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Libyan Rebels Reboot Cellphone Service After Gadhafi's Shutdown

Libyan rebels who'd resorted to waving flags to communicate after Moammar Gadhafi cut off the Internet have now rebooted a local cellphone network for their own use. The new network, rigged up with help from U.S.-trained Arab engineers, is giving many Libyans their first chance in a month to contact loved ones and see if...

Witnesses Report Bodies in the Streets in Libya

CAIRO -- The bodies of slain protesters littered the streets of neighborhoods in the Libyan capital Tuesday and frightened residents hunkered down in their homes as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi sought to crush anti-government demonstrations by shooting anyone outside on sight, residents and an opposition activist...

Libya Launches Harshest Crackdown Yet on Protesters

CAIRO -- Security forces loyal to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi unleashed heavy gunfire Sunday on thousands marching in a rebellious eastern city, cutting down mourners trying to bury victims in a bloody cycle of violence that has killed more than 200 people in the fiercest crackdown on the uprisings in the Arab world. Protests...

Tiger Woods Spitting in Dubai [VIDEO]

Tiger Woods' latest offense? Spitting. The golfer was on the 12th green of the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday when he spit on the green, prompting Sky Sports commentator Ewen Murray to remark, "Somebody now has to come behind him and maybe putt over his spit. It does not get much lower than that." Watch: Now...

Police: Mail Bombs Could Have Exploded Over East Coast

(Nov. 10) -- A mail bomb that was intercepted at East Midlands Airport in England last month could have exploded over the Eastern Seaboard, Scotland Yard said today. "If the device had not been removed from the aircraft, the activation could have occurred over the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S.," British officials said in a...

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Timothy MacColl, British Seaman, Still Missing In Dubai

The "desperately worried" family of a British sailor missing in Dubai have issued a plea for information on his whereabouts.

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US: Concerns for American hunger striker in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -U.S. officials are "gravely concerned" about the health of a jailed American businessman who began a hunger strike more than two weeks ago over claims he has been left in legal limbo by the United Arab Emirates, a statement said Thursday.

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06/02/12 Fears for sailor missing in Dubai Source: Stornoway Gazette The "desperately worried" family of a British sailor missing in Dubai have issued a plea for information on his whereabouts.
06/02/12 Dubai hotel revenues hit 3-year high in April Source: ArabianBusiness.com Hotels in Dubai reported growth in revenues and profits while Abu Dhabi continue to experience a decline in rates and profits in April, according to the latest HotStats survey by TRI Hospitality Consulting.
06/02/12 ID cards deadline extended for Dubai residents Source: ArabianBusiness.com The Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) said on Saturday it was extending the deadline for Dubai residents to register for ID cards.
06/02/12 Ningxia Hui sends students to Dubai for training Source: People's Daily Twenty students from northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, home to about 10 percent of China's 20 million Muslims, traveled to Dubai on Friday to participate in an Arabian culture training session intended to boost trade ties between the region and Arab countries.
06/02/12 Dubai holds talks to grow medical tourism Source: ArabianBusiness.com The Dubai Health Authority has held talks with private sector organisations to develop a unified medical tourism initiative for the emirate.