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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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| Saudi Arabia, Philippines sign watershed labor pact |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Philippine Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and Saudi Deputy Labor Minister Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani signed a labor agreement Sunday on the hiring of Filipino household service workers (HSWs). Al-Haqbani signed... |
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| India keen to expand relations with Qatar |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| India has expressed keenness to further expand its already strong relationship with Qatar at a high-level meeting the country's Finance Minister P Chidambaram had in Doha yesterday.... |
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| Salman's Turkey visit crucial: Official |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Ersat Hurmuzlu, Chief Adviser to Turkish President Abdullah Gul, has stressed the great importance of the visit to Turkey by Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister... |
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| Racing against time |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Most foreign consulates in Jeddah are swamped with applications of their nationals who want to correct their status before the grace period ends.... |
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| 2,743 Makkah buildings given approval to house pilgrims |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| So far 2,743 licenses have been issued for buildings that will be used for Haj accommodation, according to the chairman of the Makkah Haj accommodation committee.... |
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| New center to promote health tourism in India |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| India on Sunday launched an information center in Jeddah to provide guidance and assistance to people seeking healthcare in the country.... |
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| 'Give priority to nation's interests' |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Prince Sultan College for Tourism and Management (PSCTM) celebrated the graduation of its third batch comprising 165 master's and bachelor's students at Lailaty Hall Jeddah in the presence of Makkah... |
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| Italy offers to train Saudi scholarship students |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| Italian Ambassador Mario Boffo has called for setting up graduate training programs for thousands of Saudi scholarship students in Italy following graduation from top European universities and institutes at a... |
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| KACST signs partnership deal with Taqniah |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| The King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) signed yesterday an agreement with the Saudi Company for Development and Investment (Taqniah).... |
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| Drug use on the rise among Saudi students |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| High school students are increasingly using illegal drugs such as Captagon, an anti-narcotics official said.... |
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| Consulate adopts new system to help Filipino workers |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-20 |
| The Philippine Consulate in Jeddah has launched a new system to facilitate the processing of paperwork of illegal Filipino workers who either want to be repatriated to the Philippines or... |
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