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IAEA’s Iran visit ends, log-jam stays
REUTERS VIENNA/TEHRAN THE UN nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran’s suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase... Read more
Iraq eyes options to escape Hormuz crisis
AFP BAGHDAD IRAQ is mulling options to boost oil exports through Turkey or to reopen disused pipelines in case Iran blocks the strategic Strait of Hormuz as threatened, the plannin... Read more
GCC plans silos for food security
REUTERSDUBAI THE Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAID) is considering building a system for storing three to six months of grain reserves for the Gulf r... Read more
Two western journalists among 57 killed in Syria
AP BEIRUT A FRENCH photojournalist and a prominent American war correspondent working for a British newspaper were killed on Wednesday by Syrian shelling of the opposition strongho... Read more
Western, Arab powers to discuss ways to end Syria clashes on Feb 24
AFP PARIS ARAB and Western powers will gather with the Syrian opposition in Tunisia on Friday for a meeting aimed at boosting international efforts to end the increasingly bloody c... Read more
Hadi wins mandate to start reforms, restructure army
REUTERS SANAA YEMEN began a new era without Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday after an uncontested election that gave his deputy a mandate to launch reforms in a country facing an ec... Read more
Moon dust on your wrist for QR640,000
CATHERINE W GICHUKIDOHA WANT a bit of moon on your wrist? If yes, head straight to the Ali Bin Ali pavilion at the ongoing ninth Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition with some ser... Read more
Over 80 Syrians dead in Homs pounding
REUTERSAMMAN SYRIAN President Bashar al Assad’s forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighbourhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubbl... Read more
Cabinet flays Al Aqsa Mosque violence
QNA DOHA THE Cabinet on Wednesday condemned the illegal and provocative actions at Al Aqsa mosque by Israeli extremists, Judaisation of Al Quds and expansion of Israeli settlements... Read more
Assad forces renew barrage on Syria's Homs
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Angus MacSwan AMMAN/BEIRUT | Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:01pm EST AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assa... Read more
U.S pushed ahead with drone strikes despite Pakistani resistance
By Missy Ryan and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON | Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:27pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shortly before the United States ended a tw... Read more
Gulf body to focus on Alzheimer's treatment
RIYADH: The first international conference on Alzheimer's disease concluded Wednesday in Riyadh with a resolution to set up a regional body among the Gulf countries that will focus... Read more
MoH gets NACC thumbs up for transparency
RIYADH: National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) chief Mohammed Al-Sharif commended the Health Ministry on Wednesday, saying it had chalked out a specific transparent plan to ach... Read more
Riyadh forum highlights role of social media
RIYADH: The impact of the social media on the Saudi family, both in terms of its positives and negatives, was the theme of the first session of the First Riyadh Social Forum held T... Read more
300 private firms to take part in expo on women’s work
JEDDAH: About 300 private companies have confirmed their participation in the third exhibition on women’s work, which will be held under supervision of the Jeddah Chamber of Commer... Read more
Saudi leadership-people bond strong
ALGHAT: Defense Minister Prince Salman on Wednesday highlighted the strong brotherly relationship between the Saudi leadership and its people.“We are from the people and there is n... Read more
Helicopter rescues accident victims
JEDDAH: A Civil Defense helicopter transported two women teachers who were seriously injured in a traffic accident from Sitara village to King Abdul Aziz Hospital in Jeddah on Wedn... Read more
G20 lawmakers meet set
RIYADH: The third G20 Speakers' Consultation Meeting scheduled to be held in Riyadh on Saturday will be a major milestone in establishing joint parliamentary work among the G20 nat... Read more
Seasonal rise seen in child abuse cases, says specialist
JEDDAH: A lecture on child abuse took place Sunday at Jeddah’s Al-Hamra School to increase awareness on intentional and unintentional abuse against children.The lecture, directed t... Read more
Workshop focuses on skills development
ALKHOBAR: A large number of youngsters affiliated with various universities and secondary schools in the Kingdom attended an interesting workshop organized by the Prince Naif Chair... Read more
Entertainment Channel
Selfish brings Al Jasmi and Ghayaheeb together
Hussein Al Jasmi After a series of successful joint projects between prominent UAE singer Hussein Al Jasmi and UAE poet Shaykha... Read more
Children honor Yasmeen Abd Al Aziz and Ahmad Hilmi
Yasmeen Al Jasmi The organizing committee of the Cairo International Film Festival for Children’s Cinema in its 21 round has ch... Read more
Technology Channel
OnLive Adds “Cloud-Accelerated Browsing” To Its Streaming-Desktop Stable
Devin Coldewey is a Seattle-based writer and photographer. He has written for the TechCrunch network since 2007. Some posts he’d like you to read: The Dangers of External... Read more
As Journalists And Video Bloggers Are Killed, SyriaPioneer Lives On
It goes without saying that the death of veteran Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin and the French photographer Remi Ochlik – after an artillery shell hit... Read more
Business Channel
India’s import of gold may fall on high prices
Alejandro Vela of Mexico's Cruz Azul and Jose Parra of Venezuela's Deportivo Tachira scramble after the ball during their Copa Libertadores soccer match in Mexico City. Read more
India’s ‘King of Good Times’ fishing in troubled waters
Alejandro Vela of Mexico's Cruz Azul and Jose Parra of Venezuela's Deportivo Tachira scramble after the ball during their Copa Libertadores soccer match in Mexico City. Read more
