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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:53 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:09:23 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/mideast(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d96e030-d60f-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d96e030-d60f-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlDubai has removed the high-profile governor of the Dubai International Financial Center as a political power struggle caused by the emirate's financial troubles continues to buildFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f717acfc-d5c8-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f717acfc-d5c8-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlDubai's economy could grow by about 5 per cent this year, says one of the emirate's top officials, in one of the most upbeat recent forecasts about the city's prospects Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/09862068-d523-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09862068-d523-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlUS President Barack Obama has said that world powers could have a package of measures against Iran "within weeks", warning Tehran of consequences for its failure to respond to an offer of a nuclear dealThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:52:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/37415c18-d558-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37415c18-d558-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlGovernments far beyond Yemen's borders should also be alarmed at the deteriorating security in a country that has long been a breeding ground for the religious extremists of al-Qaeda, writes Roula Khalaf Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:17:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d392008a-d4aa-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d392008a-d4aa-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlWhile the world waits for Barack Obama to decide whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, there are few places with as much interest in the US president's dilemma...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed2e583e-d498-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed2e583e-d498-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlManouchehr Mottaki, Iran's foreign minister, has rejected a US-backed confidence-building measure that required Tehran to ship enriched uranium out of the countryWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:37:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/89968e1c-d42b-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/89968e1c-d42b-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlIraq's Sunni Arab vice-president has vetoed part of a law over the allocation of seats to displaced Iraqis, throwing fresh doubt over plans for elections in JanuaryWed, 18 Nov 2009 22:18:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/58b136f6-d45f-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/58b136f6-d45f-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlDisappointment with the delays and loopholes plaguing a highly touted programme upsets Ahmadi-Nejad's working-class constituencyWed, 18 Nov 2009 16:42:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/46b47ff0-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46b47ff0-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlIsrael has defied US pressure by approving a plan to construct 900 new housing units in a suburb of Jerusalem built on occupied Palestinian land in a move that could stoke regional tensionsWed, 18 Nov 2009 15:59:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c40b7902-d392-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c40b7902-d392-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html The gas-rich peninsular plans to slash the corporate tax rate levied on foreign companies to boost international investments and help diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:20:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4cc0018-d3e3-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4cc0018-d3e3-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlWith just a handful of extra order announcements from the main aircraft manufacturers, organisers say the total value of the Dubai air-show deals is now $8.3bnWed, 18 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e8320f8-d3e3-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e8320f8-d3e3-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlQatar has issued the world's biggest emerging market bond as the small Gulf emirate seeks to boost its capital markets by building a government yield curveWed, 18 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/038521d0-d3ae-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/038521d0-d3ae-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlObama can still retrieve this situation by publishing a blueprint of a two-states solution and a Palestinian homeland on most of the West Bank and Gaza, and placing it before the UN Security CouncilTue, 17 Nov 2009 22:06:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/44fc14d8-d391-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44fc14d8-d391-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlAlgeria's envoy has been called in to explain the violence against Egyptian workers and companies in Algeria after Saturday's match between the sides in Cairo and before a play-off on Wednesday in KhartoumTue, 17 Nov 2009 17:32:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3fc7a26-d393-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideasthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3fc7a26-d393-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html The European Union has poured cold water on Palestinian plans to seek immediate recognition as an independent state, saying the move would be "premature" and called instead for a resumption of Middle East peace negotiations with IsraelTue, 17 Nov 2009 17:07:53 +0000