Arab States

Turkey rejects Gulf Arab states’ demands over its Qatar base
Middle East

Turkey rejects Gulf Arab states’ demands over its Qatar base

Turkey on Friday rejected a key demand by several Arab states involved in a major dispute with Qatar, saying Ankara…
Arab states demand Qatar closes Jazeera, cuts back ties to Iran
Middle East

Arab states demand Qatar closes Jazeera, cuts back ties to Iran

Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing…
UN chief urges Israeli lawmakers to reconsider settlement bill
Middle East

UN chief urges Israeli lawmakers to reconsider settlement bill

Outgoing United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Israeli lawmakers to reconsider a bill to legalize Israeli settlement homes…
Investment in Arab states rises despite unrest
Business

Investment in Arab states rises despite unrest

  Total foreign and domestic investments in Arab states rose slightly last year despite widespread unrest, the Kuwait-based Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corp. said…
Arab states set to keep monitors in Syria
World

Arab states set to keep monitors in Syria

Arab states, divided over how to handle the crisis in Syria, are likely to extend a peace mission there which…
Arab countries house only 4 UNESCO-protected natural sites
Environment

Arab countries house only 4 UNESCO-protected natural sites

Of the 936 World Heritage sites around the globe, 69 are found in the 18 Arab countries that have adhered…
Iran at center of WikiLeaks release
Opinion

Iran at center of WikiLeaks release

Among the key initial revelations in the more than 250,000 secret US embassy cables that WikiLeaks began publishing on 28…
Chinese democracy
Opinion

Chinese democracy

It’s been instructive to watch how China has reacted to the Nobel Committee’s decision to award Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo…
Arab water security meeting postponed due to states’ absence
Environment

Arab water security meeting postponed due to states’ absence

A special session of the Arab League's Arab Ministerial Council for Water ended on Friday with a decision to postpone…
Mubarak discusses situation in Somalia with Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Egypt

Mubarak discusses situation in Somalia with Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

President Hosni Mubarak receives today Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to discuss developments in Somalia and the African Horn area.Somali…
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