Middle East Headlines
Syria military pounds rebel town killing 13 AFP - 23 minutes agoThe Syrian military pounded the rebel-held central town of Qusayr, killing 13 people, in an apparent preparation for a ground assault, a watchdog said. More »
- Dr Cyril Karabus goes home after Abu Dhabi manslaughter … 7DAYS - 4 hours ago
Dr Cyril Karabus arrived in Cape Town this weekend to find hundreds of people there to greet him. More »
- Family of plunged to death fitness instructor raise money … 7DAYS - 4 hours ago
The family of a fitness instructor who died after plunging from a 25th-floor balcony in Dubai’s JLT are raising money to have his body flown to the UK after More »
- Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms AFP - 5 hours ago
Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time More »
- Saudi mobile charges among the highest worldwide Arab News - 7 hours ago
Saudi mobile call charges are among the highest in the world, at around 35 halalas a minute compared to the world average of seven halalas a minute, according to More »
- Kingdom ‘becoming more tolerant’ Arab News - 7 hours ago
Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour said yesterday that her country was becoming “more tolerant and more accepting.”Al-Mansour, the Kingdom’s first woman film More »
- Gold price dive encourages sales Arab News - 7 hours ago
Gold prices yesterday dropped to their lowest level for the second time in almost a month, sparking a shopping frenzy at gold shops across the Kingdom.The upcoming More »
- Infiltrators excluded from labor concessions Arab News - 8 hours ago
Workers who have entered Saudi Arabia illegally and have no documentation proving the identity of their current employers will not be allowed to apply for work More »
- Ministry site on coronavirus to guide people Arab News - 8 hours ago
The Ministry of Health yesterday launched a website to keep the public informed of the developments and its preventive methods against the new coronavirus, which More »
- Imams told to refrain from circulating banned litera … Arab News - 8 hours ago
Imams who allow the development and distribution of unlicensed books and leaflets will be held accountable and subject to sanctions, said the Ministry of Islamic More »
- Distressed Indian unemployed for 13 years Arab News - 8 hours ago
An Indian expat has been facing difficulties during the last 13 years in the Kingdom, and is awaiting a solution to his sponsorship problem.“I have spent 21 years More »
- Saher lowers accident rate Arab News - 8 hours ago
Eastern Province Traffic Department spokesman Lt. Col. Ali Zahrani has said that roads operating under the Saher system have experienced a decrease of 80 percent in More »
- Family of plunged to death fitness instructor raise money to have body returned 7DAYS - 4 hours ago
The family of a fitness instructor who died after plunging from a 25th-floor balcony in Dubai’s JLT are raising money to have his body flown to the UK after More »
- Dr Cyril Karabus goes home after Abu Dhabi manslaughter charge is quashed 7DAYS - 4 hours ago
Dr Cyril Karabus arrived in Cape Town this weekend to find hundreds of people there to greet him. More »
- Al Ain zoo becomes European zoo group member IANS - Thu, May 16, 2013
Al Ain, May 17 (IANS/WAM) The Al Ain zoo has been accepted as a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) after the UAE zoo met the highest More »
- Mobily honored for innovative vision Arab News - Sat, May 18, 2013
Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al-Nahayan, the UAE minister of culture, youth and community development, honored Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) with Forbes Middle East Award More »
- U.S. targets two UAE firms for dealing with blacklisted Iran banks Reuters Middle East - Wed, May 15, 2013
* Step cuts firms off from U.S. financial system; facefines, prison * U.S. officials say to pursue policy of talks, sanctions (Recasts, adds quotes, details, More »
- Dubai moves to stop ivory tusk smuggling IANS - 3 hours ago
Dubai, May 19 (IANS/WAM) An environment campaign to enhance international efforts to combat the smuggling of elephant ivory tusks is being undertaken by the Dubai More »
- UAE to raise standard of education IANS - 7 hours ago
Abu Dhabi, May 19 (IANS/WAM) The announcement of the UAE's Ministry of Education about the School Leadership Project to raise standards in the country's education More »
- UAE trade surplus to hit $ 90.7 billion Arab News - 8 hours ago
The UAE economy growth is expected to lower to 3.9 percent in 2012 after a solid 2011, when the GDP expanded 5.2 percent led by high oil prices and a 10.2 percent More »
- Football & Ferrari: Meet UAE's soccer heroes at Ferrari World Sport360 - 18 hours ago
UAE residents are in for a treat as Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is offering an experience that will combine football and entertainment rides on one incredible Thursday More »
- UAE, Egypt discuss cooperation in civil aviation IANS - Sat, May 18, 2013
Cairo, May 18 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirtaes (UAE) and Egypt have held talks over enhancing cooperation in the civil aviation sector. More »
- UAE, Mozambique sign air transport accord IANS - Sat, May 18, 2013
Dubai, May 18 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Mozambique have signed a bilateral accord covering air transport. More »
- Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus - WHO Reuters - 4 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last More »
- Saudi mobile charges among the highest worldwide Arab News - 7 hours ago
Saudi mobile call charges are among the highest in the world, at around 35 halalas a minute compared to the world average of seven halalas a minute, according to More »
- Kingdom ‘becoming more tolerant’ Arab News - 7 hours ago
Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour said yesterday that her country was becoming “more tolerant and more accepting.”Al-Mansour, the Kingdom’s first woman film More »
- Gold price dive encourages sales Arab News - 7 hours ago
Gold prices yesterday dropped to their lowest level for the second time in almost a month, sparking a shopping frenzy at gold shops across the Kingdom.The upcoming More »
- Infiltrators excluded from labor concessions Arab News - 8 hours ago
Workers who have entered Saudi Arabia illegally and have no documentation proving the identity of their current employers will not be allowed to apply for work More »
- Ministry site on coronavirus to guide people Arab News - 8 hours ago
The Ministry of Health yesterday launched a website to keep the public informed of the developments and its preventive methods against the new coronavirus, which More »
- Imams told to refrain from circulating banned literature Arab News - 8 hours ago
Imams who allow the development and distribution of unlicensed books and leaflets will be held accountable and subject to sanctions, said the Ministry of Islamic More »
- Distressed Indian unemployed for 13 years Arab News - 8 hours ago
An Indian expat has been facing difficulties during the last 13 years in the Kingdom, and is awaiting a solution to his sponsorship problem.“I have spent 21 years More »
- Saher lowers accident rate Arab News - 8 hours ago
Eastern Province Traffic Department spokesman Lt. Col. Ali Zahrani has said that roads operating under the Saher system have experienced a decrease of 80 percent in More »
- Piling garbage pollutes Rawdah Arab News - 8 hours ago
Rawdah district residents are complaining that garbage has not been collected for over a week in their neighborhoods and has been causing them severe health More »
- STC sets winning trends in social media networks Arab News - 8 hours ago
Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) has reached advanced positions in the competitive social networking platforms to prove its constant adoption of new and modern methods of More »
- Vocational training for lawyers urged Arab News - 8 hours ago
The Lawyers’ Committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has called for technical education and vocational training for lawyers.The committee More »
- Iran unveils new attack drone AFP - Thu, May 9, 2013
Iran unveiled on Thursday a new drone, dubbed the Epic, capable of carrying out both surveillance and attack missions, the Mehr news agency reported. More »
- Iran hangs two spies working for Israel and U.S.-report Reuters Middle East - 25 minutes ago
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities executed twomen on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spyagencies, Iran's Fars news agency reported. More »
- Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms AFP - 5 hours ago
Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time More »
- Iran: Jannati belittles presidential candidates over US relations AAA - 21 hours ago
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ayatollah Jannati, a temporary Friday Prayer imam in Tehran, slammed presidential hopefuls who aspire to mend Iran’s relationship with the More »
- France wants 'decisive sanctions' against Iran AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
The United States and European nations should take "decisive sanctions" against Iran over its controversial nuclear program, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le More »
- Opinion: Two Men Who Frighten the Supreme Guide AAA - Fri, May 17, 2013
It is easy to dismiss the presidential election in Iran as a charade. The exercise is flawed from the start because of the pre-selection of candidates. It is More »
- France says opposed to Iran attending Syria conference AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
France said Friday it is opposed to having Iran attend a peace conference on Syria despite Damascus's ally Russia wanting Tehran's presence at the event expected in More »
- Bahrain forces raid top cleric's house - opposition Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
(Adds police statement) LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces raidedthe house of top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim onFriday, the More »
- Iran women cannot stand for presidency: cleric AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
Women can not contest Iran's June 14 presidential election, a member of the Islamic state's electoral watchdog said in media reports on Friday, dashing the hopes of More »
- Iran's Oscar winner scores Cannes hit with melodrama AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi drew enthusiastic applause Friday for one of the most-keenly awaited films at Cannes, with a Paris-set tale about shifting More »
- Bahraini security forces raid top cleric's house - opposition Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces raidedthe house of top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim onFriday, the opposition said, an act likely More »
- Second deployment of PKK fighters arrives in Iraq AAA - Fri, May 17, 2013
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The second deployment of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters withdrawing from Turkish territory have arrived in Iraqi Kurdistan, Asharq More »