Many of us doubt that Iran is on the way to building a nuclear bomb.

Trying to find the truth is not easy. It was a bit of a one sided conversation since I don't know the inner workings of the...

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will visit Qatar, from where Pakistan hopes to import liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Gilani leaves Monday for a three-day official visit.

The prime minister will...

US President Barack Obama has called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the killings in the country and step aside for a democratic transition in the Middle East nation.

Obama said the...

Protesters in Egypt faced off with police in the capital, Cairo, and other cities for a third straight day Saturday in clashes that have left at least 12 people dead and 2,500 others wounded.

The...

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has opened its 29th branch in Egypt, it was announced Saturday.

NBAD plans to open 50 branches in Egypt by 2015. The new Shoubra Branch is strategically located...

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will explain his country's stance on the issue of peace talks with the Afghan Taliban during hid visit to Qatar next week to meet the Gulf state's leaders,...

Russian ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said he vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on Syria because "it sends an unbalanced signal", and called for an "objective" UN resolution that...

In the worst violence of the near year-long crackdown by government forces, Syrian security forces have launched a massive attack on the people of Homs.

Using heavy artillery, the Syrian forces...

The UAE will host an international aviation exhibition March 6-8 in Abu Dhabi, it was announced Saturday.

It will be the region's first aviation expo, organiser Al Bateen Executive Airport...

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's visit to Qatar next week for signing energy and investment agreements. Qataris, desirous of playing the role of a regional peace broker, have...

Oman Oil Co, the Sultanate's state-owned investment arm, and China's State Grid Corp have agreed to buy a 40% stake in Portugal's power and gas grid operator Redes Energeticas...

Qatari developer, Msheireb Properties is considering seeking financing next year for part of the $5.5bn Msheireb Downtown development, The National has reported. "So far, cash is not an issue...

CAIRO — The death toll from violence between protesters and Egyptian security forces climbed to 12 on Saturday, but clashes eased as weary demonstrators and riot police squared off on battered...

CAIRO — Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The California women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them. One even put...

Annual Support Pilgrimage Under Way This WeekJERUSALEM, JAN. 9, 2012 (Zenit.org).- A group of European and North American bishops began their annual visit to the Holy Land on Sunday, aware that this...

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organziation (ISESCO) will hold a workshop for the officials of the Regional Network for Educational Policy Analysis and Research, in Dubai, the...

The International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) has posted a 25% increase in full-year net profit to QR573m ($157.3m), compared with QR458m a year earlier. Total customer deposits climbed 22% year-on-year to...

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the country's sovereign wealth fund, has partnered with US private equity firm Carlyle Group to bid for a near 40% stake in Turkish airport operator TAV...

Qatar Duty Free is named Official Retail Partner of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy, the leading international golf tournament taking place in Doha this...

New power, water, and energy projects valued at $180bn are underway or at the planning stages in the Middle East, as the UAE forges ahead with 20 projects worth $34.2bn. Spearheaded by the $20bn...

WASHINGTON – As Occupy protests continue across the country, members of the Nigerian-American community rallied Monday in front of the World Bank headquarters to voice opposition to the...

CAIRO -- Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The California women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them. One even put out...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to meet in Qatar on Sunday with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal to discuss the formation of a Palestinian unity government.Abbas is also...

Violence is escalating once again in Egypt, where five people have been killed and reportedly 1051 injured, including both police and civilians. At least one Egyptian government building has...

Backdropped by Egyptian riot police, two men ask protestors not to throw stones during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The number of people killed in...

Backdropped by Egyptian riot police, two men ask protestors not to throw stones during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The number of people killed in...

Demonstrators have stormed Syrian embassies in Europe, the Middle East and Australia after Syrian forces reportedly killed more than 200 people in the city of Homs. British police used batons to...

CAIRO, Egypt: Saboteurs on Sunday blew up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the 12th such attack in a year, security officials said.Masked gunmen planted explosives under the pipeline in the...

Egypt Egyptian authorities say saboteurs have blown up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the twelfth such attack in a year.They say masked gunmen planted explosives under the pipeline near...

American tourists Norma Supe, left, and Patti Gamal, right, are seen after their release by gunmen in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, late Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Bedouin tribesmen abducted two female American...

Western nations have deplored the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria on anti-government protests. The US said the veto was "shameful", while...

CAIRO (CBS / AP) — Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The California women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them....

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal is in Jordan on his first official visit since he was forced to leave in 1999 for what authorities called "illicit and harmful" activities. The trip on Sunday by...

The overthrow of Gaddafi led to a radical change of the situation in Africa. Considering that in February of 2011 another foe of Qatari Mubarak fell, nearly no former rivals of Qatar are left in the...

CAIRO (AP) -- Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The California women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them. One even put...

Scotland's Paul Lawrie will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Qatar Masters in Doha.Lawrie shone on Saturday at the Doha Golf Club, firing a five-under 67 that featured six...

CAIRO - An explosion hit the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan on Sunday in Northern Sinai, witnesses and state TV said, in the the 11th such attack since last year. The blast took place...

The pipeline, which also supplies gas to Jordan, has come under attack at least 12 times since Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was toppled in last...

The gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan in Egypt's Arish was bombed in the wee hours on Sunday, a local security source told Xinhua. About ten armed men put the explosives under the pipeline,...

CAIRO (Reuters) - An explosion hit the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan Sunday in Northern Sinai, witnesses and state TV said. The blast took place in the Massaeed area, west of...

Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after...

The president of the Egyptian Football Association and his entire board of directors resigned yesterday, having already been fired by the Prime Minister after last week's riot at a game between...