UAE to hold second limited polls to choose 20 representatives at Federal National Council
23 Sep 2011: Voters chosen by the traditional rulers of the United Arab Emirates will cast their ballots Saturday in the second-ever polls to elect half the members of the toothless Federal National Council (FNC). Some 129,000 Emirati citizens are expected to elect 20Europe not interested in following Dubai killers' trails
28 Feb 2010: GENEVA: A killer — or killers — may be on the loose in Europe after a Hamas operative was slain last month in Dubai. European nations, however, seem to be in no rush to find him, her or them. The spotlight is falling on those countries where policeDubai to issue 11 warrants for Hamas killing
16 Feb 2010: Dubai will issue arrest warrants for 11 foreign agents suspected of involvement in the the assassination of a top Hamas military commander in his hotel room in Dubai on Jan. 20, the police chief said on Monday. "We do not rule out Mossad, but when weDubai film festival awards go to Zindeeq, Lola
17 Dec 2009: The movie "Zindeeq" (renegade), directed by Palestinian filmmaker Michel Khleifi and "Lola" by Filipino director Brillante Mendoza won the first prize of the sixth edition of Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammad bin RashidAbu Dhabi gives $10bn to Dubai
14 Dec 2009: Dubai's government has said it has received $10bn from Abu Dhabi to help it repay an Islamic bond and fund the troubled property developer Dubai World. The announcement on Monday came on the same day Nakheel, the property development unit of Dubai World,Russia and UAE sign a bilateral extradition treaty
11 Oct 2009: Nationals of either country in their own homeland would not be extradited – so Russians wanted by the UAE who are at large in Russia could not be sent to the Emirates for trial. However, the agreement would require them to be prosecuted in their nativeUAE 'seizes N Korea arms shipment'
29 Aug 2009: The United Arab Emirates has seized a cargo of North Korean weapons being shipped to Iran, which would have violated a UN embargo on arms exports from the communist state, Western diplomats say. The UAE reported the incident, which occurred two weeks ago,UAE tightens money-laundering rules
17 Aug 2009: The United Arab Emirates is tightening its controls on money laundering by keeping a closer eye on the funds of foreign officials and politicians, banking sources said on Wednesday, while Dubai named a chairman and board members for its $20 billionMohammed ‘Goes Viral’ on Facebook
06 Aug 2009: DUBAI — If politicians can measure their popularity on the internet, then the Ruler of Dubai has a lot to celebrate. Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is now among the most popularUAE Satellite Launch Postponed to July 29
25 Jul 2009: DUBAI — The launch of the UAE’s first satellite has been delayed by four days because of safety concerns, officials confirmed. DubaiSat-1 was scheduled to be launched today onboard a Dnepr rocket, but the launch has been rescheduled to 10.46pm onUAE's Etisalat silent on BlackBerry spyware
24 Jul 2009: The UAE’s largest telecom provider Etisalat declined to comment on Thursday on a software update it sent to Blackberry users that the device's maker said was an unauthorized surveillance application. The smartphone maker, Canada's Research in Motion LtdUS praises Gulf investments to push growth
15 Jul 2009: JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Visiting US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday praised the massive investments by Arab countries of the Gulf aimed at helping to drive the global economy back to growth. “I think the world has yet to fully appreciateFrench President to Open Naval Base in UAE Tomorrow
25 May 2009: President of the French Republic Nicolas Sarkozy will open his country’s naval base in the UAE about 10 am on Tuesday at Zayed Port, in Abu Dhabi. This will be the major programme of Sarkozy’s short visit to the UAE which begins on Monday evening andUAE Firms in $8b Iraqi Gas Project
17 May 2009: SHARJAH - A new bloc of European and UAE energy firms unveiled an $8 billion plan on Sunday to pump enough gas from Iraq’s Kurdistan to kickstart the Nabucco pipeline project and reduce Europe’s reliance on Russia. Until now, the $10 billion NabuccoUAE issues more residency visas that it cancels - minister
29 Apr 2009: People are still flocking to live and work in the UAE with hundreds of thousands more residency visas being issued than cancelled, according to the new figures released by the labour minister. Data presented by Saqr Ghobash, minister of labour for theslashnews
Major quake shakes eastern city of Van
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey yesterday, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according
to officials and experts. At least 50 people were taken to the single hospital in the city of Van, Anatolia news agency said,
The wretched scandal of Gaza
Past bombed suburbs and scrubland stands the house on the frontier of hell. Once, Abdullah Wahdem's home was a pleasant villa set
in the citrus groves of northern Gaza. Now its cream stucco frontage is pitted by the bullets and artillery salvos that
From Hate to Love -
Story of Adiy ibn Hatim
In the ninth year of the Hijrah, an 'Arab king made the first positive moves to Islam after years of feeling hatred for it. He
drew closer to faith (iman) after opposing arid combating it. And he finally pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be on him,
Microsoft Bing in search deal with China’s
Baidu
Microsoft has signed a deal with China’s top search engine, Baidu, to provide the site with censored web search services in
English. Baidu, which dominates 83 per cent of the local market and whose success is built on its Chinese language services, said
