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Aerial View of Japan Earthquake

8.9-magnitude earthquake hits Japan Helicopter aerial view video of giant tsunami waves Authorities in at least 20 countries and numerous Pacific islands issued tsunami warnings...

GCC to provide Oman and Bahrain with $20 Billion Aid

The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States decided at its 118th session to set up the Gulf Development...

Standard Chartered holds Ground Breaking Ceremony for its New Dubai Head...

Following excellent financial results for the year 2010, Standard Chartered has held a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the construction of its new office premises...

New Arab World

On this edition of Peter Lavelle's CrossTalk: Will the US have a say in the Middle East scenario? Will it co-author it or play...

Unrest in the Arab world

Using a series of weighted indicators, The Economist trys to predict Arab countries' vulnerability.

Libya, Yemen Crack Down; Bahrain Pulls Back Tank

Security forces in Libya and Yemen fired on pro-democracy demonstrators Saturday as the two regimes struck back at protesters. At least 15 died when...

GCC countries reiterate stand by Bahrain

The GCC countries have pledged full political, economic, security and defence support to the Kingdom of Bahrain and expressed rejection for external interference in...

Egypt’s domino effect

In the Middle East and North Africa, people are taking to the streets, many of them inspired by Egypt.

UAE expresses support for Egypt

The UAE today issued the following statement on the latest developments in Egypt. ''The UAE, which has closely monitored developments in Egypt, confirms its confidence...

Emirates Named Airline of the Year for 2011 by Air Transport...

Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier, was honoured by leading industry title Air Transport World last night (Tuesday, February 8th) as the airline’s President Tim...

Shifting Sands: Mubarak govt, Muslim Brotherhood talk after two week revolt

Egypt's government has held landmark talks with the country's most influential opposition group - the Muslim Brotherhood. The negotiations were an attempt to put...

UAE Foreign Ministry ensures safety of Emiratis in Egypt

The UAE Foreign Ministry is currently following up and ensuring safety of the UAE citizens in Egypt in coordination with the operations room at...

Analysis: Upheaval in Egypt

Experts speak to Al Jazeera about the situation in Egypt on Friday's "day of wrath" that saw protesters face rubber bullets, tear gas and...

UAE Foreign Ministry monitors situation in Egypt

Assistant Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Dr Tareq Al Hedan stated that the Ministry is monitoring with great interest the current situation in Egypt,...

Orchestrated Storms: US sending waves through Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia?

Protests inspired by the revolt in Tunisia have dominoed along Egypt, Yemen and Algeria. Some have drawn comparisons to the colour revolutions seen in...

Economic forum kicks off in Davos

Leaders arrived at the Swiss resort as five-day summit begins with focus on recovery after the global downturn.

Deadly anti-Mubarak protests in Cairo

3 people have been killed as thousands took to the streets of Egypt in its biggest anti-government protests in years. The largest rallies gathered...

Day of Rage: Fire, gunshots, clashes in Lebanon’s Beirut & Tripoli

A Hezbollah backed candidate has amassed the necessary support to become Lebanon's next Prime Minister. The news was met with fierce opposition in the...