Perhaps an overhaul of the government machinery is one of the most urgent requirements, even before the intended elections for next year. Also serious discussion and planning with full coordination are also required between the foreign military forces in the
The spokesman said the "insulting" article was written by mid-ranking cleric Rasoul Montajab-Nia in today's edition of Etemad Melli (National Confidence) - the newspaper of a reformist party with the same name. In the article, Montajab-Nia listed several comments attributed
Charamba also appeared to reject a Kenyan-style power-sharing deal. "I don't know what power-sharing is," Charamba said. "Kenya is Kenya, Zimbabwe is Zimbabwe." Meanwhile, Botswana called on AU to bar Mugabe from regional meetings as the summit adopted a resolution
In a statement on the occasion of the third anniversary of King Abdullah's accession to the throne, the Cabinet highlighted his futuristic vision that aims to achieve a balanced development for all the Kingdom's regions, boost relations with friendly countries,
We are sharing good relations with Bahrain government and NGOs and more joint projects will be launched with civic organisations in the future," the Resident Representative of the UNDP Sayed Aqa said. The UNDP is building on the success of
The newly-launched 'Arab Media Award' by the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) regional office of Unicef will recognise excellence in reporting on the situation and issues of children in the 22 countries in the region. Dr Laila Gad, Unicef
In the latest development on the issue, the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has presented a proposal to higher authorities to abolish the sponsorship system and replace it with a government commission to look after guest workers. "We have
The Karni, Nahal Oz and Erez terminals were reopened this morning,' said spokesman Peter Lerner. Israel closed the three crossings -- the main points for transit of goods into the impoverished territory --on Tuesday in response to a rocket attack
Advertisers in consumer-crazed Lebanon are using the country's troubled past and festering political issues to sell their products. In its latest television commercial celebrating the company's 75th anniversary, Almaza intertwines its history with that of Lebanon's, juxtaposing beer and war.
US Charge d'Affaires Michele Sison on Tuesday congratulated the second class of 186 Internal Security Forces (ISF) police recruits who graduated from the US-funded police training program and presented them with their certificates.The training program is part of the ongoing
Two people were killed and seven others were wounded, including two Lebanese Army troops, in an overnight shootout in the Bekaa Valley city of Baalbek, a security report said Tuesday, adding that the shooting was triggered by a "personal quarrel"
The Worldwide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut held a special ceremony to honor alumni who are celebrating their 25th and 50th years since graduation with a 50th and 25th Old Guard Honoring Ceremony on Tuesday in Assembly
Local police in al-Qayarra, near where the bombing took place, initially estimated 40 were injured in the blast, including Sheik Abdul-Razaq al-Waqaa and his wife. But Brig. Khalid Abdul-Sattar - the police spokesman in Niniveh province, where Mosul is the
The lines followed Iraq's announcement yesterday that it was opening six major oil fields and two natural gas fields to development by foreign firms, which could lead to the biggest outside stake in Iraq's oil industry since it was nationalised
The military has acknowledged that 12 Americans died in Iraq from accidental electrocution. Senator Bob Casey said he learned last week from Petraeus that 10 soldiers, one Marine and two private contractors died. Casey said he was not given details
The building was quickly reduced to rubble, reports said. It added that the structure has for a month been on the verge of collapsing but the occupants refused to take municipality warnings to evacuate seriously. The fate of another man,
The African Union 'strongly condemn Eritrea's military action against Djibouti in Ras Doumeira and Doumeira Island and demands that Eritrea withdraw immediately and unconditionally,' it said in a statement from its Peace and Security Council released on the margins of
