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IRAQ: UAE press urges Arabs to join anti-war camp
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) press today called on Arab countries to join anti-war camp to head off the devastating war and foil a Zionist-motivated US plot.IRAQ: Give inspectors chance to finish their job, says UAE deputy prime
Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Deputy Prime Minister, has stressed the need to allow the UN inspectors the opportunity to carry on their search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.INFORMATICS-UAE: Fast-paced Internet spread boosts Dubai
The high rate of Internet penetration in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coupled with the recent accolades won by the UAE in e-Governance has reinforced Dubai e-Government's commitment toward delivering the most innovative platforms for interaction between the Government and the public.MIDDLE EAST: Israeli-Palestinian meeting Monday to discuss ceasefire
Israeli and Palestinian officials will meet Monday to discuss a ceasefire, Israel Radio reported.AFGHANISTAN: Five soldiers killed close to Pakistani border
Unknown assailants attacked a military post in southern Afghanistan, killing five soldiers of the Afghan allied forces, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) agency reported Saturday.INDIA: Contingency plan in case of US-led attack on Iraq
The Indian government has prepared a contingency plan for its nationals in the Gulf region in the event of a US-led attack on Iraq, according to news reports Saturday.POLITICS-ISRAEL: Anxiety at Large as Iraq War Draws Nearer
Ramat Gan, a bustling modern suburb of Tel Aviv was one of the places hardest hit by the 39 Iraqi Scud missiles that fell on Israel during the Gulf War of 1991. The material damage has been repaired but people are preparing for a new Gulf War, which they see drawing ever nearer.TOURISM-MIDDLE EAST: Study shows negative impact of war on Iraq on Arab
In view of increasing political tension in the Arab region over a possible war on Iraq, a study by an Egyptian academic showed that such a charged atmosphere is bound to take a huge bite out of the Arab tourism industry.CONSTRUCTION RECORD-UAE: Longest footbridge between two buildings
Union Properties (UP) yesterday said that a Skywalk Bridge that will be built between two Marriott Executive Apartments building in Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will be the longest footbridge between two buildings in the world.AID-PALESTINE: UAE delivers ambulances in Ramallah
The Palestinian Medical Relief (PMR) received in Ramallah yesterday five ambulances from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent Society (RCS).MIDDLE EAST: No way out for Arabs without unity, says UAE daily
A major United Arab Emirates (UAE) Arabic daily today said that with the - No Value" impression Arab countries gave of themselves to the world, it is natural to see countries, big and small throwing their support to the United States even when the latter goes astray.IRAN: Opposition to war against Iraq renewed
Iran renewed its opposition to the use of force against Iraq for a so-called "democratic change" in this country, stressing that such a change should be a matter for the Iraqi people themselves to decide or introduce.IRAQ: Britain increases number of troops to 40,000 in Gulf
Britain said today it would send 6,000 more air force troops to the Gulf region to raise the total number of troops to 40,000 in anticipation of possible war against Iraq.IRAQ-US: Britain does not link officer murder to al-Qaeda
British security authorities refused to confirm what US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said about an alleged link between the murder of Steven Oak, a British Home Security officer killed in Manchester recently, and some members of al-Qaeda group believed to have fled to Iraq.INFORMATICS-UAE: E-crimes law will soon be enacted
The draft of the second part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai's e-laws - the Electronic Crimes Law - has been sent to the Ruler's Court prior to being passed into law, according to a top official at Dubai Internet City (DIC).ENVIRONMENT-MIDDLE EAST: Arab states get highest aid for projects
Arab countries account for the highest aid received from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Development for environmental projects, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) paper reported today.CULTURE-UAE: Insight of country’s rich past and development
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has pieced together some of the rare historical facts which showcase the development of each emirate.MIDDLE EAST: Israel’s dangerous court verdict criticized
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) newspaper today criticized Israel's barbaric aggression and its arbitrary acts against the Palestinian people and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).IRAQ: Former UN weapons inspector rails against war, warns of terrorism
Former UN chief weapons inspector Scott Ritter blasted the US case against Iraq on Wednesday as based on circumstantial evidence and warned that invading the country would be a long and horrific invitation to terrorism.ARCHAEOLOGY-UAE: Exhibition opens in Dubai
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing's (DTCM) Director General, Khalid A. bin Sulayem inaugurated an archaeological exhibition displaying exhibits and antiques dating back to the Neolithic period or Stone Age at the Dubai Museum today.ENVIRONMENT-IRAQ: War will have disastrous effect on the region
Syrian Oil Minister Dr. Ibrahim Al Haddad has warned of disastrous environmental effects of a possible war against Iraq on all countries of the region.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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