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Wine industry growing as investment option
Canadians are drinking more and more wine. But there are even a few ways to include it in your investment portfolio, Rubina Ahmed-Haq writes. Continue reading
Kuwait urges Iran to address worries on nuclear plant
MANAMA (Reuters) – Kuwait urged neighboring Iran on Monday to cooperate more with the U.N. nuclear watchdog to allay Gulf Arab concerns about the safety of an Iranian nuclear power plant that lies just across the waterway from the emirate Continue reading
Syrian rebels take control of Damascus Palestinian camp
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels took full control of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp on Monday after fighting raged for days in the district on the southern edge of President Bashar al-Assad’s Damascus powerbase, rebel and Palestinian sources said. Continue reading
Exclusive: Libyan Islamist says he was at U.S. consulate during attack
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan militia commander who U.S. officials say is under investigation in connection with the attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi which led to the death of the ambassador said he was present during the incident but was not one of the ringleaders. Some American newspapers have quoted unnamed Libyan officials as pointing to Ahmed Abu Khattala as the leader of the attacks on Sept, 11 Continue reading
Egyptian leftist leader eyes parliament majority
CAIRO (Reuters) – Popular Egyptian leftist politician and former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy said on Saturday he is confident a coalition of leftist groups he is working to unite will be strong enough to defeat Islamists and win a parliament majority. Sabahy, in an unexpected outcome, came in third place in the first round of the presidential vote last May, behind well-known army commander and politician Ahmed Shafik and current president Mohamed Mursi, who was the candidate of the state's most organized Muslim Brotherhood group. .. Continue reading
Downsizing from family home not as easy as it sounds
With ballooning home values, home owners are often tempted to sell and downsize into something smaller. There are pitfalls to the strategy, Rubina Ahmed-Hacq writes Continue reading
Man Guilty Over ‘Death To Troops’ Message
Azhar Ahmed posted a Facebook message saying soldiers should “die and go to hell”, two days after the death of six British troops. Continue reading
Parents Jailed For Life For Shafilea Murder
Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed suffocated their teenage daughter with a plastic bag after she refused to conform to their values. Continue reading
Shafilea’s Father ‘Hit Her On Last Night’
Shafilea Ahmed’s mother says she saw her husband slapping the 17-year-old the last time she saw her alive. Continue reading
UAE stateless activist says expelled to Thailand
DUBAI (Reuters) – An activist in the United Arab Emirates said he was being deported to Thailand on Monday after spending nearly two months in detention for his work campaigning for the rights of stateless people. Campaign group Human Rights Watch criticized what it called the “unlawful expulsion” of Ahmed Abdul Khaleq, saying it was part of a wider crackdown on dissent in the Gulf Arab state Continue reading →