Gulf News - 2012-01-17

• UAE seeks leading role as green energy provider
• Gilani will appear in court over contempt charges
• GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS
• Captain neared shore to please waiter
• President reiterates UAE support for Yemen
• Vice-president holds talks with Chinese leader
• Immunisati­on policy in Dubai standardis­ed
• UAE braces for top clash
• DSF boon for traders
• Russian initiative for Syria
• Police deny woman confessed to helping kill her daughter
• EMPOWERING POOR PUPILS
• Companies and agencies told to destroy banned pesticides
• Rough weather delays refloating of sunken ship
• Dubai resident found dead in Mumbai in suspected suicide
• 2 impersonat­ors get jail for robbery
• Woman imprisoned for disrespect­ing judge
• Chinese community gears up to celebrate New Year
• Initiative to help low-income students
• Military’s dehumanisi­ng culture scars US image
• Scruples did not let him survive
• DEMOCRACY MUST REIGN SUPREME IN PAKISTAN
• Why is Europe a dirty word in US?
• UAE waives $5.8b of Iraq debt
• Closing Hormuz will be suicidal, experts warn
• Capture of town hints at Al Qaida’s growing clout
• Kuwait charges three for instigatin­g unrest
• 19 killed as dilapidate­d building buckles in Beirut
• Libya’s drive to disband militias off to slow start
• Opposition groups open liaison office to integrate action
• Monitors face a challengin­g task
• Nigeria unions call off strike
• Mars probe crashes into the Pacific
• Hacking may have occurred at Daily Mirror, editor says
• ‘Heavy-handed’ bin fines for residents to be scrapped
• Off-the-shelf blood vessels a step closer to reality
• Party leaders support charity drive
• Trial of Spain’s most famous judge angers rights activists
• Huntsman backs Romney after withdrawin­g from Republican race
• Silenced musical treasures languish in Michigan vault
• Senate rejects top judge’s plea against impeachmen­t
• Lebanese charged in Thai terror probe, police say
• Two foreigners arrested in Zamboanga City
• An activist with a green cause
• Pachauri backs green building technologi­es
• Minister’s dam remark angers Kerala leaders
• New strain of TB resistant to drugs
• Social media curbs stifle free speech
• Priyanka visits Gandhi bastions
• Mumbai voices its demands before civic body polls
• Outpouring of grief over Arfa continues
• Military and high court ‘fed up with president’
• Eurozone crisis hits regional stocks
• Global economy ‘more dangerous than ever’
• Wonders of memory in miniature
• Local lenders capitalise on growing domestic demand for Gulf sukuk
• Nakheel launches cruises around landmarks
• Wealth fund of Abu Dhabi eyes India investment
• Gulf economies grew 7.4% last year
• Airberlin starts four weekly flights to Abu Dhabi
• Firms to suggest ways of eco-friendly production
• ‘Green shift’ by developed economies could save $2tr
• Irena ‘central to UN bid to double renewable energy’
• IMPACT OF SUSTAINABI­LITY ON COMPETITIV­ENESS
• Business panel urged to promote public-private sector dialogue
• DUTIES REDUCED
• Need for new guarantees lowers EFSF’S power to lend
• Post-quake rebuilding demand boosts corporate capital spending
• Greece confident debt swap deal will be clinched in time
• India’s inflation cools to 7.5% but bottleneck­s risky
• Weak desktop sales weigh Microsoft down
• Gold retailers put premium on stronger jewellery sales
• Proceeds from rugs help build lives in Afghanista­n
• Explore sustainabl­e transport solutions
• US needs better economic policies, not Romney’s ideas
• Worldly Wise
• Why I’m feeling strangely Austrian
• UK plans to play pivotal role in expansion of yuan
• Brent inches higher on Gulf oil uncertaint­y
• Shuaa names officer for Gulf Finance
• Copper steady as markets digest euro jolt
• Gold tiptoes above $1,640 after stock recovery takes pressure off
• Sensex repairs early losses to finish up
• Misbah wants good contest
• Federer plays down rift with long-time rival Nadal
• England captain stresses teams’ responsibi­lities
• No personal vendettas, Pietersen says
• England are a tough nut to crack
• England dressing room set to inspire
• Little separates Al Ain from Al Jazira
• Zenga relieved after survival milestone
• Speculatio­n rife on Laxman quitting
• Dhoni backs underfire Fletcher as the right man
• Ahmad Al Musharrakh eyes historic first cut in Abu Dhabi
• Jeev back in fighting form for Dubai event
• Dubai College make it to semi-finals
• Consistent Fawaz emerges victorious
• Kamali takes his cue from seasoned stars at West Asian Championsh­ips
• Nair sees positives after European Tour slip up
• Improving Giants loom large as Super Bowl title contenders
• Wagner’s incredible rally helps him win Sony Open
• Veteran golfer sinks two aces in an hour
• Third-string South Africa hold favourites Ghana
• Senegal put up lacklustre show in win against Kenya
• Barcelona battle to cut Real’s lead to five points
• Arsenal defence told to shape up
• Is justice finally on the horizon at Fifa?
• Nadal shows no ill effects of shoulder injury in first round
• Clijsters starts defence with win
• Hard work pays dividends for super-fit Tomic
• TALENT VS TALKED ABOUT
• DON’T MISS IT
• Lest you forgot
• EASY CROSSWORD DOWN
• STAR GAZING

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