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Saudi Arabia has provided soft loans to 95 countries
May 12, 2011
Saudi Arabia has provided assistance and soft loans over the past 30 years to 95 developing countries, a minister said.... Read More
19 killed, hundreds injured in clashes across Yemen
May 12, 2011
At least 19 people were killed and hundreds of others injured when Yemeni security forces opened fire to disperse the protesters in Yemen's capital city and provinces Wednesday, Xinhua reported.... Read More
Five drug traffickers hanged in Iran
May 11, 2011
Authorities in Iran have hanged five convicted drug-traffickers in the country's northwest area, a media report here said. ... Read More
Etisalat launches BlackBerry service
May 10, 2011
Indians living in Dubai can now avail a free 15-minute international call every month, thanks to UAE-based telecom giant Etisalat's new BlackBerry Homeland promotion scheme.... Read More
Bin Laden died before US raid: Iranian intelligence minister
May 09, 2011
Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi has claimed that Tehran has evidence to prove Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had died of disease long before the US' alleged raid on the terrorist, RIA No... Read More
UAE inaugurates power plant
May 09, 2011
The UAE Monday inaugurated a 2000 megawatt power and water desalination plant in the emirate of Fujairah.... Read More
Abu Dhabi hosts global space and satellite forum
May 09, 2011
The Global Space and Satellite Forum 2011 (GSSF) opened here Monday by UAE Education Minister Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan.... Read More
Rights body cautions Dhaka over sending women workers to Saudi Arabia
May 08, 2011
A global human rights body has cautioned Bangladesh against sending women workers, particularly as domestic help, to Saudi Arabia where it says they are abused by employers and are not covered by labo... Read More
Saudi Arabia sets up anti-corruption body
May 08, 2011
The Saudi government has set up an anti-corruption body to deal with all forms of financial and administrative graft, state-run SPA news agency reported.... Read More
Senior Al Qaeda member surrenders to Saudi authorities
May 05, 2011
A senior Al Qaeda member Khaled al-Atifi al-Qahtani has given himself up to the authorities in his homeland Saudi Arabia, the country's SPA news agency said Thursday.... Read More