Middle East and Africa Archive

  • burj

    Burj Al Arab’s Romantic Offer for You

    Burj Al Arab, a luxurious hotel, has announced the launch of its Gold Package, offering guests some romantic experiences for each night of their stay in Dubai. The announcement was made today, May 16. The Gold Package includes a prestigious Rolls Royce Phantom drive and...

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    Little Sun: A Work of Art that Works in Life

    Little Sun, a small solar-powered light, was launched today, May 11, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Addis Ababa as part of the WEF’s focus on how art can contribute to changing the world. Leading artist Olafur Eliasson, working with engineer Frederik Ottesen, has...

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    OneVoice Balloons for Arab Peace Initiative

    From a village near Jenin that borders on the 1967 line, OneVoice Palestine youth activists and locals released into Israel hundreds of helium balloons carrying the text of the Arab Peace Initiative on Saturday, April 28, drawing attention toward this historic opportunity. OneVoice is an...

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  • hyatt

    Hyatt Plans for Hyatt Regency Riyadh

    Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced Thursday that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into an agreement with Mohammed A. Al Swailem Co. for Commercial Investment for a Hyatt Regency hotel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Hyatt Regency Riyadh marks the seventh Hyatt-branded hotel under...

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    Syrian Violence Continues Despite Peace Promise

    Despite Syrian Government’s commitment to UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to withdraw troops by April 10, state violence continues in Syria. The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations (UN) and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan (pictured above) stressed the escalation of violence...

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    Syria Accepts Kofi Annan’s Peace Plan

    After a long dilly-dallying during the past few days, it’s said that the Syrian rulers have accepted the peace formula offered by the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (pictured above). The Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad has finally agreed to withdraw its troops and...

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  • iran

    Iran… Laugh While You Still Can on Facebook

    The Iran–Laugh While You Still Can comedy troupe has dedicated its talents to the cause of the hope that we will never have to fight a World War IV…with stone cudgels. It was announced Tuesday, March 27, that the comedy troupe has developed a humorous...

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  • water

    P&G and CARE to Provide Clean Drinking Water

    Announced Thursday at a ceremony hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) and leading humanitarian organization, CARE plan to provide more than 100 million liters of clean drinking water in Kenya and Ethiopia through an investment of over...

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  • bnews

    Mali Crisis: Leaders Condemn the Coup

    The members of the UN Security Council strongly condemn the forcible seizure of power from the democratically elected Government of Mali by some elements of the Malian armed forces. They call on these elements to ensure the safety and security of President Amadou Toumani Touré...

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    Human Rights Violations during Congo Elections: UN

    A UN report released today details serious human rights violations, including killings, disappearances and arbitrary detention, committed in Kinshasa by Congolese and security forces in the context of the 2011 presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Earlier human rights organization...

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    China Praises Egypt to Resolve the Syrian Crisis

    The Chinese government appreciates the efforts Egypt has made to resolve the Syrian crisis within the framework of the Arab League by proceeding from the overall situation of maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East. It was said in a statement issued today, March...

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    RMN Digital Tech-Wise Knowledge Center for SMBs

    RMN Digital, a Web property of Raman Media Network (RMN) Company, has launched its Tech-Wise Knowledge Center for small and medium businesses (SMBs). The online center will serve as a comprehensive information hub to provide useful and actionable information to SMBs so that they could...

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