DEA Afghanistan Unit Receives Prestigious Joint Chiefs of Staff Award - KETK

DEA Afghanistan Unit Receives Prestigious Joint Chiefs of Staff Award
KETK
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service to the Afghan Threat Finance Cell (ATFC), a DEA-led unit that investigates and disrupts financial networks that finance the ...

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Indonesia lures Mideast Shariah lenders - Gulf Times


Gulf Times
Indonesia lures Mideast Shariah lenders
Gulf Times
Indonesia's Islamic finance industry is luring investment from Middle Eastern and European banks as regulator seeks to double Shariah-compliant assets to 10% of the total this decade. Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi Arabia's largest, is chasing investment banking ...

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The Day's Best | 02.06.12 - News & Observer


News & Observer
The Day's Best | 02.06.12
News & Observer
ASSOCIATED PRESS Members of The Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery fire during the Accession Day 41 Gun Salute to mark the official start of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in Hyde Park, London, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Queen Elizabeth II marked 60 ...

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Malaysia's Renaissance Man turns 90 today - New Straits Times


New Straits Times
Malaysia's Renaissance Man turns 90 today
New Straits Times
Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz could pick up new subjects and be knowledgeable in them in great depth. WHO doesn't know this sagely figure with the white beard? A list of Royal Professor Tan Sri Ungku Abdul Aziz's achievements would probably fill ...

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New masters of the media universe - The Guardian


The Guardian
New masters of the media universe
The Guardian
"The idea that you'd give that award to someone like me, who was writing about complex finance, when usually it goes to someone for a big royal scoop. I was so convinced I didn't stand a chance of winning, I'd actually contacted the babysitter to say ...

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Leveson inquiry: Paul Dacre, Heather Mills, Max Clifford appear - The Guardian


The Guardian
Leveson inquiry: Paul Dacre, Heather Mills, Max Clifford appear
The Guardian
The new body must be well funded and the press should not have a controlling financial interest in the new regulator. He says there is no place for serving editors on the body, but there might be room for a retired editor.

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Guardian Weekly Letters, 3 February 2012 - The Guardian

Guardian Weekly Letters, 3 February 2012
The Guardian
The dramatic increase in surveillance and adolescent criminalisation is the ultimate result of heightened civil litigation and financial awards in favour of parents, often over dubious grievances. Circumspection has been pushed to a siege-mentality: ...

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