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Dubai labourers stage rare strike for more pay2013-05-19

The Star: DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work on Sunday to back wage demands, a rare labour protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions are banned, staff said. Most blue collar workers...

Saif realises child’s wish2013-05-19

Khaleej Times: ABU DHABI - Lieutenant-General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, has realised the wish of Amir...

UAE calls for political action to stop 'repressive Damascus’2013-05-19

Middle East Online: ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates on Sunday called for political action to stop what it called "the repressive machine" in Damascus, ahead of an international conference aimed at resolving the Syrian...

UAE believes in ‘a responsible and open world,’ says Nahyan2013-05-19

Khaleej Times: The UAE believes in ‘a responsible and open world, while we also believe in change,’ the Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, said Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan. This, he said, was...

Vevo boss Nic Jones: 'We're at the pointy end of labels' activities'2013-05-19

The Guardian: What the majors want from the video hub, what he learned from MySpace – and why mobile is more than just phones Nic Jones: passion for music helped him earn his role at Vevo. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian There are very few surviving pictures of Nic...

Dubai laborers stage rare strike for more pay2013-05-19

Baltimore Sun: DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work on Sunday to back wage demands, a rare labor protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions are banned, staff said. Most blue collar workers...

Justin Timberlake's 'Inside Llewyn Davis' Performance Is 'Uproarious'2013-05-19

Huffington Post: Justin Timberlake has a role in "Inside Llewyn Davis." CANNES, France — The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting...

National Restaurant Association Announces Winners of the 2nd Annual Operator Innovations Awards2013-05-19

StreetInsider: Kennesaw State University honored with coveted Innovator of the Year Award Tweet Send to a Friend CHICAGO, May 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Restaurant Association has announced the winners of the second annual Operator Innovations Awards,...

MIDEAST STOCKS-Regional mkts rally as global gains trigger renewed buying2013-05-19

Reuters: DUBAI May 19 (Reuters) - Regional shares rallied on Sunday with markets in Kuwait and Doha breaking key psychological levels as gains in U.S. equities and oil prices spurred renewed buying to top off an underlying bullish sentiment. In Saudi Arabia, the index...

Analysis - Frontier Markets booming but risks mounting2013-05-19

The Guardian: By Manuela Badawy NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to buy illiquid and previously overlooked bonds sold by countries with no...

Analysis: Frontier Markets booming but risks mounting2013-05-19

Reuters: NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to buy illiquid and previously overlooked bonds sold by countries with no capital markets track...

Foreign Minister reaffirms Egypt's position on the Syrian crisis (The Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers)2013-05-19

noodls: (Source: The Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers) Foreign Minister reaffirms Egypt's position on the Syrian crisis 18/05/2013 Foreign Minister Mohammed Amr will participate in a meeting of the key countries supporting the Syrian opposition to be held in Amman on...

Stretta Procedure for GERD: Successful 10 Year Follow-Up Data Presented at Digestive Disease Week--Sustained Improvement, Long-Term Efficacy2013-05-19

StreetInsider: Non-Surgical Procedure Yields High Patient Satisfaction Scores; Reduced Need for Medication; No Serious Adverse Effects Tweet Send to a Friend ORLANDO, Fla., May 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The non-surgical Stretta® procedure employing low power and low...

Saif bin Zayed realises child’s wish to become a police officer2013-05-19

Khaleej Times: Lt. General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, has realised the wish of Amir Muhammad Al Falahi, a five-year-old with Thalassemia, to become a Captain in the...