 More transport options for Eid
Dubai: Around 1,000 vehicles, owned by selected car rental firms, will serve as taxis on Dubai roads during Eid, catering to additional demand. The move is part of Roads and Transport... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Gulf News
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 Tips to conserve water and electricity
1. Set your air conditioner’s thermostat at 24 degrees Celsius, as each degree less adds 9 per cent to your bill. 2. Avoid using certain appliances such as washing machines and dryers, irons and... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Gulf News
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 US agrees to assist Lebanon in bomb probe
Zeenews Bureau Washington: The US has decided to assist the probe into a car bombing that killed the head of Lebanon's internal intelligence, a US spokeswoman says. In a phone call with Lebanese Prime... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Zeenews
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 Salman Khurshid removed from Haj delegation
In a last-minute change, prime minister Manmohan Singh removed Union law and minority affairs minister Salman Khurshid from the official âgoodwill Haj delegationâ, and instead asked minister of... (photo: PIB of India / ) DNA India
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 Over 100 people hurt as Kuwait police battle protesters
KUWAIT CITY: Around 100 protesters and 11 policemen were hurt on Sunday as Kuwaiti riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets in clashes with tens of thousands of demonstrators, witnesses and... (photo: AP / Gustavo Ferrari) The Star
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 Romney sidesteps query about direct talks with Iran
DEL RAY BEACH, Fla. — On the eve of the final presidential debate — on foreign policy — Mitt Romney declined Sunday to say whether he would favor one-on-one... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore) Chicago Tribune
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 Western policy on Syria is failing on a monumental scale
The UN-Arab League envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, right, meets Syria's Bashar al-Assad. Photograph: Uncredited/AP If Russia and Iran have been culpable, there has been a catastrophic failure of diplomacy by... (photo: UN / UN) The Observer
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 Qatar's emir first leader to visit Hamas-run Gaza
By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Egyptian security official says Qatar's ruler will visit the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is the... (photo: EP) US News
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 Israel PM vows to continue building in Jerusalem
AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday pledged to continue unhindered construction in Jerusalem, including in its annexed eastern sector, despite criticism from the European Union.... (photo: AP / Lior Mizrahi, Pool) France24
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 Syria strife tests Turkish Alawite allegiance
The mountains melt away into the waters of the Mediterranean outside the Turkish-Alawite city of Samandag, nestled just beside the border with Syria. Beyond the peaks is Latakia province, the... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) Al Jazeera
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