Middle-East
‘Roads of Arabia’ opens in Berlin »
Chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) Prince Sultan bin Salman and Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit Wednesday opened the “Roads of Arabia Exhibition” at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The exhibition...
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Haj Exhibition opens in London »
Under the magnificent domed ceiling of the British Museum’s Reading Room the largest exhibition ever mounted on the subject of Haj opened Thursday morning. Soon after the doors opened visitors had already begun to fill...
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Israeli parliament to review controversial military service law »
In a bid to stave off divisions within his cabinet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that he would bring a controversial military service law for parliamentary review. Earlier in the day, media reports...
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China says EU ban on Iran oil not ‘constructive’ »
China on Thursday criticized the European Union for banning oil imports from Iran, Beijing’s third biggest crude supplier and a major trading partner. The European Union agreed on Monday to ban imports of oil from...
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Bharadwaj for autonomy of Lokayukta »
Reiterating that he will not buckle under pressure resulting in the weakening of the office of the Lokayukta in the state, Governor H R...
Jan 27 2012 / No comment / Read More »Jaya drops two ministers in rejig »
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa dropped two Ministers — Agri S S Krishnamoorthy and S P Velumani from the State Cabinet and inducted N R...
Jan 27 2012 / No comment / Read More »Defence ministry looking into data leak by naval officers »
The defence ministry has sought details of the probe against four naval officers in the dock for allegedly divulging classified information and data on social networking and other...
Jan 27 2012 / No comment / Read More »Farmers life affected by floods in western Fiji »
The livelihood of farmers is the main area of concern for Fiji’s Ministry of Agriculture after the damage by the recent floods in the...
Jan 27 2012 / No comment / Read More »Bali beach closed for extreme weather »
The authorities in the international tourist resort of Bali island on Friday closed Kuta beach for tourists due to bad weather, which have killed...
Jan 27 2012 / No comment / Read More »S Korean civic group members visit DPRK for aid delivery »
Members of a South Korean civic group departed for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Friday to deliver 180 tons of flour in...
Jan 27 2012 / No comment / Read More »Philippines launches one-stop web-based business registration system »
The Philippine government launched on Friday a web-based business registration system that will shorten the process in putting up a business in the country....
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