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US Navy Denies Bahrain Pullout Rumors
2011-07-25 Read More...
The US Navy denied reports that it is planning to pull its regional headquarters out of

Iran: US Drone Shot Down Over Nuclear Site
2011-07-22 Read More...
Iran has shot down an unmanned US spy plane over its Fordu nuclear site, a state-run Website reported on Wednesday, a day after it confirmed it was installing a new generation of advanced uranium enrichment

Bahrain King Receives Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
2011-07-22 Read More...
HRM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of

General Shaheen Reveals Egypt Parliamentary Election Rules
2011-07-21 Read More...
Egypt’s Ruling Military Council revealed that preparations for the elections for the lower and upper houses of Parliament will be in September and the vote will begin at least 30 days later to allow monitors to better oversee the

France: Qaddafi Can Stay in Libya if He Quits Politics
2011-07-21 Read More...
Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi could remain in Libya if he quits politics, the French Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, under a ceasefire deal to end the conflict with the Paris-backed

GCC Rejects Iran Cleric’s Claims on Bahrain
2011-07-20 Read More...
The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday delivered a protest note to Iran’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia over an Iranian Cleric’s remarks on Bahrain, a GCC statement

DAE Reaches Agreement with Existing Lenders
2011-07-19 Read More...
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announced today that it had successfully concluded discussions with its existing lenders and reached agreement on a new, 4-year credit facility to replace the existing credit facility maturing on 23 July 2011.

US Officials Met Gaddafi Envoys
2011-07-19 Read More...
US officials have held face-to-face talks with representatives of Col Muammar Gaddafi's government, the US State Department has

Saudis Seeking Arms Amid Growing Fears
2011-07-19 Read More...
Saudi Arabia's hunger for weapons, initially aimed at staving off the threat of Iran, has grown with the upcoming US withdrawal from Iraq and instability in Yemen and Bahrain, analysts say.

Al Ain Aerobic Show 2012 to Coincide with UAE National Day
2011-07-19 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has confirmed that the Al Ain Aerobatic Show - the Oasis City’s annual aerobatics display which is held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme

Gaddafi Slams Libya Contact Meeting
2011-07-18 Read More...
Recognition of Libyan rebels was announced by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a meeting in Turkey of the International Contact Group on Libya on Friday.

Iran Installing 2 Modern Centrifuges for Testing
2011-07-18 Read More...
Iran is stepping up centrifuge development work aimed at making its nuclear enrichment more efficient, diplomats say, signaling a possible advance in the Islamic Republic’s disputed atomic

Al Sabah: "Kuwait Keen on Good Neighborliness with Iraq"
2011-07-18 Read More...
Kuwait is keen on having good-neighborly relations with Iraq and coordinating stances on issues of common concern, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah

Dubai Aerospace Cancels Order for 35 Boeing 737
2011-07-15 Read More...
Leasing company Dubai Aerospace Industries has cancelled an order for 35 Boeing 737 narrow-bodies, the plane maker said in its weekly order book update.

Egypt to Dismiss over 650 Senior Police Officers
2011-07-14 Read More...
Egypt’s Interior Minister said that more than 650 senior officers would end their police service, an unprecedented shake up after protesters demanded reform of a force blamed for killing protesters who ousted Hosni

Iraq & Oman in Talks to Buy F-16 Fighter Jets
2011-07-14 Read More...
Iraq has renewed talks to buy as many as 36 US F-16 fighter jets in a deal worth billions, a move that Washington hopes will help contain neighboring

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