Forces supporting and opposing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad are fighting for Qusayr because of its strategic location.
Many of these places enjoy enormous assets in terms of universities, strategic location, concentrations of talented workers and entrenched high-wage industries.
Furthermore, we agree that Thailand is a strategic location and a hub for ASEAN connectivities and the ASEAN economic communities, AEC.
The arrests shine a light on the growing drug trade transiting through Puerto Rico, a strategic location between South America and the United States.
Barcelona has been around for over 2000 years because of its strategic location on the Mediterranean Sea and will be around for another 2000.
Yet Myanmar's bountiful resources and strategic location still command Beijing's attention.
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However, Microsoft is said to be interested, as are a number of other companies, attracted by Malaysia's high growth, low cost, political stability and strategic location.
However, this tiny hamlet on the island of Karpathos is the bastion of a distinct culture, protected for centuries from the outside world by its isolation and strategic location.
Surrounding the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Selangor's strategic location boosts its appeal as the preferred holiday destination for the rising middle class Malaysians and foreign tourists.
Hainan Island's strategic location provides quick access to the critical sea lines of communication that lead to northeastern Asia and Australia, plus ready access to the broad reaches of the Western Pacific.
Thanks to its strategic location between the Andes, the Atacama Desert and the Pacific Ocean, the Arica and Parinacota region was once the home of three major empires -- Tiwanacu, Inca and Spanish.
Croydon was a "strategic location" which could bring millions of people to a part of London "under-served by high-quality retail and leisure facilities", Westfield said in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange.
The region acknowledges Taiwan to be an internal problem of China, but one that has grave implications for all East Asia -- because of the island's strategic location and its importance to regional commerce.
Mr. Saverin, who hails from a wealthy Brazilian family, has never fully explained why he moved to Singapore in late 2009, but he has mentioned its strategic location and business-friendly environment in his few public appearances.
The oil, competition with Russia for influence in the former Soviet Union, plus Azerbaijan's strategic location, might suggest that America and the European Union should be content with Mr Aliev and the stability he seems to offer.
Indeed, the foundation's new American headquarters at 19 E. 82nd St. is in a strategic location to showcase the artist's work: It is just down the street from the main entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose collection includes some of Mr. Twombly's sparse sketches and paintings.
These considerations lay at the heart of the decision (lest we forget, supported overwhelmingly and on a bipartisan basis at the time) to liberate Iraq in the first place, thus denying terrorists a sanctuary with vast oil resources, a strategic location and a technology base and industrial capacity affording access to weapons of mass destruction.
But mapping mobile phone users' general movements could help retailers make strategic decisions on store location and opening times, the company believes, and help town councils plan car parking facilities and manage public events.
AMSTERDAM, Jan 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- TomTom has signed a strategic deal with Samsung whereby TomTom maps and location content will power the Wave3 smartphone.
Earlier this week, Sina, a leading Chinese online media company, announced a strategic partnership with AutoNavi Holdings Limited, a provider of digital map content and navigation and location-based solutions in China, in an effort to enhance the social, location and mobile offerings of both the companies.
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