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		<title>From Budget to Blowout: Dubai&#8217;s Top 10 Restaurants</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2014 07:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SARAH WALTON: I've had enough of TripAdvisor's weird recommendations. Here's a list of the restaurants in Dubai you shouldn't miss. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[ALEXIA UNDERWOOD, ARABLIT: She was a presidential candidate so it's not surprising that Mona Prince has much to say about today's Egypt ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[MONDOWEISS: Were those who murdered Mohammed Kheidr 'Israeli' or 'Jewish'? Media outlets differed in their description.   ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[CROSSROADS ARABIA: It's a significant moment that's certainly not lost on the government and people of the Kingdom  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[JUAN COLE: The brutal murders of three Israeli teenagers and a Palestinian youth have driven attacks on children to top of the news agenda but it's not new. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[JAMES DORSEY: Even though Saudi Arabia did not qualify for the World Cup it's being followed avidly by women in the Kingdom ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Fear Business: It&#8217;s Thriving in Jordan</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[NASEEM TARAWNAH: Look east, look north, look south, look west - everywhere around Jordan spells trouble with a capital 'T'.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Palestinians: Don&#8217;t Repeat Israel’s Fatal Failures&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2014 07:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: It's clear that Israel's character and actions have been shaped by its past. There's a warning to Palestinians.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2014 07:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ABU MOHAMMED: 'Salvador Dali. Who's he?' You would have thought a basic knowledge of 20th century art was required of college grads.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Denying the “Nakba”: &#8216;Not An Option, Israel&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2014 08:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: It's an event that defines both Israel and Palestine.  It's brutal realities will not be wished away. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Imams, Stay Out of Politics!&#8217;: New Saudi Edict</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[CROSSROADS ARABIA: An interesting development in the separation of state and religion in Saudi Arabia has just occurred. ]]></description>
		
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					<description><![CDATA[JEROME SLATER, MONDOWEISS: Simon Schama is a popular and highly respected historian. But Israel appears to be his blind-spot.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[JUAN COLE: Israel reneged on its promises, Kerry called them out and then all hell broke loose.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[DHOFARI GUCCI: On a recent visit to a supermarket I was confronted by someone I didn't know who wanted to change my life. It's an all too common occurrence ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[JAMES M. DORSEY:  With pressure mounting by the day the Qatari authorities are set to announce a huge set of changes to the kafala system ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2013 12:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MICHAEL FELSEN, CGNEWS: A recent exchange of tweets hints at a more positive future dialogue between two regional superpowers. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[JAMES M. DORSEY: It's clear that Washington has embarked on a major re-alignment of its strategic resources in the Middle East.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[RANDA GHAZY, CGNEWS:  Refusing to be bowed by pressure to choose one side or the other young Egyptians are trying to take hold of their own future ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[RAMZY BAROUD: The 'pampered men' of the PNA are in no hurry to take on a 'national liberation project'. The attack on Gaza continues.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[M. LYNX-QUALEY: Naguib Mahfouz himself saw him as the originator of the modern Arab novel. His work and his life are deserving of celebration]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[JUAN COLE: Binyamin Netanyahu's observations on Iranian jeans-wearing provoked much mirth but the two countries have a lot in common. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[JAMES DORSEY: They're trying to maintain a balance but given the fact that the regime is increasingly painting them as Islamists how long can that last? ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[CROSSROADS ARABIA:  A well-known commentator on Saudi affairs has examined critically the role that the religious police occupy in everyday life ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[JONAS YUNUS: There is a huge internal debate taking place among Muslims worldwide about many vital issues. Many Christians though are completely unaware of this debate  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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