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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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| Agricultural projects in Sohar reviewed |
| Source : Oman Daily Observer |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| Dr Fuad bin Jaafar al Sajwani, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, yesterday visited a number of experimental farms affiliated to the ministry and agricultural projects funded by the Agriculture and... |
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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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| Saudi charities face funding crisis over terror fears |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| Credible Saudi charities are facing a funding crisis because of recent measures aimed at clamping down on terrorists using charities as fronts to raise funds and launder money.... |
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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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| Arab League seeks Syria ceasefire |
| Source : Oman Daily Observer |
| Date : 2013-05-24 |
| The Arab League will ask the United Nations to arrange a ceasefire in Syria ahead of a proposed international conference designed to end the bloodshed in the country. The move... |
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| The U.S. and Russia must manage Syria's meltdown with care |
| Source : The Daily Star |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| As Russian and American diplomats prepare for a Syrian peace conference, the Middle East is experiencing convulsions not seen since the outbreak of the Arab Spring two years ago. Syria,... |
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| President honors NSA and Counterterrorism team |
| Source : Yemen News Agency |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Wednesday issued two decrees granting Medals of Courage and Duty to the National Security Agency (NSA) and a team of Counterterrorism Forces.... |
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| Yemen seeks to enhance fishing cooperation with Sicily |
| Source : Yemen News Agency |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| Yemen and Sicily, an Italy's autonomous region, have discussed in the region's capital, Palermo, the possible means to develop the cooperation relations in fishing field.... |
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| A Hezbollah turning point in Qusair? |
| Source : The Daily Star |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| The most fascinating aspect of the war in Syria this month – and perhaps also the most significant in terms of long-term regional geopolitics – is the direct involvement of... |
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| Ahmadinejad to fight ally's poll ban |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he will ask supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to reverse what he branded the unjust disqualification of a close aide from next month's... |
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| Bahrain opposition to boycott talks |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| Bahrain's opposition yesterday said it will boycott the national dialogue for two weeks after a crackdown by authorities that has seen "hundreds of citizens" arrested and home of a prominent... |
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| Fighting dislocates 70-80% of Palestinians in Syria, says UNRWA |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| The conflict in Syria has displaced more than two-thirds of Palestinian refugees living in the country, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees said yesterday.... |
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| Iran speeds up installation of nuclear equipment: IAEA |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| Iran has accelerated the installation of advanced nuclear machines at its Natanz plant in the last three months, the UN atomic agency said in a report yesterday.... |
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| Iraqi PM orders army shake-up after attacks |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since... |
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| Kerry warns Syria's Assad against rejecting political solution |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| Western governments are ready to increase support to opponents of President Bashar Assad if he rejects a political solution to Syria's civil war, US Secretary of State John Kerry said... |
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| Obama discusses Syria with Russian official |
| Source : Kuwait News Agency |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| US President Barack Obama joined National Security Adviser Tom Donilon during his meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev, and the talks included discussion of the need for a... |
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| Salman, Erdogan discuss Mideast |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, held talks here with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the latest developments in the Middle East.... |
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| Tax hike may not deter smokers |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| An overnight 'tax shock' on cigarettes may promote illicit tobacco trade in the region, according to a white paper published on Wednesday.... |
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| Watchdog decries abuses against expats, women – Amnesty |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-23 |
| Human rights abuses remained widespread last year in the Gulf states, including discrimination against dissidents, migrant labourers, women and religious minorities, Amnesty International said in a report yesterday.... |
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