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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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| 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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| 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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| Hezbollah sends more fighters to Syria battle |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Dozens of people, mostly combatants, have been killed in ongoing battles for the Syrian town of Qusayr, a watchdog said on Tuesday, as Hezbollah sent new elite fighters to the... |
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| Working Group of Heads of Mission of IOR-ARC to meet in Pretoria on May 23 |
| Source : Tehran Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| In a recent press release, the Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation announced that the 14th Session of the Meeting of the Working Group of Heads of Missions of the... |
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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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| Iran approves agreement with Argentina to investigate AMIA attack |
| Source : Tehran Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Iran has approved a memorandum of understanding with Argentina on forming a truth commission to investigate the bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) building in Buenos Aires in... |
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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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| MOH professors at KU not paid for two years |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Students at the Kuwait University College of Medicine may soon face a major problem since the professors working under the Health Ministry have not been paid for two years now... |
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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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| US State Dept issues report on religious freedoms |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| The constitution provides for religious freedom; however, other laws and policies restrict religious freedom and, in practice, the government generally enforced these restrictions.... |
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| Mixed reactions over massive oil reshuffle |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| A number of MPs expressed mixed reactions over the massive reshuffle on Monday in the oil sector, with some welcoming it and others strongly criticizing it as politically-motivated, while the... |
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| Iran holds conference on election ethics |
| Source : Tehran Times |
| Date : 2013-05-22 |
| Iran's State Endowment and Charity Affairs Organization held a conference on the theme of "election ethics and political epic" in Tehran on Tuesday.... |
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