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Swiss rankle as scholar hints at Heidi's German origins
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SODIC: Transforming Cairo's suburbia
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Al Ahly's Sabbour sees new real estate boom
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Social ratings: Can MFIs achieve a double bottom line?
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After the quake, darkness for Haiti's painters
Unlike some of Haiti's painters, it took Raymond Beauduy two months to…
Syria's smoking ban leaves cafes empty and pipes abandoned
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Israeli forces demolish settlers' 'Obama's Shack'
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UAE bank ADCB Q1 profit down, misses forecast
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Proper property registration poses hurdle to mortgage finance
One of the main hurdles to the development of Egypt’s mortgage finance…