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President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Salva Kiir (in hat) and Vice President of GoSS Riek Machar along with other senior ministers bid farewell to President Bashir's delegation before they depart to Khartoum. President Bashir visited Juba 5 days before the start of the long-awaited Southern Sudan referendum on self-determination. During the visit President Bashir discussed preparations for the plebiscite and other outstanding issues with his counterparts in the Government of Southern Sudan.
Oil   Photos   Sudan   Talks   Wikipedia: South Sudan		  BBC News 
South Sudan 'to complete shutdown' of oil production
Sat 28 Jan 2012
South Sudan says it will complete the shutdown of its oil production on Saturday, after attempts to resolve a dispute with Sudan failed. The presidents of both countries held talks in the Ethiopian... (photo: UN / Tim McKulka)
From left to right: Copts leading the crowd in prayer in Tahrir Square and Muslims and Christians United for Egypt, by Carlos Latuff.
Egypt   Photos   Protests   Society   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution		  The New York Times 
Egypt’s Assault on Civil Society
Sat 28 Jan 2012
Post-Mubarak Egypt is facing profound challenges with its unfinished revolution and looming economic crisis. The last thing it needs is to pick a fight with the United States. Yet the military rulers... (photo: Creative Commons / Sherif9282)
General view showing an empty beach at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, Sunday, Dec.5, 2010. Security officials say a shark has killed an elderly German tourist at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, a few days after three Russians and a Ukrainian tourist were badly mauled in shark attacks.  m&c  Sat 28 Jan 2012
Egypt's tourism sector struggles to revive fortunes
Hurghada, Egypt - The beaches are almost empty and taxi drivers jockey for customers in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada, once a bustling city, now desperately struggling to revive its tourism... (photo: AP)
Economy   Egypt   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution
Gasoline Prices - Pump - Oil - Crude  Jakarta Post  Fri 27 Jan 2012
Oil hovers near $100 amid Iran tensions
Crude prices were steady Friday amid a weaker US dollar and expectations that Europe will be able to find oil elsewhere if Iran makes good on its threat to immediately halt exports to the region.... (photo: WN / sweet)
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Dubai - Shaikh Zayed Road - (United Arab Emirates) Khaleej Times Thu 26 Jan 2012
UAE economy set to grow 4%
DUBAI ' The UAE economy is forecast to grow by at least four per cent in 2012, Economy Minister Sultan Al Mansouri said on 
Thursday. "Under the circumstances, this... (photo: WN / Prajkta)
Dubai   Economy   Forecast   Grow   Photos   Wikipedia: United Arab Emirates
An official passes by a part of the facility of the phases 4 and 5 of South Pars gas field after the official opening by Iranian President Mohammad Khatami in Assalouyeh, southwestern Iran in the Persian gulf, Saturday April 16, 2005. The Guardian Thu 26 Jan 2012
Iran won't build nuclear weapon in 2012, says draft Isis report
Analysis by Institute for Science and International Security says sanctions and threat of Israeli attack are having effect Aerial view of what is believed to be Iran's... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Weapons   Wikipedia: Iran and weapons of mass destruction
In this image made available Sunday Nov. 22 2009 and taken from Al Alam TV, a missile is fired in an unspecified location in Iran. Iran on Sunday Nov. 22 2009 began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported. It said the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size of Iran and spread across the central, western and southern parts of the country. Pakalert Press Wed 25 Jan 2012
Obama renews anti-Iran war rhetoric
Share US President Barack Obama has once again renewed threats against Iran, saying that Washington will maintain pressure on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear... (photo: AP / Al Alam TV)
Iran   Photos   War   Washington   Wikipedia: Iran–United States relations
Jan Kubis (centre, in red tie), the newly-appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), arrives in Kabul to take up his post, 17 January, 2011. Austin American Statesman Wed 25 Jan 2012
UN's new Afghan envoy heartened by talk of peace
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.N.'s new representative to war-torn Afghanistan said Wednesday that he was encouraged by widespread discussion about prospects for making... (photo: UN / Fardin Waezi)
Afghanistan   Peace   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
President Obama delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, D.C., Jan. 25, 2011 WorldNews.com Wed 25 Jan 2012
Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address
(Transcript of President Obama's State of the Union Address) Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month,... (photo: White House / Lawrence Jackson)
Economy   Photos   Politics   Washington   Wikipedia: State of the Union address
British Foreign Minister William Hague address the media during a news conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, Wednesday, July 27, 2011. BBC News Wed 25 Jan 2012
Hague: 'No plan' for military action in Iran
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The UK is "not planning" to take military action in Iran, Foreign Secretary William Hague has told MPs.... (photo: AP / Kerim Okten, Pool)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran
Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari, steps down as he make his way at the oil separator facilities in Azadegan oil field The Boston Globe Wed 25 Jan 2012
How an embargo of Iranian oil could affect markets
NEW YORK-The U.S. and Europe are trying to stop Iran, the world's third-biggest oil exporter, from selling crude. Iran's response is to threaten to disrupt shipments from... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Europe   Iran   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran


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Dubai Islamic Bank - Bank Egypt stock market up on 2012 optimism; Gulf mixed The Times of India
Egyptian protesters peer out of their tent in Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 22, 2011 Egypt stock market pares early losses as bargain hunters step in The Washington Post
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A Libyan rebel carrying a parachute flare shell left behind by pro-Gadhafi forces, walks by a rebels pickup truck armed with a rocket launcher with a pre Gadhafi flag and Arabic that reads "February 17th, Free Libya" at the western gate of Ajdabiya, Libya Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Arms from Libya could reach Boko Haram, al Qaeda - U.N. The Star
In this Aug. 23, 2004 file photo, American Jonathan Keith Idema, 48, smokes a cigarette in a court in Kabul, Afghanistan. Idema, a former Green Beret from North Carolina convicted of running a private jail in Afghanistan where he tortured terrorism suspects, has died at the age of 55. The dark truth behind the man who claimed he had Bin Laden in his sights The Independent
President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2012. The 'Malaise' of Hope WorldNews.com
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Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak answers questions during a press conference after the meeting with his Slovak counterpart Lubomir Galko in Bratislava, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. Israel says Iran 'drifting' toward nuke goal line The Boston Globe
Iranian technicians are seen at a new facility producing uranium fuel for a planned heavy-water nuclear reactor, just outside the city of Isfahan, 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Thursday, April 9, 2009. Iran says ready for talks, blasts sanctions Breitbart
File - A woman suspected of being a Gadhafi loyalist is seen behind bars inside a detention facility in Misrata, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. Doctors Without Borders halts work in Misrata Zeenews
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