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Turkey see no role for Assad in future Syria</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story/Five_Arab_nations_Turkey_see_no_role_for_Assad_in_future_Syria-ZW20130514000028/</link><description>Five Arab countries and Turkey have reiterated that President Bashar al-Assad should have no role in the future of Syria, as Russia and the U.S. proposed a peace conference. </description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:27:26 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Zawya Dow Jones News </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZW20130514000028</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>IFC&apos;s investment in Mena region hits USD2.9bn</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story/IFCs_investment_in_Mena_region_hits_USD29bn-ZAWYA20130514045459/</link><description>International Finance Corporation&apos;s (IFC) total investment in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region for the fiscal year ending June, 2012 touched USD 2.9 billion.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 06:25:51 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Times of Oman </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20130514045459</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>EIU: Syria Country Report (May-13)</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story/EIU_Syria_Country_Report_May13-pdf_130513102807/</link><description>This is a PDF report. </description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Economist Intelligence Unit </source><guid isPermaLink="false">pdf_130513102807</guid><category>Subscription</category></item><item><title>Middle East property giants advised to take steps now to avoid repeat of previous plunge</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story/Middle_East_property_giants_advised_to_take_steps_now_to_avoid_repeat_of_previous_plunge-ZAWYA20130513043416/</link><description>Prices are on the rise, cranes are on the up, and buyers are battling each other for a bargain again - but has the Middle East real estate scene learned the lessons of the last 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