Drug firms urge govts to do more to combat superbugsMore than 80 international drug and biotech firms urged governments to work with them to combat drug-resistant superbugs which could kill tens of millions of people within decades unless progress is made and new antibiotics found. More… |
Bahrain urged to invest in cultureInvesting in culture is a viable option for Bahrain to increase its revenues in the face of lower oil prices, according to an expert. French gallery owner Kamel Mennour claimed cultural investment provided economic returns through increased to More… |
‘Spare taxis from rate rise’ appeal in BahrainAuthorities have been urged to exclude hundreds of legitimate Bahraini taxi drivers from the petrol price increases. Licensed taxi drivers will now have to pay around BD90 extra per month for petrol after the rates were revised, claimed the Pu More… |
Sharjah council urges voters to take part in pollsThe Sharjah Consulative Council has urged voters to take part in its electoral and political process in order to have a say in the decision-making and development agenda of the emirate. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed More… |
UN urges more shipments to Yemen amid famine threatThe United Nations Security Council and UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien have pushed for more aid and commercial access to Yemen, where a near total blockade by Saudi Arabia has slowed shipments to the war-torn Arabian Peninsula country to a tri More… |
Bahrain’s Premier urges tighter controls on fruit importsBahrain’s Prime Minister has ordered tougher measures at entry points on imported fruit - especially watermelon. He instructed authorities to intensify inspection campaigns in markets and take samples for lab tests, said a r More… |
Joint Arab media co-operation urgedBahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has urged more joint Arab media co-operation. The work of Arab news agencies is becoming more difficult in the light of a rapid spread of social media networks, a More… |
Joint Arab media co-operation urgedBahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has urged more joint Arab media co-operation. The work of Arab news agencies is becoming more difficult in the light of a rapid spread of social media networks, a More… |
Saudi urges importers to boost rice stocksThe Saudi government has proposed that rice importers consider raising their stocks of the grain by 50 per cent, two importers said on Tuesday, but it was not immediately clear if the industry will heed the call. Inflation in Saudi Arabia, More… |
Free Gaza with 'iron & fire' says Bin LadenOsama bin Laden has urged Palestinians to use 'iron and fire' to end an Israeli blockade of Gaza, in a recording after the Vatican rejected accusations by the Al Qaeda chief of a 'new crusade'. In an audiotape broadcast by the Qatar-based More… |