The Palestinian Authority has closed down the only Christian TV broadcaster in the...

Afghan and Western officials have accused Iran of delivering tonnes of weaponry to the Taleban, including plastic explosives, mortars, grenades and technical...

An Indian man and woman, working as cabin crew for Emirates airlines, have received a jail sentence here for exchanging steamy text messages, a media report said...

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that the best way to achieve peace was through direct talks, which Israel was willing to begin immediately, but Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Jewish state first had to meet its obligations under international...

Graeme Swann's maiden 10-wicket haul has made him the first England bowler in six years to rise to second position in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings for...

Educational exhibition GETEX Dubai 2010 would run from April 14 to 17 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre...

The Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC) has been launched to protect the interests of the industry in the Gulf region, WAM news agency reported...

The staff of Cairo-based IslamOnline website have gone on strike following a move by the site's management to restrict "editorial independence." he site was plunged into chaos after its bosses in Qatar decided to take control of its content from editorial offices in...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Russia on Thursday hoping to clear obstacles to a new treaty cutting arsenals of nuclear weapons and to win Moscow's backing...

Stephen Jackson scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Charlotte rallied to beat visiting Oklahoma City 100-92 on Wednesday night and give Michael Jordan a victory in his first game as...

QuestNet fans of 2010 GP2 Asia motorsport were on cloud nine when Luca Filippi – driver of their favourite team, Malaysia QI-MeritusMahara.com, raced into pole position at the Bahrain...

The United States is shipping hundreds of "bunker-buster" bombs to a military base on an Indian Ocean island in preparation for a possible attack on Iran, according to a published report. The...

Israel eased restrictions on the Palestinians and tried to repair badly bruised relations with the Obama administration yesterday in the bitter dispute over building plans for Jerusalem. Israeli...

Dubai, Mar 18 : Iran has cocked a snook at the US and its Western allies saying it will construct new nuclear plants during the next Iranian year beginning...

London, Mar. 18 : Afghan and Western officials have accused Iran of delivering tonnes of weaponry to the Taleban, including plastic explosives, mortars, grenades and technical...

Washington, March 18 : A new genetic analysis by an international team of scientists has determined that dogs likely originated in the Middle East, not Asia or...

(MENAFN - Arab News) The Directorate General of Passports announced on Wednesday that it would start implementing a fingerprinting system for iqama (residence permit) renewals from mid-April."Iqamas...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Banking regulator Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has specified that a listed bank being permitted to trade on the local bourse cannot buy or sell stocks worth more than QR150m on a...

(MENAFN) Kuwait's ambassador in Addis Ababa announced that Kuwait and Ethiopia have signed a loan agreement worth $23.8 million, Kuna reported.The Kuwaiti loan will be utilized in financing a new...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) The Qatar Faculty of Islamic studies (QFIS), a member of Qatar Foundation, is launching the second series of its Training Executive Programme courses for the year 2009-2010....

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Auditing professionals, managers and engineers of different contracting and consultancy firms involved in Ashghal projects have learned better on the technical audit of road...

(MENAFN - Arab News) The British Embassy announced on Wednesday that it was introducing a new system for UK nationals wanting to renew their passports. All applications from July 1, 2010, will be...

United States President Barack Obama said Thursday that there was "no crisis" in ties with Israel, despite a high-profile diplomatic feud over the Netanyahu administration's plans to build 1,600...

WEST JORDAN — Only a month ago, hundreds of teachers thought they'd be losing their jobs due to a $30 million budget shortfall in the Jordan School District. On Wednesday, members of the Jordan...

Oman’s Minister of Economy, Ahmed Bin Abdulnabi Macki, forecasts that the sultanate’s economy will grow 6.1 percent in 2010, the Ministry of National Economy said on its website, according to...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East peace envoy may return to the region on Sunday, having postponed his trip over an Israeli settlement plan, an Israeli official said on...

PM admits Iraq inquiry evidence was wrong; calls for resignation of the Catholic cardinal in Ireland; what's on at the Edinburgh festival, and the man taking over the Tate turbine hall, all in our...

President Barack Obama has rejected claims that US-Israeli relations are in meltdown over proposed new new settler homes in East Jerusalem. Israel caused consternation in the White House when,...

DUBAI: An Indian man and woman, working as cabin crew for Emirates airlines, have received a jail sentence here for exchanging steamy text messages, a media report said Thursday. The conviction...

Pakistan and Iran signed agreements Tuesday paving the way for a seriously-delayed 7.5 billion-dollar gas pipeline. The project has been trumpeted in Pakistan, which produces just 80 percent of the...

Washington's ambassador to Beijing said Thursday bilateral disputes should not interfere with cooperation between the U.S. and China on international issues such as global warning and Iran's nuclear...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Russia on Thursday hoping to clear obstacles to a new treaty cutting arsenals of nuclear weapons and to win Moscow's backing for...

Bahrain Air has inaugurated its new route from the kingdom to Bangladesh with a non-stop flight to the capital, Dhaka. "Initially, we will operate three flights to Dhaka and four to the port city of...

Saudi Xerox Limited (SXL) was recognized as "Partner of the Year" for the 2nd year in row and the third time in the past 4 years, in the MEA Annual Winners' Conference held in South Africa this...

Qtel's innovative "Stop the Clock" international promotion, where customers pay for five minutes of international talk time and receive an extra 10 international minutes for free, has proven so...

Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Sumayah Bint Al Hassan and with USAID support, Jordan Green Buildings Council (JGBC) announced today its official launch at the Sheraton Hotel in Amman. The...

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), the world's leading organization dedicated to supporting accountants and financial professionals in business, announced today that its Middle East...

iPass Inc. today announced that Emirates Airline has standardized on iPass enterprise mobility services for simple, and secure access to critical data for its 1,400 "non-flying" mobile...

MOSCOW (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Russia Thursday for crucial talks on clinching a new nuclear disarmament treaty between the Cold War foes and smoothing tensions in the...

Sign the guest book for Steven Jesse Bishop A 29-year-old soldier from Christiansburg who worked to reconstruct bomb-shattered towns in northwestern Iraq died of a noncombat-related illness last...

(MENAFN - Jordan Times) His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday called on the international community to take a firm stand against Israel's unilateral measures in the occupied Palestinian territories,...

(MENAFN - Jordan Times) The government on Wednesday said military and security personnel are excluded from the provisions of the new Social Security Law.The previous version of the law (No. 19 for...

(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Hundreds of teachers in various parts of the Kingdom staged sit-ins on Wednesday calling on Minister of Education Ibrahim Badran to resign, after he made statement that many...