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Merkel sees stable ties with Hollande
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday she believes a stable partnership with Socialist French president-elect Francois Hollande is possible after she backed his rival Nicolas Sarkozy.In answer to a journalist’s question to that effect, the conservative leader said: ...
UN: NATO summit must protect Afghan women
KABUL — The upcoming NATO summit in Chicago must ensure that special measures are taken to protect the rights of Afghan women as US-led coalition forces prepare to pull out, UN organizations said Saturday.There is widespread concern that gains women have ...
Myanmar urges millions of exiles to return home
YANGON — Myanmar’s president has urged the nation’s millions-strong diaspora to return, state media reported Saturday, as the country seeks skilled workers to help smooth the passage of reform.Several million people fled Myanmar’s corrupted economy and political repression under army ...
Hezbollah says able to strike anywhere in Israel
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said his group was capable of striking any target in neighboring Israel, saying “the days when we fled and they did not are over.”“Today we are not only able to hit Tel Aviv ...
Economic crisis seems to be redefining political fault lines
By Mushtak ParkerSaudi GazetteLONDON — The specter of thousands of police officers, prison wardens and immigration officers walking out on a 24-hour strike UK-wide Thursday protesting against government austerity policies and changes to their pensions, could not be more stark. ...
Algeria vote a step toward reform — EU
ALGIERS — European Union observers Saturday gave a qualified endorsement to an Algerian parliamentary election which handed victory to the ruling party, against the tide of “Arab Spring” revolts.Some opposition forces expressed suspicions there had been manipulation of the vote, though ...
US-Philippine alliance deepens amid China row
WASHINGTON — China’s assertive behavior is breathing life into America’s historically tumultuous relationship with the Philippines.With Washington turning its attention more to the Asia-Pacific region, the US and the Philippines last week held the first joint meeting of their top ...
Sidra Capital, Gatehouse buy Cambridge-based center
SIDRA Capital (Sidra), a CMA regulated Shariah-compliant financial services company, and Gatehouse Bank (Gatehouse), an FSA regulated UK-based Shariah-compliant bank specializing in UK real estate, have announced the first closing of the Sterling United Kingdom Real Estate Fund (SURF) and ...
Emirates sticks with expansion
Emirates Airlines, which said it has no plans to hedge against fluctuating fuel prices or pass much of the higher costs onto customers, reported a 72-percent drop in 2011 net profit. "Frankly we need more airplanes ...
Kingdom solar power plan to cut domestic oil use by 520,000b/d
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia is rolling out an ambitious plan to source 41,000 megawatts of solar projects over the next two decades — scaling up a domestic solar industry to support one third of electricity production by 2032. Officials estimate that ...
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