UAE leaders hold talks with foreign officials

Jordan News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have met senior officials of the US, the Czech Republic and Kenya and held talks on enhancing ties. Lt. Gen. Obaid Mohammed Al Ka'abi, undersecretary of the UAE ministry of defence, met US Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics amp; Material Readiness) Alan F. Estevez. Ras Al Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi met visiting First Deputy ...

Whats Behind the Drop in Syrian Refugees to Jordan

VOA - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

A Syrian refugee woman carrying her son is reflected a puddle of rain water as she stands outside her tent after heavy rain at al-Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the Syrian border, January 10, ...

Fifa World Cup-themed mall for Qatar attracts retailers

The National - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

A Fifa World-Cup themed shopping mall in Doha has attracted an "extreme" amount of interest from the region's biggest retailers, more than two years ahead of its scheduled opening. Mall of Qatar, a 162,000 square metre mall located in Doha next to a future venue for the 2022 World Cup, is due to open in September 2015. The cost of the project is estimated at 3 billion Qatari ...

Bahrain opposition boycotts talks with government

The National - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

DUBAI // Bahrain's main opposition group has suspended its participation in reconciliation talks with the government for two weeks, blaming the slow pace of negotiations and a raid last week on a top Shiite leader's home. Little progress has been achieved in the talks, which began in February as part of efforts to end two years of political deadlock following pro-reform protests by ...

Iran Refutes Statements of Bahrain Government

Prensa Latina - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Tehran, May 23 (Prensa Latina) An Iranian official spokesman today refuted allegations by a Bahrain official claiming that a Persian drone violated the airspace of the kingdom of the Arabian peninsula. The Foreign Ministry of Iran advised the Bahraini government to respect the legitimate rights of its people instead of raising baseless arguments, stated the spokesman, according to IRNA. The ...

Iran denies its drone violated Bahrains airspace

The Star - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Thursday that one of its drones had violated the airspace of Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, Iranian media reported. Bahrain's Information Minister Samira Rajab told Reuters on Thursday that an unmanned spy drone was found in the Gulf waters between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The incident could further inflame tensions between the two ...

Arab League to submit Syria proposals to UN council

Yahoo - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

View Photo AFP/Gianluigi Guercia - Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani attends an emergency meeting of the Arab League in Cairo, on May 23, 2013. The Arab League says it will submit to the UN Security ...

Head of Arab League Nabil el-Araby announced the names to represent Assad regime at International Syria Confer…

Turkish Press - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Head of Arab League Nabil el-Araby announced the names to represent Assad regime at International Syria Conference CAIRO - Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil el-Araby announced the names of the attendees to represent the Assad regime at the International Syria Conference to be held at the end of May.Nabil el-Araby held a press conference in the Egyptian capital of Cairo and stated that ...

This is why Jordan cant be trusted on torture

Human Rights Watch - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

If Home Secretary Theresa May thinks the Jordanian government can be trusted not to torture its prisoners, she needs to look a little harder at the ...

Bahrain finds Iranian drone

The National - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Bahrain said it has found an Iranian drone in the kingdom's north near Saudi Arabia and called for increased cooperation between regional security services to face "threats" from Tehran. The unmanned aircraft "was found in the sea in north Bahrain, mainly between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, two weeks ago", government spokeswoman Samira Rajab said on Wednesday. "It ...

Oman Cement Co confirms quality probe

Construction Week Online - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Oman Cement Co has confirmed that it is the company at the centre of a probe initiated by the Public Authority for Consumer Protection over the quality of cement being sold. Earlier this week, A report in Oman said that a cement company was being investigated for importing 30,000 tonnes of low quality cement from a neighbouring company and the repackaged it as a higher-grade product. The ...

A High-Level Delegation to Take Part in World Economic Forum in Jordan

Bahrain News Agency - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Manama, May 23. (BNA) -- A high-level Bahrain delegation, led by Transportation Minister Kamel bin Ahmed will arrive in Jordan tomorrow, Friday, to take part in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2013, to be held in the Red Sea from May 24 to 26 under the theme: "Advancing Conditions for Growth and Resilience". In this regard, Mr. Kamel Ahmed said that ...

17th Fatality Caused by Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia

Prensa Latina - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Riyadh, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The Saudi ministry of Health reported today the death of the 17th coronavirus'' victim in this country. According to official statistics, there are 35 cases of infected people with the virus, which is similar to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that caused numerous fatalities a decade ago, particularly in Middle Eastern countries where it ...

Structure at bottom of Sea of Galilee could reveal secrets of ancient life in Middle East

New York Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

TIBERIAS, Israel - The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated.It's thousands of years old - a conical, manmade behemoth weighing hundreds of tons, practically begging to be explored.The problem is - it's at the bottom of the ...

Qatar to Invest Serious Funds in Bulgarias Sheep Breeding

Novinite - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Qatar plans to invest serious money in Bulgarian farming, according to the Academy of Agriculture, SSA. BGN 80 M will be invested in creating science-production facilities for sheep breeding in various SSA units. The funds will be invested in the course of three years. Facilities for lamb breeding for export will be built in the Livestock Breeding Institute in the town of Kostinbrod, the ...

John Kerry in the Middle East Eclipse of a Superpower

National Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Doha, Qatar - Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the Middle East today with two of the most vexing problems in international affairs at the top of his agenda: a downward spiraling Syrian civil war that continues to draw neighbors into to its bloody vortex and destabilize the entire region; and the slow-rolling death of the two-state solution to an Israeli-Palestinian conflict that remains ...

Gunmen kill four Iraqi soldiers

The Daily Star - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Iraq might slide back into bloody sectarian strife.Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Sunni, Shiite and ethnic Kurdish factions have yet to find a stable power-sharing deal and security is deteriorating.More than 300 people have been killed in violence over the past week. More than 700 died in April, according to the United Nations, the highest monthly toll in ...

Khatib Assad should hand over power leave

The Daily Star - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Bashar Assad to step down and leave the country without legal immunity as part of a political transition plan to end the Syrian crisis.Khatib's political plan was posted on ...

Brian Urlacher No athlete since Michael Jordan symbolized Chicago more

Pioneer Press - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Chicago middle linebacker Brian Urlacher watches from the sideline during the second half of their Oct. 7 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) CHICAGO -- Whenever Brian Urlacher does something to confirm he hates attention as much as he loves football -- grunt through a news conference, breeze by adoring fans, retire via Twitter -- my ...

Egypt Defuses Sinai Crisis

Middle East Newsline - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has employed negotiations and heavy military pressureto defuse an insurgency crisis in the Sinai Peninsula. The regime of President Mohammed Morsi has won the release of sevenEgyptian soldiers and security officers held in Sinai. Officials saidBedouin gunmen released the seven unharmed on May 22 in a move that halted amajor counter-insurgency ...

Bahrains Royal Endurance Team is supporting a 120km Endurance Horse Ride

Bahrain News Agency - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Manama, May 23 (BNA) -- Bahrain's Royal Endurance Team is supporting a 120km Endurance Horse Ride, part of the Compiegne Festival Mondial d'Endurance, to be held on Sunday at Compiegne near Paris, in France. Team captain Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa will lead a group of prominent Bahraini riders in this two-day festival, which also includes a 160km ride, set to take place ...

GCC Health Ministers Approve Kuwait Declaration on Fighting Chronic Diseases

Bahrain News Agency - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Kuwait , May 23 (BNA) - Kuwaiti Minister of Health Mohammad Barrak Al-Haifi has announced that the GCC health ministers have approved the Kuwaiti declaration on fighting non-contagious chronic diseases, as an action plan for the cooperation council for the arab states of the Gulf (GCC) member states . The approval was made on the sidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO) annual meeting ...