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<title><![CDATA[Symantec discovers new malware with potential to exploit interest around Arab Spring]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55914</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. New malware found targeting individuals specifically in the Middle East through an app could open the door to more malicious attacks.

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<title><![CDATA[Gulf Arabs back unity after hinting at Iran threat]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55859</link>
<description><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIA. Regional political upheavals revive dormant GCC unity plans; Development aid for non-GCC members Jordan, Morocco and Yemen.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55796</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. UN agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations in Yemen sound the alarm as the crisis spreads from people directly affected by conflict to millions of ordinary Yemenis across the country, particularly women and children.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fierce clashes erupt in Yemeni capital]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54921</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. At least five people died in fierce clashes in Yemen&#039;s capital between President Ali Abdullah Saleh&#039;s troops and rival forces.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Amid rising violence in Yemen, Security Council calls for speedy transition of power]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54922</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Condemning human rights violations and the excessive use of force, the Security Council called on all sides to quickly implement a regional plan for an orderly transition of power.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Young Arab Entrepreneurs set to compete at annual INJAZ Al-Arab regional competition 2011]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54737</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Students from 12 Arab nations to vie for highly converted &#039;Best Company of the year Award&#039; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Yemen&#039;s prolonged political crisis ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54467</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Analyst Reva Bhalla discusses the factors that have allowed Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to gradually regain authority in Sanaa and the reasons for the protracted political stalemate in the country.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Re-examining the Arab Spring ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54060</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. It is now more than six months since the beginning of the Arab Spring, and it is important to take stock of what has happened and what has not happened. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Standard &amp; Poor&#039;s named Best Ratings Agency for Takaful, Islamic Finance ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53763</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. S&amp;P currently publishes research and ratings on 15 Takaful and Retakaful firms located in Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the UAE.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tanker with million barrels of oil is ablaze off Yemen after pirate attack]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53431</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. An oil tanker carrying 1 million barrels of fuel oil was on fire off the Yemeni coast after being attacked by pirates. 

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<title><![CDATA[Yemen: Tactical breakdown of the Saleh assassination attempt ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53007</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Vice President of Tactical Intelligence Scott Stewart examines blast scene photos from the June 3 assassination attempt against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and discusses their significance.

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<title><![CDATA[Yemeni president in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52937</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Injured Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has arrived in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, after suffering chest and neck injuries in a rocket attack. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis:  Gridlock in the Yemeni conflict ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52890</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The security situation in Yemen is no doubt deteriorating. Analyst Reva Bhalla discusses how tribal law and political gridlock is influencing rising instability in Yemen.

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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Al Qaeda&#039;s leadership in Yemen ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52611</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. To a movement that is based upon ideology, especially an ideology that embraces &quot;martyrdom,&quot; the largest threat is not physical force - which can kill individuals - but rather ideological attacks like the New Mardin Declaration that can tear down the ideological base the movement is founded upon.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GCC welcomes bids by Jordan, Morocco to join Gulf bloc]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52568</link>
<description><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIA. The GCC heads of state also demanded that all sides in Yemen, which has limited observer status in the GCC, sign a transition plan brokered by the bloc.

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<title><![CDATA[US targeted Awlaqi in Yemen drone strike]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52494</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A US drone attack in Yemen targeted but failed to kill US-Yemeni cleric and terror suspect Anwar al-Awlaqi, who is linked to Al-Qaeda.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Corruption risks in Egypt, Middle East increased in run-up to revolutions]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52458</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  Egypt&#039;s performance on key anti-corruption and transparency measures fell consistently through 2010, finds study.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen President agrees to quit under GCC deal]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52302</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Yemen&#039;s ruling party has informed the Gulf Arab sponsors of a political transition plan that it accepts the proposal in full, party spokesman Tariq Shami said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NATO takes command of Libya operation as Allies step up attacks]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51881</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Opposition fighters, who last week struggled to move west along the coast from Benghazi, entered Brega and Ras Lanuf after retaking Ajdabiya. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai police say foil arms smuggling to Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51840</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan Tamim said in a statement his forces had intercepted 16,000 items of weaponry worth US$4.36 million, but gave no details.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Special Report: Yemen in Crisis]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51774</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A crisis in Yemen is rapidly escalating. A standoff centered on the presidential palace is taking place between security forces in the capital city of Sanaa while embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh continues to resist stepping down]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tanks deploy in Yemen capital as generals defect]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51771</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Top generals pledge allegiance to the &quot;revolution&quot; as the country&#039;s main tribal leader demanded President Ali Abdullah Saleh&#039;s exit from power.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN deplores killing of Yemeni protesters by security forces]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51723</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned Friday&#039;s reported killing by Yemeni security forces of at least 33 people who had been participating in demonstrations in the capital, Sana&#039;a.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rising food prices may be here to stay, says IMF ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51719</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Bad weather, richer people, trade curbs, biofuel leading to pricier food; Costlier food risks higher core inflation in emerging, developing countries; The implications are far reaching.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen forces open fire at protest, 40 dead]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Yemeni security forces and unidentified snipers opened fire at a protest in Sanaa after Muslim prayers on Friday, killing at least 40 people and wounding 200 others.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN sounds alarm on human rights issues in the Middle East]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51596</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The United Nations human rights office voiced concern today about the ongoing situation in Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen police fire on protesters killing three ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51602</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. The violence began with a pre-dawn raid on a central square in the capital, Sanaa, where thousands of pro-democracy protesters have been camped out for the past month.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Political unrest in the Middle East detrimental to sovereign credit quality, says S&amp;P report]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51425</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Almost all sovereigns in the region, including wealthy oil-exporting countries, share, to varying degrees, some or many of the political and economic risks that we believe underlie the unrest, the report says.
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<title><![CDATA[Key tribes abandon Yemen president]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51292</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. The news came as an official denied reports that police killed four people on Friday in an assault on an anti-government protest in Aden.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen president stands firm as MPs join protest]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51194</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said only defeat at the ballot box will make him quit, even as MPs joined thousands of protesters in Sanaa calling for his departure.

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<title><![CDATA[Bahrain army moves to end protests as unrest spreads]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51092</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Political risks to oil supply are &quot;high and rising&quot; amid unrest in the Middle East, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. said in a report.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Overview of unrest in the Middle East ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51063</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Analyst Reva Bhalla takes a closer look at the unique factors afflicting each of the Middle Eastern countries currently experiencing unrest.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saleh loyalists clash with anti-government protesters in Yemen ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51052</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Pro-regime supporters waded into an anti-government protest in Sanaa with stones and batons, sparking violent clashes that were ended by police wielding electric tasers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen finalist included in Philips Livable Cities Award]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51035</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Philips has announced the eight finalists selected for the Philips Livable Cities Award, a global initiative designed to generate practical, achievable ideas for improving the health and well-being of city-dwellers across the world. 

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<title><![CDATA[Yemeni police disperse protesters as opposition agrees to resume talks]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51003</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Anti-riot police used batons to disperse a protest by an estimated 2,000 demonstrators in Sanaa, injuring a woman and making 10 arrests.

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<title><![CDATA[Thousands of Yemenis protest as Saleh vows to step down at end of term]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50778</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Shops and banks closed as demonstrators chanted slogans for and against the ruling party as part of a nationwide protest the opposition dubbed &#039;Day of Rage.&#039;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen president says won&#039;t extend presidential term]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50756</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. President Ali Abdullah Saleh said he will not seek to extend his presidency in a move that would end his three-decade rule when his current term expires in 2013.

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<title><![CDATA[Mubadala, YICOM to cooperate on oil &amp; gas exploration and production in Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50041</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Mubadala Oil &amp; Gas and Yemen Company for Investment in Oil and Minerals sign Memorandum of Understanding.

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<title><![CDATA[Yemen and its challenges]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49789</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Yemen is a dysfunctional, disorganized state. But as usual, the picture is not black and white. With sufficient political will there is real potential for improvement, especially in the areas of responsible and proactive governance, economic development and social inclusion.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen parcel bomb &#039;was minutes from exploding&#039; in Britain]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49384</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A bomb intercepted in Britain last week was disarmed just 17 minutes before it was programmed to detonate, French officials said. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen looks to diversify its economy
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<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49110</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. 75% of Yemen&#039;s GDP and 90% of its exports are oil and gas related.

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<title><![CDATA[First session of Yemen oil conference sees deals worth US$38 million]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49063</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. The first MOU was a US$30 million marble and granite factory and quarrying operation to be undertaken by the Hong Kong based Trend Bloom Ltd.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen plans US$5 billion investments in electricity infrastructure]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49057</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. 20% funded by Yemeni Government; remaining funds from investors and donors.

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<title><![CDATA[Yemen awards three blocks of oil and exploration concessions]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=48714</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Norway&#039;s DNO International won the bidding in block 48, Austria&#039;s OMV was awarded block 86, while Total of France won the concession in block 85.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen officials, rebels to talk peace in Qatar]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=47859</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Yemen delegation to go to Doha to discuss deal with rebels.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[RAK Petroleum announces second quarter profit]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. The Company posted a net profit of AED40.1 million for the first half of 2010, compared with a profit of AED 32.1 million for the first half of 2009.

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<title><![CDATA[Pratt &amp; Whitney share of Yemen Airways order valued at US$100 million]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Yemen Airways has awarded International Aero Engines (IAE) an order for V2500 engines to power 10 Airbus A320 aircraft.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A.T. Kearney study reveals opportunity for regional investment banks to tap long-term growth potential]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=46666</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  Top investment banks in the GCC that seek to overcome their challenges and make the most out of untapped market opportunities will emerge stronger in the years to come.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DP World funds clinic, training centre in Yemen]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. The two projects are already creating critical medical capacity in a city without enough doctors, and helping match skills to available jobs on the local economy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GCC governments join forces to tackle waste burden]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=46259</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Key government figures overseeing waste management in the UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Yemen have confirmed that they will speak at the upcoming Middle East Waste Summit. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen Airways goes live with online booking ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Yemen Airways has announced that online booking is now available to its passengers. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DP World plans London listing, aims to join FTSE 100]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=44907</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. DP World is examining a strategy to place new shares with a simultaneous rights issue and a sale of some of the controlling 77% stake held by its parent company, Dubai World.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[International NGO collaborates with Lebanese Groups to advance women&#039;s rights]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=44422</link>
<description><![CDATA[LEBANON. The second phase of an innovative project to propel the efforts of local nonprofits working to improve the standing of women in the Middle East and North Africa region will be launched in Beirut, Lebanon today.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia affirms support for Yemen ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=43883</link>
<description><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIA. Saudi Arabia affirmed its support for the government of Yemen at the High Level Conference on Yemen in London, convened 27 January by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Human Dimensions announces the launching of Thomas International Middle East]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=43493</link>
<description><![CDATA[KUWAIT. &#039;Thomas International Middle East&#039;, which will be dedicated to providing consultation services utilising Thomas International Systems&#039; psychometric tests and job profiling assessments.
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<title><![CDATA[Many more would-be terrorists in Yemen ready to carry out attacks]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=43103</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. An al Qaida group based in Yemen claimed responsibility for the failed attempt to bring down Northwest Airlines Flight 253 as photographs showing the underwear filled with explosives worn by alleged bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab were broadcast by ABC News. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US plane suspect &#039;disappeared&#039; mid-year in Dubai, was living in Yemen until early this month]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=43077</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, spent several months at the University of Wollongong&#039;s Dubai branch until he vanished mid-year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi air strikes aim to &#039;neutralise&#039; Yemen rebels]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=41784</link>
<description><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIA. Saudi jets and ground forces blasted Yemen rebel positions along the two countries&#039; rugged frontier to &quot;neutralise&quot; infiltrators who had crossed over and killed a Saudi border guard.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qatari Diar eyes Yemen real estate project ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[QATAR. A Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co. unit plans to start work on a US$600 million real estate development project in Yemen.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen plans to launch stock exchange with help from DFM]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=41608</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Dubai Financial Market  is assiting Yemen to establish its own financial market and related infrastructure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Middle East oil exporters&#039; foreign reserves to rise by US$100 billion ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=40969</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa region are expected to increase their international reserve positions by over US$100 billion in 2010 as oil prices rebound, the IMF said on Sunday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen oil revenue drops on lower prices]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=40366</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. The Central Bank of Yemen said oil revenues for the first seven months of 2009 fell to US$803.4 million from US$3.1 billion during the same period in 2008.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen to set up &#039;gas city&#039; with UAE&#039;s Dana, Crescent]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=40155</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. The UAE&#039;s Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum have announced they signed a memorandum of understanding with Yemen to set up a &quot;gas city&quot; in the country.

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<title><![CDATA[WFP appeals for urgent funds to aid critical food situation in Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38741</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently appealing to partners for additional support to help the agency address critical levels of hunger and malnutrition in Yemen.  

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<title><![CDATA[Emcredit to release credit-related economic indicators
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<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38652</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Emcredit announced that it is set to launch quarterly market and credit-related economic indicators focusing on the UAE. 

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<title><![CDATA[Yemenia Airbus crashes off the Comoros, at least one survivor rescued]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38540</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. An Airbus from Yemen&#039;s national airline with 153 passengers and crew members on board crashed in the Indian Ocean just before it was due to land in the Comoros Islands.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemeni prime minister receives Qatari Diar CEO]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37385</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Two sides discuss long-term partnership and updates on Al Rayyan Hills mixed-use development.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen fishing boat &#039;sunk by warship&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37152</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMAN. Authorities in Yemen said an international warship carrying out anti-piracy patrols in the Red Sea has opened fire on a Yemeni fishing boat, killing two men on board. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Amadeus launches operations in Yemen in a joint partnership with Yemen Airways]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=36356</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry further expands its reach in the Middle East.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More drowinings after smuggler&#039;s boat capsizes off Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=35294</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Some 35 people drowned after one of two smugglers&#039; boats carrying more than 220 passengers across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia capsized off the coast of Yemen.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemeni sentenced to death for &#039;contacting Israel&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=33783</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. A Yemeni court yesterday condemned an Islamist to death for establishing contact with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and offering to collaborate with the Jewish state.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[At least seven dead in latest smuggling tragedy off Yemeni coast]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=33759</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. At least seven Africans drowned over the weekend when the smugglers&#039; boat they were travelling in capsized shortly after docking in the Yemeni port of Aden.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mitsui to acquire Yemen oil, gas concession]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=32578</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Prospective deal will give Mitsui an 8.5% stake in an undeveloped area of the field. It will be the first time for the company to obtain a stake in a Yemeni oil and gas field. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen parliament approves election delay]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=32580</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Yemen&#039;s parliament this week overwhelmingly approved a two-year delay in holding legislative elections scheduled for April to pave the way for political reforms and avert a threatened crisis.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Six people drown, 11 reported missing in smuggling off Yemeni coast]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=32246</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Boat was carrying 52 Somalis and Ethiopians across the Gulf of Aden, and was one of seven smuggling boats that reached the coast of Yemen on Friday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GAI chairman calls for setting up stock market in Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=32145</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Chairman of the General Authority for Investments (GAI) Salah al-Atar renewed on Sunday a call for setting up stock market in Yemen to attract investments into the country. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU interest in developing Yemeni democratic experience]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=32143</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. During his meeting with the EU delegation members, Speaker of Parliament Yahya al-Ra&#039;ei said that the democracy is stable in Yemen because it is based on advance constitutional and legal rules.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Global financial crisis negatively affects tourism in Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=32129</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Ministry of Tourism reports a decline in tourism projects to 12 in 2008, compared to 27 projects in 2007.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WFP and Yemen sign agreement to implement emergency response to high food prices]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30557</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Yemen is one of the countries hardest hit by increased food prices and, according to the 2008 FAO State of Food Insecurity Report, one in three Yemenis now suffers from chronic hunger, this means some 7.7 million people.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen government presses ahead with sales tax law]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30092</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMAN. After three years of discussions between the commercial sector and the government about applying the sales tax law, it was announced last week that the law would come into action from this month. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Doha Insurance eyes early start for Yemen venture]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=29993</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Qatar&#039;s Doha Insurance is looking at the possibility of expanding into Yemen with strategic partners.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugee exodus across perilous Gulf of Aden soars by 70%]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=29567</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Over 50,000 people fleeing war and poverty made the nearly always perilous and sometimes deadly voyage in smugglers&#039; boats across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia last year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cruise passengers disembarked to avoid pirate threat]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=28578</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. A German cruise ship let off hundreds of passengers in Yemen on Wednesday so they could fly to the other side of the Arabian Peninsula and avoid the dangerous Gulf of Aden where pirates have attacked dozens of boats.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen, Morocco sign programme of sea fishing cooperation]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=28392</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. According to the programme, the two countries would exchange texts of the laws that organise the sea fishing industry and statistics, as well as exchanging experiences.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Over 200 Somali refugees arrive in Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=28393</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Yemeni Coast Guard forces have rescued 255 Somalis off Yemeni beaches in Abyan province, in the East of the country.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemeni-Saudi Businessmen Council to meet this month]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=28394</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Meeting to tackle hindrances to trade and set plans to be presented at the next round of the Yemeni-Saudi Coordination Council.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[At least 20 people dead after being forced overboard in Gulf of Aden]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=28253</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. UNHCR reported today that at least 20 people drowned off the coast of Yemen on Monday and two others were reported missing after smugglers forced them overboard into the deep waters of the Gulf of Aden during a journey from the Horn of Africa.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Western Union waives money transfer fee to Yemen ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=27475</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Company expresses solidarity and support with people in flood-hit Yemen 

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<title><![CDATA[UN, aid partners appeal to help 650,000 flood victims in Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=27142</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. United Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners today called for US$11.5 million to help some 650,000 victims of deadly floods in eastern Yemen to help with food, water and sanitation, health and shelter needs. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Human smuggling across Gulf of Aden and Mediterranean Sea keeps rising]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=26872</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. The number of people illegally crossing the Gulf of Aden and the Mediterranean Sea is on the rise, the UN refugee agency reported today, as it confirmed that 12 people fleeing Somalia in the past week have been found dead on a beach in Yemen and 28 others remain missing. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN continues to aid flood victims in Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=26801</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Authorities have reported that at least 180 people lost their lives after the torrential rains last month in eastern Yemen, while over 3,000 houses have been destroyed or badly damaged.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WFP responds with emergency food for flood victims in Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=26464</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing immediate food assistance to 20,000 people displaced by sudden flooding across southern Yemen.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Total farms into an Yemen onshore block with KNOC]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=25895</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. The exploration block 70, which covers an area of 1,367 square kilometres, is located in the south-eastern part of Central Yemen&#039;s Marib Basin. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[About 100 feared dead in latest Gulf of Aden smuggling tragedy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=25491</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Around 100 people are believed to have died off the coast of Yemen after being forced overboard by smugglers in the Gulf of Aden, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Globitel, Grand Technology work together to provide solutions to Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=25254</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Local partner offers professional services, and also unique insight into the Yemeni culture, both business and otherwise.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen makes mass arrests following US embassy attack]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24543</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Yemeni authorities have arrested 19 people suspected of being connected to Al Qaeda and having links to Wednesday&#039;s attack on the heavily fortified US Embassy in Sanaa.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World Bank grants Yemen US$15 million to improve farming areas]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24535</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Grant to improve water use efficiency and increase farmer returns from water, creating the conditions that would allow farmers to reduce pumping of groundwater from aquifers towards sustainable levels.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[American embassy in Yemen attacked by militants, killing 16]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24499</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Death toll includes six militants, four civilians and six soldiers guarding the embassy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen-based banks record net profits of US$100 million in 2007]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24383</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Financial statements create doubts about banks&#039; capacities to promote the process of economic development and investment in Yemen. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[At least 26 people drown off Yemen&#039;s coast in smuggling incident]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24256</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Survivors of the incident told the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that all 120 passengers on the boat were forced overboard at gunpoint after the vessel was stopped off shore on Tuesday. ]]></description>
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