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21:14 GMT
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi announced a definitive cutting of ties with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and called on world powers to impose a no-fly zone over Syria
21:02 GMT
Clashes between armed activists and Libyan armed forces erupted in the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, leaving six soldiers dead. The army has warned of a "bloodbath" in the city.
20:40 GMT
Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah has said that Hezbollah will remain fighting alongside troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and that its involvement in Syria was a calculated move.
20:20 GMT
US Patriot missiles and F-16 fighter jets have arrived in Jordan for a military exercise, as the north of the country is put on high alert after Hezbollah and regime fighters reached the Jordanian-Syrian border.
18:53 GMT
The Chilean has signed a three-year deal to replace Roberto Mancini, while the club have already sanctioned over €59 million in spending as they bid to regain the title
17:20 GMT
Securing 18.6 million votes, the moderate Hassan Rouhani has been elected as the new Iranian president.
14:49 GMT
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney might accept Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's plea to join him at PSG, where PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has also confessed that he is a fan of Rooney.
14:44 GMT
Former England captain David Beckham has reportedly agreed on a charity deal to donate his whopping 3.4 million pound wages from Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) to French children's charity houses.
10:43 GMT
Jordan is like Obama's little brother so he intends to keep his bro safe with arming the rebels and setting up Patriot missiles along the broder; more on Hizbollah in Syria; Syria's May death toll at 5,000; and all the latest from Syria Comment.
June 14, 2013
21:20 GMT
Real Madrid is reportedly attempting at signing a new deal with Spanish footballer Xabi Alonso following speculations about the player's move to Chelsea.
17:08 GMT
The Chilean has signed a three-year deal to succeed Roberto Mancini at the Etihad Stadium after a protracted departure from Malaga, and will begin his duties on June 24
16:21 GMT
Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech Friday that US 'interference' in Lebanon and the Middle East was the tip of the iceberg
16:07 GMT
Vladimir Putin's senior foreign policy adviser said that Russia was not convinced by Washington's evidence documenting chemical weapons use by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
14:22 GMT
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has reportedly said that he believes that forward Lionel Messi has not defrauded the state of 3.4 million pounds.
13:19 GMT
Manchester United incoming manager David Moyes is reportedly hoping to lure Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo to the club as Ronaldo has denied claims that he had signed a new deal with Real and plans to play for them until 2018.
11:59 GMT
The Emirati singer says that her guest performance on the talent show will be enormous
09:13 GMT
Earlier on Friday, a senior Russian lawmaker said via Twitter that information on the use of chemical weapons by Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad was fabricated. He also suggested the United States would use it to justify intervention in the Syrian conflict.
08:41 GMT
More than 50 million people are eligible to vote for the man -- no women candidates were approved -- to succeed former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is barred from standing for a third consecutive term under the constitution.
08:30 GMT
Former prime minister Saad Hariri said Hezbollah defied Lebanon’s law and granted itself the right to make decisions on behalf of the nation.
07:44 GMT
A Bangladeshi taxi driver returned Dh1 million worth of diamonds and cash left behind by an Egyptian man in Dubai.
07:26 GMT
The Egyptian tourist resort has been invaded by unprecedented numbers of locusts.
00:04 GMT
While the Moghrabi's claim to be still on their honeymoon after 8 years, they admit that, "the secret of a happy marriage, remains a secret"; the youth of Iran want change; Syrian opposition gets shoddy support; and the Lebanese town that never sleeps.
June 13, 2013
22:15 GMT
The Brazil defender has said he is devastated to see speculation linking Carlo Ancelotti to Real Madrid and will consider his own plans along with his team-mate
17:21 GMT
Lebanese singer Yara has been having a sneaky affair with a married man who she hired to decorate her house.
17:06 GMT
It sounds like there never was love in the air between the Lebanese celebrity Rita Karkafi and singer Fares Karam.
16:23 GMT
The photograph of the 14 year-old who was killed on May 2 was published by #Tweet4SyrianChild, a campaign that highlights suffering of Syrian children
15:42 GMT
The Blues' long-running pursuit of the German international seems to have reached its climax after the club announced that a deal has been agreed subject to personal terms
15:16 GMT
Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on political activists and journalists as the country prepares to go to the polls on Friday
15:12 GMT
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud has said that it had taken him time to settle in the Premier League club.
14:46 GMT
Israeli Deputy Defence Minister Danny Danon sais that regardless of John Kerry's diplomatic efforts, there will never be a Palestinian state
14:30 GMT
Apparently a Cairo court has already declared Egyptian singer Hisham Abbas a stone cold swindler. Hisham, however, plans to have the last word.
13:52 GMT
A Yemeni soldier was killed in clashes Thursday with tribesmen who attacked an oil pipeline and halted the flow of crude, sources said.
13:47 GMT
Syrian state media reports say that two mortar shells hit close to Damascus on Wednesday afternoon. As of yet, there have been no reports on the number of casualties.
13:05 GMT
After three Femen activists were sentenced to four months in prison in Tunisia, the international women's movement has called for a naked army to mobilise to fight the Islamists.
12:55 GMT
Tomorrow Iran goes to the polls and we’re here to give you the low-down on the Persian state’s big election day.
12:09 GMT
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres is reportedly seeking to have talks with new manager Jose Mourinho about his future in Stamford Bridge.
12:03 GMT
Premier League winners Manchester United is reportedly hoping that a successful 85 million-pound swoop for Tottenham Hotspur star Gareth Bale by Real Madrid can rescue their bid to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo.
10:53 GMT
According to a recent UN report, at least 93,000 Syrians (including more than 6,500 children) have been killed in the ongoing Syrian civil war.
10:43 GMT
Egypt's bourse tumbles to an 11-month low as investors fret about the possibility that it could eventually be excluded from the MSCI Emerging Market Index used by many international fund managers.
10:39 GMT
Abu Dhabi property firms Aldar Properties PJSC and Sorouh Real Estate said the two companies expect to close their state-backed merger by June 30, pending a ministerial resolution approving the deal.
10:35 GMT
Officials and investors hailed the MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) decision to elevate the UAE to emerging market status from frontier market and said it would lead to greater international capital flows into the country’s markets.
10:31 GMT
It’s curious to hear economists like ex-Goldman Sachs chief Jim O’Neill talking about the bond market having the same feel as in 1994 when the Fed also tightened monetary policy, but it is just not going to happen this time.
10:31 GMT
The UAE on Wednesday announced a $150 million (Dh733.9 million) aid package to support developing countries’ participation at the Expo 2020, in addition to the $100 million Partnership Fund to support innovative ideas for creating opportunities, mobility and sustainability as part of Dubai’s Expo 2020 bid.
10:13 GMT
Despite being considered illegal by the international community, Israel is seeking approval for the construction of hundreds of new settlements in the West Bank.
10:00 GMT
Ready or not, here comes an uncensored Russell Brand with his 'Messiah Complex' show in Abu Dhabi, Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine later this summer.
09:30 GMT
A Turkish protester died in hospital on Thursday morning after being hit in the head with a tear gas canister, bringing the death toll in Turkey to five people. Thousands have been injured.
09:09 GMT
Egyptian Islamist parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood, called on Wednesday for a “million-man march” on June 21.
08:34 GMT
The prevalence of HIV in Yemen is estimated at only about 0.2 percent of the population. However, people living with HIV face discrimination almost everywhere, even in some health facilities; Qatar to build floating hotels; and Facebook during WWI.
08:10 GMT
The dance crew based in UAE beat up the competition, winning second place in a regional Filipino TV talent contest.
07:13 GMT
Iran’s financial institutions are on the “verge of bankruptcy” and the country could lose “control over the banking system,” the country’ s Supreme National Security Council has warned in a memo obtained and distributed by an Iranian opposition movement on Wednesday.
06:37 GMT
The office of U.N. special representative on children in conflict, Leila Zerrougui said it had received “verified reports that Syrian children are killed or injured in indiscriminate bombings, shot by snipers, used as human shields or victims of terror tactics.”
06:30 GMT
It's here, it's there, it's everywhere! The Rhinoceros story is an allegory at the Mashrabia Gallery where Ahmed Sabry's paintings are currently on display.
06:00 GMT
Pictures of children duct taped on the walls and circulating on social media raise concerns among Saudi activists.
06:00 GMT
Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) members recently participated in the latest edition of the NBAD Fursati session, which was organised under the theme “Though Markets Change, Good Investing is Timeless”.
05:30 GMT
The GCC is on the threshold of a major power revolution, with investments in the sector estimated at $250 billion in the next five years, according to a new study.
05:00 GMT
Cannibalisation of tablet computers is again going to make a big dent in computer (portable and desktop) sales in the UAE in the second quarter.
05:00 GMT
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday presented his government’s first budget for fiscal 2013-14 in the National Assembly with a record outlay of $200 billion.
05:00 GMT
The latest work by one of region's talented artists, Akram Zaatari, is up for display at the Venice Arsenale until November 24th. “Letter to a Refusing Pilot,” is a whimsical piece of recollection.
05:00 GMT
The Israeli village of Ramla brings together people from various ethnic and religious backgrounds who live together in a peaceful coexistence.
05:00 GMT
Amnesty International expressed concerns over the increased number of arrests for blasphemy in Egypt.
June 12, 2013
21:34 GMT
The 50-year-old's appointment has seen several prominent staff members depart Old Trafford as the Scot moulds the club in his image before officially succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson
19:22 GMT
The Israeli PM on Wednesday said that Tehran's policies will still be dictated by the Supreme Ruler of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei regardless who comes out on top in Friday's elections, as the Iranian leader urged all Iranian citizens to partake in Friday's vote.
17:12 GMT
After several civilians were injured after Syrian rockets landed in the Lebanese border town of Arsal on Wednesday, the Lebanese army has warned it will respond with "the necessary defensive measures" if a similar attack occurs.
16:09 GMT
Current Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has reportedly agreed to stay on with his team Red Bull until the end of 2015 under a new contract extension.
15:25 GMT
Formula 1 race cars and Grand Prix motorcycles are to participate in a Peace Road Show in Jerusalem, part of an effort to expand the city's cultural events.
15:19 GMT
The latest indices of domestic public debt hit an alarming EGP 1.387tn (about $200bn) in April, posing a threat to the general treasury and causing an economic slowdown, experts warn.
14:58 GMT
Tottenham Hotspur is reportedly facing a fight to hold on to their manager Andre Villas-Boas after rich French side Paris Saint Germain has targeted him to replace Carlo Ancelotti.
14:39 GMT
After doing poorly on the corruption index, Kuwait can boast of their peaceful existence. The Lebanese, however, were not so lucky; Social Media Awards show their numbers; and Obama is still an amateur when it comes to Syria.
13:53 GMT
Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis has said that the club now has the spending power to provide manager Arsene Wenger with big money...
13:12 GMT
Lebanese border town of Arsal struck by missile fire from a Syrian helicopter on Wednesday, leaving several people wounded
13:04 GMT
Egypt trimmed the size of a treasury bond auction on Monday but its borrowing costs held broadly steady despite anxiety over the country's finances and a mass protest set for June 30.
13:00 GMT
The leading lady will now be leading the campaign to oust Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi from her very own home in Cairo.
12:57 GMT
Saudi Arabia's state airports operator has picked three banks to arrange the second tranche of its local Islamic bond programme, banking sources said on Tuesday, with a sale seen matching the firm's record-breaking $4 billion debut Sukuk in 2012.
12:16 GMT
Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest lender, has completed the acquisition of BNP Paribas' Egyptian assets after receiving regulatory approval in the North African country, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday.
12:14 GMT
Gulf Bank announced that Fitch Ratings has upgraded the bank's Viability Ratings to 'bb-' from 'b+'.
11:58 GMT
Protests against the Shiite militant group Hezbollah erupted in Kuwait, the day that seven supermarkets in the country began a boycott of Iranian products
11:49 GMT
Swissquote Bank MEA LTD./SQM/ a Dubai-based bank and subsidiary of Swissquote Bank SA./SQB/, announced that it has been granted a category 4 license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority /DFSA/, and Swissquote Bank SA Central Bank Representative Office License.
11:47 GMT
Egypt possesses no clear economic vision for the future, says Fayyaz Azz El-Din, chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Egypt and the Middle East.
11:39 GMT
Barcelona player Cesc Fabregas has insisted that he wants to win trophies for Barcelona until the club asserts that they want him out of the Nou camp.
11:39 GMT
Sudan's currency has fallen close to a record low against the dollar on the black market since Khartoum threatened to halt cross-border oil flows with South Sudan as import firms fear a dollar scarcity will worsen, dealers said.
11:38 GMT
The Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of the UAE have announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in implementation of a Council of Ministers resolution.
11:22 GMT
In an apparent move of retaliation, Syrian rebels enveloped the eastern Syrian village of Hatla, near Iraq, on Tuesday and killed 60 Shiites, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
11:03 GMT
Annual inflation in Yemen surged to 14 percent in April, the highest level since February 2012, fuelled by rises in the prices of food, tobacco and qat, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
10:59 GMT
Hedge funds witnessed the seventh consecutive month of positive returns in May amid mixed returns in global markets, according to Eurekahedge.
10:58 GMT
A senior figure at one of the UAE’s largest Islamic banks has called for the government to create a new tax aimed at hitting property flippers in the pocket.
10:46 GMT
Lebanese beauty Qamar has two strikes against her this month with the failure of her new movie and the canceling of her TV show.
09:51 GMT
A Palestinian film maker says women need more legal protection as her documentary 'I Saw Harassment' received an award at the 16th Ismailia Film Festival last week.
09:50 GMT
A group of five creatives from MENASA (the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia) have received $100,000 to fulfill their artistic projects, based on proposals submitted to the Abraaj Group.
09:46 GMT
Longtime ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the tyrant Syrian leader could have avoided the now two year old brutal civil war, and that Russia is "not an advocate for Assad".
09:41 GMT
The Lebanese Shiite party Hezbollah, has proved through its involvement in the Syrian conflict, that it has chosen religion (sect) over the Lebanese state. This choice has already had serious consequences, and may cause an all-out civil war in the Levant.
09:39 GMT
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet his British counterpart on Wednesday as Washington struggles to organise an international peace conference that would bring together the Syrian government and opposition
09:19 GMT
Many leading Iranian conservatives have called for conservative candidates to withdraw from the upcoming elections, so that the party can present a unified front.
08:54 GMT
Turkish police fired teargas throughout Taksim Square in a bid to remove demonstrators from the scene
08:47 GMT
Austrian peacekeeping troops from the UN monitoring force in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights began their withdrawal from the border crossing on Wednesday, in light of escalating tension between the Syrians and Israelis.
08:42 GMT
Gradley gives us everything we need to know about the Iphone's new digs and from his persepctive, this puts Apple back on top; Splash! brings plenty of boobs; Erdogan Assaults Taksim in bid to break up protests; and KSA to block Skype.
08:24 GMT
News travels fast, and the car accident of one of Egypt's favorite starlets quickly caused alarm.
08:23 GMT
Syrian fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have killed 26 men in eastern Damascus, as they allegedly brought flour and food aid to fighters.
08:00 GMT
After recording a strong growth in first quarter net profit and net income, Emirates Islamic Bank is gearing up towards an aggressive push in the competitive retail
07:57 GMT
El-Genaina Theatre in Al-Azhar Park starts summer off right with Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy’s summer program.
06:45 GMT
Parents of a slain Aleppo teen are asking the FSA to help find the killers of their son, Mohammad, 14, who was killed by Islamists for alleged ‘heresy.’