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| Official: One-fifth of firms fail to meet Nitaqat quotas |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Twenty percent of private sector companies in Saudi Arabia are not meeting quotas for the employment of nationals, despite a program aimed at boosting recruitment that launched two years ago,... |
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| US storm alert for Bahrainis |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Bahraini citizens living in tornado-affected Oklahoma have been urged to exercise caution by the Foreign Ministry.... |
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| Culture Minister attends session |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Culture Minister Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa appeared in parliament yesterday for the first time since she faced off with Islamic MPs, who she accused of undermining tourism in... |
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| MPs vote to ban pork in Bahrain |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Bahrain's MPs have voted to ban pork as part of new amendments to the law, some of which have Islamist overtones.... |
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| Law must not be discriminatory |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The strict measures being undertaken by the Interior Ministry against anyone who violated the traffic laws are now the talk of the town in the media, at the seminars, in... |
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| Team to battle new virus |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Bahrain has set up a special taskforce to help prevent cases of a deadly Sars-like virus that has killed 16 people in neighbouring Saudi Arabia and infected more than 30... |
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| Real investment is
in young minds: CP |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has said the UAE, under the wise leadership of... |
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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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| 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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| Act on Iran |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Bahrain yesterday urged the international community to act on Iran's threats to its sovereignty.... |
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| UN calls for 'credible' Syrian players at Geneva talks |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| A planned Syria peace conference next month will only work if the government and rebels send credible negotiating teams, the UN's deputy secretary-general Jan Eliasson said Tuesday.... |
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| Questions of war hang over Syria |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The biggest question coming from the Middle East today is simple: Will there be war if the Syrian peace conference fails? The reason is that many foreign protagonists find themselves... |
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| GE reaffirms commitment to advancing healthcare |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| At Saudi Health 2013, GE Healthcare presented its latest medical innovations and broad portfolio of solutions offerings in oncology, cardiology, women’s healthcare, services, performance and hospital solutions.... |
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