Major news in Jordan on July 5: 61 per cent of Jordanian households have computers
Major news in <The Jordan Times>: 61 per cent of Jordanian households have computers Around 61 per cent of Jordanian households have personal computers (PCs) or laptops, with 35 per cent of them connected to the Internet, a study showed Wednesday. The survey, conducted by the Department of Statistics and the Ministry of Information and […]
IHH Healthcare Goes Public
IHH Healthcare Chairman Abu Bakar Suleiman delivers his opening remarks during the launch of its initial public offering prospectus in in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. IHH Healthcare, Asia’s top hospital operator, said Tuesday it plans to raise 6.4 billion ringgit ($2 billion) from an initial public offering in Malaysia and Singapore. Malaysia’s Prime […]
Syrians Stage Protest Chanting Slogans
This citizen journalism image provided by Kafarsouseh Revolt, taken on Sunday, July 1, 2012 purports to show Syrians chanting slogans during a demonstration in Kafar Souseh, Damascus, Syria. The head of the Arab League called Monday for the fragmented Syrian opposition to unite and said a U.N.-brokered plan for a transitional government in Syria fell […]
Major news in Qatar on July 3: Arabs urge Syria opposition to unite
Major news in <The Peninsula>: Arabs urge Syria opposition to unite Qatar with other Arab states and Turkey urged Syria’s divided opposition yesterday to unite and form a credible alternative to the government of President Bashar Al Assad, but rifts swiftly emerged at talks in Cairo. Addressing the conference of Syrian opposition, which kicked off […]
Major news in Israel on July 3: Israel has low expectations for talks between Iran, P5+1
Major news in <The Jerusalem Post>: Israel has low expectations for talks between Iran, P5+1 Gov’t sees little hope in upcoming low-level talks, which aim to see if there is reason to convene another full meeting. Israel has almost no expectations that low-level technical talks between Iran and world powers set to begin Tuesday in […]
Egyptian President Meets Turkish FM
Turkish Ambassador to Egypt, Hussein Awny, left, and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, center, meet with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, right, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 2, 2012. Morsi, whose appointment is the fruit of Egypt’s own uprising, said in a statement that he welcomes the opposition groups to Cairo and […]
Scenes Of Funeral For Former Israeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) eulogizes former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir during his funeral at the Mount Hertzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, July 2, 2012. Yitzhak Shamir, Israel’s seventh prime minister, died Saturday at a nursing home near Tel Aviv at the age of 96, after long years of battling Alzheimer’s. Members of […]
Major news in Turkey on July 2: Ankara insists Syria shot jet in int’l waters
Major news in <Hurriyet Daily News>: Ankara insists Syria shot jet in int’l waters PM Erdoğan and the military reject claims that Syria shot down a Turkish jet over Syrian waters, challenging a new report by a US daily The Wall Street Journal is engaged in biased journalism and is taking sides ahead of the […]
Major news in Iraq on July 2: Deputy premier holds talks with Azerbaijani counterparts
Major news in <Aswat al-Iraq>: Deputy premier holds talks with Azerbaijani counterparts Deputy Prime Minister Rouz Nouri Shawis discussed on Friday with his Azerbaijani counterpart ways of boosting bilateral ties, according to a statement of his office. “Shawis met the Azerbaijani official on Friday in Baku, where he takes part in the Montana Forum,” said […]
Suicide Bomb Attack Kills Some 100 Soldiers in Yemen
A Yemeni soldier, center, looks on as he stands at attention with fellow soldiers during a ceremony to commemorate the 40 days of soldiers who were killed in a suicide bomb attack, at Central Security Forces in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, July 1, 2012. A Yemeni soldier who detonated a bomb hidden in his uniform during […]
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