Home Syria News Article Dec 12 2013 more articles from 12 December 2013 KUWAIT CITY: Gulf Arab states demanded foreign militias quit Syria and said President Bashar Assad must have no future role Wednesday, in a declaration his Iran- and Hezbollah-backed regime denounced as meddling. Wrapping up a two-day annual summit in Kuwait City, the Gulf Cooperation Council’s leaders also welcomed what they described as the new Iranian government’s shift to Read more [...]

“We treated last year’s race as a training session because we had never match raced before. It was very exciting for us to try a new way of sailing and we learned so much from that experience,” said 22 year old skipper and helmswoman, Raja al Owaisi. Raja and her crew Raiya al Habsi, Asrar al Ajmi, Ibtisam al Salmi joined by new team member, Hajer al Omrani, believe that they have what it takes to be victorious after a year of hard work and constant competition at home and abroad in international Read more [...]

Home News Article Dec 11 2013 more articles from Affirms 3 Others Fitch Ratings-London/Paris-11 December 2013: Fitch Ratings has upgraded Arab Banking Corporation 's ( ABC ) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (LT IDR) to 'BBB-' from 'BB+' and its Viability Rating (VR) to 'bbb-' from 'bb+'. At the same time Fitch has upgraded BBK B.S.C's ( BBK ) LT IDR to 'BBB' from 'BBB-' and revised its Support Rating Floor (SRF) to 'BBB' from 'BBB-'. Read more [...]

OPV Conference As policy leaders wrapped up the Manama Dialog, an international security conference in Bahrain, maritime and naval leaders commenced their meetings in Abu Dhabi to discuss practical implementation of those policies and improving the ability of nations and partners to meet growing challenges to maritime security, safety and sovereignty. The IQPC Offshore Patrol Vessel conference at the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi is being attended by naval, coast guard, security, Read more [...]

The annual summit of GCC leaders concluded its deliberations in Kuwait City, adopting a spate of key decisions, including the formation of a joint military command that would strengthen the six-member group’s defense capabilities amid growing challenges.The summit endorsed “the formation of a joint military command for the Gulf Cooperation Council states, as well as the establishment of a Gulf academy for strategic and security studies,” the final communiqué said.The GCC states, including Read more [...]

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani taking part in the closing session of the GCC summit in Kuwait yesterday. AFP Kuwait   Gulf Arab states demanded foreign militias quit Syria and said President Bashar al-Assad must have no future role yesterday. Wrapping up a two-day annual summit in Kuwait City, the Gulf Co-operation Council’s leaders welcomed what they described as the new Iranian government’s shift to a positive policy toward the six-nation bloc. The GCC leaders also approved Read more [...]