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  • Iran to enhance co-op with Lebanon

    2012-05-04 09:58

    Visiting Iranian Vice President voiced his country's readiness to establish cooperation agreements between the Islamic republic and Lebanon.

  • UN expects 100 more observers in Syria soon

    2012-05-03 13:06

    Head of the UN observer mission in Syria said Wednesday he is expecting more than 100 international observers to arrive in Syria in the next days.

  • Iran seeks end to sanctions at talks

    2012-05-03 09:38

    Iran said on Wednesday it would seek an end to sanctions over its nuclear activities at talks with big powers later this month .

  • Son of Syrian leader assassinated

    2012-05-03 09:28

    The son of the Syrian National Party's leader was assassinated late Wednesday by armed groups.

  • UAE, France hold military drills

    2012-05-02 21:50

    United Arab Emirates forces take part in joint military manoeuvres with the French army in the desert of Abu Dhabi May 2, 2012.

  • AL Secretary-General to visit China

    2012-05-02 12:44

    Nabil Elaraby, secretary-general of the League of Arab States, will visit China from May 4 to 9 at the invitation of Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.

  • Obama sees new chapter with Afghanistan

    2012-05-02 09:19

    US President Barack Obama delivers an address on US policy and the war in Afghanistan during his visit to Bagram Air Base in Kabul.

  • UN mission in Syria has 'visible impact'

    2012-05-02 06:30

    UN under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations Herve Ladsous said Tuesday that UN observers in Syria have had an impact on the situation on the ground.

  • Iran: US F-22 deployment against regional security

    2012-05-01 22:50

    Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that the recent deployment of US F-22 Raptors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is against the regional security.

  • China to enhance co-op with AL: diplomat

    2012-05-01 08:58

    Director-General of the Department of West Asian and North African Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Chen Xiaodong voiced willingness to beef up communication and coordination with the Arab League (AL) when meeting with AL chief Nabil al-Arabi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Kamel Amr here on Monday.

  • Chinese travellers feed Dubai's 'tourism spring'

    2012-04-30 07:37

    Dubai registered in 2012 a 27- percent increase in the number of hotel guests from China, the sheikhdom's promotional arm Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing revealed.

  • Suspected Syria-bound arms found in ship

    2012-04-29 16:55

    Lebanese authorities have found weapons on board a ship intercepted in the Mediterranean which may have been trying to supply Syrian rebels, security sources said on Saturday.

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