Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Arab News

  • Iraq-like scenario in Syria?

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    Russia said  it was concerned that the situation in Syria may develop similar to the Iraqi scenario, and called for a peaceful Middle Eeast, Xinhua reported. “Geopolitical situation in the Middle East has been influenced by many internal and external factors,” Xinhua cited Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov as saying to the Interfax news…

  • UAE cements ties with Malaysia

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      General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of U.A.E. Armed Forces, and visiting Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak,  attended the signing ceremony of two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on tourism and higher education and an agreement on building a mosque…

  • Lubna signs deal for Students Centre

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    Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Development and International Co-operation and President of Zayed University (ZU), has signed an agreement on the establishment of the Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan Al Maktoum Centre for Student Activities at Zayed University (ZU).Inked at the ZU’s campus in Dubai, Mirza Al Sayegh, Director the office of H.H…

  • Malaysian PM arrives in the UAE

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    General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the U.A.E. Armed Forces, received Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Rosmah Mansor, who on a three-day official visit to the country along with an accompanying delegation.The Malaysian…

  • Health of detainees worsens

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    The health conditions of 150 Palestinian detainees, on hunger strike in Israeli jails protesting their detention, deteriorated Sunday as they continued their strike for the 25th day, a Palestinian official said. “Their physical condition worsens every day. Some of them have already been transferred to hospitals,” Essa Qaraqie, Palestine’s minister of prisoners’ affairs, told Xinhua.…

  • UAE Team win at Windsor race

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    UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has led UAE’s riders to victory in the Windsor Royal Endurance Race. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and Queen Elizabeth II of the UK attended the 120km endurance competition at Windsor Great Park. Sheikh Mohammed participated…

  • Letter from Dubai

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    K.V Shamsudheen, Chairman of Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust and director of Barjeel Geojit Securities LLC, comments on Modi victory   After 10 year corrupt and public unfriendly ruling of UPA government, people want an inevitable change in the power, it happened in the Indian election. Narendra Modi’s farsighted and calculated approach to come to national…

  • Gulf workers hail Modi win

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    There have been mixed reactions among expatriate Indians living in the Gulf countries following the landslide victory of the BJP, led by Narendra Modi, in the Indian general elections. While some expressed hope and enthusiasm, for others, there was disappointment.The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Kerala Muslim Cultural Committee (KMCC), which had anticipated a Congress-led United…

  • THE BANK SCAM

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    DAILY DOSE BY BIKRAM VOHRA There is this bank, okay. I closed my credit cards with them over a year ago. Like zero, zero. On both the Visa and the Mastercard. Then I cut up the cards and threw away the shackles. Happy camper. Celebrate. Imagine my surprise this week when I get a call…