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Egypt’s ex-Interior Minister to be Tried Next Week
2011-07-27 Read More...
The trial of Egypt’s former Interior Minister Habib Al Adli, accused of ordering the murder of thousands of protesters, was postponed until next week so that he will be tried alongside ousted President Hosni

Iraqi Forces Arrest 16 Suspected Qaeda Members
2011-07-26 Read More...
Iraqi Security Forces have arrested 16 suspected Al Qaeda members accused of being behind more than 100 killings in the capital, a senior security official said on

New Anti-Terror Law in Saudi Arabia
2011-07-26 Read More...
Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Britain denied charges by Amnesty International that a planned anti-terrorism law will be used to stifle dissent and prevent pro-democracy

Al-Arabi’s New Vision for the Arab League
2011-07-26 Read More...
A preliminary report on a development vision for the Arab League will be presented to Member States in a September meeting, said Nabil al-Arabi, the Secretary General of the

Saudi King Approves New Military Regulations
2011-07-25 Read More...
The Military Service Council of Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday a number of new decisions including the amendment of an article of the Cabinet Decision number 1200, issued in 1977, which will now pay SR500,000 to an officer, a private or a cadet

Qaddafi’s Resilience Perplexing Western Powers
2011-07-25 Read More...
Military pressure alone may not end Libya’s war, but neither is diplomacy proving to be the fast track to peace that impatient Western powers had

US Navy Denies Bahrain Pullout Rumors
2011-07-25 Read More...
The US Navy denied reports that it is planning to pull its regional headquarters out of

Iran: US Drone Shot Down Over Nuclear Site
2011-07-22 Read More...
Iran has shot down an unmanned US spy plane over its Fordu nuclear site, a state-run Website reported on Wednesday, a day after it confirmed it was installing a new generation of advanced uranium enrichment

Bahrain King Receives Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
2011-07-22 Read More...
HRM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of

General Shaheen Reveals Egypt Parliamentary Election Rules
2011-07-21 Read More...
Egypt’s Ruling Military Council revealed that preparations for the elections for the lower and upper houses of Parliament will be in September and the vote will begin at least 30 days later to allow monitors to better oversee the

France: Qaddafi Can Stay in Libya if He Quits Politics
2011-07-21 Read More...
Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi could remain in Libya if he quits politics, the French Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, under a ceasefire deal to end the conflict with the Paris-backed

GCC Rejects Iran Cleric’s Claims on Bahrain
2011-07-20 Read More...
The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday delivered a protest note to Iran’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia over an Iranian Cleric’s remarks on Bahrain, a GCC statement

DAE Reaches Agreement with Existing Lenders
2011-07-19 Read More...
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announced today that it had successfully concluded discussions with its existing lenders and reached agreement on a new, 4-year credit facility to replace the existing credit facility maturing on 23 July 2011.

US Officials Met Gaddafi Envoys
2011-07-19 Read More...
US officials have held face-to-face talks with representatives of Col Muammar Gaddafi's government, the US State Department has

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

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