MIDDLE EAST: Conflicting reports about Sharon-Abbas meeting

There were conflicting reports today about a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Premier Mahmoud Abbas.

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli troops storm mosque in Jenin

Israeli troops today stormed a Jenin mosque in the middle of the West Bank town and searched it after blowing up its gate.

SUDAN: Danger of collapse of peace negotiations

The Sudanese government today warned against the collapse of its current negotiations with Southern Rebel Movement in Mechakos, Kenya, as well as missing the peace opportunity.

KASHMIR: 15 militants killed in encounter

At least 15 militants were killed Thursday in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district in south Kashmir, defense sources here said.

ALGERIA: Another tremor hits northern region

Another tremor measuring 5.8 on the open-ended Richter scale hit northern Algeria Thursday morning, news reports said.

POLITICS-ISRAEL: Settlers Feel Unsettled at Last

"I'm sure this government will sell us out," says Akiva Markovich, a bearded, middle-aged Jewish settler at this hilltop settlement near the Palestinian town Nablus. Like the others, he knows the fight is lost.

UAE-IRAN: Looking forward to Khatami’s visit to UAE

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) believes at all times the necessity of adopting dialogue and negotiations as an ideal solution to peacefully resolve disputes between countries, said Saif Saeed bin Sa'ed, Foreign Ministry Under Secretary and head of the UAE delegation to the 30th meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).

MIDDLE EAST: Summits must tame Israel

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) newspaper today commented on the two summits to be held in the Middle East soon with the aim of motivating the Middle East peace process.

ALGERIA: Second UAE aid plane arrives

A second relief plane arrived here yesterday night, as part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent Society (RCS) air bridge to victims of the devastating earthquake which hit the Algerian capital and its surrounding areas last week.

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli army rolls into Palestinian areas

Just hours before the much-anticipated meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas, Israeli occupation forces moved into several Palestinian areas this morning.

NORTH KOREA: Washington, Seoul warned of ‘nuclear disaster’

Pyongyang has again hinted that it possesses nuclear potential and threatened with a - nuclear disaster" if Washington and Seoul step up pressure on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Itar-Tass news agency reported.

UAE-WOMEN: Great career prospects in Information Technology and media

-"Women are natural communicators and this makes them ideal candidates for jobs in journalism, marketing, public relations or any other communication-related field," said Reem Obeidat, Media & PR Officer of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai eGovernment.

MIDDLE EAST: Is Israel sincere in seeking peace?

Accepting the Middle East roadmap in its current form is the first step to ensuring the possibility of attaining peace in the region, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) paper said today, but warned that Israel's constant objections and insistence on changing the plan's clauses is an indication of insincerity in its desire to live in peace with its Arab neighbors.

UAE-HEALTH: Temporary ban on import of cows, beef from Canada

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Saeed Mohammed Al Raghabani, has imposed a temporary ban on import of Canadian cows, beef and fodder into the country as a precautionary measure following reports of some cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease, in Canada.

UAE-POLITICS: Study on Human Rights and War Victims in International Law

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-up (ZCCF) has recently issued a study entitled "Human Rights and War Victims in International Law".

UAE-POLITICS: Book on Arab regional order released

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-up (ZCCF) has recently issued a book under the title "The Arab Regional Order amidst International Changes".

ALGERIA: UAE distributes relief aid to quake victims

A visiting United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent Society (RCS) delegation today distributed relief assistance to the quake-affected Algerian population at Boumerdes town, the hardest hit by the earthquake last Wednesday, which claimed 2,217 lives and injured another 9,087 so far.

MIDDLE EAST: Sharon will soon turn tail on the roadmap, says UAE daily

A leading United Arab Emirates (UAE) Arabic newspaper today lauded the Lebanese Resistance, which succeeded in liberating the southern part of Lebanon from the Israeli occupation forces.

ALGERIA: Medecins Sans Frontiers sends in more staff to assist quake victims

Two additional international staff will arrive today in Algeria to reinforce the Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) intervention for victims of the earthquake. They will join the team of four that started working over the weekend, according to a press release from MSF issued today.

POLITICS-MIDDLE EAST: Palestinians Pick Up the Roadmap

"Hit the ground!" the Palestinian commander shouts at his 30-odd men in a dusty compound in Ramallah. A few of the unarmed youths in civilian clothes drop flat on their faces in the dirt. Behind them a dozen or so of their colleagues pretend to take aim at an invisible enemy.

UAE-IRAQ: Relief convoy departs for Iraq

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent convoy of 12 trucks loaded with humanitarian assistance set out today for Iraq.