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BRIEF: Bouteflika 'in deep coma'
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaThree weeks after being rushed to hospital in Paris, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has disappeared from sight, leaving behind a country preparing for a successor who for the first time will come from a generation too young to have fought in...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), France
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Viggo Mortensen to Star in French Film
VarietyViggo Mortensen is set for his first French-language role in helmer-scribe David Oelhoffen's "Loin des hommes" (Far From Men). The film is inspired by "The Host," one of six short stories in French-Algerian philosopher Albert Camus' book, "Exile and...Tags: France, Entertainment, Movies, The Host (movie)
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Pertamina raises US$3b in global bonds this year
The Jakarta PostJAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN) -- State-owned oil and gas giant PT Pertamina raised US$3.25 billion from the issue of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds to international investors in May this year as part of the company's strategy to finance its acquisition...Tags: Venezuela, ConocoPhillips, Jakarta (Indonesia), Companies and Corporations, Germany
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Saudi ship owner pays pirates $ 2.6 m ransom
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaThe Saudi owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew were held by Somali pirates for 10 months admitted paying $ 2.6 million to free them in November 2011, AFP reported yesterday quoting an Algerian newspaper. The MV Blida, carrying 17 Algerians, six...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Piracy, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
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Cannes: Gallic Laffer Ć¢ĀĀHomelandĆ¢ĀĀ Nabs Cannes Slot (EXCLUSIVE)
VarietyCANNES — One of the latest candidates to become the big French comedy of 2013, first-time feature director Mohamed HamidiĆ¢ĀĀs buzz title Ć¢ĀĀHomelandĆ¢ĀĀ (Ne quelque part sĆ¢ĀĀinspire) will receive a CannesĆ¢ĀĀ Official Selection Special Screening...Tags: Radu Mihaileanu, Labor Legislation, Illegal Immigrants, Career and Workplace, France
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BRIEF: Egypt foils plot to blow up Western mission
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaEgypt's interior minister said yesterday police arrested three members of an Al-Qaeda-linked cell in an alleged transnational plot to bomb a Western embassy and other targets in the country. The suspects were arrested with explosives intended to be used...Tags: Iran, Chemical Industry, Saudi Arabia, Fertilizer, Al-Qaeda
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PTTEP revs up its target
The Bangkok PostNAKHON RATCHASIMA -- PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) has revised up its petroleum output target by 50% to 900,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOED) by 2020 from 600,000 BOED forecast earlier. Thailand's sole petroleum explorer said...Tags: Burma, Bangkok (Thailand), Mozambique, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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Colonial Virginia gentry embraced stranded North African
As the political epicenter of British America’s richest and most populous colony, the town of Williamsburg played host to a rich cross-spectrum of humanity during the 1700s. Planters, merchants and tradesmen of all shades and stripes came from...
Tags: College of William and Mary, England, Politics, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Sociology
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Revisiting Jean-Luc Godard's 'Le Petit Soldat'
Jean-Luc Godard made his second feature film, "Le Petit Soldat," in 1960, but it was banned until 1963 because of its tough look at the then-current French-Algerian conflict and unblinking portrayal of torture. Opening Friday at the Nuart in a new 35-...
Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Zero Dark Thirty (movie)
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Libya's south teeters toward chaos — and militant extremists
SABHA, Libya — Their fatigues don't match and their pickup has no windshield. Their antiaircraft gun, clogged with grit, is perched between a refugee camp and ripped market tents scattered over an ancient caravan route. But the tribesmen keep...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Weaponry, Armed Forces, Malaria, Organized Crime
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France confirms death of Al-Qaida chief Abou Zeid
The death of a topĀ Al Qaida-linked warlord in combat with French-led troops represents a victory in the battle against jihadists who had a stranglehold on northern Mali. But it is far from the defining blow against a wily enemy that can go underground...
Tags: Religious Conflicts, Francois Hollande, Unrest, Conflicts and War, North Africa, Mali
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Joel Brinkley: Self-interested leaders roil chaos in Middle East
American VoicesSen. Lindsey Graham said it best. Talking about the challenges the next secretary of defense will confront, Graham, a South Carolina Republican, warned that he will face "a world on fire." So true, and the Middle East along with the larger Islamic world...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Nouri Maliki, Joel Brinkley, Egypt, Religion and Belief
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