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| 700pc rise in use of painkillers |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| There has been a staggering increase of up to 700 per cent in the use of prescription painkillers in some areas of Bahrain since the beginning of 2011, sources told... |
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| Sedition: Defence
dismisses charges |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The months-long trial of 94 people accused of sedition and trying to overthrow the UAE government will come to close on July 2, when the verdict is due to be... |
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| Reports on quality of Bahrain's education approved |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday issued an edict approving reports issued by the National Authority for Qualifications and Quality Assurance for Education and... |
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| UAE slams Philippine move to contact firms directly |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The UAE foreign minister has accused the Philippine Embassy of violating international conventions for directly contacting companies that supply Filipino labour to the country.... |
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| Iran bars two top figures from vote |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Iranian news websites have boosted speculation that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot.... |
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| Saudi Arabia, Turkey boost ties |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed on Tuesday key industrial and defense pacts.... |
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| Ten more arrested in Iranian espionage case |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| An official spokesman from the Saudi government has confirmed the arrest of 10 people involved in an Iranian espionage cell who were allegedly associated with the same spy network that... |
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| Kerry in Muscat to help ink $ 2.1 bn defense deal |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Oman yesterday aiming to help finalize an estimated $ 2.1 billion deal to supply a US-made air-defense system to the... |
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| Violence in Iraq stokes fears of sectarian war |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Several bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in Iraq on Tuesday, police said, a day after more than 70 died in attacks, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war.... |
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| Friends of Syria to press for peace talks |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Countries supporting the Syrian uprising against President Bashar Al Assad meet on Wednesday in Amman to discuss ways to end the bloody conflict, mainly a US-Russian proposal for peace talks.... |
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| South Yemen seeks independence |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Thousands of protesters gather in Yemen's main southern city of Aden yesterday to call for independence for the south 23 years after it united with the north.... |
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| Workshop debates emerging threats to national security |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The Security Strategic Studies Institute of the National Security College at the Education and Training Sector of the Ministry of Interior is holding a three-day workshop titled 'National Security of... |
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| Gulf women drivers reject the idea of removing veil |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| A proposal to make it illegal to drive vehicles in the Gulf States while wearing the veil could hamper efforts by Saudi women to drive cars in the Kingdom.... |
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| Recognition for
community service: Dhahi |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The Dubai Appreciation Award for Community Service reflected the interests of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,... |
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| Hidd housing project boost |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| A foundation stone for a massive East Hidd housing project was laid yesterday.... |
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| A better world for domestic helpers |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The move by some of the new MPs to draft a bill to set up a shareholding company for the recruitment and deployment of domestic labor is indeed a step... |
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| Unicef says Qusayr situation dire |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The UN's children's agency warned on Tuesday that up to 20,000 civilians, mainly women and children, could be trapped by harsh fighting in the Syrian town of Qusayr.... |
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| Saudi debates letting women into stadiums |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Saudi Arabia is debating whether to allow access to women in sports stadiums after an official backed the idea, triggering a storm in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom where female sports... |
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| US' diminishing influence in the Middle East |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The United States, previously dubbed a key player in shaping events in the region, is displaying weakness and indifference at a time when the Middle East has found itself in... |
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| Israel warns Damascus of Golan fire 'consequences' |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The head of Israel’s armed forces warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday of "consequences" if fire continues from Syrian territory against Israeli troops in the occupied Golan Heights.... |
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