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Pro- and anti-regime demonstrators trade barbs at Syrian embassy
Two groups of Syrians gathered outside the Syrian embassy on Friday to hold competing demonstrations in opposition to and in support of the regime.
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Iran says ready for nuclear talks as tensions mount
Top negotiator Saeed Jalili said Iran was ready to rejoin EU-led talks with major powers on assuaging Western concerns over its nuclear programme even as tensions with the United States soared in the Gulf.
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World
World rings in 2012 and bids adieu to a tough year
Fireworks glittered and boomed Sunday as revelers in Australia and Asia welcomed 2012 and others around the world looked forward to bidding adieu to a year marred by hurricanes, tsunamis and economic turmoil.
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Business
Jordan, PNA sign accord to prevent double taxation
The Ministry of Finance and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on Thursday signed an agreement to prevent double taxation and activate commercial exchange between the two countries.
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Sports
Olympic champion Defago wins World Cup downhill
Olympic champion Didier Defago won a grueling World Cup downhill on the bumpy Stelvio course Thursday, showing that the Swiss racer has fully recovered from a knee injury that kept him out all of last season.
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Features
Looking for that artistic piece that ‘just feels right’
The diversity of artistic talent is celebrated in “Coloured Festivities” at Foresight32 Art Gallery, with works by local and international artists on display.
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- US signs $3.5 billion arms sale to UAE amid Iran tensions
- Ethiopian, Somali troops take key city — witnesses
- Egypt risks losing military aid with raids
- Libyan rebel chief warns Egypt over pro-Qadhafi TV
- ‘Islamist fighters halt Yemen peace march’
- Bahraini police crack down on Shiite protesters — ex-MP
- Unhappy Algerians want jobs, houses and less bureaucracy
- Pro- and anti-regime demonstrators trade barbs at Syrian embassy
- Ministry to decide on water billing system next month
- No new charges for Maani — lawyer
- Al Ghad appoints new responsible editor
- Garment employers warn of harm to sector if minimum wage rises
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Despite setbacks, national economy ‘resilient, salvageable’
Jordan’s economy has shown some resilience to the unusual political and economic instability that hit the region in 2011, according to a recent study, which expected a possible recovery in the medium term. Full story
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Unhappy Algerians want jobs, houses and less bureaucracy
Algeria’s leaders are out of touch with their people who are growing increasingly angry about unemployment, red tape and poor housing, said a senior official carrying out a presidential review of the country’s economic and social woes. Full story
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‘China moving to more convertible yuan’
China’s central bank governor argued in comments published on Saturday that Beijing does not control the yuan’s flow across borders as tightly as some think and that it is natural for the currency’s trading band to be widened over time. Full story
World rings in 2012 and bids adieu to a tough year
Fireworks glittered and boomed Sunday as revelers in Australia and.