Middle East

Saudi Arabia ranks 34 among most competitive manufacturing nations Over the next five years, 20th-century manufacturing...

Over 11,000 cars impounded More than 11,000 cars have been seized by the Dubai authorities in...

Summit OKs joint GCC defense system JEDDAH: GCC leaders lashed out at Iran as they concluded...

DubaiSat-1 provides first glimpse of MBR City site DubaiSat-1, the UAE-owned and operated earth observation satellite,...

Egypt’s Judges Club to boycott second round of constitutional referendum Egyptian Administrative State Council's Judges Club...

Kuwait emir denounces protests KUWAIT: Security forces blocked hundreds of protesters from staging a rally outside...

Anti-drug campaign targets 5 million students Saudi Arabia has launched a major anti-drug awareness campaign, targeting...

IMF $4.8 billion loan to Egypt postponed, PM calls for ‘social dialogue’ Egypt’s political turmoil has...

Egypt’s opposition scorns Mursi’s concession CAIRO: A concession offered by President Muhammad Mursi failed to placate...

UAE’s cities ranked best in Middle East and Africa The country’s two main cities have been...

Israel feels heat from allies over settlements JERUSALEM: A defiant Israel rejected a wave of American...

Egypt oppn to rally outside Mursi’s palace Opposition protesters announced they will rally outside the presidential...

Fighting cuts off Damascus airport, flights suspended BEIRUT: Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar...

Kingdom’s mining investments hit $ 50 bn Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi said...

Egypt mass protests challenge Islamist president CAIRO: The same chants used against Hosni Mubarak were turned...