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DUBAI (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's oil minister told a Dubai conference Wednesday that Gulf economies remain strong, even as the emirate's stock market spiralled downwards over debt default fears. Full Story »
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Gulf economy 'strong' says Saudi oil chief
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 11:10 am ET
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Egypt 'excavates' Gaza border tunnel
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 10:49 am ET
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RAFAH, Egypt (AFP) - Egyptian engineers were carrying out major excavation work at the Gaza border on Wednesday as an Israeli daily reported that an anti-smuggling barrier was under construction, an AFP reporter said. Full Story »
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Baghdad attackers backed by foreign groups: police
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 10:47 am ET
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BAGHDAD (AFP) - Baghdad bombers who killed 127 people were backed by groups in Syria or Saudi Arabia, Iraqi police charged on Wednesday, as enraged MPs demanded answers from the country's leaders over the blasts. Full Story »
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The women who guard other women in conservative Egypt
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 10:28 am ET
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CAIRO (AFP) - Her hair neatly tucked under a Muslim headscarf, Dawlat al-Amine practises aikido regularly in a Cairo gym where she and her female colleagues learn martial arts to protect other women. Full Story »
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Dubai shares slide as UAE brushes off crisis
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 9:54 am ET
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DUBAI (AFP) - Share prices in the United Arab Emirates were battered again on Wednesday over Dubai's worsening debt woes, as the Gulf country insisted it was coping with the global economic crisis. Full Story »
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