Terror plot discovered in Bahrain; 8 heldBahrain authorities last night said they had foiled a major terror plot to destabilise the kingdom and eight Bahrainis have been arrested as part of a terror cell. The cell had links to Iran, Ir More… |
UAE cell linked to Al Qaeda: Dubai police chiefA suspected militant cell detained in the United Arab Emirates had links to Al Qaeda, Dubai's police chief has said, including the Yemen-based wing that is widely regarded as one of the its most effective affiliates. More… |
Cell 'planning attacks' in UAE, Saudi heldSecurity forces in the UAE have arrested a cell of UAE and Saudi Arabian citizens which was planning to carry out militant attacks in both countries and other states, the official news agency Wam said on Wednesday. More… |
US scientists create 'artifical life'Scientists working to make a synthetic life form reported a major step forward, saying they had created an artificial genome and used it to bring a hollowed-out bacterium back to life. They hope to use their stripped-down version of a bact More… |
Grievances cell for Bahrain expat workersA grievances committee is to be set up for foreign labourers in Bahrain's construction industry, following a spate of strikes. It is to be set up at the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and will operate under the chamber's c More… |
Solar-power fever may not last says firmThe world's current fever for solar power may not be sustainable and could be a bubble, an executive at Japanese silicon maker Tokuyama Corp said. Tokuyama, the world's No. 2 maker of polycrystalline silicon after US firm Hemlock Semicondu More… |








