Provides the latest RSS feeds for Arab News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Bahrain News.net http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/cat/48fcf33f9aeb6130/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 00:37:33 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:37:33 -0400 30 The announcement of the UAE's Ministry of Education about the School Leadership Project to raise standards in the country's education sector is an important initiative which needs to be highly commended, a UAE daily has said. "Over the next five years, 700 education professionals in public schools in the UAE will undergo rigorous training in international best practices in teaching to set the ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608201/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:50:01 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608201/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has welcomed the new consensus between Moscow and Washington regarding finding a political approach to solve Syria's 26-month- old political crisis, but also expressed skepticism about the West 's real intentions."We have welcomed the Russian-American rapprochement and we hope that there would be an international meeting to help the Syrians to ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608816/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:31 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608816/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A US drone strike killed at least five members of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda offshoot in the southern province of Abyan on Saturday, a government official told Xinhua."About five terrorists were killed when a drone strike targeted an Al Qaeda convoy that was passing through a desert road in the town of Jaar in Abyan province," the government source said on condition of anonymity.Local ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608815/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:30 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608815/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The Syrian army on Saturday advanced in fighting rebels in a number of areas in southern and northern Syria as the rebels managed to storm a series of central towns, reports said.A Syrian military source was quoted by the state-run SANA news agency as saying that the Syrian army attacked a group affiliated with the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front in the Damascus suburb of Adra and its surroundings on ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608814/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:29 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608814/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Tehran will allow international inspectors to enter its nuclear facilities after a protocol is signed, the Iranian ambassador to Russia said Saturday.The condition for observers with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect Iran's Parchin nuclear facilities is that a protocol between the two sides should be signed, Ambassador Reza Sajjadi told local reporters.Sajjadi said the ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608813/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:28 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608813/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and presidential candidate Saeed Jalili pledged not to retreat from the Islamic republic's nuclear rights if he is elected as the president, Press TV reported Saturday.Jalili, who is also the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that he will pursue a policy of resistance against Western pressures if he wins in the upcoming ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608812/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:28 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608812/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Suspected Al Qaeda gunmen shot dead a Yemeni intelligence officer on Friday night in the southeastern province of Hadramout, a government official told Xinhua Saturday.Abdullah Rabaky, a colonel at the military intelligence agency in Hadrmout province, was gunned down when a militant on a motorcycle shot at his car, the local official said on condition of anonymity.The drive-by shooting attack, ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608811/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:26 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608811/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 At least two people were killed in clashes between tribesmen and Iraqi security forces in the western province of Anbar on Saturday, while gunmen separately kidnapped five policemen in the province, a provincial security source said.The clashes erupted near the provincial capital city of Ramadi when an unit of security forces tried to enter a tribal area near Ramadi, some 100 km west of the Iraqi ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608781/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:26 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608781/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Two Taliban militants riding a motorbike opened fire and killed a senior police officer in Farah province, 695 km west of Afghan capital Kabul, a local official confirmed Saturday."Ghani Khan, the police chief of Khak-e-Safid district, was visiting Charbagh area outside provincial capital Farah city last night when two Taliban rebels riding a motorcycle came across and sprayed bullets, ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608734/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:23 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608734/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 An anti-terrorism police officer and four people were shot dead by gunmen in the southern suburb of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Saturday, an Interior Ministry source said.The incident occurred at dawn when gunmen broke into the house of the officer in al-Rasheed suburb and shot him dead with his wife and two children, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.The attacker also shot ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608817/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:22 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608817/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Al-Assad: Syria will slash roots of Israeli adventurism Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has emphasized on Tuesday that Damascus is able to confront the Israeli regime's adventurism, alluding to the recent Israeli aggression against the Arab country. The Syrian president stressed that the Israeli offensive is evidence of interference by Tel Aviv and its Western and regional allies in the ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608818/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:33:40 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608818/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 GEZIRAT AL-FADEL, Egypt -- In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Peninsula before settling in an area around 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Cairo. They had not planned to stay long in Egypt's Sharqiya province, ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608285/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:53 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214608285/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 This handout picture taken by Miura Dolphins on May 16, 2013 shows 80-year-old Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura (R), accompanied by his son Gota (L), leaving Base Camp to begin his ascent of Mount Everest in Nepal. Miura is trying to get back a Guinness World Record that he first held in 2003 when he became the oldest man to climb ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607751/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:06:57 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607751/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 legal issues surrounding any capture of al-Gadhafi Libya, Politics, 8/26/2011 Amnesty International yesterday addressed the question of "What should happen to Colonel al-Gadhafi upon his capture?" saying in the report "Colonel al-Gadhafi must be given a fair trial. This is essential so that his victims in Libya can see justice being done. Everyone should be brought to justice, ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607653/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:31 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607653/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebels abuse of detainees Libya, Politics, 8/26/2011 Amnesty International reported yesterday that it has gathered powerful testimonies from survivors of abuse at the hands of both pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebel forces, in and around the town of Az-Zawiya. Amnesty International met on Tuesday with "officials at Bir Tirfas School which is now being used to ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607752/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:31 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607752/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the president of El Salvador for the recognition, expressing hope that it will bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki had ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607753/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:31 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607753/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Syrian cartoonist beaten savagely Syria, Politics, 8/26/2011 Reporters Without Borders reported that the famous cartoonist Ali Ferzat's torture while abducted for several hours today in Damascus and the woman journalist Hanadi Zahlout's torture while in detention are typical of the way the regime treats those who challenge its propaganda and express views different from its own. ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607754/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:31 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607754/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 US officials meet the Libya Contact Group at historic time Libya-USA, Politics, 8/26/2011 US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns led the U.S. delegation to the August 25 Libya Contact Group meeting in Istanbul, where representatives from 28 countries, the UN, EU, NATO, AU, OIC, Arab League and GCC came together to demonstrate the international community's firm commitment to ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607750/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:31 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607750/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Hot weather and fast does not keep Iranians from Quds Day established by imam Khomeini Palestine-Iran, Politics, 8/26/2011 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today Zionist regime's existence "is not merely a threat to the Palestinian and the entire regional nations, rather its establishment and continued survival contrast interests, independence and dignity of all ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607756/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:30 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607756/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Gandhian protest is 'more relevant' in Palestine: Shaath Palestine-India, Politics, 8/26/2011 Terming the Gandhian way of protest as "more relevant" in Palestine, its ambassador Nabeel Shaath yesterday said Mahatma Gandhi has inspired the new generation in his homeland to carry out their struggle in a non-violent way. IRNA reported him saying the "Gandhian formula ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607755/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:30 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607755/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date : 24/8/2011 Time : 23:34 Palestine-China, Politics, 8/26/2011 The Chinese Middle East envoy to the peace process, Wu Sike, transferred on Wednesday a message from the Chinese leadership confirming China's full support for the Palestinian UN bid in a meeting with Presidential General Secretary, Tayyeb Abdul Rahim, in the ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607758/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:30 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607758/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 U.N. Security Council to unfreeze Libyan assets Libya-UN, Politics, 8/26/2011 The United Nations and its diplomatic partners seeking a resolution to the Libyan crisis yesteday urged the U.N. Security Council to release assets frozen under United Nations sanctions to the country's transitional authorities to help them set up a government in the North African nation. "We have ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607757/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:30 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607757/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Five palestinians killed, 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/26/2011 Five Palestinians were killed and 22 were injured at dawn yesterday in two Israeli air strikes targeting a sports club in Beit Lahiya, north of Gaza, and a tunnel in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Israeli F16 warplanes bombed the sports club, located in a ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607761/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:30 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607761/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 US focus on directing money to new Libyan leaders Libya-USA, Politics, 8/26/2011 Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson for the US Department Of State met with reporters yesterday about the latest developments. Here is what she said: Nuland: Afternoon, everybody. Sorry to be a little bit late today. You will recently have seen the statement that we put out about the participation of Deputy ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607760/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:30 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607760/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Ahmadinejad: Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/26/2011 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that the Iran fully backs restoration of security and progress in Iraq, in a meeting with visiting Iraqi deputy chairman of Iraqi Kurdistan administration Nechirvan Barzani. IRNA reported saying "Given historical and cultural affinities ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607734/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:30 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607734/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Reporters Without Borders condemns mistreatment of Palestinian journalists Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/26/2011 Reporters Without Borders reported Tuesday about what it described as "the complete failure to punish abusive treatment of Palestinian journalists by the Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank." It said in a statement that Israel carried out "many arbitrary ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607759/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:29 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607759/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Excerpts:Assad has no plans to resign. Arab League peace plan 18 May 2013 +++SOURCE: Naharnet (Lebanon) 18 ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607762/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:46:12 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607762/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Oman's first independent water project (IWP), Sharqiyah Desalination Co (SDC) has floated an initial public offering (IPO) of 2.282 million shares, Times of Oman has reported. SDC has a paid-up capital of OR6.52m, said Xavier Joseph, CEO of the company. The shares will be available only to the individual investors and will close on June ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214606999/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:15:59 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214606999/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Oman's Al Suwadi Power Co and Al Batinah Power Co are likely to launch their initial public offerings (IPOs) by mid-2014, Muscat Daily has reported. "There will be two IPOs, each offering 35% of shares. Currently we are reviewing the exact timing for the IPO and in a few months we will be sitting down to formulate the plans," the CEO of Al Suwadi Power, Bernard Esselinckx, told ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214606997/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:15:58 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214606997/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Qatar Holding has agreed to buy a 40% stake in Milan's real estate development project Porta Nuova for an undisclosed sum, Reuters has reported. Qatar Holding will subscribe to newly issued shares with the remaining 60% staying in the hands of the current sponsors of the project, Porta Nouva developer, Hines Italia SGR, and Qatar Holding ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607000/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:15:58 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607000/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Excerpts: Syrian Government quadruples price of fuel oil. Hamas influence in Egypt? Iran to head UN Conference on Disarmament 13 May 2013 +++SOURCE:The Syria Report 13 ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607072/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:51:52 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214607072/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and spread into Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214606506/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:10:56 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214606506/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 ABU DHABI // The wait for the start of Ramadan is always an anxious one. After weeks of guesses and rumours about what the date will be, astronomers haul their telescopes to the highest point in their emirate and watch for the new crescent moon to usher in the Holy Month. But last week the French Muslim Council voted to do away with that, basing the start of Ramadan on astronomical calculations ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214606007/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:38:46 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214606007/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 CAIRO -; Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214605983/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:36:57 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214605983/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama-May-18(BNA)The Kingdom of Bahrain has today been declared free from Coronavirus disease-for the time being. The Health Ministry has issued a statement in this regard assuring the public that no cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed to-date in Bahrain. It urged people to abide by hygienic precautionary measures, including washing hands, avoiding touching one's eyes, mouth and ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214605977/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:47 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214605977/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Detroit - Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker, a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month.Hussain Al Kwawahir appeared for a brief hearing at 1 p.m. in federal court on charges he allegedly used an altered passport and lied to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent about the pressure cooker.It ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214606009/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:10:04 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214606009/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Reuters © Pedestrians walk past the Versace store on Fifth Avenue in New York October 8, 2009. U.S. retailers posted their first monthly sales increase in more than a year. REUTERS/Lucas ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214605420/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:43:08 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214605420/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 CAIRO - Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, witnesses said.The protest began on Friday when police strung barbed wire across the Rafah border post and chained up the gates, local residents said, a day after the ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604879/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:08 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604879/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 making headlines around the world, Iran is also prominent for its destabilizing activities in the Middle East, according to the United States in America. In her written testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Under Secretary Wendy Sherman says Iran is the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism, which it uses as a strategic tool of its foreign policy. Beyond its ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604859/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:04 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604859/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 In this Friday, May 17, 2013 photo, Palestinian refugee Sulaiman al-Namodi, 92, sits outside of his house in Gezirat al-Fadel village, Sharqiya, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) east of Cairo, Egypt. As Palestinians around the world recently marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, the refugees in Gezirat al-Fadel say they have it ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604880/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:20:07 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604880/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama-May-18(BNA)The Kingdom of Bahrain today strongly condemned the statements made by Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hussain Amir Abdullahyan. The Foreign Ministry slammed the irresponsible statements, being a flagrant interference in Bahrain's internal affairs, an unprecedented behavior in relations bonding states and an awkward demeanor in regional and ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604340/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:36:54 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604340/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama-May-18(BNA)The Kingdom of Bahrain will host the 1st Gulf Medical Management on June 4-6 at InterContinental Regency Hotel. Bahrain Medical Society and Act smart Public Relations Consultancy will organize the symposium under the patronage of Health Minister Sadiq bin Abdulkarim Al-Shehabi. BMS Chairperson Dr. Maha Al-Muqla said that preparations for the upcoming symposium had already been ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604282/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:36:54 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604282/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The Syrian leader's comments, published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper Clarin, highlight the difficulties the U.S. and Russia face in getting the Assad regime and Syria's political opposition to the table at an international conference envisioned for next ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604312/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:10:28 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214604312/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 CAMBRIDGE --The meeting of the preparatory committee (PrepCom) for the2015 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conferencepredictably ended in failure to lay the ground for the event earlier this month. The core reason was the inability to convene a meeting in Helsinki last December on the establishment of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone (WMDFZ) in ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603672/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:39 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603672/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A smuggler carries food from Kentucky Fried Chicken to be delivered through an underground tunnel linking the Gaza Strip to Egypt, on May 13, 2013 in Rafah. AFP ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603715/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:39:00 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603715/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 TEL AVIV // Never in its 65-year history has Israel had such an offer: normal relations with every Arab state and a possible claim to land inside the Palestinian territories. The US secretary of state John Kerry travels to the Middle East this week with stops in Jerusalem and Ramallah for talks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His trip comes after he convinced the Arab League last month to ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603039/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:46:57 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603039/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The Arab Regional Implementation Meeting (RIM) for the 20th Session of the Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD-20) will meet from 29-30 May 2013 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The meeting is convened by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) together with the League of Arab States (LAS) and the UN Environment Programme Regional Office for West Asia (UNEP ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603040/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:28:09 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603040/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill in south east London, died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday.Speaking to Sky News, her grandmother April Johnson claimed that her son and two holidaymakers had tried to resuscitate her.She said lifeguards had not been on hand and also claimed that an ambulance had taken four hours to arrive.Asked ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603041/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:27:52 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603041/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Egypt's opposition parties and human rights groups say a proposed bill requiring NGOs to be vetted and receive special permissions by the government would restrict their ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603042/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:12:28 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214603042/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 leftist opposition parties , said the draft law submitted to the Shura Council, which for now has legislative powers, was more restrictive than laws under deposed ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214602552/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:29:03 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214602552/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Head of Arab League Nabil el-Araby announced the names to represent Assad regime at International Syria Conference CAIRO - Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil el-Araby announced the names of the attendees to represent the Assad regime at the International Syria Conference to be held at the end of May.Nabil el-Araby held a press conference in the Egyptian capital of Cairo and stated that ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214602459/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:19 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214602459/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 If Home Secretary Theresa May thinks the Jordanian government can be trusted not to torture its prisoners, she needs to look a little harder at the ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214602482/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:13:26 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214602482/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama, May 18 (BNA) -- The Bahrain Olympic Committee has launched its new strategy for the next electoral cycle 2013/2017 and revealed its all-new brand during a huge gala ceremony, which was held last night at the Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation Gym at Isa Town Sports City. The ceremony was held under the auspices of His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601888/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:35:07 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601888/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 It started as a row between two young men in Egypt’s second city of Alexandria. It then became a family feud and finally mushroomed into clashes between Christians and Muslims that left at least one dead and dozens injured. The violence happened outside a Coptic church late at night after the two men – one Christian, one Muslim – began quarrelling. The two sides threw ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601876/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:21:04 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601876/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 DAMASCUS, Syria -; The office of Syria's deputy foreign minister says gunmen have abducted his elderly father in the southern Daraa ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601340/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:42:11 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601340/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 CAIRO -; Egyptian security officials say clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria left one man dead of a heart ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601374/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:42:10 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601374/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Bashar al-Assad hails from the Alawite community, which is an offshoot of Shiite Islam, while the rebels are predominantly Sunni Muslims. "Late on Friday night, the rebels took complete control of Tlaissiyeh, Zoghbe, Shaata and Balil, after the withdrawal of the army following several weeks of fighting," the Observatory said. "The residents abandoned the villages at the beginning ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601375/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:33:58 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601375/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress.There was a heavy police presence at tollbooths along the main highway from the capital to the central city of Kairouan where the Salafists have vowed to hold Sunday's gathering, AFP correspondents reported.Police were singling out for checks the private minibuses that ply between Tunisian towns.Ansar al-Sharia had urged its ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601369/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:33:57 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601369/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Syria following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's trip to the United States, local media said Saturday."Erdogan has appeared to soften his stance ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601376/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:33:56 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601376/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama, May 1 8 (BNA) -- The Bahrain Bayan School with its product "My tray" was declared the winner of the Company of Year Competition held at the Moevenpick. Sheikha Hessa School was adjudged the first runner up and Ahmed Al Omran became the second runner up in the competition which had 13 teams participating in the final round. The theme of the competition was ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601377/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:32:11 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601377/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Tuareg separatists and local Arab-led gunmen, only days after the African country won a $4.2 billion aid pledge to help it recover from a conflict with Islamists affiliated ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601378/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:24:49 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601378/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Seeking to enhance bilateral trade and cooperation, Finance Minister P Chidambaram will hold discussions with Qatar's Minister of Economy and Finance Yousuf Hussain Kamal and interact with business leaders at Doha on ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601281/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:14:42 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601281/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Accusations of blasphemy, a criminal offense under Egypt's new Islamist-backed constitution, have been leveled more frequently against writers, activist, and Christians in recent ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601323/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:08:44 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214601323/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel's Mother, Daughter, Doll series explores the use of the veil by placing Fulla, the Middle Eastern version of Barbie, in various real-life scenarios. Courtesy Boushra ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214600875/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:42:25 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214600875/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, witnesses said. The protest began on Friday when police strung barbed wire across the Rafah border post and chained up the gates, local residents said, a day after the abductions. Gunmen demanding the release of jailed Islamist militants had seized seven policemen and soldiers on a road between the Sinai towns of ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214600839/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:15:43 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214600839/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 An image from the Emirati photographer Lamia Gargash's series Through The Looking Glass, which is a collection of portraits showing people with and without prosthetics. Courtesy Lamia Gargash / Third Line ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214600432/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:40:27 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214600432/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, 2013. Rights activists have found torture devices ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214600398/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:38:27 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214600398/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The grandmother of Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill in south London, told Sky News that the family was "devastated" by her death.Chloe died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the Red Sea resort ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214599472/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:27:17 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214599472/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Iraq's national flag flies as followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers in the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 17, ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214599461/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:24:55 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214599461/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 DAMASCUS: A prominent Syrian actress and activist who was detained by regime forces earlier this week was released after several hours, a human rights lawyer said on Saturday."The security forces released the actress May Skaf around 10:30 pm (1930 GMT) on ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214599451/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:24:54 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214599451/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The importance of the Middle East and Africa for Bobcat is growing as the European construction market stagnates, with MEA now making up 30% of the total business volume for the EMEA region, said Martin Knoetgen, president of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Doosan Infracore. "EMEA results here are going faster, and Bobcat is growing its market share," said Knoetgen, speaking to PMV ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214599462/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:24:28 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214599462/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 ADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a senior Yemeni military intelligence officer who had been targeted for assassination by al Qaeda-linked militants, a local security official ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214599469/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:09:17 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214599469/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Qatar is likely to be selected as one of the few countries for the launch of the exclusive new Ferrari Sergio designed by Pininfarina, the president of Pininfarina told Arabian ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214598991/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:19:18 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214598991/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The parents of 24-year-old school teacher Dimyana Abdel-Nour, who is accused of insulting Islam while teaching fourth graders history of religions, pose for a photograph in their home in southern Egypt's ancient city of Luxor, Egypt, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Freed on Tuesday on a 20,000-pound (nearly 3,000 dollars) bail after nearly a week in detention, Abdel-Nour is due to stand trial later ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214598993/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:04:59 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214598993/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The project is transforming the city of Milan by creating a new central district. The central building of Porta Nuova Garibaldi, which is leased to Unicredit, is Italy's tallest structure and a new beacon for the ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214598895/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:02:22 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214598895/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 (MENAFN - Arab Times) A drunken Arab expatriate accompanied by an Asian lady was arrested by police for consuming alcohol, and with two glasses full of imported gin in their keep. Sources said rescue men from the Capital approached the suspects when they noticed the motorist was adamant to move his vehicle after the signal had turned green. Moreover, the officers smelt liquor in their breath ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214598363/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:07:31 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214598363/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Mohamed Hefzy, 'A to B' writer/producer; Jerome Paillard, executive director, Marche du Film; Wayne Borg, president, twofour54; Mohammed Al Turki, producer; Ali F. Mostafa, Emirati filmmaker; Robin Colgan, managing director for Jaguar Land Rover Middle East & North ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214598328/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:01:38 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214598328/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Jordan Pacheco hit a grand slam homer and drove in five runs Friday, giving Colorado enough of a cushion to pull out a 10-9 win over San Francisco. Pacheco's home run came during a five-run fifth and he also drove in a run with a ground out in the second. Colorado took a 10-4 led through six innings and fought off a Giants' rally that ran out of steam ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214597964/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:49:08 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214597964/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Dearborn - The Arab International Festival will not be returning this summer as planned, organizers said Friday. The event, which has drawn thousands of visitors annually, is expected to return next year at its new location in Ford Woods Park, according to the American Arab Chamber of Commerce. "With the move to a new location … we needed more time to ensure we provide a quality event ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214597194/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:42 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214597194/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 DEARBORN, Mich (wxyz) - The Arab International Festival in Dearborn, the largest of its kind in the nation, has been called off for this year for many reasons, say organizers. "I am saddened," says Fay Beydoun, the Director of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce when talking about the decision to cancel the Arab International Festival for this year. It was set for June 14th through ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214597005/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:58:51 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214597005/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 reports that the Barka reverse osmosis desalination project, being developed by ACWA Power Barka, will make new capacity available to the Omani network by October of this year. The new plant is an expansion of the adjoining Barka I power and desalination project and will add 45,000 m³ per day of water capacity to the facility, taking Barka I’s total potable water output to 136,200 ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214596266/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:08 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214596266/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A wayward drinks cart could cost Qatar Airways a steep damages bill with a passenger alleging serious physical and psychological trauma after being struck by a trolley nearly two years ago. It's the latest in a string of legal actions to be launched against international air carriers in the last year alleging injury and mistreatment of customers by ground staff and air crew. John ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214596186/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:41 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214596186/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to visit the Middle East and Africa later this month, the State Department announced on Friday.On May 21, Kerry will visit Muscat, the capital of Oman, and meet with senior Omani officials on a range of bilateral and regional issues, the department said in a statement.On May 22, the top US diplomat will visit Amman, the capital of Jordan, to meet with ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214595536/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:57:51 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214595536/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 At least 15 people were killed and 57 others wounded in three roadside bomb attacks on Friday in Iraq 's capital city of Baghdad, a police source said.A roadside bomb exploded in the Amiriya district in western Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 32 others, the police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.Another roadside bomb in the Doraa district in southern Baghdad killed two ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214595553/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:57:43 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214595553/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The top UN official in Iraq on Friday urged the Iraqi leaders to better protect civilians following a wave of bombings across the country in recent days, a spokesman told reporters here."Martin Kobler, the Secretary-general's Special Representative for Iraq, urged all Iraqi leaders to do everything possible to protect Iraqi civilians, as another wave of bombings hit the country during ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214595552/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:57:43 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214595552/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Al-Zaatari, Jordan, the second largest refugee camp in the world, is set to become the largest by the end of this year. The camp, already home to 500,000 refugees, receives between 2,000 – 4,000 refugees on days when the violence in Syria is especially dire, and will soon overtake the Dabaab camp near the Somali-Kenyan border as the highest-populated refugee camp in the world. According to ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214595449/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:21 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214595449/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Iran is invited, clouding the prospect for a U.S.-Russian initiative to end the 2-year-old war. No date has yet been agreed for the international meeting, which appears to face growing obstacles, including the announcement by a top U.S. military officer Friday that a Russian shipment of advanced missiles to Syria could embolden Assad. Western leaders have been cautious about the prospects of ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594896/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:46:21 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594896/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Ahmad Jannati announced that some nominees may hope that international sanctions over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program will end if the country restores relations with the United States. "Some hopefuls say, ‘I will hold talks with the U.S. and solve the issue of sanctions," Jannati told worshipers in remarks carried by state TV and other Iranian media. "Indeed, we ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594898/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:46:20 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594898/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fighters from Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra take their positions on the front line during a clash with Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad in Aleppo in this December 24, 2012 file photo. The most feared and effective rebel group battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Islamist Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a yet more radical jihadi force. Al Qaeda's ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594897/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:46:19 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594897/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 At least 41 people were killed and 56 others injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously in Baquba, capital of eastern Iraq's Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, the city' s mayor Abdullah Hayali told ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594874/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:45:07 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594874/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 ALEXANDRIA (Reuters) - One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians late Friday night outside a Coptic church in Egypt's second city, state newspaper al-Ahram reported, in the latest violent sectarian row in the Muslim-majority ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594881/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:30 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594881/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 @joeslezak1 DEARBORN - The American Arab Chamber of Commerce has canceled this year’s Arab International Festival.It was scheduled for June 14 to 17 at Ford Woods Park, a change from when it was a street festival along Warren Avenue.According to a press release, the one-year hiatus will allow organizers to better prepare for the new venue."With the move to a new location, Ford Woods ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594060/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:28:33 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214594060/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Egyptian police officers blocked the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen, witnesses said. Officers strung barbed wire across the border post and chained up the gates, leaving hundreds of Palestinians stranded on both sides of the fence, residents said. Gunmen abducted the seven security officers ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214593915/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:48:11 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214593915/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Egyptian police close Rafah border crossing to protest against government's inaction over the kidnapping of security forces in Sinai. Lindsey Parietti ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214593041/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:41:05 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214593041/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Egypt has said it had settled disputes with the Dubai-based developer Damac involving projects dating back to the Mubarak era, an agreement the government hopes will reassure prospective investors, Reuters has reported. The settlement, which covered two disputes involving housing projects near Cairo and the third involving a piece of land on the Red Sea, means that Damac would withdraw a suit ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214591778/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:17:20 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214591778/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 The Port of Houston has signed new shipping agreements with companies traveling to the Middle East and Puerto Rico. The Port of Houston Authority said Friday that it has signed two agreements that will add new service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and locations throughout the Middle East. In one agreement, National Shipping of America, a San Francisco-based shipping company, added a new 14-day ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214592924/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:08:04 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214592924/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Egyptian protesters shout anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 17, 2013. Hundreds of protesters gathered to demand early presidential elections and the removal of the Muslim Brotherhood's regime. (AP Photo/Hassan ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214591926/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:03:34 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214591926/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Obama administration to repatriate its nationals from the Guantanamo detention camp, officials say. More than half of the 166 detainees are Yemeni, the Los Angeles Times reports. They include 88 Yemeni nationals and a few Saudi nationals whose families came from Yemen. Four years ago, a government task force found 86 prisoners it recommended for release from Guantanamo, 59 of them from Yemen. ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214591927/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:02 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214591927/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Egyptian protesters shout anti-Mursi slogans in Tahrir Square, among hundreds who gathered to demand early presidential elections and the removal of the ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214590668/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:10:54 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214590668/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 North Africa and the Sahel and is an important bulwark against terrorist groups linked to Al-Qaeda. Any further instability in North Africa, where Tunisia, Libya and Egypt are already struggling, could embolden the armed militants. So far Algeria has been buoyed by high oil prices and, with almost $200 billion in foreign reserves, it has spent lavishly to try to buy off the discontent. But ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214590657/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:10:53 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214590657/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Manama, May 17. (BNA) - President of the Bahrain Athletics Association Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa called on Bahraini athletes to exert tremendous efforts during the 18th Arab Athletics Championship, due to be hosted by Doha, Qatar, from May 21 to 24. Shaikh Khalid urged members of the Bahraini team to spare no effort to represent the kingdom and honour it during such a mega Arab ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214590670/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:09:06 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214590670/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Luxemburg, May 17. (BNA) -- The Kingdom of Bahrain took part in the international donor conference to aid development in Mali held recently in Belgium, Brussels. Bahraini Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union Ahmed Mohammed Al Dossary led the Kingdom's delegation to the conference. The conference, which followed another similar meeting held in Addis Ababa, ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214590669/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:09:06 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214590669/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 A man and children dance in a circle while International Yemen singer Abdul Rahman sings on Saturday, June 16, 2012, on Warren Avenue during the 2012 Arab International Festival in Dearborn. / Jarrad Henderson/Detroit Free ... http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214590671/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:33 -0400 http://www.bahrainnews.net/index.php/sid/214590671/scat/48fcf33f9aeb6130