Archive for September, 2009
US-Syria bilateral relations set to thaw with minister’s visit
Al Mekdad’s trip to discuss sanctions to help a slow rapprochement.
US invites Syrian diplomat in ‘slow’ rapproachment
Signs of slow rapprochement between the US and Syria are emerging as Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Fayssal Al Mekdad will visit Washington Monday to discuss Iraq and US sanctions on Syria in a move that could help a slow rapprochement between the two countries.
South Sudan sends army to curb ethnic strife
More than 100 killed in waves of attacks targeting women and children of Dinka tribe by heavily armed Lou Nuer community members.
Memories of Nasser spark mixed feelings
Supporters remember his ‘moral and financial integrity’ while detractors blame him for Egypt’s defeat in Six-Day War.
Five workers killed in road crash
Five Bangladeshi workers died and two suffered serious injuries when their car collided with a truck in Umm Al Quwain on Saturday.
Bank workers held for stealing from clients
Police arrested two bank employees suspected of stealing Dh171,000 from two bank accounts using the online transfer system, in cooperation with a third employee and a client .
Business owners wary about power outages in future
Power outages, which lasted for long hours in the city during the past six weeks, ended during the Eid holidays, but industrialists and workshop owners in Sharjah are still not confident if the rationing system will continue in the future.
Thousands of fake Mercedes-Benz parts seized in Sharjah destroyed
Thousands of counterfeit Mercedes-Benz spare parts worth over Euro 1.5 million have been seized and destroyed after a major raid in Sharjah.
H1N1 test ‘time consuming and expensive’
Rapid influenza test could give false negative in about 30% of cases, doctor says.
UAE reiterates support to Irena, peaceful nuclear energy
UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed that the UAE’s interest in developing a program for the peaceful use of nuclear energy stems from its desire to meet its growing needs of energy in the future.