Dubai Property Newsletter

SIDON, Lebanon, – Three French UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were wounded in a roadside bombing in the southern city of Sidon, and another three suffered hearing problems, French military officials said.

UNITED NATIONS – Israeli and Palestinian envoys squared off on Tuesday over plans to seek UN recognition of a state of Palestine in September, which Israel rejected as an attempt to bypass direct peace talks.

UNITED NATIONS – The Palestinian Authority is ready to govern a nation but deadlock with Israel has made a two-state solution far from certain, the UN special envoy for the Middle East peace process said Tuesday.

CAIRO – Fifteen Egyptian groups called on Wednesday for women’s rights to be guaranteed in the new constitution, after a popular uprising that toppled the regime paved the way for a new charter.

SIDON, Lebanon – Five French soldiers serving with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon were wounded on Tuesday, one seriously, in a roadside bomb attack in the southern city of Sidon, a UN official told AFP.

MUSCAT- The Ministry of Interior has set an August 17 deadline for citizens to register to vote in Majlis Ash’shura elections later this year.

MUSCAT – A photography exhibition featuring unique and rare photographs of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said by royal photographer Salim Al Hashli opened here on Tuesday.

MUSCAT- Authorities here have urged citizens and residents to follow guidelines that they said could drastically minimise risks of fire breaking out at homes.

DUBAI – Bahrain security forces arrested a British man on suspicion of carrying explosives aboard a plane, but a search of the aircraft failed to find any, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.

CAIRO – Fifteen Egyptian groups called on Wednesday for women’s rights to be guaranteed in the new constitution, after a popular uprising that toppled the regime paved the way for a new charter.