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| U.S. lawmakers urge White House to tighten pressure on Iran |
| Source : Tehran Times |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| Congressional leaders prodded the Obama administration on Wednesday to tighten the squeeze on Iran's economy, saying that even last year's dramatic sanctions against Iranian banks and oil companies weren't enough... |
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| Guardian Council is even-handed in screening candidates: Jannati |
| Source : Tehran Times |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| The Guardian Council has adopted an even-handed approach in vetting presidential candidates, GC Secretary Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said on Friday.... |
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| SEC to open 11 new kindergartens |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| The Supreme Education Council (SEC) will open new 11 kindergartens, local Arabic daily Al-Sharq reported yesterday.... |
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| Humanitarian dimension 'key element of foreign policy' |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah said yesterday that the "humanitarian dimension" represented "an important and essential aspect" in Qatar's foreign policy as per... |
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| Palestinian unity vital for Mideast pace agreement |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's warning yesterday that Middle East peace would prove impossible without Palestinian unity must spur both the Fatah and Hamas groups to speed up their... |
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| The legalizing of settlements |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| The anti-settlement Israeli monitoring group Peace Now has been pushing the government to carry out pledges made years ago to evacuate six unauthorized outposts. In its latest response, the Israeli... |
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| A legend retires |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| David Beckham dedicated 20 illustrious years to the game of football. In those two decades, he didn't just go from strength to strength on the field, he also became one... |
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| Syria’s intractable crisis |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| After nearly two years of anarchy and fighting, there appears to be no end in sight to the devastating civil war in Syria.... |
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| Unhelpful actions to end the conflict |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| The New York Times has quoted unnamed US officials as saying Russia has sent sophisticated missles to Syria that could be used to counter any potential future foreign military intervention... |
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| Mobile users asked to guard against recharge fraudsters |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| Fraudsters are robbing mobile phone users of their hard-earned cash by getting them to pay for recharge vouchers in exchange for bogus cash prizes.... |
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| UN, Russia for urgent Syria meet; France opposes Iran's presence |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Russia agreed yesterday that a peace conference on Syria should be held "as soon as possible", even as Moscow defied growing global pressure over its... |
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| Syria refugee numbers top 1.5m: UN |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| More than 1.5 million Syrians have fled their conflict-ravaged homeland, the UN's refugee agency said on Friday, warning that the real figure could be even higher as the tally only... |
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| Munich security conference to focus on Gulf challenges |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| The Munich Security Conference (MSC) continues its MSC core group meeting series in 2013 with a new regional focus on the Arabian Gulf. On May 21 and 22, the MSC... |
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| Repatriation of Indians in Saudi Arabian prisons proposed |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-18 |
| Riyadh and New Delhi are working on a proposal to repatriate Indian prisoners to India and to allow them to serve their remaining jail terms that adhere to an existing... |
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| 90% of Qataris satisfied with facilities at hospitals |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-17 |
| As many as 90% of Qatari nationals are satisfied with the standards of public sector health provision, making the country top the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region with... |
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| Bahrain govt dispels oppn rumours on campaigner |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-17 |
| Bahrain has denied rumours spread by the opposition that a human right campaigner has gone missing from prison.... |
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| Coronavirus spreads from patient to nurse |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-17 |
| Two health workers in the Kingdom have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from patients in their care — the first evidence of such... |
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| Emirates ID must for HAAD transactions |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-17 |
| Starting June 1, all applicants processing documents or carrying out any transaction with the Health Authority — Abu Dhabi (HAAD) will be required to present their Emirates ID cards.... |
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| Illegal workers use grace period to make money |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-17 |
| Illegal workers here are trying to make as much money as possible before July 3, the end of the three-month grace period, which requires them to either rectify their status... |
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| Iranian cleric says women can't be president |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-17 |
| A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to... |
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