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Iraq battle pits oil against antiquities
AFP - Babylon's Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but heritage appears to be no match for Iraq's booming oil industry in a dispute over a new pipeline. As Baghdad is working to get UNESCO to list Babylon as a World Heritage Site, archaeologists and oil ministry...
Ammans' historic Rainbow Street abuzz after facelift
AFP - Rainbow Street in Amman's heart is abuzz again after posh 1920s-era homes were turned into restaurants, galleries and libraries, drawing hipsters, bohemians, intellectuals and hordes of tourists. After decades of oblivion, the street in the historic area of Jabal Amman...
In Yemen, eating is a luxury millions struggle to afford
AFP - For almost half of Yemen's 22 million people, eating has become a luxury they can't always afford. On a bad day, Umm Ahmad and her family of five, who live in Sanaa's shanty-town district of Al-Sunaina, go without any food at all. On a better day, Umm Ahmad's husband,...
Analysis: Confining the conflict with Iran to the economic realm
Car owners are indignant about sky-high petrol prices and Israeli leaders paint a grim picture of a nuclear-armed Iran. But what is actually the likelihood of a disruption of world oil supply or even military action involving Iran? While the past year has...NEWS
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Image Of The Week: A Palestinian protestor holds a banner and a photo of a relative
Demonstration in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails outside the Massiyahu Prison in Ramle, near Tel Aviv, May 3. Israel has so far rejected all appeals lodged by the hunger strikers.
