UAE
December 9, 1999
Two years of relative internal peace combined with the coming of Ramadan have created an atmosphere in which the government has begun to release impri
Nearly 120 storywriters from 7 nations competed in the 4th contest of the Sheikha Fatema Bint Hazzaa Bin Zayed Award for Arab children's stories in t
December 6, 1999
The Jordanian National Football team continues to reap the rewards of its August victory in the 9th Arab Football Championship as it climbed five spot
A new selection procedure for Haj permits is ensuring that more people living on Egypt's border towns can participate in the coming Haj. In Egypt, li
Residents of Sweidah in the Druze Mountain region are the latest Syrians to be exposed to the world of information technology and the Internet through
February 18, 1999
The Year 2000 Problem (otherwise known as “Y2K”) will be caused by computer software having two-digit date fields. The two-digit values of “00” will be interpreted as “1900” instead of “2000.” This mi
January 1, 1970
The 13th ordinary Arab summit concluded in Amman Wednesday with a reiteration of the hardline position against the Israeli practices in the Palestinia
A leading Swedish oil company has announced it has abandoned a well-drilled on Area NC177, onshore Libya, at a depth of 7,800 ft rkb (2,377 meters).
Jordan’s cabinet has approved the setting up of a branch of the Arab Open University (AOU) in Amman in collaboration with the Arab Gulf Program for Un
A judge hearing Al Gore\'s challenge to the Florida election results delays his ruling in the case after the US Supreme Court overturned a Florida hig
Israel has notified the US Administration that it is not interested in a visit by Middle East negotiator Dennis Ross at this time.
Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben Ami plans to discuss the Middle East crisis during a Russian visit on Tuesday, says Interfax news agency.
The guns of the Indian security forces in Kashmir fell silent Tuesday as New Delhi launched an historic cease-fire initiative aimed at resolving the r
A prison riot that broke out early Saturday in the southern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo left two dead, prison authorities said. The riot in the overc
Palestinians unleashed sporadic fire against Israeli targets Sunday but no injuries were reported, the Israeli army said, while noting a drop in shoot