IRAQ: Doha Islamic Summit was rhetorical, say UAE dailies

United Arab Emirates (UAE) newspapers today commented on the outcome of the summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), which yesterday concluded its activities in Doha, capital of Qatar.

TOURISM-UAE: Dubai among top destinations

Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has registered a +30 percent strong rebound in terms of international tourist arrivals and has occupied the top place in the most frequently visited destinations, according to a report published by World Tourism Organization (WTO).

IRAQ: Turkey backs Zayed initiative

Turkey voiced today its support for proposals floated by United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on Iraqi issue at the March 1 Arab summit in Egypt.

EDUCATION-UAE: Most advanced e-learning country in region, according to UNDP

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) academic subject review project has highlighted the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the most advanced e-learning country in the region - all the more commendable when one notes overall standards in the Arab region as a whole are quite low.

EDUCATION-UAE: Most advanced e-learning country in region, according to UNDP

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) academic subject review project has highlighted the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the most advanced e-learning country in the region - all the more commendable when one notes overall standards in the Arab region as a whole are quite low.

MIDDLE EAST: Powerful blast in Haifa

A powerful explosion has just ripped an Israeli vehicle apart in the northern city of Haifa, northern occupied Palestine, on Wednesday, killing and wounding a big number of persons, Al Jazeerah TV satellite channel broadcast in an urgent dispatch from the Palestinian lands.

IRAQ: German poll shows 86 percent against war

An overwhelming majority - 86 percent - of Germans are opposed to a military attack against Iraq, a poll published by the weekly magazine ‘Stern' showed Wednesday.

IRAQ: Listen to the people, UAE paper advises US

With the US military buildup in the Gulf region actively going on in preparation for war with Iraq, it is becoming increasingly obvious that peace is not the first option, war is, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) newspaper has commented.

GULF: Information technology sector needs more funds

A Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) information technology forum urged public and private sectors to pump more investment in development of human resources to live up to the IT challenges.

AID-UAE: Donation for Palestinian rehabilitation center

The Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Center for rehabilitation of people with special needs in Nablus has received 500,000 dollars as a donation from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces in support of the center's humanitarian programs.

IRAQ-UAE: Baghdad says US president should step down rather than Saddam

Naji Sabri, Iraqi Foreign Minister, confirmed that the meeting between Iraq and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegates was held at the sidelines of the Islamic Summit being held in Qatar, similar to the bilateral discussions among the participating countries.

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli forces continue attacks on Palestinians

Israeli troops continued their brutal armed sweeps into Palestinian refugee camps, detentions and house demolitions in the West Bank and Gaza.

MIDDLE EAST: Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops

Israeli troops on Wednesday morning clashed with armed Palestinains, Israeli radio said.

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli settler wounded

An Israeli woman settler was wounded on Tuesday after she was stabbed with a knife in south Israel.

IRAQ: Saddam tells his people they will be victorious

President Saddam Hussein on Tuesday dubbed US President George W. Bush "the despot of the century" and said Iraq would defeat the United States if it invaded.

PHILIPPINES: Davao airport blast kills 16 and injures 54

The US embassy announced Tuesday one US citizen was among the victims who were killed in a bomb explosion in Davao Tuesday and three others were among the wounded.

IRAQ: UAE initiative an ice ball rolling with Gulf, Arab and international

Two more papers, the London-based ‘Al Hayat', and the Lebanese ‘Al Safir', have joined the chorus of Arab approval for the UAE proposal on Iraq.

IRAQ: Support of UAE’s initiative needs action, says UAE paper to Arab

The momentum that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) initiative to try to stop the impending war on Iraq has gained from some Arab states need to be translated into action, a local daily has urged.

TOURISM-UAE: Major display at Berlin fair

The Emirates Airline, will form part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) major presence next week at the ITB, the international tourism exhibition in the German capital Berlin.

CHINA: Aftershock hits northwest, victims face snow and cold

A strong aftershock from last week's deadly earthquake struck northwest China on Tuesday, jolting residents with a 5.2 magnitude tremor amid snow and freezing temperatures, officials in the region said.

POLITICS-ISRAEL: Quick March Away from Peace

Israel's new cabinet had hardly been sworn in before it became clear that the new government will pursue a relentlessly right-wing agenda.