Middle East Headlines

Exclusive: Navy sends advanced Dolphin-class submarine through the waterway to participate in maneuvers off the Eilat coast in the Red Sea.

Israel's government is an inheritor of Jewish self-government in the Diaspora.

"It's showing the human face behind the headlines," spokesperson for the Sderot Media Center says.

US experts say Hamas tunnels now very deep; Gaza girl was killed by Palestinian mortar shell, army says.

Officials: Cast Lead war crimes cases part of effort to ensure IDF won't use force against terror groups.

Settlement freeze won't guarantee Arab world will normalize Israel ties; Ayalon calls for reciprocity.

Mehdi Khazali, who wrote Iran's leader has Jewish roots, reportedly summoned to a special court.

Ahead of Moscow visit, US president says he wants to cooperate with Russia to curtail nuclear weapons.

Lieberman to Druse constituents: Should this top global agenda on day N. Korea fires 3 missiles?

ElBaradei steps down in Nov.; Japanese Yukiya Amano narrowly beats S. African Abdul Samad Minty.

After being under contract for the northern border security, which is now under execution, EADS Defence and Security has been awarded (as prime contractor) the border security program covering the full borders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has awarded a contract worth $1.075bn to The Linde Group, a world leading gases and engineering company, to build another 1.5 million tonnes per year (t/y) ethane cracker at its production site in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI), one of the pioneering media organizations and creative services group in the Middle East, today announced it has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) with the American University in the Emirates (AUE) as part of its broader strategy to contribute to human resource development in the country.

Ghaith al Ghaith, CEO, flydubai talks to Phil Blizzard about the financing deal with General Electric's aircraft financing and leasing business, GECAS, to finance four Boeing 737-300 aircraft worth $320m, for delivery before year end.

Nakheel RetailÂ’s DragonMart, in partnership with the Chinese WomenÂ’s Business Association (CWBA), is hosting a special month of weekend festivities to celebrate Chinese WomenÂ’s Culture.

Xerox Corporation is helping businesses of all sizes stretch their technology budgets by introducing two new, affordable multifunction printers (MFP) packed with advanced features.

The Bahrain All Share Index closed 0.09% higher at 1,590.57 points in a very lacklustre trading day. While only Salam Bank gained 6.19%, closing at BD0.120, bank NBB and Ahli United Bank remained flat at BD0.57 and BD0.52, respectively. Around 2.4m shares changed hands in Manama.

Doha's Qatar Exchange closed 1.04% higher at 6,474.16 points ahead of the weekend. Trading remained extremely flat with just 7m shares changing hands. Shares of Al Ahli Bank gained 10%, closing at QR47.30. Most banks and insurers posted gains, while a handful industry shares lost value.

The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charitable Foundation has today agreed with Virgin Unite, the non profit foundation of the Virgin Group, to jointly work on education and health initiatives.

In line with its succession planning, global marine terminal operator DP World today announced the appointment of Matt Leech to the position of Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the companyÂ’s Americas Region.

US investigators publish accounts of interviews with Saddam Hussein, giving a wealth of detail about the Iraqi leader.

Syria's president scraps a law limiting sentences for men who kill their female relatives in the name of family honour.

Reports from Iran say SMS text messaging services have been unblocked for the first time since disputed presidential elections.

US Vice-President Joe Biden makes an unannounced visit to Iraq to visit US troops and meet the nation's leaders.

Amnesty International accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes in a detailed report on the January conflict in Gaza.

Defence and aerospace group EADS wins a contract worth $2.27bn (£1.4bn) to help improve Saudi border security.

The 12-year-old survivor of the Yemenia air crash returns to Paris as the search for debris goes on.

Cheb Mami, star of Algeria's Rai music scene, goes on trial in France on charges of forcing a woman to have an abortion.

A French minister denies earlier official claims that a "black box" recorder from a plane crash in the Indian Ocean has been found.

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