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| Nina Ricci Opens First Middle East Boutique in DIFC's Gate Village |
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Nina Ricci, one of the world's leading luxury fashion brands, has opened its long-awaited boutique at the Dubai International Financial Centre's (DIFC), Gate Village, in partnership with Villa Moda.
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| Eastwood, honoured by Cannes, looks ahead at 78 |
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Call it lucky if you want, punk: Clint Eastwood has taken home a special career award from the Cannes film fest, and he told AFP in an interview he likes it when his movies say something about America.
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| Muslim Teacher Suspended in Vienna |
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A Muslim religion teacher in Vienna has been suspended for allegedly giving his students anti-Semitic pamphlets.
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| Muslim Leaders Ask Libya to Establish Islamic University in Mindanao |
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In an open letter addressed to the Libyan leader, the religious and organization leaders pointed out the importance of having an institution that would produce future "qualified leaders" for the Muslim Ummah (community) in this country.
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| Libyans and the Culture of Baryush - by Aboubakar Famau |
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Libyans call it baryush, local slang for ‘croissant’. For most Libyans, the day won’t be a complete without a bite of baryush bread that will keep the mouth busy.
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| Sokel-Ghizdara: Where Libyan Antiques of Love and Passion are Engraved - by Aboubakar Fama |
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“It is an art that needs passion and patience. Sometime it can take even a month to blend an artwork to your desired shape,” admitted Mohammad Assoudy, a Libyan copper and brass-engraving artist who has been in the profession for the last forty-seven years.
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| MbR Al Maktoum Foundation to Release Encyclopedia on Impact of Arab and Islamic Civilization on Sicily |
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The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced it has signed an MoU with Dr. Salma Al Jayyousi, prominent academician and author, to publish the first encyclopaedia in English on the Arab and Islamic Civilization in Sicily from the 8th - 13th century.
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| Sokel-Ghizdara: Where Libyan Antiques of Love and Passion are Engraved |
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"It is an art that needs passion and patience. Sometime it can take even a month to blend an artwork to your desired shape," admitted Mohammad Assoudy, a Libyan copper and brass-engraving artist who has been in the profession for the last forty-seven years.
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| Israel’s Lie Machine is Working Flat Out |
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While the murderous assault on Gaza continues, I notice there's a briefing document on the website of the Israeli Embassy in London which has a lie in every line. The West's mainstream media repeat them, and even the most senior TV and radio interviewers don’t bother to challenge them.
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Opinion: The End of Days
By Morgan Strong |
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They buried a little girl last Tuesday in Gaza, she was only four. She was a beautiful child, long dark hair, and a sweetly innocent face, far too early for such promise as she to die.
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| New Motorway Signs Up First Week of January 09 |
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I was pleasantly surprised to see that new, shiny, florescent motorway signs were put up on Tripoli's central motorway (highway) on the evening of Thursday 1st January 2009.
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| Arab Journalism Award Appoints New Governing Board |
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The General Secretariat of the Arab Journalism Award has unveiled the newly constituted governing board for the media awards program.
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| Syria Formally Informs US of School, Culture Center Closure |
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The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Maura Connelly, U.S. charge d'affaires in Damascus, officially informing her last week of the decision of the Syrian cabinet to close a U.S. school and a cultural center in Damascus.
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| Sea and Sun Wraps Up Its Environmental Program |
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The third Sea and Sun campaign was held on the 11th of October in its bid to save the Mediterranean region from any further pollution.
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| TETRA Finds a Proactive Business Environment in Libya |
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We recently had a chance to sit down and talk with Curtis Locke, Operations Support Coordinator for TETRA Technologies out of Houston, Texas. TETRA is one of a growing number of foreign companies opening offices in Tripoli to conduct business in Libyan Oil & Gas sector.
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