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| Remarkable surge in Metro commuters |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| During the first quarter of 2013, Dubai Metro managed to achieve a significant increase in the number of commuters compared to the same period last year, as the use of... |
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| Sailing honours |
| Source : Oman Tribune |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Honours bestowed on successful sailors in Muscat on Tuesday once again underlines the encouragement and support that is being provided to sports-persons who are keeping Oman's rich maritime legacy alive... |
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| Programme to drive Emiratisation |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| A new training programme for Emiratis will assist organisations to drive their Emiratisation agenda.... |
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| 'Illegal shipping of nuclear material a serious challenge' |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| There were 50 cases where nuclear material, including uranium, was found being transferred across borders last year — and a lack of international customs coordination could see that number grow.... |
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| Dh267m roads expansion project to begin soon |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Work on a Dh267.5 million roads project will begin on an 80 kilometre two-lane highway that links Abu Dhabi's third largest city with the Western Region, the Department of Transport... |
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| DHA's strategy will promote Dubai as health tourism hub |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was briefed on Sunday on the four-pronged strategy of the Dubai... |
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| UAE slams Iran for Bahrain interference |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| The UAE on Sunday condemned Iran for its interference in Bahrain's domestic issues, accusing Tehran of trying to distract from its forthcoming elections.... |
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| UAE believes in 'a responsible and open world,' says Nahyan |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| The UAE believes in 'a responsible and open world, while we also believe in change,' the Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, said Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan.... |
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| Kuwait urges more focus on peaceful nuclear training |
| Source : Kuwait News Agency |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| A Kuwaiti official called here on Sunday on Arab countries to attach more attention to training courses for peaceful nuclear energy usage programs.... |
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| New plan to cut unemployment in Bahrain |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Women account for the vast majority of unemployed Bahrainis because conservative families are preventing them accepting work in certain fields, according to a government minister.... |
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| Iraqi PM calls for joint Sunni-Shiite prayers to ease sectarian tension |
| Source : Kuwait News Agency |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| In a goodwill gesture, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki called Sunday for joint Sunni-Shiite prayers to ease the growing sectarian tension after a wave of tit-for-tat attacks on places of... |
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| 'Hundreds' deported from Kuwait for traffic offences |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Kuwait has deported hundreds of expats for traffic offences in the past month, a report said yesterday, drawing condemnation from a human rights group.... |
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| Iran will not relinquish its rights despite pressure: defense minister |
| Source : Tehran Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| The defense minister has said that Iran will not relinquish its inalienable rights despite the enemies' pressure and sanctions against the country.... |
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| Dubai workers launch rare strike over wages |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work yesterday to back wage demands, a rare labour protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions... |
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| Bahraini King receives GCC youth ministers |
| Source : Kuwait News Agency |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Bahraini King Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa, received on Sunday GCC youth and sport ministers, heads of Olympic committees and undersecretaries who are attending their 27th council meeting.... |
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| Syrian refugees face dire health risks: aid group |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| An international aid organization is appealing for more funds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, saying warmer weather will increase health risks due to lack of shelter, water... |
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| GCC rails at Iranian threats to Bahrain |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| The Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday condemned Iranian threats to Bahrain as un-Islamic and asked Tehran to reconsider its approach to Arabian Gulf countries.... |
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| UAE calls for action to stop 'repressive Damascus' |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| The UAE yesterday called for political action to stop what it called "the repressive machine" in Damascus, ahead of an international conference aimed at resolving the Syrian conflict.... |
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| Hezbollah militants step up Syria battle |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops yesterday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider... |
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| Kuwaiti MPs warn govt over oil appointments |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| A number of MPs yesterday warned the government against what they called "rushed" appointments in the oil sector after the government reshuffled leading posts in the vital sector amid a... |
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