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Saudis Seeking Arms Amid Growing Fears
2011-07-19 Read More...
Saudi Arabia's hunger for weapons, initially aimed at staving off the threat of Iran, has grown with the upcoming US withdrawal from Iraq and instability in Yemen and Bahrain, analysts say.

Al Ain Aerobic Show 2012 to Coincide with UAE National Day
2011-07-19 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has confirmed that the Al Ain Aerobatic Show - the Oasis City’s annual aerobatics display which is held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme

Gaddafi Slams Libya Contact Meeting
2011-07-18 Read More...
Recognition of Libyan rebels was announced by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a meeting in Turkey of the International Contact Group on Libya on Friday.

Iran Installing 2 Modern Centrifuges for Testing
2011-07-18 Read More...
Iran is stepping up centrifuge development work aimed at making its nuclear enrichment more efficient, diplomats say, signaling a possible advance in the Islamic Republic’s disputed atomic

Al Sabah: "Kuwait Keen on Good Neighborliness with Iraq"
2011-07-18 Read More...
Kuwait is keen on having good-neighborly relations with Iraq and coordinating stances on issues of common concern, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah

Dubai Aerospace Cancels Order for 35 Boeing 737
2011-07-15 Read More...
Leasing company Dubai Aerospace Industries has cancelled an order for 35 Boeing 737 narrow-bodies, the plane maker said in its weekly order book update.

Egypt to Dismiss over 650 Senior Police Officers
2011-07-14 Read More...
Egypt’s Interior Minister said that more than 650 senior officers would end their police service, an unprecedented shake up after protesters demanded reform of a force blamed for killing protesters who ousted Hosni

Iraq & Oman in Talks to Buy F-16 Fighter Jets
2011-07-14 Read More...
Iraq has renewed talks to buy as many as 36 US F-16 fighter jets in a deal worth billions, a move that Washington hopes will help contain neighboring

Saif Al Islam: "Qaddafi Will Never Step Down"
2011-07-14 Read More...
Saif Al Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi told the Algerian newspaper “Al Khabar” that his father would not relinquish the position of Libya’s

Khalifa, Qaboos Meet in Abu Dhabi
2011-07-13 Read More...
The UAE and Omani leaders praised bonds of brotherhood and friendship linking their peoples as strong and

New US Defense Secretary Visits Iraq
2011-07-12 Read More...
Leon Panetta arrived in Iraq on Sunday on his first trip there as US Defense Secretary, saying he would press Baghdad to decide on the future US military presence and to go after militants attacking US forces with Iranian

Salehi: Iran has no Problem with Saudi Arabia
2011-07-12 Read More...
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said his country has no serious problem with Saudi Arabia and the two countries just take different points of view on regional

Iraq to Decide on US Presence in 2 Weeks
2011-07-12 Read More...
Iraq's political parties will decide within two weeks on the possibility of US troops remaining in the country beyond end of 2011, President Jalal Talabani

German Opposition Fails to Prevent Saudi Tank Deal
2011-07-11 Read More...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives thwarted a Parliamentary man oeuvre by the opposition that would have halted a secret multi-billion euro tank deal with Saudi

Iran: 2 Long-Range Missiles Test-Fired in Indian Ocean
2011-07-11 Read More...
Iran said it test-fired two long-range missiles into the Indian Ocean earlier this year, the first time it has fired missiles into that sea, according to state

Saleh Appears on TV “Ready to Share Power”
2011-07-08 Read More...
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared on television on Thursday for the first time since an assassination attempt a month ago and said he was ready to share power within the constitution's framework.

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