Kuwait's oil reserves below 100 bln barrels, says paper
KUWAIT: Oil reserves of OPEC member Kuwait have fallen to below 100 billion barrels as daily withdrawals are not being compensated for by an increase in stocks, a newspaper reported…
IT at the Source in Dubai
DUBAI: Dubai is looking to combine its highly developed IT infrastructure and its open business environment into a new growth sector, as it seeks to become a leading services outsourcing…
Defiant Iran rejects sanctions, could revise ties with IAEA
TEHRAN: Iran remained defiant on Thursday in rejecting UN sanctions over its uranium enrichment and said it could review ties with the UN atomic body, as world powers stressed the…
Turkey urges Arabs to unite, back Palestinians
ISTANBUL: Turkey's prime minister urged Arab nations Thursday to unite and step up efforts to end the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and resolve the Middle East conflict. He…
No lifting of Gaza blockade without soldier visits, says Israel
JERUSALEM: Israel said Thursday it would not lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas allows the Red Cross to visit a soldier captured in 2006, a demand rejected…
Ten wounded in south Yemen demo
SANAA: Ten people were wounded when security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the south Yemen town of Daleh on Thursday, security officials and sources from the Southern Movement told…
German Jews prepare shipment for Gaza, says group
BERLIN: German Jews are preparing to send a ship loaded with humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip at the end of July despite an Israeli blockade, a representative for the…
Iran opposition leaders call off demos for vote anniversary
TEHRAN: Iranian opposition leaders have called off anti-government demonstrations they had planned for Saturday, the anniversary of last year's disputed presidential election, an opposition website reported Thursday. Both opposition leaders…
Supreme Admin Court approves Pope Shenouda's writ on remarriage ruling
CAIRO: The Supreme Administrative Court agreed to a writ by Pope Shenouda on its May 29 ruling that obliged him to allow divorced Orthodox Copts to remarry. While there are…
Kuwaitis rally for release of writer, freedom of expression
KUWAIT CITY: Hundreds of Kuwaitis rallied have rallied to press for the release of an opposition writer and to protest at what they called a government plan to gag freedom…