UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport Herald Tribune | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties. AC = 1234 | --> | The plane went down inside an Emirati air base near a busy highway intersection about 10 m...
Netanyahu and Abbas to Begin Direct Mideast Peace Talks Herald Tribune | WASHINGTON — The Israeli and Palestinian leaders were to open direct peace negotiations Thursday after committing to work to end the conflict that has endured for six decades. AC = 1234 | --> | The talks are to be held at the State Department, where they will take place under the eye of Sec...
Man in Miami scare once accused of hauling plague Herald Tribune | MIAMI - A senior law enforcement official says the scientist detained at Miami International Airport because of a suspicious item in his luggage had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic plague. AC = 1234 | --> | The official told T...
UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport Herald Tribune | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties. AC = 1234 | --> | The plane went down inside an Emirati ai...
Airport official: plane crashes outside Dubai Herald Tribune | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An aircraft believed to be a cargo plane crashed Friday outside Dubai, an airport official said. There was no immediate word on casualties. AC = 1234 | --> | Some unconfirmed reports said the plane went down on a stret...
Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool Herald Tribune | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone ...
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Saudi firm ordered to ban key BlackBerry services Inquirer | JEDDAH—A Saudi telecoms company said on Monday that the kingdom's regulatory authority ordered it to suspend key BlackBerry services, after a similar move in the United Arab Emir...
Immigrant Maids Flee Lives of Abuse in Kuwait The New York Times | KUWAIT — With nowhere else to go, dozens of Nepalese maids who fled from their employers now sleep on the floor in the lobby of their embassy here, next to the visitors&rsq...
UAE, Saudi to block BlackBerry Khaleej Times DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The UAE said Sunday it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the go...
Saudi official denies Sri Lankan maid was abused Herald Tribune | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Saudi official has denied a Sri Lankan maid's allegations that the couple she worked for in the Gulf kingdom hammered nails and needles into her body. AC = 1234 | --> | Doctors in Sri Lanka have said they removed 13 nails a...
Arab world needs education in new media Common Ground Casablanca, Morocco - A number of public figures and governments in the Arab world are advocating for the implementation of specific legislation to regulate the content and use of digital media. Specifically, they want to implement a system in which ...
Pall gets new Mideast contract Newsday | 59 m ago By Joseph Mallia | Pall Corp. has a new contract to supply purification equipment for a natural gas treatment plant in the United Arab Emirates. | Pall did not provide a dollar value for the contract. | The Port Washington company's techno...
UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport Herald Tribune | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties. AC = 1234 | --> | The plane went down inside an Emirati air base near a busy highway intersection about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of Dubai's internat...
UN official: BlackBerry data requests legitimate Daily Star Lebanon | Chief of telecom agency says private sector must work with governments | Friday, September 03, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | LONDON: The chief of the UN’s telecommunications agency urged the Canadian manufacturer of the BlackBerry to allow law enforcement agencies access to customer data, saying that governments all over the world had legitim...
