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ACTION NEAR CYPRUS
US navy seizes Libya rebel oil tanker
US Navy Seals boarded and took control of an oil tanker late on Sunday that had was seized earlier this month at a Libyan port by three armed men, the US Department of Defense said.
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420 SCREENS BY 2020
Majid Al Futtaim plans cinema expansion
Dubai-based shopping mall developer Majid Al Futtaim will invest over 750 million dirhams ($204 million) expanding its cinema operations in the Middle East and aims to double its audience figures by 2016, the company said on Monday.
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ARMY IN FULL CONTROL
Syria rebel bastion near Lebanon falls
Syrian forces backed by Hezbollah militants took full control of the town of Yabroud after driving out rebels, helping President Bashar Al-Assad secure the land route connecting the capital Damascus with Aleppo and the Mediterranean coast.
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INTERVIEW
Coal 'no solution to Egypt's energy woes'
Egypt's worsening energy problems and the demands of heavy industry are no reason to embrace coal, the environment minister says, warning of long-term damage to the economy and to public health.
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ANALYSIS
Professional job opportunities jump 12pc in UAE
Professional job opportunities across the UAE increased by 12 per cent between January 2014 and February 2014, according to a new survey by global recruitment specialist Morgan McKinley.
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IMAGE OF THE DAY
No age for war?
Free Syrian Army fighters Mohamad Noor, 14, and Hadi (R), 15, hold their weapons as they run from sniper fire to the frontline of Khalidiya neighbourhood in Aleppo. Noor and Hadi joined FSA six months ago.
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Acer launches new pocket projector
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300 oil and gas firms to showcase products at Dubai event
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Saudi inflation plunges to four-year low
Saudi's annual headline inflation hit a four-year low of 2.8 per cent in February from 2.9 per cent the previous month helped by a fall in food prices, said a report.
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Coal 'no solution to Egypt's energy woes'
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Experts to discuss aviation issues at Abu Dhabi summit
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Air Arabia to distribute 7.25pc cash dividends
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Etisalat unveils cloud solution for businesses
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Bahrain approves women's rights law amendment
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Hyundai seals $8m truck deal with RAK govt firm
Juma Al Majid Establishment (JAME), the sole distributor of Hyundai Motors in the UAE, has won a Dh30 million ($8.2 million) deal with a Ras Al Khaimah government company to supply a fleet of 84 commercial vehicles.
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Tecom parks to become carbon-free zones
Tecom Investments said it has inked an agreement with the Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence (Dubai Carbon) in line with its efforts to turn the Tecom business parks into carbon-free zones.
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Majid Al Futtaim plans cinema expansion
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Bahrainisation levels up in public, private sectors
Bahrainisation levels have seen an impressive growth in both public and private sectors in the kingdom, a minister said.
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Dutch firm wins Algeria interior ministry order
Netherlands-based IAI industrial systems said it has won a new order from the Algerian Ministry of the Interior for supply of passport personalisation systems.
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