A High-Level Delegation to Take Part in World Economic Forum in Jordan

Bahrain News Agency - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Manama, May 23. (BNA) -- A high-level Bahrain delegation, led by Transportation Minister Kamel bin Ahmed will arrive in Jordan tomorrow, Friday, to take part in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2013, to be held in the Red Sea from May 24 to 26 under the theme: "Advancing Conditions for Growth and Resilience". In this regard, Mr. Kamel Ahmed said that ...

17th Fatality Caused by Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia

Prensa Latina - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Riyadh, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The Saudi ministry of Health reported today the death of the 17th coronavirus'' victim in this country. According to official statistics, there are 35 cases of infected people with the virus, which is similar to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that caused numerous fatalities a decade ago, particularly in Middle Eastern countries where it ...

Structure at bottom of Sea of Galilee could reveal secrets of ancient life in Middle East

New York Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

TIBERIAS, Israel - The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated.It's thousands of years old - a conical, manmade behemoth weighing hundreds of tons, practically begging to be explored.The problem is - it's at the bottom of the ...

Qatar to Invest Serious Funds in Bulgarias Sheep Breeding

Novinite - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Qatar plans to invest serious money in Bulgarian farming, according to the Academy of Agriculture, SSA. BGN 80 M will be invested in creating science-production facilities for sheep breeding in various SSA units. The funds will be invested in the course of three years. Facilities for lamb breeding for export will be built in the Livestock Breeding Institute in the town of Kostinbrod, the ...

John Kerry in the Middle East Eclipse of a Superpower

National Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Doha, Qatar - Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the Middle East today with two of the most vexing problems in international affairs at the top of his agenda: a downward spiraling Syrian civil war that continues to draw neighbors into to its bloody vortex and destabilize the entire region; and the slow-rolling death of the two-state solution to an Israeli-Palestinian conflict that remains ...

Gunmen kill four Iraqi soldiers

The Daily Star - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Iraq might slide back into bloody sectarian strife.Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Sunni, Shiite and ethnic Kurdish factions have yet to find a stable power-sharing deal and security is deteriorating.More than 300 people have been killed in violence over the past week. More than 700 died in April, according to the United Nations, the highest monthly toll in ...

Khatib Assad should hand over power leave

The Daily Star - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Bashar Assad to step down and leave the country without legal immunity as part of a political transition plan to end the Syrian crisis.Khatib's political plan was posted on ...

Brian Urlacher No athlete since Michael Jordan symbolized Chicago more

Pioneer Press - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Chicago middle linebacker Brian Urlacher watches from the sideline during the second half of their Oct. 7 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) CHICAGO -- Whenever Brian Urlacher does something to confirm he hates attention as much as he loves football -- grunt through a news conference, breeze by adoring fans, retire via Twitter -- my ...

Egypt Defuses Sinai Crisis

Middle East Newsline - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has employed negotiations and heavy military pressureto defuse an insurgency crisis in the Sinai Peninsula. The regime of President Mohammed Morsi has won the release of sevenEgyptian soldiers and security officers held in Sinai. Officials saidBedouin gunmen released the seven unharmed on May 22 in a move that halted amajor counter-insurgency ...

Bahrains Royal Endurance Team is supporting a 120km Endurance Horse Ride

Bahrain News Agency - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Manama, May 23 (BNA) -- Bahrain's Royal Endurance Team is supporting a 120km Endurance Horse Ride, part of the Compiegne Festival Mondial d'Endurance, to be held on Sunday at Compiegne near Paris, in France. Team captain Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa will lead a group of prominent Bahraini riders in this two-day festival, which also includes a 160km ride, set to take place ...

GCC Health Ministers Approve Kuwait Declaration on Fighting Chronic Diseases

Bahrain News Agency - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Kuwait , May 23 (BNA) - Kuwaiti Minister of Health Mohammad Barrak Al-Haifi has announced that the GCC health ministers have approved the Kuwaiti declaration on fighting non-contagious chronic diseases, as an action plan for the cooperation council for the arab states of the Gulf (GCC) member states . The approval was made on the sidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO) annual meeting ...

Welcome back Tamer The Arabian Knight is rockin Dubai this weekend

albawaba - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

in the U.S. expanding his career and family , but the region can finally welcome back their favorite Egyptian songster. After livening up a Gala dinner event in Doha last weekend, Tamer Hosny is ready to bring it this weekend in Dubai. While we are totes excited for the soon release of ...

Egypt to sink some $700 million to easy electricity shortages

albawaba - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The Egyptian government said on Wednesday it would supply more gas and diesel to power stations to deal with electricity shortages that have worsened in recent months after the cash-strapped country failed to import enough ...

U.S. Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

Yahoo News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

View Photo Associated Press/Jim Young, Pool - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem Thursday, May 23, 2013. The United States and Israel are ...

Arab Unrest by Mr. Sarfaraz Ahmed

Yahoo - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Published on March 19, 2013 A state of extreme confusion, agitation, commotion and tumult in Egypt is giving birth to some legitimate fears about its direction after Mubarak. Are the present events in Egypt a step forward for its people? Is Egypt heading for a rigid winter after an Arab Spring?-Arab unrest: perspectives-XLVII (Business Recorder, November 28, ...

Saudi Arabia confirms another death from SARS-like virus

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has announced another death from the SARS-like novel coronavirus (nCoV) in its central al-Qassim region, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to ...

Kerry meets Israelis Palestinians in bid to revive talks

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace ...

Huaweis Middle East revenue rose 18 percent in 2012 executive

The West Australian - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

By Matt SmithDUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent to $2.08 billion in 2012 and the roll-out of 4G mobile networks and IT outsourcing will be among its main regional growth drivers, the firm said.The world's second-largest telecom equipment maker also expects Middle East telecom operators to prioritize improving network efficiency, ...

Paid for the risk Egypts tempting pound

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Surprising as it may seem, the Egyptian pound has got some fans. The currency has languished for months at record lows against the dollar and the headlines arealarming the lack of an IMF aid programme, meagre hard currency reserves, political upheaval. So what's to like ? Analysts at Societe Generale say thatjust looking at the spot exchangerate of the pound is missing the bigger picture. ...

Exact date of beginning of Ramadan month in Azerbaijan made public

News.Az - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The exact date of the beginning of Ramadan month in Azerbaijan has been made public. Deputy director of the Shamakhi-based Tusi Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Khidir Mikayilov ...

Israel seeking to revive peace talks with Palestinians Netanyahu

Global Times - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday that his country is seeking to revive peace talks with the Palestinians.At the beginning of a meeting with Kerry, Netanyahu said "above all, we want to restart the peace talks with the Palestinians."Kerry arrived in Israel on Thursday as part of the ongoing efforts exerted by the US ...

Former Israeli PM offered major concession to Palestinians in 2008

Global Times - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered far-reaching territorial concessions to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2008 as part of a future peace deal, Israeli news website Walla reported Thursday.According to the report, in a meeting between Olmert and Abbas held on Sept. 16, 2008 in Jerusalem, the former drew a map of the borders of the future Palestinian state along the Israeli ...