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48 min ago | Sun-Star

8 more envoys asked to come home for probe on - sex-for-fly' scandal

EIGHT more Philippine ambassadors from the Middle East were asked to come home to provide more insight and information into the investigation now being conducted by the Department of Foreign Affairs on the alleged sexual abuses committed against distressed Filipino workers there.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Travel, Oman Travel

2 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post

Media Comment: The media and their icons

Media outlets report the news. They also serve as a platform for public debate and the exchange of views.

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Related Topix: Arts, Literature, Israel, Israel Travel, Travel, World News, Tel Aviv, Israel Travel, Middle East, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Opinion

Wed Jun 19, 2013

Times of Oman

Damaged window caused emergency landing by Salalah-bound Oman Air flight

Muscat: Oman Air flight WY3905, flying from Muscat to Salalah and departing at 18.25, returned to Muscat International Airport shortly after take-off at 18.30 on Monday June 17, following a report of a cockpit window being damaged.

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Related Topix: Travel, Oman, World News, Middle East, Oman Travel

The Peninsula

Call to set age limit for loans to Qataris

DOHA: Several citizens have called on the authorities to fix an age limit for disbursement of personal loans to curb extravagant spending by Qatari youth on foreign trips in summer.

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Related Topix: Qatar, Middle East, World News, Qatar Travel, Travel

Ma'an News Agency

Kerry off on mega Mideast, Asia tour

US Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Friday on a 12-day trip during which he will return to the Middle East, hold high-level talks in Southeast Asia and make his first visit to India.

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Related Topix: World News, Qatar, Middle East, Israel, Travel, Israel Travel

New Jersey Jewish News

NJ pol urges - strong' Israel-Turkey ties

Just back from a trip to Turkey, Rep. Leonard Lance reiterated his call on its leaders to improve relations with Israel.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Leonard Lance, US Politics, Travel, Turkey Travel, Abdullah Gul, Asia Travel, Azerbaijan Travel, Europe Travel, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Myrtle Beach Online

Movie guide: Capsule listing of current releases

Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: for general audiences; parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; no one younger than 17 ... (more)

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Related Topix: R, Travel, Israel Travel, Piracy News, Boat Disaster, Family, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Monsters, Inc., Celebrities, Steve Buscemi

BBC News

Karzai to boycott talks with Taliban

The Afghan government will not take part in peace talks with the Taliban unless the process is "Afghan-led", President Hamid Karzai has said.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, Qatar, Middle East, Qatar Travel, Travel

USA Today

Ratings: Emirates named worlda s best airline

Emirates was tabbed as the world's best airline, according to the annual airline ratings published by SkyTrax.

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A380, Airbus Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, World News, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates, Oman Travel, Oman Travel, Travel, United Arab Emirates Travel, Middle East, Autos

Tue Jun 18, 2013

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Fate of missing Lauderdale millionaire Aguiar still a mystery one year later

Troubled Fort Lauderdale millionaire Guma Aguiar raced his motorboat across the choppy waves of Port Everglades inlet a year ago Wednesday - the day he vanished, leaving behind an overwhelming tangle of business and personal lawsuits, a family in turmoil and questions about his survival.

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Related Topix: Fort Lauderdale, FL, Israel, World News, Middle East, Travel, Israel Travel

The Peninsula

Qatar to be region's top Eid destination

QTA Chairman, Issa bin Mohammed Al Muhannadi, with QTA Tourism Director, Abdullah Al Badr, at the press conference yesterday.

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Related Topix: Qatar Travel, Travel, World News, Qatar, Middle East, Doha, Qatar Travel, Painting, Arts

The Peninsula

Qatar Airways bags three awards

Paris Air Show, France: Qatar Airways took home three honours at the annual Skytrax 2013 World Airline Awards held during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget yesterday.

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Related Topix: Qatar Travel, Travel, World News, Qatar, Middle East

The Peninsula

Young Pakistanis struggle to find jobs in Qatar

Doha: An increasing number of young Pakistanis are finding it hard to find jobs in Qatar, with many alleging discrimination while applying for jobs.

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Related Topix: Qatar Travel, Travel, World News, Qatar, Middle East

The Daily Star

U.N., Lebanon launch largest aid appeal ever

Prime Minister Najib Mikati, center, heads a conference at the Grand Serail in Beirut, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Lebanon, IN, Lebanon Travel, Travel, Asia Travel, Beirut, Lebanon Travel

The Telegraph

Logical attraction

The only surprise in the subterranean tremors in New Delhi over reports out of London and Tel Aviv that Israel tried to sell radar components and electronic warfare systems to Pakistan in 2010 and in 2011 is that the effort appears to have come as surprise to sections of the strategic community in India.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Travel, Israel Travel, Pakistan, Asia, India, Asia Travel, Pakistan Travel, Opinion

EKathimerini

Tourists look away from Turkey due to unrest

The prolonged unrest in Turkey's main cities this month has had a growing impact on the country's tourism.

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Related Topix: Travel, Turkey Travel

Al Bawaba

Kia shows its 'Power to Surprise' at The Dubai Mall

Officials from Al Majid Motors Company and Kia Motors Middle East & Africa Regional Head Quarter convene during their visit to the Dubai Ice Rink Al Majid Motors Co., the sole distributor of Kia Motors in the UAE, is building on its strategic relationship with Emaar Retail LLC, the premium provider of leisure and entertainment, in a deal that sees ... (more)

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Related Topix: Kia Quoris, Kia, Sedan, World News, United Arab Emirates, Travel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Travel, United Arab Emirates Travel

Al Bawaba

Survival of Syria's best ice cream: A scoop of Bakdash's Amman-reincarnate

The Levant's famous Bakdash ice cream parlour opened its Amman branch in May and has been attracting Syrians, Jordanians, and their cars, in masses.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Jordan, Travel, Life, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Syria Travel, Jordan Travel

The Star Online

Afghanistan to hold formal talks with Taliban in Qatar - Karzai

Afghanistan will send representatives to Qatar soon to discuss peace with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday, in a step towards reaching a brokered ceasefire in the 12-year-old war.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Travel, Travel, Afghanistan Travel, Asia Travel, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Travel, Qatar Travel, Qatar, Middle East, Hamid Karzai

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Russia Beyond the Headlines

Amid Turkey's unrest, Russians torn by conflicting emotions

Turkey is home to as many as 1 million immigrants from Russia and around the former Soviet Union.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Turkey Travel, Recep Tayyip Erdogan