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  US-led Forces Keep on Killing Muslims in Afghanistan Despite Holy Ramadan  
24/8/2010
 
American-led Western occupying armies continue on killing innocent Afghani Muslims during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Hundreds of people protested outside a key town in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday over the deaths of two men branded insurgents and killed by coalition forces but who local Afghans said were civilians.
  Gaza-bound Aid Ship to Leave Lebanon on Sunday  
24/8/2010
 
A Gaza-bound ship carrying women activists and aid for the blockaded Palestinian territory will leave Lebanon's northern port of Tripoli for Cyprus on Sunday, an organizer said on Thursday.
  NY mosque imam: Extremism is global threat  
24/8/2010
 
The imam leading plans for an Islamic center near the Manhattan site of the Sept. 11 attacks said Friday he hopes to draw attention during his trip in the Middle East to the common challenges to battle radical religious beliefs.
  Libya Sends Relief Aid to Mauritanian Flood Victims  
24/8/2010
 
A Libyan airplane full of humanitarian arrived on Wednesday in the capital of Mauritania as a part of the Libyan assistance to the people of this Arab country.
  Gaddafi Foundation Opens Center in Peshawar for Flood Victims in Peshawar  
24/8/2010
The Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation (GICDF), has opened the headquarters of the Center for Islamic Appeal in the Pakistani city of Peshawar for victims of floods that have engulfed the city.
  Pan-African Telemedicine System Launched in Tripoli  
24/8/2010
An electronic permanent and distant medicine (telemedicine) learning programme, connecting African hospitals and universities to their Indian counterparts, has just been launched at the Burns Hospital in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
  Representatives from 40 countries at Libyan Youth Forum  
24/8/2010
About 170 representatives of youth organisations and associations from 40 countries attended the 5th Libyan Youth Forum yesterday, Friday, in Tripoli under the patronage of Seif Al Islam Al-Qathafi, the president of the Charity Foundation for Development.
  Floods expose civilian-military divide in Pakistan  
24/8/2010
Massive flooding in Pakistan appears to be draining support for the already-weak civilian government while boosting the powerful military, a blow to U.S. and domestic hopes for a strong Pakistani democracy capable of undercutting the allure of al-Qaida and the Taliban.
  Scottish Member of Parliament Grahame Warns of Legal Action Following 'Biased' STV Lockerbie Film  
24/8/2010
 
STV are facing the prospect of legal action following the screening of a controversial documentary covering the Lockerbie bombing.
  Opinion: Iraq War was Illegal, It's Increased Terror Threat
By Sami Zaptia
 
24/8/2010
In the end of July and in early August there was increased analyses and debate regarding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars prompted by numerous new developments. At the end of July two prominent personalities linked with the Iraq War gave key evidence to the UK Iraq Inquiry held in London.
  Ghanem: OPEC Won't Act Next Meeting  
24/8/2010
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, is concerned about oil price volatility but it's unlikely production quotas will be tweaked when it next meets in October, Libya's top oil official Monday.
  S. Korea's KNOC launches hostile bid for UK oil firm  
24/8/2010
State-owned Korea National Oil Corporation on Friday launched a hostile takeover bid for Dana Petroleum, valuing the British oil explorer at 1.87 billion pounds (2.3 billion euros, 2.9 billion dollars).
  BG Group Says To Exit Libya After Wells Drilled Were Dry  
24/8/2010
BG Group PLC (BG.LN) said Friday it is in the process of relinquishing its rights in Libya and once it receives permission from Libya's National Oil Company it will exit the country.
  US appeals in WTO spat over EU Airbus aid  
24/8/2010
The US appealed on Thursday its own victory in a landmark trade ruling against European subsidies for planemaker Airbus, asking the World Trade Organization to toughen its condemnation of the EU's financial meddling in a market worth more than $3 trillion over the next two decades.Details of the appeal weren't immediately made public.
  Afriqiyah Hosts AFRAA Meeting in Tripoli  
24/8/2010
 
The Afriqiyah Airways hosted on Wednesday 18 August the meeting of the Executive commission of the African Aviation Committee (AFRAA).
  France slashes 2011 growth forecast  
24/8/2010
 
France (AFP) – France on Tuesday cut its growth forecast for next year to two percent from 2.5 percent after President Nicolas Sarkozy met with senior economic officials at his Riviera retreat.
  Bringing flour improvers to Africa and the Middle East  
24/8/2010
German flour improvers specialist Muhlenchemie has many years' experience in the fast-growing bakery markets of Africa and the Middle East - but each country and bread-eating culture requires a slightly different approach.
  BP to Start Drilling in Libya by October  
24/8/2010
UK oil giant BP PLC is expected to start its deep water drilling operations in Libya by October at the latest, Libya's top oil official said Monday.
  Greece meets conditions for second loan tranche  
24/8/2010
Greece has met the conditions for the second installment of a 110-billion-euro rescue loan after making swift progress in its budgetary reform efforts, the EU's executive arm said on Thursday.
  Mobile tariff in Arab countries 100% higher than OECD  
24/8/2010
Average mobile tariffs in Arab countries are up to 100 per cent higher than the average in Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, a benchmarking study by Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority revealed.
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