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Latest business news from the across the world (MENA FN)
September 4th, 2010 Portugal's Sonae enters Saudi market
Portugal's Sonae enters Saudi market
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September 4th, 2010 Jordan receives $294m in foreign grants
Jordan receives $294m in foreign grants
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September 3rd, 2010 Free courses for teachers at Jeddah British Council
Free courses for teachers at Jeddah British Council
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September 3rd, 2010 Lankan maid's torture charges baseless: Saudi officials
Lankan maid's torture charges baseless: Saudi officials
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September 3rd, 2010 RAK intensifies anti-price hike drive
RAK intensifies anti-price hike drive
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September 3rd, 2010 2011 Infiniti QX SUV launched in Dubai
2011 Infiniti QX SUV launched in Dubai
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September 3rd, 2010 Jordan tourism rebounds as visitor numbers rise
Jordan tourism rebounds as visitor numbers rise
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September 3rd, 2010 Jordan's DZC signs accord with Civil Defence Department
Jordan's DZC signs accord with Civil Defence Department
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September 3rd, 2010 Huge fines in draft law on Qatarisation
Huge fines in draft law on Qatarisation
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September 3rd, 2010 Vodafone to sponsor Filipino basketball tournament
Vodafone to sponsor Filipino basketball tournament
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Latest architecture and design news from the Middle East (AMEinfo)
September 2nd, 2010 Kuwaiti firm postpones two Middle East projects
Ghazi Al Nafisi, chairman and managing director of Kuwait-based developer, Salhia Real Estate has said the firm has delayed two projects, one in Bahrain, the other in Oman, due to the fallout from the global financial crisis, Arabic Al-Watan has reported. Preparatory work on the Bahrain project was scheduled for completion this year, Al Nafisi told the daily. The project involves the construction of an office tower at a total cost of KD43m ($149m), he added.

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September 1st, 2010 Construction begins on Heart of Sharjah project
The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced the commencement of construction works on the 'Heart of Sharjah' project. The multi-phase project includes ongoing development works with the aim of reviving the historic and heritage areas of the Emirate. Construction on the first phase of the project began last week, and is scheduled for completion within two years.
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September 1st, 2010 Antonio Projects set to award Beirut tallest tower contract
Lebanese developer, Antonio Projects expects to award the main construction contract for the capital's tallest tower in October, Meed has reported, citing a source involved with the project. The 50-floor, 200-metre, Sama Beirut Tower will include seven floors of offices and 40 residential floors, which will contain 71 apartments. The tower will also contain seven basements, which will contain parking facilities for more than 700 cars.
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August 31st, 2010 Nakheel set to pay creditors $408m next month
Ali Lootah, chairman of Dubai-based developer Nakheel has said the firm plans to pay Dhs1.5bn ($408m) of bills it owes to trade creditors next month, Reuters has reported. The company expects to pay 40% of the money owed to trade creditors in cash and 60% through a tradeable sukuk, Nakheel said. The company said on August 24 it paid Dhs2.5bn it owed trade creditors in July.
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August 31st, 2010 Al Hamra RAK development to begin handover in September
Ras Al Khaimah-based Al Hamra Real Estate Development has announced that Phase 3 of the Royal Breeze freehold residential development has entered the final stages of construction, and units will be delivered in phases to investors starting September 2010. Type A town houses will be the first units to be delivered to investors starting next month, while Type C town houses, which have been fully constructed and are now undergoing finishing works, will be delivered by March 2011.
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Latest architecture and design news from the across the world (Architectural Record)
September 3rd, 2010 Five Key Executives Depart RMJM
One of the world’s largest architectural firms, the Scotland-based RMJM, is losing three key executives, in addition to losing two others within the past 10 months.
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September 3rd, 2010 Back by Popular Demand: AutoCAD for the Mac
Autodesk announced on August 31 that it has released AutoCAD 2011 for Macintosh, along with AutoCAD WS, a mobile app that will allow users to share their AutoCAD designs in the field using iPhones, iPads, and iTouches.
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September 2nd, 2010 With Plans to Nab Anshen + Allen, Stantec Continues Its Buying Spree
Stantec, Canada’s largest architectural firm, announced on Aug. 26 that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase Anshen + Allen, a firm of roughly 200 employees with offices in San Francisco, Columbus, Boston, and London.
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August 31st, 2010 "City Beautiful" Comes Alive in Daniel Burnham Documentary
After the overreaching of Modern city planning—barren plazas, rows of soulless apartment slabs—urban design got a bad rap.
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August 30th, 2010 A Golden Anniversary for a Philip Johnson Museum
This October, the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute’s Museum of Art (MWPAI) in Utica, New York, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Philip Johnson-designed home with an exhibition commemorating the work of the illustrious Modernist and Postmodernist architect.
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August 26th, 2010 Virginia Tech Student Wins Yéle Haiti Competition
Virginia Tech architecture student Christopher Morgan has won an international competition to design the Yéle Music Studio in the Cité Soleil area of Port-au-Prince.
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August 25th, 2010 In Aspen, Demolition Looms for Modernist Building by Harry Weese
A little-known building in Aspen, Colorado, designed by the late Chicago architect Harry Weese—whose most celebrated work is the Washington, D.C., Metro system—is threatened with demolition.
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August 25th, 2010 Reviving a Modest Masterpiece: The Trenton Bath House
To many architects, Louis Kahn’s 1955 Trenton Bath House in Ewing, New Jersey, just restored by Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects (FMG), exudes everything that worked in 20th-century architecture.
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August 24th, 2010 Design Competition to Enliven St. Louis Arch Park
In 1947, a visionary named Eero Saarinen won an architectural competition to design what would become his best-known structure, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
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August 24th, 2010 On the Boards: Signature Center by Frank Gehry
New York City’s Signature Theatre Company has added some star power to its line-up: Frank Gehry.
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Latest real estate news from the Middle East (Strategiy)
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Latest real estate news from the across the world (Moreover Technologies)
September 3rd, 2010 US Open Tennis Tickets - Sponsored Link
Ad - Get Great Ticket Selecion & Prices to US Open Tennis Championship in New York
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September 3rd, 2010 A taxing burden for homeowners
Sept. 02--MANKATO -- Property owners across Minnesota and homeowners in particular have borne the brunt of the state's budget cutting in the past eight years, according to a study by a progressive think tank. In Mankato, that has meant a 40 percent rise
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September 3rd, 2010 Why Is Google Investing In Real Estate?
News came this week that Google was putting $86 million into helping fund 480 low-income housing units across the Midwest and West Coast. The money will go into a Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) that will give tax credits to builders and developers
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September 3rd, 2010 At Home with Yara Realty Provides Top-Notch Real Estate Services to Westchester County, NY
Yara Annechiarico of At Home with Yara Realty offers Westchester County, NY real estate services in New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Rye Brook, Port Chester, White Plains, Greenburgh, Scarsdale, Eastchester, Hartsdale, Harrison, Valhalla,
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September 3rd, 2010 At Home with Yara Realty Provides Top-Notch Real Estate Services to Westchester County, NY
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Yara Annechiarico of At Home with Yara Realty offers Westchester County, NY real estate services in New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Rye Brook, Port Chester, White Plains, Greenburgh, Scarsdale,
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September 3rd, 2010 At Home with Yara Realty Provides Top-Notch Real Estate Services to Westchester County, NY
Yara Annechiarico of At Home with Yara Realty offers Westchester County, NY real estate services in New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Rye Brook, Port Chester, White Plains, Greenburgh, Scarsdale, Eastchester, Hartsdale, Harrison, Valhalla,
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September 3rd, 2010 At Home with Yara Realty Provides Top-Notch Real Estate Services to Westchester County, NY
Yara Annechiarico of At Home with Yara Realty offers Westchester County, NY real estate services in New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Rye Brook, Port Chester, White Plains, Greenburgh, Scarsdale, Eastchester, Hartsdale, Harrison, Valhalla,
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September 3rd, 2010 At Home with Yara Realty Provides Top-Notch Real Estate Services to Westchester County, NY
Yara Annechiarico of At Home with Yara Realty offers Westchester County, NY real estate services in New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Rye Brook, Port Chester, White Plains, Greenburgh, Scarsdale, Eastchester, Hartsdale, Harrison, Valhalla,
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September 3rd, 2010 At Home with Yara Realty Provides Top-Notch Real Estate Services to Westchester County, NY
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Yara Annechiarico of At Home with Yara Realty offers Westchester County, NY real estate services in New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Rye Brook, Port Chester, White Plains, Greenburgh, Scarsdale,
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September 3rd, 2010 Realty shares jump...Sobha, Unitech shine
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Latest business news from the across the world (BBC)
September 3rd, 2010 UN calls special food price talks
The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.
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September 3rd, 2010 HSBC threatens to quit London HQ
HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
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September 3rd, 2010 Petrobras files $65bn share offer
The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.
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September 3rd, 2010 BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn
BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.
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September 3rd, 2010 Bank customers in 'dire poverty'
Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.
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September 3rd, 2010 Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%'
Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.
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September 3rd, 2010 Shift in home loan availability
The cost of mortgages is continuing to fall and they are becoming more accessible to some borrowers, figures show.
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September 3rd, 2010 US sees 54,000 jobs go in August
The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.
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September 3rd, 2010 UK builders and services falter
New data shows new construction orders contracted in the second quarter, while the services sector slowed sharply in August.
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September 3rd, 2010 'Big drop' in alcohol consumption
Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.
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Latest news from the Middle East (International Herald Tribune)
September 3rd, 2010 H.I.V. Prevention Gel Hits Snag: Money
Donors have not yet committed enough money for even one of the two studies needed to confirm a promising South African trial of a vaginal microbicide and get the product into women?s hands.


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September 3rd, 2010 World Briefing | Africa: Kenya: International Court Now Able to Open an Office
Kenya on Friday granted the International Criminal Court tax exemptions and immunity from legal challenges that it needs to open an office in the country.


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September 3rd, 2010 Rape Victims in Congo Raid Now More Than 240
Aid officials expected that number to rise in the four-day attack by Congolese and Rwandan rebels.


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September 3rd, 2010 Dispute Over Witness in Embassy Bombing Case
A judge will review if a government witness can testify in the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, charged with plotting the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in East Africa.


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September 2nd, 2010 In Somali Civil War, Both Sides Embrace Pirates
After years of not getting sucked into the messy civil war on land, Somalia?s pirate gangs are taking sides ? both sides.


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September 1st, 2010 Academic Tackles Chaos of Elections in Nigeria
The new president of Nigeria?s electoral commission must organize the next election, but there is no election date, no candidate list and no real list of voters.


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August 30th, 2010 U.N. Congo Report Offers New View on Genocide
Rwandan troops and their rebel allies are said to have killed tens of thousands of members of the Hutu ethnic group, including civilians.


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August 30th, 2010 Labor Unrest Empties South African Hospitals
A nationwide strike by public employees has paralyzed hospitals and schools, undercutting major drives to combat AIDS and TB.


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August 24th, 2010 Proposed Restrictions on the News Media Cause Alarm in South Africa
The Protection of Information Bill and a plan for a media tribunal have come amid increasing hostility between the governing African National Congress and the press.


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August 19th, 2010 Scheme Rattles Benin, an Anchor of Stability
A Ponzi scheme has shaken the economy in a nation that has long been an exemplar of stability in West Africa.


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Latest news from across the world (BBC)
September 3rd, 2010 Blair in 'radical Islam' warning
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.
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September 3rd, 2010 Six men jailed for Portugal abuse
Six Portuguese men are sentenced to up to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of multiple charges of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home.
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September 3rd, 2010 Earthquake hits south New Zealand
A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, injuring two people seriously.
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September 3rd, 2010 Pakistan rally bomb kills dozens
A bomb kills at least 50 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days.
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September 3rd, 2010 Tennessee mosque fire 'was arson'
A fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a Tennessee Islamic centre was arson, investigators say.
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September 3rd, 2010 US cargo plane crashes in Dubai
A UPS cargo plane crashes at an air force base shortly after take-off from Dubai airport, killing two crew members on board.
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September 3rd, 2010 BP blowout preventer 'removed'
BP removes the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs.
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September 3rd, 2010 UN calls special food price talks
The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.
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September 3rd, 2010 Clinton warns on Mid-East talks
The US secretary of state warns the current round of Mid-East peace talks may be "the last chance for a very long time".
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September 3rd, 2010 Hurricane Earl skirts eastern US
A weakened hurricane Earl skirts past North Carolina's Outer Banks and continues up the US east coast as a "category one" storm.
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Latest art and design news from (New York Times)
September 3rd, 2010 African Art Museum Again Delays Opening of Site on Fifth Avenue
The museum said it had pushed back the planned opening of its new site from April to September or October 2011.


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September 3rd, 2010 The Unfinished Tale of an Unlikely Hero
Harvey Pekar, the obsessive chronicler of everyday lives, was collaborating at the end of his life on a Web project whose fate in print remains uncertain.


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September 3rd, 2010 Revisiting Max?s, Sanctuary for the Hip
Two coming exhibitions shed new light on the glory days of Max?s Kansas City, an oasis for artists in the 1960s and ?70s.


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September 3rd, 2010 Murakami Art in Thanksgiving Parade
Takashi Murakami's superflat characters about 40 feet long when their balloon incarnations are completed, and about three stories tall when filled with helium.


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September 1st, 2010 California Lawmakers Approve Bill on Stolen Art Claims
The legislation would make it easier for people to try to recover artworks from museums.


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August 31st, 2010 Sing Along With Yoko Ono!
ArtsBeat tries to provide a libretto.


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September 3rd, 2010 Loving the Lowbrow (It Has Its Own Hall of Fame)
?Bad art? ? rescued from trash heaps and thrift shops ? has become a genre in itself, with its own fans.


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September 3rd, 2010 Art Review: Antics Aside, a Dalí of Constant Ambition
An exhibition counters the notion that late work by Dalí is bad, and that most Dalí is late work.


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September 3rd, 2010 Art Review: A Language Explorer Who Heard Echoes of Africa
Lorenzo Dow Turner dug deep to find many African-inflected elements in the Gullah language and culture.


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September 3rd, 2010 Art Review: Landscapes Framed by a Chevy
Lee Friedlander?s ?America by Car,? opening Saturday at the Whitney Museum, consists of black-and-white photographs taken from inside cars.


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