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			<title>Yahoo!'s Maktoob deal to be done 'in a fortnight'</title>
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			<title>Online music</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[You could download gigabytes of music onto your hard-drive, and it will take up precious space. Perhaps it is time to rather consider listening to music that is stored on a server elsewhere. With so many of the major streaming sites (such as Spotify) not readily available to users in the Middle East, we give a list of good music streaming sites that are available here.]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo!'s Maktoob deal valued at $175m - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[US internet giant's first major step into Middle East market costs $175m - press agency.]]></description>
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			<title>A marriage of convenience</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yahoo's takover of Maktoob could give Arab web enterprises a much needed shot in the arm.]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo! Arabic services available by early-2010 - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[VP does not indicate if services will be based in Amman following Maktoob purchase.]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo! enters Arab market with Maktoob.com acquisition</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Maktoob.com will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yahoo! once the deal is closed later this year]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo! announces Maktoob acquisition</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: Internet search giant's first major step into Mideast region, first new product will be Arabic email.]]></description>
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			<title>Match made in web heaven?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft and Yahoo! have exchanged vows while Google remains silent. That says a lot, says Vineetha Menon.]]></description>
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			<title>Sources: Yahoo! agrees to search with Microsoft</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New deal is said to focus on revenue sharing with Microsoft’s search technology used on Yahoo! sites]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo! to reveal new homepage</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yahoo! scorches up the battle for search supreme with a new homepage that includes previews of content from social networking sites]]></description>
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			<title>Google dominates KSA and UAE search says Arab Advisors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Report shows 97.5% of internet users in Saudi Arabia and the UAE prefer Google for search]]></description>
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			<title>Bing beats Yahoo in less than a week</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft's new Bing search engine gains more market share than rival Yahoo within days of launch]]></description>
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			<title>Microsoft and Yahoo talk search</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Both companies enter discussions to remain competitive as Google mounts its domination in the online world]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo! reveals Jerry Yang successor</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Carol Bartz, former CEO of Autodesk, takes over as company CEO]]></description>
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			<title>A better way to let go</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Regional organisations need to handle layoffs with delicacy, sensitivity and utmost respect for employees.]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo!’s maturation?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yahoo!’s announcement that Jerry Yang will be stepping down could do away with its relaxed corporate culture.]]></description>
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			<title>Yang steps down at Yahoo!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jerry Yang to return to old role as chief Yahoo! as search giant looks for new CEO]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo CEO calls for Microsoft deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jerry Yang says Microsoft should buy Yahoo! after Google abandons search ad deal]]></description>
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			<title>Intel gets into TV and 3D cinema</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Initiatives with Yahoo! and DreamWorks to take Intel into internet-enabled TV and 3D movie technology]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo! creates a buzz</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Beta version of content voting service is now open to the world.]]></description>
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			<title>Industry trio launch cloud-computing initiative</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[HP, Intel and Yahoo are pooling their strengths to set up an extended research test bed for cloud-computing]]></description>
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			<title>Keeping your enemies close</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yahoo! looks to have taken the 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer' approach, and given Carl Icahn and a couple of his accomplices seats on the Yahoo! board]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo! surrenders to Carl Icahn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yahoo! gives investor Carl Icahn seat on the board in return for end to proxy battle; sell off still not ruled out]]></description>
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			<title>Build your Own Search Engine with Yahoo!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yahoo! launches a new service called BOSS, which allows anyone create a customized search engine atop the company’s existing technology]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo! execs cower </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft's relentless pursuit of the world's number two internet search provider, Yahoo!, gathered fresh pace last month.]]></description>
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			<title>Yahoo! and Google sign online ad deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Deal will give Yahoo! extra revenue from search through Google ads, but deal can be cancelled with financial penalty, if Yahoo! board changes  ]]></description>
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			<title>Icahn eyes up Yahoo!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Carl Icahn expected to launch Yahoo! board challenge after Microsoft deal fails  ]]></description>
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			<title>Goodbye Microsoft Yahoo!, hello local iPhone</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has walked away from a Yahoo! deal for now, while the iPhone steps closer to official presence in the region  ]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Takeover bid for Yahoo! dropped despite last minute negotiations to increase value of offer  ]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Wall Street analysts expect Microsoft to launch takeover fight for Yahoo! rather than drop deal  ]]></description>
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