UAE names eight women to advisory council
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United Arab Emirates leaders have named eight women to a 40-seat advisory council, in addition to one female member elected in the Gulf state's first elections in December, the state news agency WAM said on Sunday.
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BERLIN, Jun 18 (IPS) - In a powerful display of womanpower, more than a  thousand businesswomen from 91 countries took part in the 17th  Global Summit of Women in Berlin over the weekend. The central  theme was "Global Opportunities and Challenges."
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The United Arab Emirates will pay a cool $520 million for naming rights to the âLouvre Abu Dhabi.â
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Saudi Arabia must create laws to protect women from violence and also allow them to play a bigger role in society and the workplace, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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4 October 2004 -- Diplomats of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) say that an Iraqi militant group has handed over two Indonesian women hostages to them at the UAE Embassy in Baghdad.
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Employers and unions in the classroom assistants' dispute meeting foran eighth day of talks.
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What appears to be an authentic Indian women's movement is the creation of press-savvy advisers.
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The United Arab Emirates appointed Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as its president Wednesday, hours after burying his father in a funeral that attracted thousands of mourners and nine heads of state to this desert nation on the Arabian Peninsula.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - The Group of Eight (G8) club of industrialized nations said on Friday it would back "further measures" against Iran and Sudan if they continued to reject U.N. Security Council demands on both countries.
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By JAMES CALDERWOOD DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Leaders of this major oil-producing Gulf country said Sunday they were plunging into the field of renewable energy, announcing a joint research venture into green energy with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Despite tough odds, some Mideast women are gaining power.
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has named Mohammed bin Al Dhaen Al Hamili oil minister, succeeding Obeid bin Saif Al Nasseri in a cabinet reshuffle approved by Supreme Council
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Foreign ministers from seven key Muslim states gathered in the Pakistani capital for talks on a new Islamic initiative to end the turmoil in the Middle East.
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The Group of Eight powers on Friday called for action against &quot;the perpetrators of atrocities&quot; in Darfur and said it would back UN action against the Sudanese government and rebel groups if the conflict is not ended.
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Saudi King Fahd receives Palestinian officials Mahmud Abbas (2L), chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei (2R), and Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath (R), December 13 in Riyadh.
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Recruiting and retaining more women by setting quotas could help big international oil and gas firms cope with a severe shortage of skilled staff in future, a senior executive at Royal Dutch Shell said.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq : Two Indonesian women released by their kidnappers in Baghdad were heading on Monday to the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf state&#39;s charge d&#39;affaires said Tuesday.