UAE-IRAN: Arab leaders to reiterate sovereignty over islands

Arab leaders due to meet in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh on Saturday will reiterate their support for United Arab Emirates (UAE) sovereignty over its islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa occupied by Iran.

IRAQ: Democracy at the sake of millions of innocent victims

Two major Arabic dailies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have accused US President George Bush of trying to - promote the model he wants to impose on Iraq in the Arab and Islamic worlds".

IRAQ: War will have little effect on UAE’s trade

A senior official in Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has ruled out any reverse effect on the Emirate's trade movement in the event of a possible war against Iraq.

POLITICS-IRAQ: Arabs Meeting but Not Agreeing

Ministers are struggling ahead of the Arab League summit beginning Saturday to work out some compromise over Iraq, if not an agreement.

IRAQ: Oil could reach 80 US dollars a barrel in extended war

The price of oil could reach 80 US dollars a barrel - four times the long-term average - in the worst case scenario of an extended war spreading outside Iraq, the New Zealand Treasury predicted in a report released on Thursday.

MIDDLE EAST: Israel rules out escalation of violence on northern borders

Israel expects no escalation of violence on its northern border with Lebanon in the case of a US war on Iraq.

MIDDLE EAST: Fifteen heads of state to join Arab summit

At least 15 heads of state have confirmed participation in the Arab summit meeting due to convene in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next Saturday, Arab League sources said.

ISRAEL: Netanyahu accepts finance minister post

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon removed the last obstacle facing what seemed to be a "tough" job in forming a coalition government when his arch rival Benjamin Netanyahu accepted the Finance portfolio.

UAE: Zayed urges Arabs to stand united

United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is hopeful that the forthcoming conference of Arab heads of state will be a summit of solidarity for all Arabs, Foreign Minister Rashid Abdullah said on arrival here today to attend the Arab Foreign Ministers' meeting to be held later in the day.

ENVIRONMENT-UAE: Major bird sanctuary

A ban on hunting ordered by United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan several years ago has allied with massive breeding programs to turn the UAE into a major bird sanctuary and resurrect some of the endangered animals.

MIDDLE EAST: Arabs have two choices only – To be or not to be, says UAE

A major United Arab Emirates (UAE) Arabic daily today said that the coming Arab summit, scheduled for Saturday at the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el Sheikh, could be the last Arab summit that would be held under the official Arab umbrella, the Arab League, since it was founded at the end of the second world war in 1945.

IRAQ: Thousands of Italians gather to protest US military trains

Thousands of demonstrators were gathering in Pisa today to protest against military convoys transporting United States weaponry across Italy.

CULTURE-UAE: Commemorative stamps on Al Ain Museum issued

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Post yesterday issued a set of four commemorative stamps to highlight the importance of the Al Ain National Museum, the repository of some of the finest archaeological finds in the UAE.

UAE-UN: Adherence to treaty on preventing and punishing crimes

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) informed the United Nations yesterday that it has joined the treaty on preventing and punishing crimes against people covered by international protection, including diplomatic representatives.

UAE: First homemade military vessel commissioned

The first military vessel built for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy by the Abu Dhabi Ship Building Co (ADSB) was commissioned yesterday by Staff Brigadier Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Commander of the Emiri Guards.

MIDDLE EAST: UN should take active role in dealing with hot issues, says UAE

A major United Arab Emirates (UAE) Arabic daily today commented on the 13th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, which concluded its activities yesterday in Kuala Lumpur.

SOUTH KOREA: Death toll from subway arson attack expected to increase to 200

The death toll from the February 18 subway fire in Daegu is expected to increase to 200, police said Wednesday.

MIDDLE EAST: Israelis kill 80 Palestinians in February

The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli troops during the current month rose to 80 with the fatal shooting last night of 13-year-old Ahmad Khalil Abu Alwan from Rafah.

SOUTH KOREA: Death toll from subway arson attack expected to increase to 200

The death toll from the February 18 subway fire in Daegu is expected to increase to 200, police said Wednesday.

POLITICS-IRAQ: Inspectors Losing Patience, Saddam Time

Once again the jeeps carrying the United Nations inspectors set out from the parking lot of the Canal Hotel in Baghdad earlier this week.

LEBANON: Bomb explodes in refugee camp

A bomb exploded Tuesday near a house in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon, the owner of which is the brother of a member of the fundamentalist movement Hamas, Palestinian sources said.