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Page 1/13 Time to put faith in UN: Emir
NEW YORK: The international community must start relying on the authority of the United Nations to help find solutions to the many crises facing the world, the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has said.
Addressing the 64th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New Yo [more...]
Posted on:9/24/2009 Reopening of schools likely to be delayed
DOHA: Pressure is mounting on the authorities to delay the re-opening of schools at least for a few days as a precaution against swine flu. An emergency meeting has been convened tomorrow to take a decision on the issue.
The authorities had earlier announced that the schools will reopen on Septem [more...]
Posted on:9/24/2009 Gaddafi accuses major powers of betraying UN; slams veto option
UNITED NATIONS: Muammar Gaddafi, in his first address to the United Nations in 40 years as Libya’s ruler, yesterday accused major powers on the Security Council of betraying the principles of the UN charter.
“The preamble (of the charter) says all nations are equal whether they are small or big,” [more...]
Posted on:9/24/2009 Doubts over Mideast talks
JERUSALEM: US President Barack Obama’s brief Middle East summit looked like a victory of sorts to many Israelis yesterday, angered Palestinians and raised deep questions about what kind of peace talks, if any, might follow.
Beyond failing to end differences over Jewish settlements in the West Ban [more...]
Posted on:9/24/2009 Saudi opens co-ed university
Thuwal, Saudi ARABIA: Saudi Arabia launched a new hi-tech, co-ed university on the Red Sea coast yesterday, aiming to catapult into vanguard global technological research and break through religious barriers to women’s opportunities.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaz [more...]
Posted on:9/24/2009 GCC backs West to stop Iran’s nuclear drive
NEW YORK: Gulf Arab countries are to play a new role in the race to stop Iran’s nuclear programme by using their economic leverage to line up support for tough sanctions, Arab and European officials said yesterday).
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will use the prospect of [more...]
Posted on:9/24/2009 Biggest, fastest, best: KAUST has it all
Riyadh: A three-dimensional room that takes you inside a living cell, an archaeological dig or a coral reef; the second fastest supercomputer at any educational institution in the world; the largest nanotech clean room.
It may be far from global techno-hubs like Silicon Valley, but Saudi Arabia’s [more...]
Posted on:9/24/2009 US policy hinges on China developing anti-ship missile
BEIJING: When the National Day parade rolls down Beijing’s streets next week, foreign observers will look beyond the goose-stepping soldiers for signs that China is developing a new missile able to threaten US aircraft carriers.
If China is able to mount systems that support an anti-ship ballisti [more...]
Posted on:9/24/2009 Uighur leader accepts invite to visit Taiwan
TAIPEI: Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer has accepted an invitation to visit Taiwan, supporters said yesterday in a development handing the island’s China-friendly government a political dilemma.
If the Taiwan authorities grant a visa to Kadeer, they are likely to infuriate Beijing, which says [more...]
Posted on:9/24/2009 Dust storm blankets eastern Australia
SYDNEY: The worst dust storm in decades swept across eastern Australia yesterday, blanketing Sydney and snarling transport as freak conditions also brought earthquakes, giant hailstones and even a tornado.
Gale-force winds dumped thousands of tonnes of red desert dust on Australia’s biggest city, [more...]
Posted on:9/24/2009
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