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Best Buy to shut Biddeford store - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
A manager who declined to be identified was stationed at the entrance to tell customers that the store would reopen today. For Karen Paro, the corporate decision made in Minnesota meant logging a few more miles to shop. She had gone to the Biddeford ...
Best Buy to shut Biddeford store - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
A manager who declined to be identified was stationed at the entrance to tell customers that the store would reopen Sunday. For Karen Paro, the corporate decision made in Minnesota meant logging a few more miles to shop. She had gone to the Biddeford ...
Jordan- Culture of water conservation has improved - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Awareness among Jordanians about the scarcity of water resources and the need to maximise the use of every drop has increased over the past five years, a senior government official said on Monday. The culture of reducing water ...
Jordan's critical water situation highlighted - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) A company will be established soon to manage water and wastewater services in Zarqa Governorate, home to 15.7 per cent of the Kingdom's population, a senior government official said on Monday. The company, which will be the ...
Jordan- Infant orphaned in heater accident - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
They found the parents, aged 27 and 23, dead, while their two-month-old daughter was lying in her cradle alive, the source said, adding that a gas stove was lit in the room. The Civil Defence Department (CDD) was called to the scene and rescuers ...
Jordan- Minor brawl at Balqa Applied University ends without injuries - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
"The situation was quickly brought under control without any reported injuries," the police official, who declined to be named, told The Jordan Times. Raed Bakhit, director of the university's public relations department said classes were taking place ...
Jordan- Women's rights activists threaten weekly protests - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Another woman, who declined to give her name, complained that in addition to the fees her children have to pay for work permits, "most of their requests to obtain driver's licences are turned down by the authorities because they are not Jordanians".
Jordan- 'AIDS, hepatitis tests obligatory for all foreign patients' - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Starting this week, HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B and C tests will be obligatory for non-Jordanian patients seeking treatment in the Kingdom, a senior government official said on Saturday. Minister of Health Abdul Latif Wreikat said ...
Jordan- Dahabi tells interrogators he will not 'divulge state secrets' - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Former intelligence chief Mohammed Dahabi has told investigators that he would not divulge "classified information" related to his case under oath, and offered only to speak off-the-record, a source said.
DJ GRAIN HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories Of The Day - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Japan Tuesday issued a tender to import 138959 metric tons of milling wheat in a tender, a government official said. LONDON (Dow Jones)--UK wheat exports totaled 328852 metric tons in December, up 19% compared with the same month ...
Jordan- Committee to regulate distribution of Libyan patients - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) A committee of representatives from different branches of the health sector will be formed soon to regulate the distribution of Libyan patients to the Kingdom's hospitals, a senior government official said on Sunday.
Jordan- Drug smuggling operations foiled - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
"Our agents became suspicious of the vehicle and its contents and after a thorough inspection, we found the pills hidden in the sweets boxes," said a senior customs official, who declined to be named. The illegal shipment weighed seven kilogrammes, ...
Disi to Amman Water Project: Water Well construction delayed - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Among the significant problems there is concern that the straightness of the wells cannot be done – this can mean that the wells will not work properly according to crews working on the drilling machines, who asked to remain anonymous. ...
DJ Zambia Plans Increased Mining Earnings To 20% Of GDP This Year - Govt Official - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
LUSAKA, Zambia (Dow Jones)--Zambia plans to amend its Mines and Minerals Act and increase earnings from the mining sector to 20% of its gross domestic product by the middle of this year, a senior government official said. ...
Hong Kong Nods to 15 RQFII Products - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
The first RQFII product will go for sale this week, according to people familiar with the matter, noting that securities brokers are striving to launch RQFII products before the traditional Chinese New Year. Haitong International Securities Group ...
DJ Hungary Ready To Consult With EC On Central Bank Act - Official - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
BUDAPEST, Jan 03, 2012 (Dow Jones Commodities News Select via Comtex) -- The Hungarian government is ready to consult with the European Commission about the new Hungarian Central Bank Act should the EC initiate such talks, a government official said ...
Ricky Martin plans to marry boyfriend on Jan. 28 in New York - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Martin and his partner, according to a source close to the Puerto Rican daily, will wed in the US city which last June 24 approved marriage between homosexual couples. Since he announced his sexual orientation in March 2010, the artist, who on Dec. ...
Daimler Looks for China Investment; Eyes CIC - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
... Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Daimler AG is likely to bring in China's sovereign wealth management fund as a strategic investor as the big name behind Mercedes-Benz is looking for investment in China, said people familiar with the matter lately. ...
'Saudi to keep key rates unchanged' - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
(MENAFN - Gulf Times) The Saudi central bank has decided to keep its key interest rates unchanged in January, as inflation pressures remain under control, people familiar with the matter said yesterday. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (Sama), ...
Traffic Court Judge Singletary relieved of duties over photo of his genitals - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Multiple sources said Friday that Singletary earlier this week displayed a shot of his penis to a female information-technology worker. After she filed a sexual-harassment complaint, Singletary allegedly confronted her in an attempt to get the ...
Federal report on East Haven police brings calls for stricter anti-profiling ... - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
East Haven police officers "take pride in their town," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "They take pride in their uniforms." The atmosphere among town police Monday was "somber," the officer said. "Guys are fed up. ...
Jordan- Syrian unrest means shortages, uncertainty for Ramtha businesses - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
"Even if we tried to cross the border again, shop owners in Daraa have closed their stores and our trips would be pointless," one driver who declined to give his name, told The Jordan Times recently. Murad Makhadmeh, a supermarket owner in Ramtha said ...
Yes, Santa really does exist - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
The anonymous donor told the bell ringer the ring was a family heirloom and asked to remain anonymous. The Salvation Army said they plan to have the ring appraised and then they will decide how to proceed from there with whether or not to auction it or ...
Jordan- Protesters clash with Syrian embassy staff - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Abu Ghaleb's wife, who declined to give her name, characterised the incident as an example of the Syrian regime's continuous attempts to intimidate protesters. Protester Hazar Ghazi, a friend of Shuraiqi, echoed her sentiments. ...
Jordan- Syrian embassy protest draws hundreds - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
One of the protesters, who declined to give his name, said the interview reflected the president's weakness. "Everyone noticed how the president tried to convince the world that he is not responsible for the massacre in Syria. ...