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<title><![CDATA[Rate of diabetes expected to double by 2013 as Middle East urged to adopt healthy lifestyles]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Experts converge to combat diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at International Cardiology Symposium and Diabetes Forum-A Global Agenda (ICS-13).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alabbar to lead speaker panel on fifth ASDA&#039;A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61419</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Survey results based on face-to-face interviews with 3,000 Arab youth between the ages of 18 to 24 in 15 Arab nations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Foreign policy experts call on Obama to rethink Yemen policy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61339</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Implement a more robust public diplomacy strategy to demonstrate that US interests in Yemen are not limited to counterterrorism and security issues.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alwaleed Foundation supports UNICEF education project in Yemen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61315</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Rehabilitation of 15 Schools with 15,000 Children, mostly girls; Teacher training and ensuring child and gender equality.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Urgent job creation on a mass scale key to stability in the Arab region, says UNDP report]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61212</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Arab States could reap a major &quot;demographic dividend&quot; if they can convert their advances in education into employment opportunities for youth, says the 2013 Human Development Report.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Arab countries in transition seek path to strong, inclusive growth]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61149</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Region pursues economic and political stability in aftermath of historic uprising; Comprehensive political, social, and financial reform critical to economic success; Middle-class aspirations to boost inclusive growth.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Forbes Middle East unveils the Best Performing Economies in the Arab World ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61018</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. The study highlights positive transformation in oil-exporting countries including economic diversification and increased public spending on health &amp; education.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MENA Hotel RevPAR up by 8% in 2012]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60775</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Most markets in the Middle East and North Africa region post an increase in RevPAR in 2012, driven mainly by better demand according to MKG Hospitality. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Over 1.3 million child labourers in Yemen, finds UN study]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60689</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;The survey reveals the alarming extent to which Yemeni children are deprived of their rights,&quot; said ILO&#039;s Regional Director for the Arab States, Nada al-Nashif.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MENA governments need to engage the private sector to help address the growing crisis of affordable housing, says Ernst &amp; Young]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60663</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Despite many MENA nations&#039; commendable efforts so far, the supply of affordable housing is falling far short of demand, and demand is rising.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UAE militants had links to al Qaeda, says Dubai police chief]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60610</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Dahi Khalfan said the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran were among the main security threats to Gulf states because they wanted to export revolution to the region.

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<title><![CDATA[&#039;Friends of Yemen&#039; meeting delivers US$1.5 billion boost to Yemen&#039;s transition process]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59524</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. This brings the total amount of international support for the two-year transition process in Yemen to US$7.9 billion.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Red Hat named one of The World&#039;s Most Innovative Companies]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59479</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Forbes Magazine rates Red Hat 4th most innovative company in United States and the world.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen&#039;s political transition on track but facing serious challenges, says UN envoy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59439</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. &quot;The transition is on track, but there have been challenges - serious challenges in various areas, including in the political and the security fields,&quot; Jamal Benomar.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DP World restructures Belgian operations with US$61 million sale]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59435</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Port operator sold its stake in DP World Breakbulk NV and AProjects NV, to Orienta NV; It also sold its 50% stake in Aden Port Development Co for US$27 million to its yemen joint venture partner.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia has given US$3.7 billion in aid to region, says IMF]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Saudi Arabia has so far disbursed about a fifth of the much-needed aid it promised to Arab countries since uprisings erupted in the region last year, according to the IMF]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Day of rage in Arab World tests new Arab Spring leaders ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59326</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Protesters against an anti-Muslim film stormed the American Embassy compound in Tunisia and targeted diplomatic missions in Sudan and Yemen, while in Egypt the main Islamist groups sought to ease tensions with the U.S. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemeni protesters storm U.S. embassy]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Hundreds of demonstrators stormed the U.S. embassy in Sanaa in protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam, and security guards tried to hold them off by firing into the air.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zack Chahin deported back to UAE from Yemen]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Washington-based spokesman Darren Spinck said Yemeni authorities put Shahin on a plane Saturday to be returned to the UAE &quot;without a court hearing on extradition.&quot;

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<title><![CDATA[Zack Shahin may be deported to U.S.]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Bailed U.S. businessman Zack Shahin, who fled the United Arab Emirates for Yemen, may be deported to the United States as the UAE has not yet requested his extradition.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi to give US$3.25 billion aid to Yemen]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIA. &quot;The hope is in the political and economic support needed to overcome the transitional period and put an end to the budget deficit.&quot; - Yemen Prime Minister.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[One million Yemenis to benefit from new labour intensive public works project]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57688</link>
<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. US$65 million project designed to generate much-needed employment in Yemen was approved by the World Bank ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi diplomat seized by gunmen in Yemen]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[YEMEN. Abdullah al-Khalidi was kidnapped while leaving his home in the Mansoura neighborhood of Aden,&quot; said a police official.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Arab Spring turns to Economic Winter on more joblessness]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57266</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The world&#039;s highest youth jobless rate left the Middle East vulnerable to the uprisings that ousted Egypts Hosni Mubarak and three other leaders in the past year. It has got worse since then.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Symantec discovers new malware with potential to exploit interest around Arab Spring]]></title>'
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<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>'
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<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>'
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<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>'
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<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>'
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<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>'
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<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>'
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<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>'
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<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>'
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<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>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=47720</link>
<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>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=47272</link>
<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>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=46339</link>
<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>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=45362</link>
<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>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=41610</link>
<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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