Middle East and Africa Archive

  • dubai

    Dubai Attracts Million Visitors on New Year’s Eve

    The New Year’s Eve Gala in Downtown Dubai, stated to be the most prestigious square kilometre on earth, set an impressive global milestone as one of the world’s most attended single events, attracting over 1 million people from across the globe, with a 35-minute long...

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  • canton

    Canton Fair to Increase Africa-China Trade

    Trade between China and Africa has displayed sustainable growth despite the ongoing global financial crisis. According to Chinese customs data, Sino-African trade value rose 31% to $166.3 billion last year. As of April 2012, China’s direct investment in Africa totalled $15.3 billion – a 30-fold...

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  • unesco

    Always to Empower Girls with Literacy Programmes

    UNESCO and Procter & Gamble’s Always brand have extended their partnership by signing a new contract with a global scope covering 2013-2016. It was announced today, Dec. 13. The cause-related marketing campaign places UNESCO messages about education on packages of Always feminine care products to...

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  • pgwater

    P&G Delivers 5 Billionth Liter of Drinking Water

    Today Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced a milestone in their effort to save one life every hour through sharing clean drinking water. Nearly a decade ago P&G began providing clean drinking water in developing countries through its P&G Purifier of Water technology, and has just...

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  • unsg

    Ban Ki-Moon Pledges Support to Qatar

    Panel of global leaders gathered in Qatar National Pavilion at Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development to discuss food security in dry land nations, according to a statement issued Saturday by Qatar National Food Security Programme. “We want to say that we live in a...

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  • 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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  • sun

    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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  • ov

    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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  • annan

    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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