Monthly Archives: July 2007

Saudis Import Foreign Workers

Sponsors Left With Little Recourse in Recruiting Domestic Workers By Walaa Hawari, Arab News, July 22, 2007 RIYADH, 22 July 2007 — The problem of domestic workers fleeing their sponsors is a two-way street: On one side is the worker … Continue reading

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Message of Tisha B’Av

Jewish Life Out of Sorrow Can Come Joy: The Message of Tisha B’Av By Ozzie Nogg, United Jewish Communities The eve of the 9th of Av — Tisha B’Av — is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. The day the … Continue reading

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Ultimate Luxury in UAE

Luxury Hotels In UAE The luxury resorts in UAE listed below are presented to you by The Great Hotels of the World – a collection of the world’s finest luxury hotels and 5 star resorts. Click, view and explore them … Continue reading

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French Luxury in UAE

Targeting the ‘Y generation’ http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/07/18/10139927.html 07/18/2007  | By Scott Shuey, Chief Business Reporter, Gulf News Marc Lelandais recently came to Dubai to see the new Lancel stores at Wafi City and Dubai Festival City. He spoke to Gulf News about … Continue reading

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Sri Lankan Labor in ME

Help Us Help Rizana, Says Lankan Envoy Sarah Abdullah, Arab News, July 19, 2007 Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE and Lebanon continued to be the major labor receiving countries, capturing 85 percent of the total Sri Lankan overseas-worker labor market … Continue reading

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Filipino Workers in Dubai

Filipinos Jan-May remittances from Dubai surge 76.48 per cent Khaleej Times, July 17, 2007 (MENAFN – Khaleej Times) DUBAI — Technological innovations in transferring remittances prompted a 76.48 per cent growth in the amount of money that Filipino workers in … Continue reading

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Cooperation to Stop Pollution

Mayors work across borders to stop pollution Photo: Friends of the Earth The polluted Wadi Abu Naar river See Also: What Does Peace Mean? JERUSALEM, 19 July 2007 (IRIN) – Two mayors – one Israeli and one Palestinian – signed … Continue reading

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Injustice Against Jewish Refugees

‘Rectify injustice’ against Israel, Cotler tells U.S. Steven Edwards, CanWest News Service Published: Friday, July 20, 2007 NEW YORK – Former justice minister Irwin Cotler and other Canadian scholars presented the U.S. Congress yesterday with its first testimony on Jews driven … Continue reading

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