George Bush in Saudi Arabia - 14 Jan 08
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George Bush has arrived in Saudi Arabia on the sixth day of his tour of the Middle East. The US president hopes to get Saudi backing for his Israeli-Palestinian peace plans, as well as added pressure against Iran. Bush has brought gifts, in this case, weapons contracts worth billions of dollars....
Al Jazeera English: Hashem Ahelbarra Image Promo #1A (2009)
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A 30 second spot for Hashem Ahelbarra, a correspondent for Al Jazeera English.
France seeks stronger Saudi Arabia ties - 13 Jan 08
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Nicolas Sarkozy is in the Saudi capital Riyadh as he embarks on a Gulf tour. It's expected deals to build nuclear power stations will be signed with the United Arab Emirates as Sarkozy tries to strengthen French economic, military and political ties in the region. Hashem Ahelbarra reports from...
Morocco votes: Muslim mayor blazes a trail - 05 Sept 07
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Polls in Morocco put the Islamist PJD party ahead of its three main rivals in the lead up to Friday's parliamentary elections. The tourist city of Meknes is one of the party's strongholds. Its mayor of five-years is a PJD-member and likes to tease his secular rivals by saying "for every bar you...
High hajj security in Saudi - 6 Dec 08
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The Saudi Arabian city of Mecca is the birthplace of Islam, where the Prophet Ibraham built the first Muslim House of Worship. Today is the first day of Hajj, which extends over the next five days with more than 3 million people attending. The convergence of so many people in one place is a...
Abu Dhabi's Master of Horses - 03 Feb 08
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Ten years ago the Hollywood film 'The Horse Whisperer' was released, telling the story of a man with a remarkable gift for understnading horses. It was a huge box office hit. Now the Arab world may have found its own real version of that character. He is based in the United Arab Emirates, as...
Dubai property market faces pressure - 07 Oct 08
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A Dubai government firm has announced plans to build a $95bn city in the emirate - which will include the world's tallest tower. But investors are concerned that the property bubble in Dubai could burst, amid concerns over the long-term performance of financial markets in the Middle East. Hashem...
Women taxi drivers face bumpy road in Bahrain - 26 Apr 09
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Women in Bahrain are increasingly taking up traditionally "male" jobs, but they face an uphill struggle against the country's more conservative residents. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra took a ride with one of Bahrain's female taxi drivers and found that her drive for change is still facing some...
Honey remains big business in Yemen
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Honey has been a valuable commodity for centuries, but few places have a stronger tradition of honey-making than Yemen, where beehives dot the country's landscape. But the once-thriving honey business suffered a setback after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US, when the Bush administration...
Hajj pilgrims descend on Mount Arafat - 18 Dec 07
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Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra joins the Muslim faithful as they trace the footsteps of the Prophet Mohammed to the Mount of Mercy outside Mecca.
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Pakistan mourns Bhutto – 28 Dec 07
... the former prime minister of Pakistan, has been buried at her family's mausoleum in the southern province of Sindh. Pakistanis now wonder what the future holds, as violent protests leave dozens dead. Hashem Ahelbarra reports.
Afghan ministers on 'graft' list
The list, released on the final day of a three-day anti-corruption conference, includes five senior members within the government of Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, said Hashem Ahelbarra, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Kabul. ...
Al-Qaeda leader threatens US
Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra, reporting from the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, said: "It was a classic al-Qaeda type of PR in which he [Elshahri] congratulated the leadership of Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri about what he described ...
Iran 'ready to aid Yemeni security'
"Iran is prepared to co-operate with the government of Yemen and other nations in order to restore security [in Yemen]," Mottaki said at a news conference. Mottaki said that the fighting in north Yemen between government forces and the ...
UN voices concern over Afghan poll
Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra, reporting from the capital, Kabul, said: "The [Afghan] army is so stretched thin to the point that they have told some candidates 'we don't have enough people to provide security for you and therefore you ...
