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			<title>Migrant workers: Time to rethink</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A United Nations-sponsored conference highlights key issues in the labour migration process including the absence of a minimum wage, too much dependence on remittances and the need to do away with the sponsorship system.]]></description>
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			<title>UN hands Kuwait $430m in Iraqi compensation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Latest payment brings total paid by Iraq so far to more than $27bn - statement.]]></description>
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			<title>Some Somalis in Dubai supporting piracy - UN envoy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Small group of Somalis granted UAE asylum are suspected of piracy and illegal weapons trade.]]></description>
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			<title>UN report calls for Arab world to combat trafficking</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Women and children are at the forefront of vulnerable groups states must protect.]]></description>
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			<title>Mideast tourist numbers drop in Jan-Apr - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE bucked the regional trend with tourist growth of three percent - UN World Tourism body.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Arabia pledges to ease controls on women</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi rights officials committed to give women full legal identity - Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
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			<title>World’s first free virtual university launched by UN</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[University of the People is a non-profit institution that offers higher education courses in both business and IT]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar set for first ‘Camp Maradona’</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Camp will focus on under privileged children offering training and health education. ]]></description>
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			<title>Full support remains for GCC monetary union, central bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Secretary General denies country rift over citing of GCC central bank in Saudi capital. ]]></description>
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			<title>Iraq owes Kuwait $25.2bn in war reparations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UN requires Iraq to put 5% oil revenue into fund to pay for 1990 occupation.]]></description>
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			<title>North Korea launches rocket, defying UN</title>
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			<title>Saudi and Qatar sign maritime border agreement</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The event at UN headquarters signals a closer tie between the two Gulf countries.]]></description>
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			<title>Mission critical</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The United Nation's world food programme makes safety its priority when flying into danger zones.]]></description>
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			<title>Al Qaeda bomber behind Yemen attack trained in region</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Suicide bomber killed four tourists after terror leaders called for more Gulf attacks.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf must unify to end human trafficking</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirate's lead on human trafficking calls on Gulf to show world it is tackling issue. ]]></description>
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			<title>Palestinians seek Gaza cash</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Palestinian Authority to seek $2.8bn to rebuild Gaza as Israel warns of further possible military action.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait gets $13.3bn in compensation from Iraq</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[19 years after invasion Iraq has paid 3.5% of war damages claimed by Kuwait.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Iran urges global nuclear disarmament</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mideast country says  elimination of atomic weapons only guarantee against their use or threatened use.]]></description>
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			<title>Change under Obama would be &quot;happy news&quot; - Iran</title>
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			<title>Sanctions hike costs for Iran gas plans</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf state's gas executive says international sanctions are raising project costs by 10-20%.]]></description>
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			<title>Iran carrier breaks weapons ban says report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ship held by Cypriots reported to be carrying banned weapons-related material.]]></description>
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			<title>Iran launches first indigenous satellite - local TV</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Gulf country makes headway in space technology amid international tension.]]></description>
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			<title>Bird flu flutters closer to Gulf countries</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Egypt and India both record cases of deadly H5N1 virus in December, but threat remains low.]]></description>
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			<title>UN: Serious rights abuses continue in Iraq</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Killings of professionals, assaults on minorities, torture of detainees, attacks on women rife.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Extension will allow EU to begin combined air and naval operation on Dec. 8.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Senior UN official says if states want bigger voice on world stage they most contribute, raise transparency. ]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[U2 frontman forced to withdraw from UN talks on financing for global development in Doha.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Funds needed to cover overspend on agency's original 2008 budget of $504mn.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[World leaders at UN conference hear king's plea for 'peace and harmony'.]]></description>
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