Israel TV Station’s Troubles Reflect a Larger Political Battleground
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JERUSALEM — An Israeli television station reported last spring on numerous trips Benjamin Netanyahu had taken as an elected official to Paris, London and New York before becoming prime minister in 2009. Accompanied by his wife, he flew first class and stayed in baronial hotel suites. Mrs. Netanyahu had her hair styled and her wardrobe dry-cleaned. The bills, displayed on screen, were paid for by wealthy friends. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Traveling in luxury at the expense of others may violate public service rules and the law. It also doesn’t look good. But instead of accolades for its journalism, Channel 10 is...
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Sadrists call for new elections in Iraq
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BAGHDAD — The political party loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called Monday for the dissolution of Iraq's parliament and new elections in another move that could escalate the country's growing sectarian crisis. The anti-American Sadrist bloc is a partner in the Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Bahaa al-Aaraji, the head of the Sadrists' bloc in parliament, said the elections are needed because of instability in the country and problems that threaten Iraq's sovereignty. "The political partners cannot find solutions for the problems that threaten to divide Iraq," he said. Iraq plunged into a new sectarian crisis last week, just days after...
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Thief, aide arrested for breaking into house
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Dubai: A thief who monitored houses during the weekend and managed to rob one was arrested along with an accomplice, shortly after committing his first crime, Dubai Police said. The 35-year-old Asian man was doing a recce of houses in Muhaisnah during the first weekend in December when an empty house caught his attention, according to Brigadier Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Director of Dubai Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID). When dusk set in, the thief realised that the house was empty of occupants since no lights had been turned on. "The thief, identified as N.M, broke in through the back door and stole jewellery worth Dh180,000 as well as expensive watches and some...
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Protesters block main highway in Libya's capital
26.12.2011 21:23 2 views 0 comments
TRIPOLI, Libya — About 200 men have blocked a main highway in the Libyan capital and stormed the local city council demanding justice over the death of 15 soldiers from their neighborhood in an ambush. Only on msnbc.com Progressives urge Obama to wield recess clout Updated 56 minutes ago 12/26/2011 8:26:11 PM +00:00 Updated 52 minutes ago...
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Red Cross combining operations in Western Pennsylvania
26.12.2011 20:38 0 views 0 comments
The American Red Cross will not cut services or lay off employees when its two Western Pennsylvania regional operations merge on Sunday, an agency spokeswoman said....
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Police expert says officers handled Jordan Miles arrest correctly
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Three Pittsburgh police officers were justified and operating under reasonable standards the night they arrested and beat Homewood high school student Jordan Miles, according to a former Philadelphia police trainer the city hired as a legal expert. The expert,...
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Police: Men stole half-mile of utillity line
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Two men stole a half-mile of copper wire from poles along a road in rural Beaver County, state police said. Police said Matthew L. Christine, 30, of...
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Man killed amid Britain's post-Christmas sales
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LONDON — A teenager was fatally stabbed Monday after an argument broke out in a sports store on London's most famous retail street as thousands of shoppers flocked to Britain's capital seeking post-Christmas bargains. The killing of the 18-year-old man on Oxford Street did little to deter shoppers crowding into neighboring stores in the landmark shopping district. Bargain hunters were also largely untroubled by a subway strike...
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Connecticut house where 5 died in fire is torn down
26.12.2011 20:37 0 views 0 comments
STAMFORD, Conn. — A house severely damaged in a Christmas morning fire that killed three children and two grandparents, one of whom worked as Santa Claus at Saks Fifth Avenue, has been torn down. The building department determined that the $1.7 million house was unsafe and ordered it razed, Stamford fire chief Antonio...
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Dubai Customs foils bid to smuggle Tramadol
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DUBAI - Dubai customs inspectors at Dubai International Airport Free Zone Inspection Center foiled a bid to smuggle a haul of drugs coming from an Asian country comprising 276,440 pills of prohibited drugs identified as Tramadol. Mr....
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Suicide bomber kills seven at Baghdad checkpoint
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Police said the bomber struck during morning rush hour, hitting one of many security barriers set up around the ministry building. Five policemen were among the dead, officials...
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Arab League observers due in Syria
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Opposition activists said at least six people were killed by heavy machine gun fire and mortar shells...
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Iraqi Shiite militia 'ready to lay down arms'
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An Iraqi Shiite militia group behind the kidnap of a British consultant and his four bodyguards, and blamed for the killing of US troops, said on Monday it would join the political process. Qais al-Khazali, leader of Asaib Ahel al-Haq or League of the Righteous, said the departure of American forces a week ago meant violent "resistance" was no longer required. "The sons of resistance have carried out their duty successfully," Khazali told a conference in the holy Shiite city of Najaf in south Iraq. "They are ready to sacrifice to participate in the political process." Mohammed al-Hamed, spokesman for Iraq's National Reconciliation Commission, said authorities held a series of talks with the...
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Bahrain medics recall jail 'horror'
26.12.2011 11:47 0 views 0 comments
Shiite Muslim doctors, out on bail in Bahrain pending retrial for their role in pro-democracy protests, look back with horror at months of torture and demand a neutral hearing. "I can't talk," sobbed consultant paediatrician Nader Dawani, recounting how he was forced to stand up for seven days, while being beaten repeatedly, mainly by a female officer. "She was the harshest. She used to hit me with a hose and wooden canes, many of which broke on my back," said the frail 54-year-old man. "They attempted to insert a bottle in my anus," he recounted. Dawani is one of a group of medics arrested after security forces in the kingdom ruled by the Sunni Al-Khalifa dynasty crushed a Shiite-led...
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Arab monitors due in Syria as violence flares
26.12.2011 10:53 0 views 0 comments
BEIRUT ' Arab League observers were due to arrive Monday in Syria in an attempt to ensure the government's compliance with demands to end a nine-month crackdown on dissent, even as activists reported at least 10 deaths from intense shelling by government forces in the center of the country. The opposition has warned that the government, which has been besieging the Baba Amr district in the city of Homs for days, was preparing for a massive assault on the area. Activists...
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Arab women's use of social media remains low
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DUBAI - Social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, continue to serve as primary mediums for raising awareness, disseminating information and mobilising the community during the historic transformations sweeping the Arab world. However, despite their active engagement in civic and political affairs, Arab women's use of social media remains low compared to men, according to the third Arab Social Media Report. Generated by Dubai School of Government's (DSG) Governance and Innovation Programme this third report of the series is in collaboration with the Gender and Public Policy Programme. It is based on a regional study that targeted men and women to explore their perceptions on Arab...
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13 killed in Syria's flashpoint Homs
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NICOSIA ' Heavy gunfire in Syria's flashpoint central city Homs killed 13 people on Monday in the Sunni district of Baba Amro, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement. "The rounds fired from heavy machineguns in the Baba Amro district caused 13 deaths on Monday...
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Israel debates whether Armenian killings genocide
26.12.2011 10:50 0 views 0 comments
JERUSALEM — Over their prime minister's objections, Israeli lawmakers are debating a proposal to recognize the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. Only on msnbc.com What's next for Russian protests? AFP - Getty Images NASA Take a sleigh ride on the space station Guillaume Blanchard / ESO Comet takes its place as 'Star of Wonder' AP...
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New Year holiday for UAE public sector announced
26.12.2011 10:49 0 views 0 comments
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Dubai: Federal ministries and entities will be granted a holiday on January 1, 2012 to mark the new year, according to a circular issued on Monday by Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qattami, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Government Human Resources Authority. According to the circular, work will resume on January 2. Al Qattami congratulated President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; Members of the Supreme Council and Rulers of the Emirates and people of the UAE on the occasion. Article continues below Email a friend More from UAE...
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Amin Maalouf wins award for cultural achievement
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Dubai: Famous Lebanese journalist and novelist, Amin Maalouf, was announced the winner of the prestigious Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Award for the Cultural and Scientific Achievement Category. Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Secretary General of the award, said the winner was selected out of 162 nominees by the board of trustees of the foundation as per the rule of the category. The value of the prize is $120,000 (Dh438,000). The award has other four categories with equal prize money of which the winners were selected by a panel of judges two weeks ago. "Amin Maalouf represents a writer and a novelist with rich memory which he utilised throughout the four decades of his works to shed some lights...
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