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This Fucking War (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has moved from the Persian Gulf into the Gulf of Oman so its warplanes can fly missions over Afghanistan, where attacks have been rising, the U.S. military said Tuesday. The carrier was ordered to move so it could conduct potential airstrikes over Afghanistan by flying over Pakistani airspace. If it had remained inside the Persian Gulf, that...
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Kit Up (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Submitted by Eric Daniel In 1991 when I deployed to Saudi Arabia as part of Desert Storm, I was completely analog; my camera was a Canon AE-1 35mm SLR and all my letters were written on paper (or MRE box...
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Exercise in Futility (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
From the Kuwait Times, did you know that the United States exports bull semen to Iran? US exports to Iran - including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons - grew more than tenfold during US President George W Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. America sent more cigarettes to Iran, at least $158 million worth under Bush,...
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India Press Release (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
/India PRwire/ - IDS Software Pvt. Ltd. (IDS), global leader in providing integrated IT solutions for hospitality industry, has reinforced its presence in Oman by partnering with Vision IT, an IT solutions & Infrastructure Company in the region for its sales and first line of support in the country. With the Sultanate of Oman being promoted aggressively as the tourism destination for GCC countries,...
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ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 51 minutes ago
Overseas Filipino worker Roy Palaoag did not realize his cellphone could send him to jail. In April 25, Palaoag was excited to go home for a vacation. He went to the Doha airport for his flight bound to Manila. He was surprised when he was held by Airport Immigration Police. The police said that the computerized data system showed that he had a pending case. According to Palaoag's wife Florence, sometime...
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Domkol, July 8: A phone set in speaker mode crackled with around a dozen people around it and a man sitting in Kuwait uttered his wedding vow.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
UBS, the Swiss bank, said Saudi authorities had conditionally approved its plans to operate in the kingdom.
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ziomal.biz (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
United Arab Emirates: Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Abu Dhabi's Masdar Initiative, encouraged greater collaboration between the United Kingdom and Masdar to develop an affordable and sustainable energy future for the world during an address to UK government officials, business leaders and leading academics at a seminar on Masdar at Buckingham Palace. [AMEInfo.com]
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ziomal.biz (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
United Arab Emirates: Some food traders believe the current supply of Indian non-basmati rice in the UAE will not last beyond 10 days, adding fuel to rumours of a black market in the country, reported Gulf News. India banned exports of non-basmati rice to the UAE in March because of rising inflation. The UAE has plans to secure more Thai rice imports later this year to meet domestic demand and is also...
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ziomal.biz (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
United Arab Emirates: Nedaa, a government-run wireless communications service provider, has been launched after winning approval from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to serve private companies in the UAE, reported Gulf News. The company's service allows its subscribers to make conference or individual calls at low costs. People can also send text messages through the system, while companies...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Thousands of domestic workers in Saudi Arabia endure beatings, starvation and other abuses, a Human Rights Watch report said.
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
In an increasingly divided Arab world, the Qataris have fashioned a reputation as independent arbitrators.
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
In an increasingly divided Arab world, the Qataris have fashioned a reputation as independent arbitrators.
