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File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012. Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN Wed 16 May 2012
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. It says fighting on the border... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy) BBC News
Food   Photos   South Sudan   War   Wikipedia: South Sudan
Cargo Ships India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance Wed 16 May 2012
Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive... (photo: WN / prajkta) Newstrack India
India   Photos   Trade   Washington   Wikipedia: Trade
A Libyan oil worker, works at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega east of Libya, on Saturday Feb. 26, 2011. Production at Brega has dropped by almost 90 percent amid the country's crisis because many employees have fled and few ships are coming to offload the product. Saudi says $100 per barrel great price for oil Sun 13 May 2012
ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia sees $100 per barrel as a great price for crude, Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Sunday. International Brent crude... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Guardian
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People on the street, building , Bank, iranian girls on the street, street telephone and ordenary life of the Iranian people working and doing shopping in Tehran capital Bosnian envoy: Iran has great tourism attractions Sun 13 May 2012
Karaj, Alborz Province, May 13, IRNA – Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Tehran said here on Saturday evening that Iran has great tourism attractions.... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) Irna
Culture   Iran   Photos   Province   Tourism   Wikipedia: Iran
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a letter requesting recognition of Palestine as a state as he addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 at UN Headquarters. Israel envoy meets with Palestinian president Sat 12 May 2012
JERUSALEM — An Israeli envoy met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday and delivered a letter from Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayahu detailing his... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) Atlanta Journal
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FINANCIAL TIMES: The key to Sudanese peace FINANCIAL TIMES: The key to Sudanese peace Mon 7 May 2012
IT IS rare that the stars align where Sudan is concerned. But pressure from the African Union (AU) and resolve at the United Nations (UN) may yet draw Sudan and South... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Business Day
Africa   Peace   Photos   Sudan   UN   Wikipedia: Sudan
Air Arabia A320 CN-NMB Air Arabia first quarter 2012 net profit rises 11% to Dh49.2 million Sun 6 May 2012
Sharjah: Air Arabia (PJSC) reported an 11 per cent increase in its net profits to Dh49.2 million for the three months ending March 31, up from Dh44.2 million in the... (photo: Creative Commons / limetwr) Gulf News
Airlines   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Air Arabia
China and the two Sudans China and the two Sudans Sun 6 May 2012
On this week's show we take a look at China in Africa and ask if there can be profit without the politics. The short story is one of a country big on investment but... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Al Jazeera
Africa   China   Photos   Politics   Sudan   Wikipedia: Sudan
A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC Sat 5 May 2012
Goldman Sachs - via economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 - invented the concept of a rising new bloc: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and, later, South Africa). Some... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Al Jazeera
Brazil   Economist   History   Photos   Wikipedia: BRICS   World
U.S. President Barack Obama. right, talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron during a working session at the G20 Summit in Cannes, France Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Leaders from within troubled Europe and far beyond are working Friday on ways the International Monetary Fund could do more to calm Europe's debt crisis. Political chaos in Greece has hamstrung the leaders of the Group of 20 leading rich and developing economies, meeting on the French Riviera for their last day of a summit Friday. Italy's dance with financial disaster and doubts about its commitment to reforms only exacerbated the concern. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Barack Obama: use former war budget to boost US economy Sat 5 May 2012
US president kicks off election campaign by declaring that US should move focus from foreign wars to domestic growth Students in Arlington, Virginia, take photos of... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) The Guardian
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood supporters hold a banner reading in Arabic ' No for beating civilians in Syria', during an anti-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad' in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 24, 2011. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood supporters gathered near the Syrian embassy in Cairo following the weekly Friday prayers chanting anti-Syrian regime slogans and protesting what they claimed ' The Syrian regime brutality against civilians' From prisoners to rulers: Mobilising for Arab democracy Mon 30 Apr 2012
The Arab Spring has precipitated the rise of new politicians: formerly excluded or incarcerated non-state actors who are, today, either claimants of the state - or at... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Al Jazeera
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Dubai- Jumeirah Lakes Towers - Metro Station (United Arab Emirates) UAE enjoys high degree of safety and stability Mon 30 Apr 2012
Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research said the United Arab Emirates enjoys a high degree of safety and stability. "The... (photo: WN / Prajkta) Khaleej Times
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Supporters of French President and candidate for the presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy show their support during an electoral meeting in Le Raincy, north of Paris, Thursday April 26, 2012. The fate of multiculturalism in France Mon 30 Apr 2012
- What if the destiny of multiculturalism and free movement of people in Europe was being played out in France? If Nicolas Sarkozy wins the presidential election on May... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere) Al Jazeera
Europe   France   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Multiculturalism
In this Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 photo, people shop in a market in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqis are again segregating themselves along sectarian lines, prompted by a political crisis pulling at the explosive Sunni-Shiite divide just weeks after the American withdrawal left Iraq to chart its own future. The numbers so far are small and not easy to track with precision, but anecdotal accounts and a rise in business at real estate agencies in Sunni neighborhoods reveal a Sunni community contemplating the worse-case scenario and acting before it's too late. Iraq's sagging safety net Mon 30 Apr 2012
In February 2011, with grassroots uprisings having toppled the governments of Tunisia and Egypt, unrest was swelling in Iraq as well. In response, the government of Prime... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban) Al Jazeera
Mideast   Photos   Politics   Tunisia   Wikipedia: Iraq
A Syrian refugee who fled violence in her country to Lebanon, weeps as she attends a demonstration to show her solidarity with the Syrian revolution, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on Wednesday March 21, 2012. The The plague of war in Syria Mon 30 Apr 2012
The conflict in Syria has burned to a hurting stalemate, punctuated by barrages of cannon fire. It is likely to go on this way for some time. Participants in the struggle... (photo: AP) Al Jazeera
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Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt Egypt predicts tourist return after 2011 drop Mon 30 Apr 2012
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Egypt's visitor numbers should bounce back to pre-uprising levels this year after a drop caused by Arab Spring unrest, the country's... (photo: WN / Geeta) Springfield News-Sun
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Thousands of displaced persons from Abyei collect food rations in a makeshift camp in Turalei, southern Sudan on Friday, May 27, 2011. South Sudan facing food crisis Mon 30 Apr 2012
" />" /> A combination of bad weather, pests and a deteriorating relationship with the North has led to an economic crisis that is challenging South Sudan's food... (photo: AP / Pete Muller) Al Jazeera
Economy   Food   Photos   South Sudan   Wikipedia: South Sudan
A Sinclair Oil filling station, Philipsburg, Montana, March 2009. Currently headquartered in Salt Lake City, Sinclair is the 38th-largest private company in the United States.[11] There are 2,607 Sinclair filling stations in 20 states in the Western and Midwestern United States Knox gasoline prices edge lower, oil drops Fri 27 Apr 2012
Just in time for weekend driving, Knoxville area gasoline prices edged lower on Friday. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in metropolitan Knoxville fell... (photo: Creative Commons / Luke N. Vargas) Knox News
Economy   Industry   Photos   Production   Wikipedia: Price of petroleum
Car Accident UAE accident report for 2011: 6700 accidents, 720 deaths Sun 22 Apr 2012
Car accident deaths plummeted 25.5 % in the UAE, and 19% in Abu Dhabi, by the end of 2011 compared to 2009, in a remarkable achievement which reflects the great efforts... (photo: WN / gehad) Khaleej Times
Accidents   Deaths   Photos   Traffic   UAE   Wikipedia: United Arab Emirates
Kingdom Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Taken by BroadArrow in 2007. Now, a crisis boom Sat 21 Apr 2012
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital city, is experiencing a construction boom, and swanky new towers to house people and accommodate trendy offices are sprouting out of the... (photo: GFDL / BroadArrow) The Hindu
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