UAE, November 2007 Gulf News
Dubai 'could emerge as derivatives trading hub'
| Dubai: James E. Newsome has been president of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) since August 2004. Prior to that, he served as chairman of the Commodity Futures ... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Dubai   Market   Photos   Trading   UAE  
Sheikh al Zayed road, Center of Dubai, UAE, November 2007 Gulf News
Abu Dhabi's real estate projects to cross Dh1.71tr
| Dubai: Real estate projects announced in Abu Dhabi so far, including those under planning and development, are estimated to cross $466 billion (Dh1.71 trillion) when co... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Abu Dhabi   Development   Photos   Projects   Real Estate  
Passengers of the first flight that landed in Beirut International Airport after it was shut down for a week during unrest, arrive in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday May 15, 2008. Daily Star Lebanon
Lebanese breathe sighs of relief as airport, highways reopen
| By Anthony Elghossain | Daily Star staff | Friday, May 16, 2008 | BEIRUT: Beirut's airport resumed activity Thursday after commercial airlines including Lebanon's natio... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Airport   Beirut   Hezbollah   Passengers   Photos   Slideshow  
 Arab Women -Saharawi women watch a military parade by the Polisario Front independence rebel army at the El Ayoun refugee camp in southeastern Algeria Tuesday, February 27, 2001, during celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the "Saharawi Arab Demo Daily Star Lebanon
Don't expect any fairy tales in Middle East media
| By Lawrence Pintak | Commentary by | Friday, May 16, 2008 | Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, there lived a beautiful princess named Rym. But this princess ... (photo: AP Photo)
Islam   Mideast   Photos   Society   Woman  
A Palestinian demonstrator holds stones, during clashes with Israeli soldiers, not seen, during a demonstration to mark Land Day, at a site where Israel is building a section of its separation barrier in the West Bank village of Deir Qeddis, near Ramallah, Sunday, March 30, 2008. The demonstration marked the 32nd "Land Day" which commemorates the killing of six Arab citizens of Israel by the Israeli army and police on March 30, 1976 during protests over Israeli confiscations of Arab land Daily Star Lebanon
What Japan sees in the Arab world
| By Kentaro Hirayama | Commentary by | Friday, May 16, 2008 | During the oil crisis that followed the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, Japan's government spokesman Susumu Nikaido ... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen)
Israel   Japan   Oil   Palestine   Photos  
Hezbollah militants stand at attention during a memorial service for Hezbollah's recently assassinated top commander Imad Mughniyeh in his home village of Tair Debba, south Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008 Daily Star Lebanon
Israeli general says Hizbullah proved strength
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Friday, May 16, 2008 | OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Hizbullah proved last week that it is the strongest force in Lebanon and could have seized po... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill)
Defence   Hezbollah   Israel   Lebanon   Photos  
Lebanese children sit in the trunk of a car in a street separating a Sunni neighborhood from a neighborhood controlled by an opponent pro-Syrian party allied with Hezbollah in the city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. An uneasy calm has descended on Beirut and other areas of Lebanon ahead of a visit Wednesday by a high-powered Arab League delegation to help mediate an end to street confrontations that have claimed more than 50 li Daily Star Lebanon
Tripoli clashes open old sectarian wounds
| Political crisis again divides sunnis, alawites | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Friday, May 16, 2008 | Amer Ouali | Agence France Presse | TRIPOLI: In Lebanon's north... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Hezbollah   Photos   Society   Syria   Tripoli  
 President George W. Bush acknowledges Dalia Itzik, Speaker of the Knesset, as he visits the Israeli parliament Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Jerusalem. At right is Israels President Shimon Peres. TVNZ
Bush hails Israel as Arabs lament
May 16, 2008 6:52 AM | President George Bush told Israelis they were a chosen people who can forever count on American support against enemies like Hamas and Iran.  ... (photo: White House / Shealah Craighead)
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   US  
Politics Terrorism
- McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013
- US House rejects funding for Iraq, Afghanistan wars as Repub
- House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars
- Kaczyński meets US and Georgian Presidents in Israel
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets supporters following primaries in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, in Alexandria (tmg1)
McCain says Iraq war won by 2013
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- U.S. House blocks Iraq war money, sets pullout plan
- McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013
- McCain sees U.S. troops leaving Iraq by 2013
- U.S. House blocks Iraq war money and sets pullout plan
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets supporters following primaries in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, in Alexandria (tmg1)
McCain says Iraq war won by 2013
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- U.S. House blocks Iraq war money, sets pullout plan
- U.S. House blocks Iraq war money and sets pullout plan
- Bahrain-Singapore study financial sector growth
- Welsh firms seeking bahrain investment
The burj al Arab in Dubai, UAE, November 2007
Dubai 'could emerge as derivatives trading hub'
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- Corporate News
- Big turnout for key travel expo
- New portal launched
- Bahrain-Singapore study financial sector growth
The burj al Arab in Dubai, UAE, November 2007
Dubai 'could emerge as derivatives trading hub'
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Health Society & Culture
- Big turnout for key travel expo
- Memory of first hospital lives on
- Charity gets kids back on their feet
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital to receive Primaris Hospital Quality
An Afghan police man destroying the opium poppies on the field during a poppy eradication operations in Tarin Kowt in Urugzan Southern province of Afghanistan, Sunday, April 29, 2007. Taliban fired rockets and small arms when U.S sState Department officials along with Afghan authorities were eradicating the poppy in the southern Afghanistan.
Russia proposes 'belt of security' with China, India to choke Afghan drug supply
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- Thousands vote at university
- Blind easy prey for abusers
- Dud cheques woman loses bail chance
- Heritage preservation firm sets up regional office
A young couple in Sheikh al Zayed road, Center of Dubai, UAE, November 2007
Why Emirati men marry foreign women
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- Welsh firms seeking bahrain investment
- Saudi-UAE seeking more Thai rice
- McCain says Iraq war won by 2013 (+video)
- Saudi Arabia and UAE seek more Thai rice
Lebanon
'Things Will Get Worse and Not Better'
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- Glamorgan Defeat SLISJ in Friendly Cricket Match
- Kuwait win Hearing Impaired tournament
- Ze Mario may be on his way to Al Shabab
- Israel Folau clears every hurdle Maroons throw at him
Kramgasse (grocer's lane) with Zytglogge clock tower, Berne, Switzerland. Simson fountain in the foreground and Zhringer fountain in the background.
Al Qaeda 'Planning Euro 2008 Attack'
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