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Kuwait needs 1,600 Indonesian professionals

About 30 major companies in Kuwait need some 1,600 Indonesian professional workers in various fields, the Indonesian ...

China rescues fishermen held by Somali pirates for 18 months

China has rescued a group of 26 fishermen, mainly Chinese and Vietnamese, who were taken from a Taiwanese trawler ...

Iran to shut Hormuz Strait "if threatened": commander

The chairman of Iran`s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Iran will close Hormuz Strait if threatened, Press TV reported on ...

Iraq says Al Qaeda members crossing into Syria

Iraq has "solid information" that al Qaeda militants are crossing from Iraq into Syria to carry out attacks and ...

Iran wraps up missile drill

The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) concluded the three-day missile drill on Wednesday with Iranian ...

Yemen fm admits US drones used against Qaeda

Yemen has asked for US drones to be used "in some cases" to target Al-Qaeda leaders in the country, its foreign ...

Demand for Workers in Gulf Countries Remains Strong Despite Arab Spring and Global Economic Slowdown

-Western Union study states Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE prospects ...

Somali piracy death toll rises as violence worsens

Somali pirates seizing Indian Ocean ships were responsible for at least 35 hostage deaths in 2011, a report showed on ...

Qatar Launches Discussions on Sustainabiliy at Rio + 20

-     Qatar's vision for innovative green growth and development took center stage at the Qatar ...

Saudi king seeks successor as crown prince buried

Saudi Arabia's elderly king led funeral prayers on Sunday for his heir, Crown Prince Nayef, whose death forces him to ...

Govt helps 72 Indonesian migrant workers escape death penalty

The Indonesian Migrant Worker Task Force has assisted 72 workers escape death penalty sentences in several countries, ...

Western countries expel Syria envoys over killings

Seven Western governments expelled Syrian diplomats from their capitals on Tuesday in a coordinated action ...

Somali Islamists attack president as pressure grows

Somalia`s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents shrugged off recent strategic losses and growing military pressure Tuesday ...

Annan warns Syria of grave concern

Peace envoy Kofi Annan expressed "grave concern" to Syria`s President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday and Western nations ...

Fire kills 19, mostly children, in upscale Qatar mall

At least 19 foreigners, including 13 children, were killed in a fire that ripped through an upscale shopping mall in ...