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India, UAE sign pact on political consultations
Jun 27, 2011
India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Monday signed an agreement to hold political consultations on international and regional affairs, a move that is expected to build on their robust bilateral relati... Read More
UAE keen on cultural, economic ties with India: Book
Jun 27, 2011
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is eager to keep all channels of communication and cooperation open with India, especially in the cultural, humanitarian and economic field, says a limited Indian editio... Read More
11 die in Yemeni army, Al Qaeda clashes
Jun 27, 2011
At least 11 people, inluding six Al Qaeda militants, were killed and 35 injured in clashes between the armed forces and Al Qaeda militants in Yemen's port city of Aden Sunday, Xinhua reported Monday.... Read More
Yemen detains prison director over Al Qaeda escape
Jun 26, 2011
Yemen's central prison director along with his deputy and a number of guards have been detained for investigation following escape of 63 Al Qaeda prisoners earlier this week, country's Defence Ministr... Read More
UAE launches health education booths
Jun 23, 2011
The UAE health ministry will set up health awareness booths at all its facilities across the country, it was announced Thursday.... Read More
Saudi passport officials quash ‘final exit’ rumors
Jun 22, 2011
Rumors of expatriates having their exit-re-entry visas switched to exit-only visas at airports have no basis, said Passport Department officials across the Kingdom.... Read More
Osama's youngest wife to leave Pakistan for Yemen
Jun 22, 2011
Amal Ahmed al-Sadah, the youngest wife of Osama bin Laden, who has been held in Pakistan since the US special forces killed the Al Qaeda leader May 2, will return to her native Yemen, a media report s... Read More
68 Al Qaeda men tunnel their way out of Yemen jail
Jun 22, 2011
Al Qaeda's 68 prisoners escaped Wednesday from a jail in Yemen through a tunnel they dug over months, Xinhua reported. ... Read More
Kuwait Airways lost $275 mn in 2010
Jun 21, 2011
Kuwait's national carrier Kuwait Airways incurred a loss of 76 million dinars (around $275 million) in 2010, the official KUNA news agency reported.... Read More
UAE collects feedback ahead of n-plants construction
Jun 17, 2011
Eighty-five percent of the population in the UAE believes nuclear energy is important to the country, according to a poll commissioned to gauge public opinion ahead of the construction of the country'... Read More