Dubai labourers stage rare strike for more pay
Reuters | Sunday May 19, 2013
Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work on Sunday to back wage demands, a rare labour protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions are banned, staff said.
Russia says Iran must take part in proposed Syria talks
Reuters | Friday May 17, 2013
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran must take part in a proposed international conference to try to end Syria's civil war, but that Western states wanted to limit the participants and possibly predetermine the outcome of the talks.
UAE court upholds jail term for Indian man who molested a Sri Lankan woman: report
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 15, 2013
A court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has upheld a jail term awarded to a 37-year-old Indian man for molesting a Sri Lankan domestic help earlier this year.
Two Indian workers buried alive in UAE: report
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Two Indian workers were buried alive in the trench of a sewage system project where they were working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
United Nations General Assembly to vote on Syria resolution; Russia opposed
Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2013
The UN General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential political transition.
IVRCL bags orders worth Rs 639 crore
Tuesday May 14, 2013
According to a press release issued by the company, its Transportation Division bagged orders worth Rs 445.54 crore.
For banks in $45 million cyber heist, how to get their money back?
Reuters | Sunday May 12, 2013
Because the sums were large and such attacks are relatively new, the two Middle East banks hit in a $45 million ATM heist face an uncertain path in trying to recover their losses, financial, insurance and legal experts say.
Jihadi peril makes its way to Tunisia
Associated Press | Thursday May 9, 2013
The hunt for al-Qaida-linked militants in a mountainous region near Tunisia's borders with Algeria in recent days has raised alarm that the birthplace of the Arab Spring has become the latest battleground for violent jihadis.
France confirms first case of new SARS-related virus
Associated Press | Wednesday May 8, 2013
France on Wednesday reported its first case of a new respiratory virus related to SARS, in a traveler returning from the United Arab Emirates.
Russia, US agree joint push for peace in Syria
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 8, 2013
After months of sharp differences, Russia and the United States have agreed to push both sides in Syria to find an end to the bloodshed, offering to hold an international conference in search of peace.
Two more die in Saudi Arabia from SARS-like virus: WHO
Reuters | Tuesday May 7, 2013
Two more people in Saudi Arabia have died from a new strain of coronavirus that has emerged in the Middle East, bringing the toll in the kingdom's latest outbreak to seven, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Over 6,500 Indians in jails in 112 foreign countries
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 3, 2013
Over 6,500 Indian nationals are jailed in foreign countries, with a majority of them in the Gulf countries of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, the answer to a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed.
Sheik Salman elected new president of Asian football
Associated Press | Thursday May 2, 2013
In the election for president, Sheik Salman comprehensively defeated two bin Hammam allies - Yousuf al-Serkal of the United Arab Emirates and Thailand's Worawi Makudi - in a poll of 46 member federations.
Missing Indian sailors rescued by Iranians: reports
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2013
Three Indian sailors, who have been missing since their ship sank four months ago off the UAE coast, may have been rescued by Iranians, a media report has claimed.
Britons jailed in drug case amid abuse claims
Associated Press | Monday April 29, 2013
A Dubai court has sentenced three British tourists to four years in prison on drug charges in a case that drew international scrutiny over claims of abuses in custody.
