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February, 2011

  • 5 February

    US hatches Mubarak exit strategy as Egypt death toll mounts

    • Mubarak: 'If I resign today there will be chaos' • 10 dead and hundreds injured in fresh crackdown • Protesters have dubbed today 'departure Friday' Protesters carry away an injured companion in Tahrir square in Cairo. Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPA The Obama administration is working on a plan in which the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, would stand down immediately in spite …

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  • 5 February

    Sri Lanka: IMF commends performance and approves loan By Charles Haviland

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has strongly praised Sri Lanka's macro-economic performance. The lending institution says the economy appears to have fundamental strengths. It has also approved another tranche of a $2.6bn (£1.6bn) loan. The organisation backed the latest instalment of the loan – nearly $200m dollars – intending it to help the country recover from its war and from …

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  • 5 February

    Egypt: Preview of America in 2015

    The rioting and looting currently taking place in Egypt is primarily a result of massive food inflation and shows what all major cities in the United States will likely look like come year 2015 due to the Federal Reserve's zero percent interest rates and quantitative easing to infinity. On December 16th, 2009, NIA named Time Magazine's 2009 'Person of the …

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  • 2 February

    Egypt turmoil pushes crude oil price over $100 a barrel

    Opec secretary general expresses concern with tension throughout region and armed guards at Suez canal Protesters in the town of Suez. Photograph: Abu Salahuddien/AP  Fears that the turmoil in Egypt could disrupt oil shipments passing through the Suez canal and engulf the Middle East drove the price of Brent crude oil through the $100 barrier for the first time in over two years. The price of …

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  • 2 February

    Scholarships for undergraduates at Albukhary foundation

    There are scholarships in the Albukhary International University (AIU) which is fully funded by the Albukhary Foundation, Malaysia and all students attending AIU shall be sponsored through the Scholarship described herein. The Foundation intends to make available ten (10) scholarships for each country to assist disadvantaged youths, mainly Muslim youths, to graduate with a degree from the Albukhary International University.  …

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January, 2011

  • 31 January

    CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS 2011

    CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS 2011 National Research Council (NRC) of Sri Lanka, invites applications for research grants from researchers in public scientifc R & D Institutes/Universities.  For further details, please download the attachment.  Application can be downloaded from our website www.nrc.gov.lk. Thank you National Research Council (NRC) Sri Lanka 380/72,Baudhdhaloka Mw, Colombo 07 Tel: 011-2697538 011-2675136 Fax: 011-2697166 Email: [email protected] Web: www.nrc.gov.lk Post …

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  • 31 January

    Dr. Zakir Naik visited Zahira College

    'Dr. Zakir Naik visited Zahira College on Friday, the 28th January 2011. He was introduced to the students, staff and well wishers present, at the assembly, by Mr Mohamed Jiffry, the Principal of Zahira College as one of the most prominent Islamic scholars of today. He has devoted his life not only to the teachings and spreading of Islam but …

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