Provides the latest RSS feeds for Arab News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Arab Herald.com http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/cat/48fcf33f9aeb6130/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 05:11:44 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:11:44 -0400 30 Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has praised his country's relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The president said it in a statement on the occasion of the swearing-in of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Yemen to the UAE. He said that the position holds particular importance due to the unique and important relationship between his ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623254/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:20:01 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623254/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Algeria have held talks to explore new ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation in areas like industry, investment and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The discussions were held Sunday between UAE's economy minister Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri and the visiting Algerian Minister for Industry, SMEs and Investment Promotion, Cherif Rahmani. Both sides also ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214622711/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:30:01 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214622711/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A leading senior religious clerics in Saudi Arabia has said that Saudi citizens using Twitter will risk damnation. Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh's declaration comes as a move to attack the US-based microblogging service, the Huffington Post reports. According to the report, Saudi leaders fear that Twitter and other social media services are platforms for making the dissidents voice out their ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613159/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:40:05 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613159/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 KUWAIT (Reuters) - Libya will have to pay Kuwait's Kharafi group $930 million (611 million pounds) in damages for former leader Muammar Gaddafi's cancelling of the construction of a vacation resort, Kuwaiti newspapers reported on Monday.M. A. Kharafi and Sons, a company owned by one of Gulf state's biggest merchant families, won the award in arbitration proceedings via the Arab ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214626198/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:01:20 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214626198/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fake marriage amongst young Arab-Australians who identify as gay or lesbian has gone unreported until now, and there’s good reason. In the Arab World almost all 22 states and territories punish homosexuality with imprisonment - six of those still enforce the death penalty. The Feed's Patrick Abboud gives you un-precendented access into the rapidly growing underground world of ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214626223/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:58:55 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214626223/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Cairo - The recent "Tamarrud" (Arabic for " Rebel") campaign that aims to pressurize Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to call for an early presidential election has stirred up mixed reactions in the country. The campaign targets the collection of 15 million anti-Morsi signatures by the end June 30, which marks one year of Morsi's coming into office, to ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214626224/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:33:58 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214626224/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip remained closed Sunday as the families and colleagues of seven Egyptian soldiers who were kidnapped in the northern Sinai Peninsula last week continued a ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625296/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:09:31 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625296/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Special to TAG-IT News AgencyDUBAI - Andrew Stevens, Group Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Bank of Qatar (Commercial Bank or the Bank), recently hosted the inaugural monthly meeting of the Chief Executives of Commercial Bank's Alliance banks, designed to identify and discuss the best way to deliver benefits to customers and shareholders from the emerging network. Stevens was joined at ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625297/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:06:21 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625297/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A powerful blast rocked Baghlan's provincial capital Pul-e-Khumri city 160 km north of Kabul on Monday leaving over a dozen people dead and injured, police ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625298/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:59:06 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625298/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Seven insurgents have been killed in joint operations in eastern Afghan provinces, said the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Monday."Afghan National Security and Coalition Forces killed seven insurgents, detained four suspected insurgents, discovered two weapons caches and found and safely cleared eight improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625299/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:59:05 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625299/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Some 12 years ago, it was unthinkable to have Internet cafes in Afghanistan. But today, Kabul, and some other cities and towns in the country, have Internet shops where Afghans, especially students, can surf and look for the information that they need. "I go the Internet cafe usually twice a week to gather information about Afghanistan's contemporary history as well as on other topics, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625300/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:59:05 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625300/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The largest private business in Kuwait has reportedly won a $930m case against Libya over breach of contract in what is being described as a landmark ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625218/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:55:48 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625218/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 STOMP steps into Jordan (photo from STOMP Facebook page) The individuality and personality of the world-renowned STOMP groupEUR(TM)s members shone through their rehearsals of the choreographed percussion show ahead of their three-day performance at Amman's Palace of Culture.The British show has travelled around the world for over twenty years, with the 12 performers using brooms, lids, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625079/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:55:38 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625079/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Inaugurating the Qustul- Adendan- Wadi halfa land-road with a length of 350 Km between Sudan and Egypt. It is described by many officials as a main gate to jumpstart the economical and commercial relations between Sudan and Egypt. The new road will reduce the cost of goods transport by 80% percentage and reactivate the signed agreements between the two states. Sudan had already welcomed Egyptian ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625233/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:40:16 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214625233/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Services for Mr. Claude B. Jordan Sr., age 83, of Lindale are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Central Baptist Church in Lindale with the Rev. Mark Thompson, the Rev. Byron Howard and the Rev. David ';Took'; Martin officiating. Interment will follow in the Lindale City Cemetery under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Directors in Lindale.Mr. Jordan died Friday, May 17, 2013, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214624607/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:47:04 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214624607/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Arab ian Desert are notorious for swallowing up anyone trying to control the area. Historically, that's what happened to Turkey, Britain, France, Russia and the United States. Sooner or later, all discovered that instead of dominating the Middle East, they ended up being dominated by the region's never-ending problems. And that may also be the fate of China, the latest power to be ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623965/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:12:24 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623965/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Central Bank of Egypt A recent decision by Egypt's Shura Council to amend banking regulations increasing the tax burden on the nation's banks has provoked anger on the part of many banking officials.Last week, the Shura Council (the upper house of Egypt's parliament, currently endowed with legislative powers) raised taxes on bank's loan loss provisions.The move, proposed by an ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623863/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:12:01 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623863/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, one of the fastest growing international airlines, has cemented its position as a leading global player in air cargo industry by winning the 'Best Air Cargo Carrier Middle East' award for the 18th consecutive year at the annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623899/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:58:49 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623899/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Demonstrators storm the offices of the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party, in protest of President Morsi's expansion of powers in Alexandria, Egypt, on Nov. 23. (Photo: Mohamed Hanno, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623966/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:55:30 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623966/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Hezbollah’s MP Kamel al-Rifai blamed the lack of Saudi-Iranian understanding for Lebanon's inability to form a government and for the current deadlock over reaching an agreement between the rival politicians on an electoral law for the upcoming elections, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anbaa reported on ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623389/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:33:58 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623389/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 newspaper cited yesterday a senior interior ministry official as saying that as many as 1,258 foreigners have been deported for traffic violations since a crackdown began about a month ago. Foreign residents caught driving without a licence, using their cars to carry paying passengers, jumping a red light for a second time, or breaking the speed limit by more than 40kph, can be deported without a ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623390/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:32:02 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623390/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Jordan Wall, is making the rounds Monday. The actor, who plays Daniel Green, the resident nerd in the medical examiner’s office, will appear at an event for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America 7-10 p.m. at Cafe Iguana in Pembroke Pines. Up for grabs will be an auctioned walk-on role ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623391/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:26:36 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623391/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 reportedly proposed a plan to "stomp out" violence in university campus. The plan consists of the following steps in the SHORT TERM: 1) "...making changes to the admission system and criterion that universities in Jordan currently use, saying that the high percentage of students enrolling in higher education courses in their governorates may have led to the increase of ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623392/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:13:22 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214623392/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Tourists visit the Ajloun Castle, some 73 km north of the capital Amman of Jordan on May 19, 2013. Ajloun Castle, better known as Qal'at Ar-Rabad, was built by one of Saladin's generals in 1184 AD to control the iron mines of Ajloun, and to deter the Franks from invading the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214622822/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:29:14 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214622822/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The flag of the Syrian opposition is shown at the seat of the delegation representing Syria at the Arab League summit in Doha in March. Image courtesy of The Daily ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214622823/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:27:43 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214622823/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are essential to democracy and a key way for people of all political views to band together to influence public debate. But once more, the Egyptian government is threatening to restrict NGOs that receive foreign funds. Exercised about criticism from some of these groups, the ruling party is pushing a bill that would empower the government to decide which ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214622365/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:13:31 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214622365/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Unidentified gunmen attacked a police station in western Iraq on Sunday evening and killed ten policemen in the deadly clash, a police source said.The gunmen clashed with the policemen with various kinds of weapons in the town ofRawa, 260 km northwest of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.After the attack the gunmen fled to an unknown destination and the security forces ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621830/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:11 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621830/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Checkpoints were set up with police enforcement in some parts of Bahrain on Sunday after six men accused of murder and hurling Molotov at a police station escaped while they were being transferred to court.During the High Criminal Court hearing, police officers told the judges that the suspects escaped as they were being brought to the court.The police were still tracking down the suspects on the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621831/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:09 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621831/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A plane with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) made hard landing in Logar province 60 km south of Kabul on Sunday, a statement of the alliance released here said."An International Security Assistance Force C-130 had a hard landing in Logar province, Afghanistan today," the statement added.The statement without providing more details stressed that, " There ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621832/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:06 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621832/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 At least one people was killed and four others were wounded Sunday in clashes that erupted between the rival Tripoli neighborhoods of Sunnis Bab al-Tabbaneh and Alawites Jabal Mohsen.The clashes broke out following media reports about the Syrian army's launching an offensive on the Qusayr neighborhood of Homs with the help of the Shiite Hezbollah Lebanese group.According to the state-run ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621833/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:06 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621833/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Hezbollah fighters have reportedly advanced into the main square of besieged Qusair, with fierce battles continuing overnight Monday for control of the strategic city near the Lebanese border. At least 40 people were killed, activist organizations said, in battles that saw forces loyal to ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621834/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:43:32 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621834/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Faisal Mekdad Saturday, apparently in reprisal for the arrest of one of their relatives, according to a government source and an activist. "Today armed men abducted Mr. Mekdad’s father from his home in the village of Ghossom," in the southern province of Deraa, the government source said on condition of anonymity. "They beat him up in front of his family then took him ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621835/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:43:31 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621835/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 RIYADH: Chastened by the experience of Afghanistan, where hundreds of Saudis fought before returning to sow terror at home, the kingdom is battling to avoid similar blowback from the conflict in Syria, analysts say.In recent months, Saudi officials have issued increasingly stern warnings against volunteers from the conservative Sunni Muslim kingdom heading off to fight alongside the mainly Sunni ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621836/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:43:30 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621836/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Radical Islamist movement Ansar al-Shariah supporters clash with Tunisian police officers after Tunisia's Interior Ministry on Friday banned their annual conference supposed to be held in Kairouan, in Ettadhamen, near Tunis, Sunday May 19, 2013. Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621829/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:43:29 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621829/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Boeing has delivered a 777-300ER extended range plane to Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), marking the latest milestone in its longstanding relationship with the airline and the kingdom. The airplane, the first-of-its-type to be fitted with a three-class cabin configuration, was delivered to the airline at a ceremony in Washington. The airline currently has a backlog of 21 Boeing airplanes on ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621740/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:28:45 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214621740/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Egyptian police climb the gates at the main Egyptian crossing point into the Gaza Strip on May 19, 2013. Egyptian police closed a commercial passage with Israel in support of colleagues who shut down a crossing with Gaza to protest the abduction of policemen, state media reported. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214620651/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:02:55 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214620651/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: That concern is reflected in the Arab media. Ramez Maluf, head of the Department of Journalism at Balamand University in Lebanon, has been tracking that reaction. He joined us from our bureau in Beirut. And I asked him how invested people in the region ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214620120/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:16:45 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214620120/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The UAE has topped the Middle East region for international tourism receipts in 2012, according to data released by the UN's World Tourism Organisation. The UAE was ranked 31st in global list with receipts of about $10bn, just ahead of Saudi Arabia which was placed 35th, with revenues of $7.4bn. Middle East tourism receipts totalled $46.7bn last year, the Arabian Business quoting UNWTO ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214620091/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:57:27 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214620091/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Middle East this week to meet with leaders in the area. It is expected that Syria will be a major point of discussion. Shibley Telhami of the Brookings Institute and journalist Rula Jebreal join MSNBC with ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214619569/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:04:48 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214619569/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Ansar al-Sharia that fought street battles in the capital with security forces on Sunday of being "involved in terrorism". "Ansar al-Sharia is an illegal organisation... it has ties to and is involved in terrorism," Larayedh told state television. The Islamists clashed earlier with security forces ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214619095/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:33:54 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214619095/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Indonesia's PT Pertamina has said it is considering the acquisition of an oil and gas asset in Oman, as the energy firm seeks to boost production at home and overseas, Muscat Daily has reported. State-owned Pertamina is currently in talks with Omani officials for the takeover of an oil and gas asset, expecting to seal an agreement by year's end, said the firm's chief executive, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214619043/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:31:43 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214619043/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama, May 19 (BNA)--Bahrain's Attorney General slammed as untrue a newspaper report that claimed that recommendations by a fact-finding panel on freedom of expression had been ignored by the state's legal authorities. "The report by the local daily about the non-implementation of the recommendations by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) to drop the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214618604/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:43:13 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214618604/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 , claimed that "so-called human rights organisations" are "largely administered by ex-ideologists and even terrorists". It continued: "As much as beasts cannot be left to roam freely, so in human society the feral element’s freedom should be under control." In fact, it is well documented ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214618605/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:23:49 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214618605/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 CAIRO: Egypt's President MohamedMorsion Sunday ruled out negotiating with the kidnappers of three policemen and four soldiers who appeared to plead for their release in an online video.The abductions on Thursday in the Sinai Peninsula prompted angry police to shut down border crossings with Gaza and Israel, piling the pressure onMorsito secure the hostages' release."There are no ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214618076/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:53:33 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214618076/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama-May-19(BNA)Culture Minister Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa has chaired the 12th meeting of the Executive Office of the Arab Tourism Ministerial Council , which started today in Manama, in the presence of the Arab League Assistant Secretary-General for economic affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Tuwaijari and the President of the Arab Tourism Organisation Dr. Bandar bin Faheed ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214618121/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:53:03 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214618121/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Indian economy and its vast potential for the gulf country's firms. Chidambaram, who is on an official visit to Qatar, met with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the country's Minister of Economy and Finance Yousef Hussain Kamal in Doha, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214618174/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:37:37 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214618174/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Security sources identified the abductors as members of the Al Qaida-aligned Tawhid W’al Jihad, which also maintains a presence in the neighboring Hamas-ruled Gaza ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214617638/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:32 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214617638/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Clashes between police and Salafist protesters in Ettadhamen, a poor suburb just west of Tunis, on Sunday injured at least 14 people, including 11 policemen, the interior ministry said in a ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214617141/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:10:49 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214617141/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Abu Dhabi, May 19 (BNA)-- UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan strongly criticised the statements issued by the Iranian Foreign Ministry regarding Bahrain yesterday. He said the Iranian neighbours have got a real problem which is understanding how to deal with their neighbours. He added it is understood that Iran has local elections but still continues to throw its internal ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214617142/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:04 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214617142/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Foreign Minister Murray McCully will tomorrow offer the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, New Zealand's assistance in the event that he can broker a breakthrough agreement between Israel and Palestine on a two-state solution. Mr Kerry has had an intense focus on the region with three visits there since taking over from Hillary Clinton in February. Mr McCully is scheduled to have his first formal ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214617111/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214617111/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Hezbollah made a huge push to retake the strategic city of Qusair from rebel forces Sunday, killing at least 32 people, opposition activists reported. Fierce shelling began to slam into the city near the Lebanese border around 10 p.m. Saturday and continued unabated throughout the next day, an activist told The Daily Star. "It is the biggest assualt yet, they [the regime] are using all ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214616593/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:18:25 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214616593/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 WAM Abu Dhabi, 19th May 2013 (WAM) -- The UAE Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, today strongly criticised a statement issued yesterday by Iran's foreign ministry on sisterly Bahrain. ''Our Iranian neighbours have a real problem in understanding and identifying the way in which they deal with their neighbours,'' Sheikh Abdullah told a press ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214616594/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:55:01 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214616594/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 WAM Mogadishu, May 19th, 2013 (WAM)--President of the Arab Parliament Ahmed Mohammed Al Jarwan has met Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, during his three-day visit to the Horn of Africa country, Somalia. During the meeting, the Somali President expressed his gratitude regarding the support being received by Somalia from the Arab Parliament, especially in the economic and political areas. ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214616595/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:55:01 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214616595/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Syrian troops backed by fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah attacked and entered the strategic rebel stronghold of Qusayr on Sunday, a day after President Bashar al-Assad insisted he would not quit.The advance came as opponents warned the Assad regime's "barbaric and destructive" assault on Qusayr could render "meaningless" US-Russian attempts to organize a conference ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214616045/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:32 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214616045/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 CAIRO - Scores of Egyptian police have blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel to protest the abduction of their colleagues in the volatile Sinai peninsula. The closure Sunday left around 40 trucks stranded at Awja crossing, according to Ahmed Osman, a civil servant there. Suspected militants abducted seven Egyptian policemen on Thursday. Security officials said the kidnappers are ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214615962/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:13:59 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214615962/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Egypt's new Justice Minister Suleiman said he would take Turkish judical system as model CAIRO - Egypt's newly appointed Minister of Justice Ahmed Suleiman has said, "I will work for our citizens to ease their proceedings at the courts by taking Turkey as a model."Ahead taking his new office, Suleiman spoke to Anadolu Agency and said that before he was appointed as a minister, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214616046/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:10:07 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214616046/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Rising Dubai land values helped the Kuwaiti resort developer IFA Hotels & Resorts almost double the value of its investment portfolio during the first quarter of the year. The company, which owns the recently opened Fairmont on the trunk of the Palm and the under- construction Kingdom of Sheba hotel on the crescent, said the value of the resorts it owns increased from 30.5 million Kuwaiti ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214615477/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:47:08 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214615477/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama, May 19. (BNA) -- Under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa - Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology (SCICT); Bahrain Internet Society (BIS) in collaboration with the eGovernment Authority (eGA) announces the launch of Bahrain eContent Award 2013. The award, an integrated part of the World ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214615478/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:35:27 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214615478/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A Gazan official has said that hundreds of stranded Palestinians, including members of parliament and patients, were mistreated by Egyptian police during their return from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after performing hajj (Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca). Interior Ministry Spokesman Islam Shahwan told Asharq Alawsat on Sunday that he received complaints from stranded citizens who said they were ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214615392/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:19:13 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214615392/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The general assembly of the High Constitutional Court approved Adly Mansour's appointment as Chief Justice on Sunday. Mansour will replace Maher al-Behiery who retires on June 30. A 2011 amendment to the law states that the president chooses the Chief Justice of the HCC from the three top deputies following the approval of the court's general assembly. Before the amendment, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214615393/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:19:13 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214615393/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A Palestinian woman gestures in front of graffiti sprayed on the wall of a mosque in the West Bank village of Burka, near Ramallah. The graffiti reads in Hebrew "War." (REUTERS/Mohamad ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614626/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:56:58 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614626/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 In this photo, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, right, speaks during an interview with the Argentine newspaper Clarin and the Argentine state news agency Telam, in Damascus, Syria on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614627/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:56:54 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614627/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. His remarks came two weeks after Israel carried out air strikes near Damascus, which a senior Israeli source said were aimed at preventing the transfer of sophisticated Iranian arms to Hezbollah, the Lebanese ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Netanyahu said ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614628/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:56:53 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614628/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama, May 19. (BNA) -- The First Deputy Speaker of the Representatives Council Abdulla bin Khalaf Al Dussari has condemned the blatant threats made by an Iranian Foreign Ministry's official against the Kingdom of Bahrain. Al Dussari said the security bodies in Bahrain were fully authorised by the Constitution and the law to take any procedures they deem necessary against any Bahraini ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614629/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:55:34 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614629/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Dubai, May 19. (BNA) -- General Motors has passed a major milestone with the 10th anniversary of its Middle East Parts Distribution Center (MEDC) located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai. The MEDC was initially leased from DHL, when it first opened in 2003. The center stocks and supplies GM service parts for its lineup of vehicles sold under the Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC brands. It ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614172/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:04:10 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614172/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to France for further medical tests after suffering a minor stroke. File photo: Louafi Larbi, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614251/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:56:41 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614251/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 KAIROUAN, Tunisia (Reuters) - Supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clashed with Tunisian police on Sunday after the government banned its annual rally, saying it posed a threat to ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614186/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:55:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214614186/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613891/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:22:50 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613891/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Doha, May 19 (BNA) - The Amir of Qatar Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met here today with Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on the occasion of his visit to Qatar. Talks during the meeting dealt with relations between the two countries and matters of mutual concern, particularly financial and investment issues. EM E M BNA 1120 GMT ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613830/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:13:42 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613830/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 UAE's international tourism receipts are somewhat close to $10 billion The UAE is the world's 31st popular tourism destination and the most popular in the Arab World, ahead of Egypt -- ranked 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranked 35 -- in terms of tourism receipts, United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) data shows.In the Middle East, Turkey outranks the UAE, retaining 12th position ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613893/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:12:49 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613893/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Ever wondered why Oman Air cabin crew were so nice? Oman Air has committed RO2mn to staff training in 2013, having already invested more than RO3.3mn over the previous two years.In addition, Oman Air's Board of Directors has approved plans to fund full scholarships for 100 employees, enabling them to improve their academic qualifications in a range of administrative and technical ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613832/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:12:47 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613832/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the Egyptian army to free seven kidnapped Egyptian soldiers and police officers in the Sinai, officials said. Police and security officials in the Sinai planned a military operation during an emergency meeting Saturday, an unnamed military official told the Ma'an news agency. The army intends to carry out the operation only after intelligence has ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613944/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:07:42 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613944/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Arab Publishing Partners (APP), part of ITP Publishing Group, the Gulf region's largest consumer and business magazine publisher, and Cond Nast International, have announced the launch of international travel title Cond Nast Traveller Middle East. The magazine will be APP's first publication under licence agreement with Cond Nast ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613924/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:07:16 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613924/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The initiative encourages teenagers in Qatar and elsewhere in the region to upload their own one to two minute videos about their relationship with reading, in either English or Arabic, to laysh.org. Submissions will be accepted until June 1, and negative responses are welcomed as well as positive ones, according to BQFP's acting director of reading and writing, Lana Shamma. "I'm ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613579/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:33:31 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613579/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 MOSCOW (AP) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613564/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:58:09 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613564/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The Syrian army has reached the center of central al-Qussair city after unleashing a wide-scale operation to recapture the strategic border city near Lebanon on Sunday, Local media said.The Sham FM radio said the army hoisted the Syrian flag on the municipal building.Earlier in the day, the Syrian government army stormed al- Qussair city in Homs province from all routes, reports said, adding that ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613258/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:35:22 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613258/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama, May 19 (BNA) -- A study released by the Bahrain Centre for Strategic and International Studies and Energy (BCSISE), prepared by Dr. Bashir Zine El Abidine titled ' the Arabian Gulf and the Dimensions of the Naming ', that the Iranian stance in regard to naming ' Arabian Gulf ', raises strong controversies in the media, and that this stance insists on stamping the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613259/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:32:16 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613259/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 working with Ahlam on Arab Idol can't be easy, but sweet singer Nancy Ajram says she has no regrets about her participation on the popular talent show.In an interview with Sayidaty.net, the starlet shared that she was skeptical at first about sitting at ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613260/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:31:20 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613260/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has deported hundreds of expats for traffic offences in the past month, a report said on Sunday, drawing condemnation from a human rights group.The Al-Anbaa newspaper cited a senior interior ministry official as saying that as many as 1,258 foreigners have been deported for traffic violations since a crackdown began about a month ago.Foreign residents caught driving without a ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612875/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:42:28 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612875/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A picture taken on May 17, 2013 shows houses in the Mitzpe Lachish Israeli settlement outpost in front of house belonging to Palestinians (background) in the West Bank village of Beit Awwa. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612876/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:42:27 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612876/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Syrian troops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, after taking control of it, on May 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612877/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:42:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612877/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Refugees coming from the Nuba Mountains, in Southern Kordofan, cue for registration at UNHCR offices in Yida, Unity State, South Sudan on May 31 2012. (AFP PHOTO/Giulio ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612874/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:42:25 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612874/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Iraq that left eight dead, said officials. The attacks follow three days of bombings and other violence across the country that killed 130 people. A market, a mosque and bus stops in both Shiite ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612856/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:42:17 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612856/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The deportations have been criticised by the Kuwait Labour Union and former MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji, who claim they are a violation of human rights and are ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612878/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:40:16 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612878/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A growing number of new projects in Bahrain have been delayed as the government does not have enough staff to cope with the surge in the number of developments being proposed in the island state, a senior government civil servant has ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613120/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:40:11 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214613120/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The Dum Tak Alternative Music Festival is coming to Amman! Dum Tak Alternative Arab Music Festival will host some of the biggest independent musicians from all over the Arab world - including several from Egypt - between 28 May and 1 June in the Jordanian capital city Amman.Egypt is represented by a collection of some of the biggest bands ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612826/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:40:08 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612826/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Oman’s Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources (MRMWR) has issued eleven tenders for the design and construction of internal roads in North and South Sharqiya. Six tenders were floated for the design and construction of internal roads in North Sharqiya governorate in the wilayats of Al Qabil, Bidiyah, Dima Wa Al Tayeen, Ibra, Mudhibi, Wadi Bani Khalid. The ministry also ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612571/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:50:27 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612571/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mountaineering officials say 64 climbers, including a Saudi Arabian woman, have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612491/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:45:25 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612491/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 According to English language Arab News, the president of the Saudi Football Ittihad Federation confirmed in a statement that it would create separate sections for women and families within ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612657/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:43:56 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612657/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 State-run Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) appointed a new chief executive and suspended other top officials after the country paid $2.2bn in damages to Dow Chemical Co over a scrapped plastics joint ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612520/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:34:13 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612520/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 WAM CAIRO: The Arab Parliament on Saturday condemned the recent sharp rise in terror blasts in Iraq and emphasised that these attacks are unjustifiable and not acceptable in any heavenly religion as they seek to kill peaceful innocent people. The Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Ahmed Al Jarwan, in a press release, termed the bombings as "vicious, coward and sordid." On Friday, one ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612553/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:26:48 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612553/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Several Iranian newspapers are citing a senior Revolutionary Guard commander as warning his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after the June 14 presidential ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612554/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:25:01 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612554/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Two Iranian spies working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad were hanged in Iran on Sunday morning, the state IRIB TV said.Mohammad Heidari, one of the executed men, had prepared information in a number of security issues of the country and had given them to the Israeli Mossad in several meetings outside of the country, said the report.Heidari ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612127/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:02:01 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612127/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 fight with fellow feisty judge Ahlam digging too deep into Ragheb Alama's skin to the point that he flew the coup and headed to the City of Lights to hide in the Eiffel Tower? This was the question some fans wondered when the superstar tweeted a pic from Paris last week.Ragheb didn't let his fans down, and made it to Friday night's episode of the hit talent show, only for the drama ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612058/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:58:25 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612058/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Iraqi armed tribesmen pose for a picture in front of a truck in a road north of Ramadi (Azhar Shallal/AFP) Eight people were killed across Iraq Saturday, hours after a series of bombings rocked Baghdad in the bloodiest day there in months, officials said.Calls for a halt to sectarian violence went unheeded, with gunmen storming the home of a top police anti-terrorism official and killing him, his ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612128/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:36:43 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612128/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Tunisia, May 19 (BNA) - The conference of the Arab Atomic Energy Agency (AAEA) started here , with representatives from AAEA member countries participating. In a keynote speech, the head of the conference Abdulrahman Al-Arfaj said to achieve development in Arab countries, fresh reliable energy sources should be found. He said the growth of nuclear energy and nuclear technology applications is ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214611604/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:07:51 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214611604/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Four inmates - a Saudi and three stateless residents - are accused of using "sharp edged objects" to attack the officers during a surprise raid on a ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214611589/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:07:03 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214611589/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun May 19, 2013 3:00am EDT (Repeats story that ran on May 15, with no changes) * Limits fund investments to only 2 pct of a bank's capital * C.bank concerned that funds lie outside its supervision * Investment bank Beltone could be among those hardest hit By Patrick Werr CAIRO, May 15 (Reuters) - Egypt's central bank, worried that banks are investing too much of their cash in local money ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612071/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214612071/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The Suez Canal development project aims at turning the canal into "a global centre for industry and logistics" since 10 percent of the world's merchandise and 20 percent of all ships pass through the canal, said an advisor to President Mohamed Mursi. The project which is expected to raise the canal's revenues 20 folds will involve three phases, presidential advisor Ahmed ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214611673/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:51:48 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214611673/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 TEHRAN, Iran: Iran hanged two convicted spies on Sunday, one found guilty of working for Israel, the other for the United States, the Tehran prosecutor's office announced. Mohammad Heydari was convicted of "receiving payment to provide intelligence on various security issues and national secrets in repeated meetings with the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214611219/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:55:39 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214611219/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage.Airport officials say senior officials from the country's national carrier are meeting the baggage handlers to hear their demands, which ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610757/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:39:57 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610757/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Governments in Oman and Qatar have expressed an interest in buying equipment worth more than $200m from the United States to protect its military aircraft from heat seeking ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610758/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:27:16 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610758/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Qatar Holding and an Italian state-controlled investment fund are interested in investing in Italian fashion house Versace, Il Sole 24 Ore said on ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610759/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:27:15 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610759/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Ministry floats 11 tenders for Sharqiya internal roads The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources (MRMWR) has floated as many as 11 tenders for the design and construction of internal roads in South and North Sharqiya.The ministry floated five tenders for design and construction of roads in South Sharqiya governorate in the wilayats of Sur, Jalan Bani Bu Ali, Jalan Bani Bu Hasan, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610760/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:27:11 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610760/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Michael Jordan (left) and Kobe Bryant are compared by Phil Jackson in his new book. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson writes in ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610259/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:32:38 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610259/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Everth Cabrera drove in Alexi Amarista with the go-ahead run on an eighth-inning single Saturday, boosting San Diego over Washington 2-1. With the score tied 1-1 in the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610445/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:17:55 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610445/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Egyptian presidency denied Friday the circulated rumors that President Mohamed Morsi intended to hold the post of prime minister in an imminent cabinet reshuffle, official news agency MENA reported. "There is deliberation over assigning the post to another figure," MENA quoted presidential spokesman Omar Amer as saying. "Qualification will be the basic criteria for the upcoming ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610260/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:11:39 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214610260/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Michael Jordan (left) and Kobe Bryant are compared by Phil Jackson in his new book. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson writes in ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214609734/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:41:41 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214609734/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has welcomed the new consensus between Moscow and Washington regarding finding a political approach to solve Syria's 26-month- old political crisis, but also expressed skepticism about the West 's real intentions."We have welcomed the Russian-American rapprochement and we hope that there would be an international meeting to help the Syrians to ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608816/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:31 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608816/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A US drone strike killed at least five members of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda offshoot in the southern province of Abyan on Saturday, a government official told Xinhua."About five terrorists were killed when a drone strike targeted an Al Qaeda convoy that was passing through a desert road in the town of Jaar in Abyan province," the government source said on condition of anonymity.Local ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608815/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:30 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608815/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The Syrian army on Saturday advanced in fighting rebels in a number of areas in southern and northern Syria as the rebels managed to storm a series of central towns, reports said.A Syrian military source was quoted by the state-run SANA news agency as saying that the Syrian army attacked a group affiliated with the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front in the Damascus suburb of Adra and its surroundings on ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608814/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:29 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608814/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Tehran will allow international inspectors to enter its nuclear facilities after a protocol is signed, the Iranian ambassador to Russia said Saturday.The condition for observers with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect Iran's Parchin nuclear facilities is that a protocol between the two sides should be signed, Ambassador Reza Sajjadi told local reporters.Sajjadi said the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608813/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:28 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608813/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and presidential candidate Saeed Jalili pledged not to retreat from the Islamic republic's nuclear rights if he is elected as the president, Press TV reported Saturday.Jalili, who is also the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that he will pursue a policy of resistance against Western pressures if he wins in the upcoming ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608812/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:28 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608812/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Suspected Al Qaeda gunmen shot dead a Yemeni intelligence officer on Friday night in the southeastern province of Hadramout, a government official told Xinhua Saturday.Abdullah Rabaky, a colonel at the military intelligence agency in Hadrmout province, was gunned down when a militant on a motorcycle shot at his car, the local official said on condition of anonymity.The drive-by shooting attack, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608811/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608811/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 At least two people were killed in clashes between tribesmen and Iraqi security forces in the western province of Anbar on Saturday, while gunmen separately kidnapped five policemen in the province, a provincial security source said.The clashes erupted near the provincial capital city of Ramadi when an unit of security forces tried to enter a tribal area near Ramadi, some 100 km west of the Iraqi ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608781/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608781/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Two Taliban militants riding a motorbike opened fire and killed a senior police officer in Farah province, 695 km west of Afghan capital Kabul, a local official confirmed Saturday."Ghani Khan, the police chief of Khak-e-Safid district, was visiting Charbagh area outside provincial capital Farah city last night when two Taliban rebels riding a motorcycle came across and sprayed bullets, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608734/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:23 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608734/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 An anti-terrorism police officer and four people were shot dead by gunmen in the southern suburb of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Saturday, an Interior Ministry source said.The incident occurred at dawn when gunmen broke into the house of the officer in al-Rasheed suburb and shot him dead with his wife and two children, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.The attacker also shot ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608817/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:22 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214608817/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130