Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

Qatar Airways will begin operating flights to Australia before Christmas and in time for the holiday season....

Twenty seven retail food outlets in a Saudi Arabian city have been shut down by health...

Israeli attacks with guided missiles fired from aerial drones killed civilians during the recent Gaza fighting in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said in a report released this week....

North Korea fired six missiles from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry...

The Myanmar junta Saturday snubbed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's requests to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, or even to visit the Nobel peace laureate, who is currently in a Yangon jail, sources...

Iran has freed three more staff members of the British embassy who were detained on charges of stoking the post-election unrest, a media report said...

Islamabad, July 4 : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will contribute 500,000 dollars to the United Nations (UN) Trust Fund, for a UN commission enquiry into the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's...

London, Jul 4 : Brit singer Peter Andre has revealed that even though he has gone through many troubled times, he found his split from wife Katie Price, aka Jordan, to have been "the worst few months" of his...

Lahore, July 4 : A travel agency scam has stranded as many as 800 Pakistani pilgrims in Saudi Arabia after their travel agents refunded their tickets in...

Islamabad, July 3 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said that meeting with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of NAM summit in Egypt would be an opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties....

Bahraini officials visited Israel in an official capacity for the first time on Friday to collect five of their nationals Israel was deporting, a Bahraini news report and an Israeli official...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said on Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed "terrible...

By the end of this week, customers can become members of UrFilez, the first only on-line and Mobile Phone Social Community devoted to the rich, local music of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. ...

Priority Banking at Emirates NBD, one of the largest banks in terms of assets in the region, organized a networking event at the Regus Business Centre for highly placed professionals working in their...

TEHRAN - A leading Iranian daily called on Saturday for Mir Hossein Mousavi to be tried for treason, as hardliners stepped up their attacks on the opposition leader over the unrest that followed last...

The New York TimesBy MICHAEL SLACKMANPublished: July 3, 2009 CAIRO — Iranian leaders say they have obtained confessions from top reformist officials that they plotted to bring down the...

Paris - Yemenia is suspending all flights to the Comoros in the aftermath of Tuesday's crash of an Airbus A310 near the islands' capital Moroni in which 153 died, the airline said Saturday. "In...

By Fisnik Abrashi and Rahim Faiez Associated Press Writers Kabul - Militants exploded a vehicle outside the gates of a US coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, sparking a two-hour...

Last updated: 2:34 amJuly 4, 2009 Posted: 2:17 amJuly 4, 2009 Iran will stage a show trial of British Embassy staffers arrested for allegedly instigating postelection chaos, a top cleric announced...

The latest hangings bring to at least 141 the number of people executed in the Islamic republic so far this year, according to a count based on news reports. In 2008, Iran executed 246 people, based...

'); As anti-American protesters nearby burned a U.S. flag, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. vowed in Iraq on Friday that those seeking to destroy progress will fail but warned the United States...

Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari and a number of reformist leaders in Iran are to face trial accused of "acting against national security," their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht...

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has been squabbling with West European leaders over how to handle issues such as the global economic crisis and climate change, and those differences appeared...

June 18: Although many in Iran didn't know Mir Hossein Mousavi a month ago, millions of protesters took to the streets Thursday in support of the man they believe is entitled to the presidency. NBC's...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday discussed American mission in Iraq with U.S. officials, following the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq's cities and towns. Biden met with U.S. chief...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed his willingness to improve bilateral ties with Washington on the occasion of the U.S. independence anniversary. In his congratulatory message sent to U.S....

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Yemeni Minister of Transport Khaled Ibrahim Al-Wazeer was in Brussels Friday afternoon to meet European Commission officials to discuss aviation safety standards...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) The National Human Rights Committee has laid emphasis on employers and sponsors strictly adhering to Law No.14/2004, which regulates the working hours of labourers during...

(MENAFN - Times of Oman) he banking sector in Oman has been shielded from the adverse effects of the global slowdown and continues its resilience by drawing support from the expansionary fiscal...

The Iraqi prime minister tells visiting Vice President Joe Biden that Iraqis must overcome their political differences on their own and that U.S. involvement would not be...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) The United States is exploring new proposals to expand collaboration in education, technology, economic development and healthcare with Qatar, the US Ambassador to Qatar said...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The Qatar Investment Promotion Department (IPD) is planning to establish an office in China next year to facilitate mutual investments between the two countries,...

DUBAI, UAE, July 04, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Emirates has scored a double as two of its A380 super jumbos jetted off from Dubai to the opposite ends of the globe, marking the aviation world's...

Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan -- Missile attacks believed to be carried out by U.S. drone aircraft Friday targeted a training center and a communications base run by one of Pakistan's most...

Panasonic, the global industry specialist in Plasma and LCD televisions, has introduced an additional 9 LCD and 8 Plasma high definition Viera TVs for the growing Middle East market in...

MXN Middle East FZ-LLC has been appointed as the Value Added Reseller (VAR) for the Middle East and North Africa regions by CS Software Holdings LLC, maker of the CoolSign digital signage software...

International consultants BroadGroup and Globeron have announced the new programme of Data Centre CSOEP Bootcamps that will take place in Europe and the Middle East in the second half of...

Marines take cover as a bomb hits a suspected militant compound in Main Poshteh, in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. The force met little...

The GSLI, which is published every two years by international management consulting firm A.T. Kearney analyzes and ranks the top 50 countries worldwide for locating outsourcing activities. ...

(MENAFN - Times of Oman) The Sultanate of Oman has pledged $10 million for the relief and rehabilitation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) under the instructions of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Two more bigger data centres will be established by MEEZA within the next few years in Qatar to complement its existing centre at Qatar Science and Technology Park in...

By Brian Ellsworth and Denise LunaRIO DE JANEIRO, July 3 (Reuters) - Brazil's state oil company Petrobras expects exploration of an Iranian block will yield disappointing results, a company...

The Bahrain All Share Index closed 0.09% higher at 1,590.57 points in a very lacklustre trading day. While only Salam Bank gained 6.19%, closing at BD0.120, bank NBB and Ahli United Bank remained...

Nakilat and Qatargas announce the delivery of LNG ... Iran to invest $70bn in gas IPIC completes $5.0bn fund raising International Petroleum to borrow $5bn Taqa cuts Standard and Poor's...

Multan, July 3 : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani will meet in the Egyptian resort city of Sharam-el-Sheikh July 16, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood...

Qatar lending falls by QR15.5bn Standard Chartered announces new appointment to its ... Citi Foundation, Injaz-Lebanon launch JA Banks in ... HSBC Private Bank wins at Banker Middle East ... ...

EU capitals to hear formal protests and visas to Iranian officials are not being issued. One diplomat said with-drawing EU ambassadors from Tehran was "very much on the table".(© The...

JERUSALEM: An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defence sources said yesterday, describing the unusual manoeuvre as a show of strategic reach...

Matt Cavanaugh, center, is running in a series of races this year to raise money to help wounded veterans. After surpassing his original goal of $25,000 in 2009, Cavanaugh hopes to raise $50,000. He...