Libyan takes Mid-East pop crown
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Libyan singer Ayman al-Aathar has won a Middle East pop contest, edging out Palestinian Ammar Hassan. The Super Star competition was started by the Lebanese TV station Future Television and is filmed in Beirut.
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With their baggy clothes, stylized   gesticulations on stage, and love of heavy bass rhythms, they   look and sound like rappers the world over. But Mohammed   al-Fara and his band live to a uniquely Palestinian beat.
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, easing  his country's way back into the international fold, on Tuesday  became the first Arab leader to promise compensation for Jews  who were forced from their homes due to religious tension.
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Young Arabs are turning to hip hop to express their feelings about  conflicts in the Middle East
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The Libyan contestant in a Pan-Arab version of the "Pop Idol" contest has generated a wave of adulation which has caused amazement in his home country, says Rana Jawad.
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, easing his country's way back into the international fold, on Tuesday became the first Arab leader to promise compensation for Jews who were forced from their homes due to religious tension.
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Italian real estate services company Norman 95 has won a 300-million-euro (384-million-dollar) contract to develop a luxury holiday resort on the Libyan coast, officials said.
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The kaffiyeh, traditional Arab headgear, becomes a style statement.
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Libya achieved Monday a new major political victory by the EU decision fully and finally lifting the embargo on selling and exporting weapons to Libya imposed since 1986.
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By Jim Krane  MUSCAT, Oman  --  This seaside city has long been renowned as one of the Mideast's prettiest, with a gorgeous mountain backdrop, a smattering of hilltop castles overlooking a sparkling sea, and a proud leader who rigorously tends to his capital city.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya on Tuesday on the start of a three-nation African tour less than a month before he leaves office.
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It is Friday night in Beirut's Nova  nightclub. The music is booming, the Lebanese crowd jumping  around and belting out lyrics to favorite tunes. But close your  eyes, and it is hard to remember that this is Lebanon.
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Looking back at the major events that took place in the Middle East in 2004, the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is undoubtedly a world-shaker.
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SALFIT, West Bank: Arab rivalry reached a crescendo yesterday when Palestinians&#39; great musical hope bowed out to his Libyan competition in an internationally televised talent quest.
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Recent events in the Middle East have the potential to positively impact the region. Lost amongst all of the coverage of Yasser Arafat&#39;s passing was a historic 67-45 vote by Israel&#39;s parliament
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Life & style: Does the Middle East present the next frontier for the record-breaking Giorgio Armani?
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Libya took over the rotating  presidency of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday in a major  step back to global respectability after decades as a pariah of  the West.