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| Obama allows Gitmo-to-Yemen inmate transfers |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-25 |
| President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, a step towards his goal of closing the US military-run prison that he said "has... |
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| Iraq warns Kurds against exporting oil to Turkey |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-25 |
| The Iraqi government said on Friday it will initiate "legal action" against companies that export crude oil from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkey.... |
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| Al-Qaeda seizes Yemen villages |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-25 |
| Fighters loyal to Al-Qaeda have seized control of villages near the Yemeni port city of Mukalla in an apparent bid to take over swathes of the southeastern province of Hadramawt,... |
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| Bahrain protesters, police clash |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-25 |
| Hundreds of Bahraini Shia Muslims angered by a raid last week on a top cleric's home clashed with police yesterday, while thousands more gathered in the cleric's village for a... |
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| Saudi missing for 10 years found imprisoned in Iraq |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-25 |
| The Human Rights Commission following up on the conditions of missing and imprisoned Saudis in Iraqi prisons announced that it found a Saudi national missing for 10 years.... |
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| Syria opposition seeks to unify as talks get momentum to end war |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-25 |
| Syria's fractious opposition scrambled to agree a new leadership yesterday in a bid to present a coherent front at peace talks which the United States and Russia are convening to... |
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| US official blasts Iran election maneuvering |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-25 |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry harshly criticized Iranian authorities Friday for eliminating hundreds of presidential candidates, suggesting that Tehran is standing in the way of legitimate, representative democracy.... |
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| WHO to help KSA probe coronavirus before Haj |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-25 |
| The World Health Organization said yesterday it would help Saudi Arabia dig deeper into deadly outbreaks of a new SARS-like virus to draw up advice ahead of the annual Haj.... |
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| GCC celebrates 32 years of cooperation |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-25 |
| Saudi political and academic leaders have expressed optimism regarding the future of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as the bloc celebrates its 32nd anniversary of establishment in Abu Dhabi... |
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| Saboteurs blow up oil pipeline in Yemen |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-25 |
| Saboteurs blew up a section of Yemen's main oil pipeline Friday, partly disrupting output, the Defense Ministry and a local official said.... |
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| 'Safe exit' for Assad proposed |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| Syria's outgoing opposition chief published an initiative for his war-torn country Thursday that would grant President Bashar Al-Assad a safe exit, and urged dissident factions to adopt his plan.... |
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| 32-year-old GCC faces threats, makes accomplishments |
| Source : Kuwait News Agency |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| Thirty-two years ago, leaders of the regional countries held a summit conference in Abu Dhabi, the UAE, where they approved constituent law of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).... |
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| 5 die as Assad backers, foes clash in Lebanon |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| Opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad traded heavy machine gun fire and mortar shells in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, leaving five people dead in what was... |
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| AL to submit Syria proposals to UNSC |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| The Arab League (AL) said on Thursday it will submit to the UN Security Council a list of proposals for a June peace conference aimed at ending the conflict in... |
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| Iran: IAEA report shows nuclear drive is peaceful |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| A new report by the UN atomic watchdog validates Iran's progress in its "peaceful" nuclear activities despite international sanctions, the country's envoy to the agency said yesterday.... |
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| Iraq violence kills 11 |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| Attacks in Iraq on Thursday killed 11 people, including four soldiers, officials said, the latest in a wave of violence that has left 420 people dead so far this month.... |
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| Journalists abducted in Yemen |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| At least three journalists have been held hostage by armed tribesmen for a week in Yemen, according to news reports.... |
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| Labor shortage to up Saudi expat pay |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| A labor shortage caused by the departure of thousands of illegal foreign workers, along with increasing commercial activity in the Kingdom, is likely to see a rise in the salaries... |
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| Lubna opens UAE camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, UAE Minister of Development and International Cooperation, described the condition of the Syrian refugees as a complex humanitarian crisis, calling for concerted efforts from the international... |
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| OIC condemns 'barbaric' murder of British soldier |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| The Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned on Thursday what it called the "brutal and barbaric" killing of a British soldier in London in what authorities suspect was an act by... |
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