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Undersecretaries of GCC ministries of Finance and Economy discuss economic integration

April 9, 2013 13:22
Undersecretaries of the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States (GCC) ministries of Finance '&' Economy, will hold their 40th meeting on Wednesday next, to prepare for the 95th session of the Financial '&' Economic Cooperation Committee to be hosted by Bahrain on 4th May 2013.The meeting will discuss a number of issues including the GCC's proposals on the implementation of the resolution of the Supreme Council on deepening economic integration between the countries of the GCC.The meeting also addresses the recommendations of the working groups and other tech

U.S. allies plan big Gulf naval exercise in May

April 8, 2013 11:46
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States and its allies will stage a naval exercise in the Gulf in May to practise minesweeping and escorting ships, the U.S. Navy said on Monday, a manoeuvre likely to be seen in the region as guarding against a potential threat from Iran. Representatives from more than 30 nations will gather in Bahrain for the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 13 from May 6-30, eight months after they staged a previous edition of the exercises at a time when Israel and Iran were trading threats of war.

TDAP plans 3 exhibitions in ME, USA

April 2, 2013 10:32
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) plans to hold three exhibitions in next three months in Middle East and the United States. According to an official, TDAP has devised a comprehensive strategy for promoting Pakistani exports abroad. He said the TDAP has already arranged 58 such exhibitions in American and Middle Eastern region in the last three years. Giving breakup he said 25 exhibitions had been held in United States of America, four in Brazil, 16 in United Arab Emirates, 10 in Saudi Arabia and one each in Iran, Oman and Iraq.

UAE court hears Islamists accused of plotting to seize power

March 11, 2013 11:00
The Federal Supreme Court of Abu Dhabi on Monday heard the lawyers of 94 Islamists accused of plotting to seize power in the United Arab Emirates before scheduling the next sessions to March 18 and 19. Eighty-five Islamists including 12 women appeared in court, for the second hearing in the largest trial in the history of the UAE, state news agency WAM reported quoting the justice ministry.

INTERVIEW-Soccer-Shared World Cup is crazy, says AFC candidate

March 7, 2013 07:00
By Sudipto Ganguly March 7 (Reuters) - Michel Platini's idea that Qatar share the 2022 World Cup hosting rights with its Middle East neighbours was "crazy", UAE soccer chief Yousuf Al Serkal told Reuters on Thursday. UEFA president Platini has long called for soccer's showpiece to be shared by the tiny Arab state and that the tournament should be moved to the end of the year to avoid the soaring temperature in June and July.

Kerry in Riyadh for Gulf talks on Iran, Syria

March 3, 2013 15:45
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the Saudi capital on Sunday for talks with the Gulf monarchies on Iran and the deadly conflict roiling Syria. Kerry, on his first trip to the region since taking over as the top US diplomat, was to dine with foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the group of six Gulf monarchies including Saudi Arabia. On Monday he will hold separate talks with each GCC nation.

GCC states slam world inaction on Syria

March 3, 2013 14:15
The six Gulf monarchies on Sunday criticised world inaction on Syria and Iranian "interference" in their internal affairs ahead of a visit to the Saudi capital by US Secretary of State John Kerry. "The Syrian crisis has become more of a quasi-catastrophe through the unjustified killing of the Syrian people," Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled al-Khalifa said at the opening session of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting.

Saudi Arabia reopens archaeological gem hidden almost a century

February 26, 2013 11:20
Riyadh, Feb 18 (EFE).- Saudi Arabia has opened to tourism an ancient archaeological treasure to which entry has been strictly limited for almost a century for religious reasons, and which is very similar to the nearby ruins of Petra, Jordan. The construction of Madain Saleh - "the cities of Saleh" - was started 5,000 years ago not far from the city of Tabuk.

Gulf monarchies reject 'provocative' Iran talks idea

February 14, 2013 14:02
The Gulf monarchies on Thursday rejected as a provocation an Iranian proposal to include the Syria crisis and the situation in Bahrain on the agenda of upcoming talks on Tehran's nuclear programme. The head of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Abdellatif Zayani, announced the "total rejection" of the Iranian proposition, calling it "a provocation" and "interference in the internal affairs of Arab states."

Arabs rap Iranian call for atomic talks to include Bahrain,Syria

February 14, 2013 11:45
* GCC states again accuse Iran of destabilising agenda * West wants talks focused on Iran's disputed nuclear work ABU DHABI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Gulf Arab government dismissed as "interference" an Iranian suggestion that unrest in Syria and Bahrain be discussed at nuclear talks between world powers and Iran, accusing Tehran of constantly trying to destabilise some Arab states.
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