Middle Eastern Languages :: Arabic

The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries - the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fascinating era more than 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history's first attempt at monotheism.

Deputy Prime Prime Minister Tonio Borg has held several meetings with Libyan government officials over the past hours where the Maltese position regarding the standoff between Libya and Switzerland over the Schengen visas issue was explained.

Cairo - Egypt's public prosecutor on Thursday decided to open an investigation into accusations that a state security officer tortured a supporter of former UN nuclear chief Mohammed ElBaradei, judicial sources said. The public prosecutor's decision.

HARTFORD - A hearing was held late last month in the Connecticut state legislature considering a bill that calls for divestment from Iran and Sudan.

Geneva - Libya made four demands Thursday that it said Switzerland would have to fulfill if it wanted the diplomatic row between the two countries to end. It also blamed Bern for refusing to neogitate on the matter.

CAIRO, March 11 (Reuters) - Russia plans to take part in Egypt's nuclear power plant tenders once Egypt initiates the process, Russia's Trade and Industry Minister said on Thursday. "Russia is ready to enter in the tender for nuclear power in Egypt," Viktor Khristenko told a press conference with Egypt's Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid. "This direction is the basis for cooperation with.

(KHARTOUM ) - European Union election observers in Sudan said on Thursday they are confident of being able to detect any irregularities in next month's multiparty polls, the country's first since 1986.

White sugar futures fell in London after a report that Egypt ended a purchase order and as technical signals suggested prices have more to lose.

Source: Reuters * Egypt, Turkey co-chairs of meeting in Cairo, March 21 * Projects include cement plants, roads, villages * Cost for all projects $2.04 billion CAIRO, March 11 (Reuters) - A donor conference.

Western countries must press Syria on its continued repression of dissidents as part of their efforts to draw Damascus out of political isolation, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.

11 March 2010 Jeddah - Arab Roots Group Arab Roots Group Limited Company, one of the largest companies in the field of production and distribution of construction materials, signed a long-term agreement with Swedish construction giant "Atlas Copco", under which Arab Roots Arab Roots appointed as the sole distributor for its products and services in Syria.

The former U.N. nuclear chief turned Egyptian reform advocate has strongly condemned the beating of one of his supporters, allegedly by State Security agents. Mohamed ElBaradei said in a statement received by The Associated Press Thursday that a beating of.

New Delhi, March 11 : Composers beware! Lifting Arabic tunes is no more a cakewalk as composers would have to take permission from music label T-series before using them.

A conference on freedom of the press in Syria has strongly condemned a resolution by the US Congress which calls for a ban on a number of Middle Eastern channels.

CAIRO, March 11 (Reuters) - Egypt's telecom regulator has extended the deadline for bids for two restricted licences to supply cable, voice and internet services to residential compounds by one month, after requests from potential bidders. Bids will now be due by April 15, Amr Badawi, head of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), told Reuters on Thursday. "There was a request (to.

RABAT (Reuters) - The crisis in relations between Libya and its Western partners is an expression of Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle: a family he protects fiercely but which is torn between old habits of isolation and a desire to open up.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates March 11, 2010 - Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced that it has formed a Libyan company - Honeywell Libya Technical Engineering Joint Stock Company - together with its joint venture partner Rida Technical Services.

New York, Mar 11: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Sudan to renew its commitment to the 2005 agreement which ended the long-running north-south civil war, and to ensure a peaceful transition following next year's referendum on southern secession.

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | A group of "leading conservative lawyers" - a phrase never confused with "U.S. Marines" - has produced an embarrassingly pompous letter denouncing Liz Cheney for demanding the names of attorneys at the Justice Department who formerly represented Guantanamo detainees.

PARIS - Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear? Dual announcements Tuesday by bitter rivals Israel and Syria that they want to pursue atomic power plants could complicate the diplomatic storm over Iran's nuclear program and fuel a widening web of suspicion across the Middle East.

Confiscated in Miami, a brightly painted, 3,000-year-old sarcophagus was handed over to Egypt's antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, on Wednesday. Video.

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The Abu Dhabi Media Company is planning local spin-offs of two US-based businesses it has invested in, as the emirate races against rival centres to create Arabic digital content to export around the region.

The US yesterday said it will allow export of instant messaging, web browsing and other communications technology to Cuba, Iran and Sudan, in an effort to facilitate the flow of information and promote freedom of speech. The move by the US Treasury department comes after Iranian anti-regime protesters used Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and other sites to great effect in the aftermath of the.

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Semi-autonomous south Sudan, wracked by inter-tribal fighting and hunger, will face a worsening humanitarian situation this year, a Norwegian aid agency report said on Thursday.

DOHA: Presenting some of the most exquisite and finest works of Arabic calligraphy and other arts, Qatar Islamic Culture Centre (Fanar) opened its Aqlam Exhibition, yesterday.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday on a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials at al-Azhar said. He was 81.

EU Justice Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom yesterday admitted there had been no progress in the spat between Libya and Switzerland despite continuing diplomatic efforts.