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Lebanese rivals seek agreement in Doha
alarabiya.net 8 hrs ago 24 related
Lebanon's squabbling political leaders were to meet in Qatar on Friday for talks brokered by the Arab League aimed at ending a long-running feud that drove the country to the brink of a new civil war. Leaders of the U.S.-backed ruling coalition and the Hezbollah-led opposition will try to forge
Rare interfaith meeting in Muslim heartland
msn.com 3 hrs ago 17 related
Jewish, Christian, Muslim scholars gather as religious dialogue center opens DOHA, Qatar - More than a dozen rabbis, including two from Israel, were in attendance this week as this conservative Muslim sheikdom opened one of the Gulf's first scholarly centers dedicated to interfaith dialogue. The...
Main Points of Lebanon Deal
zawya.com 10 hrs ago 3 related
BEIRUT, May 15, 2008 (AFP) - Arab foreign ministers announced on Thursday they had brokered a deal to end Lebanon's 18-month-old political crisis which escalated into deadly sectarian clashes last week. Following are the main points of the agreement unveiled by Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign...
Proclamation By the President: World Trade Week, 2008 (Business Wire)
yahoo.com 2 hrs ago 3 related
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Free and fair trade helps secure a future of freedom and promise. During World Trade Week, we recognize the positive effects of opening markets around the world. Open markets play an integral role in America's economic progress, creating better-paying jobs,...
Lebanon, Hezbollah to meet in peace talks
upi.com 5 hrs ago 37 related
DOHA, Qatar, May 16 (UPI) -- The Lebanese government and leaders of the Hezbollah opposition movement were preparing Friday to begin negotiations aimed a producing a unity government. In a deal brokered by Qatar, the two sides agreed this week to end fighting that has resulted in 65 deaths and...
Qatar's Inflation rate set to rise further: Expert
menafn.com 8 hrs ago 2 related
Qatar's inflation rate, high as it is, is set to rise further this year, an economic expert has said. Marios Maratheftis (pictured), Regional Head of Research, (Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan _ Global Markets) of Standard Chartered, told The Peninsula yesterday the inflationary trend is...
Qatar Airways plans low-cost carrier
menafn.com 8 hrs ago 1 related
Qatar Airways is likely to launch a low-cost carrier with better services than the existing low frills carriers in the Middle East, the CEO Akbar Al-Baker said yesterday. Al-Baker, who has had opposed such a model for Qatar Airways in the past, yesterday categorically said that airline was...
Japan PM to Send Energy Envoy to Three Middle East Countries
redorbit.com 5 hrs ago 1 related
Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, May 16 Kyodo - Hiroshi Okuda, a special adviser to the Cabinet, will visit Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar from Friday as a special envoy of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, the government said.
EU Presidency Statement on the situation on Lebanon
nieuwsbank.nl 2 hrs ago 1 related
Vrijdag 16 mei 2008 | Sloveens voorzitterschap EU 2008 ] The EU Presidency welcomes the positive outcome of the mediation mission conducted by the Arab League and Qatar on 15th May. The EU Presidency calls on Lebanese parties to restart dialogue aiming at the
Qatar to help educate children in conflict areas
menafn.com 8 hrs ago
The Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development, a member of the Qatar Foundation, is working on a project to assist children in conflict areas in the Middle East who have been denied school education, to study at home. The Institute is currently preparing study material in...