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Month: July 2013

Iran vies for important UN committee post

July 31, 2013July 31, 2013 Jaber Ali

Tehran has confirmed that it will be vying for the position of rapporteur in the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee for its 68th session. It will be challenged by another regional country for the post, Kuwait. Iran’s bid to Read more

Headlines, World Newsdisarmament, Human Rights, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Peace, Ron Prosor, syria, Tehran, United Nations

Lebanon: EU’s labeled Hezbollah as a terrorist group

July 26, 2013 Jaber Ali

Following the EU’s decision to brand Hezbollah as a terrorist group, the head of the group’s international relations, Ammar Moussawi, held a closed door meeting with the EU’s ambassador, Angelina Eichhorst, in Lebanon to discuss the issue. Hezbollah has not Read more

Headlines, World NewsAmmar Moussawi, Angelina Eichhorst, EU, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, syria

Turkey: Recession ahead

July 25, 2013July 25, 2013 Peter Mulvany

Barely a week after the reassurance of investors by Prime Minister Erdogan with regards to their capital’s safety in Turkey, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek has stated that the economic growth will be downgraded due to decisions made in the United Read more

Finance, HeadlinesErdogan, Eurozone, Mehmet Simsek, recession, Turkey, United States

KSA: Creation of the Competition Council for fair competition law

July 24, 2013 Jaber Ali

The promotion of fair competition has taken a new turn in Saudi Arabia after the Council of Ministers gave a positive nod to the new law. In the same vein, the organization tasked with overseeing competitive fairness has been renamed Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesKSA, Salman, Saudi Arabia

UAE reinforces its intelligence satellites

July 23, 2013July 23, 2013 Jaber Ali

The United Arab Emirates has taken a bold move towards developing its surveillance and monitoring capabilities by concluding a deal worth almost a billion dollars with Astrium, the space division of European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS). The deal Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAstrium, EADS, France, Gulf, Jean-Yves Le Drian, UAE

Israel uses virtual embassies in the GCC

July 22, 2013July 22, 2013 Peter Mulvany

Israel has followed the path of United States foreign policy on the Middle East, by opening a “virtual embassy” called Israel in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on twitter four days ago. The account is dedicated to the Kingdom of Read more

Gulf News, World NewsBahrain, GCC, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States, virtual

Egypt: Anti-Morsi groups increase their demands

July 19, 2013July 19, 2013 Jaber Ali

Chaos could be far from being over, after the Tamarod campaign and the 30th June Front, groups behind the major demonstrations which led to ousting of Morsi by the Army, declared that they are uneasy with the roadmap presented by Read more

Headlines, World NewsAhmed Taha al-Noqr, Egypt, Ettehadiya, Hassan Shahin, Israel, Khaled Youssef, Mohamed Morsi, NAC, tahrir

Iran prepares for nuclear contamination exercise

July 18, 2013 Jaber Ali

Iran will be holding exercises aimed at preparing itself for any eventual nuclear contamination incident, a few days after Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned that Tehran’s nuclear program is “edging up to the red line.” The training exercises will Read more

Headlines, World NewsBenjamin Netanyahu, Gholam-Reza Jalali, Hassan Rohani, Iran, Tehran

Jordan: Kerry’s visit suffers from setbacks

July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 Jaber Ali

John Kerry has arrived in Amman for another round of talks to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, his trip seems to be poorly timed as the European Union decides to hijack funds for Israeli projects, sending mixed feelings to the Read more

Headlines, World NewsAbdullah II, Amman, Jen Psaki, John Kerry, jordan, Mahmud Abbas, Middle East, syria, Zeev Elkin

MENA: Antibiotics overdose killing GCC citizens

July 16, 2013 Jaber Ali

Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia have conducted a study on Middle Eastern Gulf Sates, alerting them that some medical and unhygienic practices have led to a swift growth in superbugs, which are bacterium with the capacity to Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAustralia, David Paterson, GCC, Gulf, Hosam Mamoon Zowawi, MENA

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