Health Ministry Drive Bears Fruit Khaleej Times DUBAI - Leading by example, the Ministry of Health is encouraging its employees to eat two types of fruits a day at the workplace. The aim is to reduce the incidence of chronic diseases and increase productivity. | And the results are showing: eighty-three per cent of the staff have increased their ...
First Class with a Unique Difference Khaleej Times DUBAI - In the easy First Class confines of the Emirates flight from Dubai to Riyadh recently, none seemed to mind Ibn Sina as he held forth in fluent Arabic | He was anything but an intrusion for fellow passengers. After all, it is not every day that one gets to travel with 'something' billed as th...
New sanctions urged over Iran move Al Jazeera | The United States and France have called for fresh sanctions against Iran after Tehran formally said it would begin enriching higher-grade nuclear fuel to a level of 20 per cent. | Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, and Robert Gates, the US def...
Palestinians, Israelis to talk on border China Daily | Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki said on Monday that the proposed US talks with Israel should focus on border issues. Israel's Haaretz Newspaper previously confirmed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to hold talks ...
Sarkozy backs stronger sanctions on Iran China Daily | PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed on US proposal of stronger sanctions against Iran on its nuclear enrichment program, the president's office announced Monday night. | Sarkozy agreed with visiting US Defense Secretary Robert Gates that...
Afghan death toll passes that of Falklands War The Independent | The death of a soldier in Afghanistan yesterday took the number of fatalities in the conflict to 256, meaning more British service personnel have died in action in Afghanistan than during the 1982 Falklands war. | The soldier from 36 Engineer Regim...
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Iran leader orders new step in nuclear program The Salt Lake Tribune | By Nasser Karimi | The Associated PressUpdated: 02/08/2010 03:42:27 PM MST | Click photo to enlargeIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he ...
Assad vows to stand by Lebanon in any conflict with Israel Daily Star Lebanon | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, February 08, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Syria would support Lebanon in the event of any attack by Israel, Syrian President Bashar Assad...
Aloula Geojit Brokerage gets licence in Saudi Arabia Samachaar Kochi:) Aloula Geojit Brokerage Co, a joint venture between Indian retail financial services provider Geojit BNP Paribas and the Al Johar group of Saudi Arabia, has been given additional licence in Saudi Arabia. | The additional licence is for underw...
Saudi Arabia cracksdown on motorcycle gangs in holy city of Mecca The Times | Police in Saudi Arabia have announced a crackdown on motorcycle gangs in the holy city of Mecca, arresting riders and seizing hundreds of bikes. | As one of the most conservative cities on Earth, Mecca is an unlikely home for young tearaways and sc...
Karzai arrives in Jeddah to seek help in Taliban talks (1st Lead) m&c | Riyadh - Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in the coastal Saudi city of Jeddah on Tuesday, beginning a trip that will see him seek Saudi help in mediating talks with the Taliban. | The president will first make the Umrah, or 'minor' pilgrimage to Mecca before meeting Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz to discuss 'Kabul's efforts for reconcili...
Iran creates national fund for energy projects The Siasat Daily | Tehran, February 08: Iran is to create a "national energy fund" to meet the need for capital for oil and gas projects, the Iranian Oil Minister says. | "The special fund will be created through cooperation with four state banks as well as the Central Bank of Iran," Masoud Mir-Kazemi said on Sunday in the southern city of Bushehr. | Mir-Kazemi exp...
