MUSCAT — Oman’s Sultan Qaboos University and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) will conduct joint research on earthquakes under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between them.
MUSCAT — Oman’s Sultan Qaboos University and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) will conduct joint research on earthquakes under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between them.
Germany’s govt says Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has arrived in Yemen with the fate of a German family held hostage in the country likely to be an issue in talks with the president.
ABU DHABI — One hundred and twenty-two oil fuelling stations across the country have adopted the litre instead of the imperial gallon as a unit of measurement, a senior official said on Tuesday.
JEDDAH — The International Islamic Relief Organisation, Saudi Arabia (IIROSA) is to take care of 1,000 orphans in Sudan under a programme launched recently. It will also start training and hold education workshops on professions for the homeless children of the state.
BRUSSELS - Iran postponed a visit by members of the European Parliament on Monday, but the EU delegation said it had cancelled the visit because Iran had blocked meetings with opposition figures.
TEHRAN - Iran said on Monday that several foreigners conducting “psychological warfare” against the clerical system were arrested in last month’s bloody clashes between opposition supporters and security forces.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gave no indication on Monday of any resumption soon of peace talks with Israel, despite optimism of progress voiced by officials on both sides.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE COBRA, Iraq - The top U.S. general in Iraq says the country's delay in holding elections will not keep American combat forces from leaving as scheduled by the end of August.
Gaza’s Hamas parliament approved a govt budget of $540m for 2010, legislators said, suggesting that a tight border blockade isn’t stopping the cash flow.
PARIS - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman says he and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy have discussed Lebanon’s internal problems, their bilateral relations and Mideast peace efforts in a meeting in Paris this weekend.