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Inaugural Abu Dhabi Media Summit hailed as success

ameinfo-en Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:11:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Emap Limited[2]; Annual Meeting[1]; Ali Ahmad[1];

Other categories: EU2020;

More than 490 delegates from the media, technology and investment sectors returned home from the inaugural three-day Abu Dhabi Media Summit today, hosted by the Abu Dhabi Media Company....

Blair chooses America for launch of faith offensive to unite the religions

guardian Sunday, March 14, 2010 1:26:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Tony Blair[4]; Terry Sanderson[1]; Belinda Stronach[2]; Dick Cheney[1]; Bill Clinton[1]; Rick Warren[1]; Barack Obama[1];

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Terry Sanderson said (about Tony Blair) : "The Tony Blair Faith Foundation is a fundamentally flawed concept,"

Former prime minister builds network of Christian allies as he prepares to launch a religious 'offensive' in North America Tony Blair is preparing to launch a "faith offensive" across the United States over the next year, after building up relationships with a network of influential religious leaders and faith organisations....

Articles published more than 3 days ago

WIEF platform for countries

thestar Friday, March 12, 2010 12:59:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Tan Sri[1]; Najib Razak[1]; Musa Hitam[1];

KUALA LUMPUR: The World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) will provide a platform for developing, especially Muslim, countries to engage and do business with other countries, pushing their economic resurgence to much higher levels....

Articles published more than 4 days ago

Bill Clinton, Bill Gates unite in foreign aid plea

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:29:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Bill Clinton[2]; Bill Gates[1]; Melinda Gates[1];

Other categories: Communicable Diseases;

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Bill Clinton said: "I hope you will pass this bill,"

Bill Clinton said: "reflects the budget constraints under which Congress labors,"

WASHINGTON â€” Former president Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder Bill Gates called Wednesday on US lawmakers to boost foreign aid to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria in the world's poorest nations....

High flyer

bbc Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:02:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Konan Bédié[1]; Henri Konan Bédié[1]; Henri Konan[1];

He is the first black chief executive of a FTSE 100 company - though he hates people dwelling on that. He is only 47, but has already been a government minister in Ivory Coast as well as a top businessman. Last week, Tidjane Thiam, chief executive of the Prudential, launched an audacious bid to buy AIA, the Asian arm of US-based insurer AIG....

Articles published more than 5 days ago

Ayoon Wa Azan (A People That Reminded Me of the Palestinians and their Cause)

daralhayat Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:27:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: James Cameron[1]; Brad Pitt[2]; Quentin Tarantino[1]; Mark Boal[2]; Josef Goebbels[1]; Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti[1]; Hurt Locker[2];

Jihad el-Khazen Today I intend to write about the losers. But before the reader ‘runs away’, I don’t mean Arabs and Muslims this time, but those who lost in the Oscars after being nominated for the awards. My motivation to do this is the fact that our newspaper and all other papers, along with TV.......

Rupert Murdoch keynote opens Abu Dhabi Media Summit

ameinfo-en Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:13:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Emap Limited[2]; Annual Meeting[1]; Rupert Murdoch[1];

The world's media industry arrived in Abu Dhabi to attend the first day of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Media Summit, under the patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces....

Rupert Murdoch: Gulf should lift media restrictions

telegraph Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:28:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Rupert Murdoch[1];

Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp, has called on the Middle East to open itself up to foreign competition to fulfil its potential as a future media hot spot....

AP Interview: Silva says Iran sanctions dangerous

AP Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:25:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: José Serra[1]; Dilma Rousseff[1]; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[1]; Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva[4];

Other categories: Climate Change; Transport and Energy Security; Economic Forecasting-EU; Financial Crisis; Environment (general); Monetary Issues EU;

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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: "We don't want to repeat in Iran what happened in Iraq. It's not prudent for the world, it's not prudent for Iran,"

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: "I have already told them that a war must be avoided at all costs,"

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked: "Who decided that the United States, France, England, China and Russia represent the collective aspirations of our planet, the new geopolitics, the new world order - with nations that were poor yesterday but today are in the midst of extraordinary economic growth?"

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: "We talk about peace here, not war,"

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: "If the president of Iran does not agree with Brazil, we will take our decisions based on what was discussed,"

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: "I'm working on the assumption that we can conclude a definitive deal in December in Mexico on the climate issue, with each (nation) assuming its responsibilities, each one complying, and we'll live with a lot more security going forward,"

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: "I haven't smoked for 40 days and I'm feeling better,"

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president warned Tuesday that U.S.-proposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war, and said he will make his own efforts to head off further conflicts - an example of his country's growing global prominence.......

Articles published more than 6 days ago

Africa: Create Jobs in Continent, and All Else Will Follow

allafrica Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:14:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Glenn Hubbard[1]; Rosa Whitaker[2]; Percy Barnevik[1];

Other categories: European Enterprise News; Environment (general);

Bill Gates' commitment at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to give $10 billion over the next decade to develop and distribute vaccines to children in the world's poorest countries has stimulated an interesting discussion on what would be the best use for such a large charitable gift....

Industry gathers for glimpse of the future

thenational Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:48:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Rupert Murdoch[2]; Khaldoon Al Mubarak[1];

The inaugural Abu Dhabi Media Summit has already been labelled as “Davos in the Desert”....

Addressing Perceived Discrimination

wsj Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:06:00 AM CET | info

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Other categories: Gender Equality;

International Women's Day was celebrated yesterday with the familiar flurry of surveys highlighting the dearth of women in senior business roles, writes Patience Wheatcroft....

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People Must Open Their Eyes and Ears

irrawaddy Monday, March 8, 2010 10:01:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Mae Sot[1]; Zoya Phan[2];

Other categories: Society;

Zoya Phan, the international coordinator at Burma Campaign UK, has received a Young Global leader award from the World Economic Forum, well-known for its annual meeting of world and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland. Each year the forum recognizes up to 200 people under the age of 40 for their.......

Turkey to host global economy forum

TurkishDailyNews Sunday, March 7, 2010 8:37:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Mehmet Şimşek[1];

Other categories: EU2020;

Turkey will host the 2010 Global Economy Symposium, or GES, in September. The symposium, which is also accepted as 'Alternative Davos Summit,' will focus on solutions for the world economy....

A whole new world

Triniad-guardian Sunday, March 7, 2010 8:19:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ruth Dreifuss[1];

Other categories: Peace Keeping;

Last week, I did something I never imagined I’d do: I gave an impromptu English lesson to someone, but not just anyone. I gave an English lesson to Ruth Dreifuss, former President of the Swiss Confederation—the highest office in Switzerland. It was surreal. There I was, sitting in the office kitchen with a former president....

Zimbabwe: Sanctions an Indictment of Unity Government

allafrica Saturday, March 6, 2010 11:02:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Robert Mugabe[1]; Morgan Tsvangirai[1]; Jacob Zuma[1]; Arthur Mutambara[1];

Other categories: EU2020; EU-USA;

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Jacob Zuma told: "Our view is that the unity government should be supported so that it can get out of the difficulties that face Zimbabwe,"

THE US president, Barack Obama, this week extended sanctions on Zimbabwe for another year saying the political crisis in the country remained unresolved because certain members of the government...

Charlize Theron visits schools across South Africa

africaFM Saturday, March 6, 2010 7:41:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Charlize Theron[2]; Bheki Cele[1]; Kathy Bates[1]; Barbra Streisand[1]; Lindsay Lohan[1]; Bill Gates[1]; Jacob Zuma[2];

STATE-OF-THE-ART COMMUNICATION ALLOWS THOUSANDS OF TO BE PART OF THE ADVENTURE OTTAWA , Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ - Their lives exist around doing what seems Zahra is the new face of a young generation of emancipated, cosmopolitan singers and songwriters from North Africa ....

Africa: A Green Fund From the IMF, George Soros, and the Government of Mexico

allafrica Saturday, March 6, 2010 4:02:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: George Soros[2]; Dominique Strauss-Kahn[4];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;

On January 30 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Managing Director of the IMF, announced a possible new initiative – a multi-billion dollar Green Fund (that name is popular – see below) that would help developing countries finance the measures needed to tackle climate.......

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