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Need for gender equality

  • Equality for women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is still one of the most difficult and complex issues to be discussed. Although everyone has the freedom to talk about all matters of life freely and easily (no matter how sensitive the issue may be), the subject of women’s rights is...
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The progression of women in GCC countries: The road to empowerment

  • Although the journey along the road to the empowerment of women in the Gulf region has sometimes been slow, it is now surely under way, through forward steps of positive reforms, as more female voices are being heard. These voices reflect the motivation, determination and ambition of all those...
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Galaxy phones power Samsung to record $5.2 bln profit

  • SEOU: Samsung Electronics made a record $5.2 billion profit in the first quarter, overhauling Nokia as the world’s top mobile phone seller, and its Galaxy smartphones outstripped Apple’s iPhone at the high end of the market. The South Korean group’s handset division shifted more...
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Drought or deluge? Brits struggle with errant weather

  • LONDON: The unpredictability of the British weather has always made it a favorite topic of conversation at pubs, corner shops and bus stops across the country....
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Apple crushes Street targets, dispels iPhone fears

  • SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc’s quarterly profit almost doubled, blowing past Wall Street estimates after a jump in iPhone sales, particularly in the greater China region, and soothing fears that the iPhone was past its best days for sharp growth....
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Egyptians protest amid fears over Mubarak old guard

  • CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptian Islamists protested in Cairo on Friday against what they said was a bid to bring back deposed president Hosni Mubarak’s old guard after his last prime minister was allowed to stand in the presidential election....
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EU gives green light to Hungary aid talks

  • BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST: The EU opened the way to talks with Hungary on financial aid on Wednesday, ending a five-month dispute over the independence of its central bank, but it kept pressure on Prime Minister Viktor Orban by sending a row over the judiciary to Europe’s top court....
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Hong Kong probes $2.5 mln payment in Kwok case- source

  • HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s anti-graft agency is looking into payments totalling more than $2.5 million to a former top public servant as part of the city’s corruption investigation involving two billionaire brothers who run Asia’s largest property developer. According to a source...
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Grenade attack at Kenyan church kills one, wounds 16

  • NAIROBI: A gunman detonated a grenade in a Nairobi church on Sunday, killing one worshipper and wounding 16 in the latest in a series of attacks in Kenya since it sent troops into Somalia to crush Islamist militants blamed for cross-border raids....
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Europe shares climb fifth day in a row

  • PARIS: European stocks rose early on Monday, climbing for a fifth straight session and tracking gains on Wall Street following upbeat earnings, while a milder-than-expected fall in Spain’s GDP eased worries over the country’s finances. At 0709 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top...
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