The Hidden Pearls of Dubai Revived

3000 years ago, in the Arabian Gulf, divers greased their skin to keep the cold out before taking a deep breath of air and diving more than 100 feet to reach their treasure at the bottom of the sea. They were...

2 Beijing Olympic medallists test positive for doping

Olympic Committee has announced positive tests for six athletes from the Beijing Games last year.  The new testing has revealed use of CERA a form of  the blood booster EPO.  Thee track and field...

Brit Jenson Button wins Bahrain Grand Prix

Two British racers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton went head to head with each other early in the race at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir. But Button was able to capitalize on Hamilton’s mistake at the end of the first lap, claiming the lead in the end. Today’s victory...

12 die in drone attack, ex-minister's house blown up in Pakistan

At least 12 militants were reported kiled and several others injured as a US drone fired missiles at a suspeced hideout of militants in Pakistan's Orakzai tribal district on Wednesday."ORAKZAI AGENCY: Twelve militants have been killed and several injured in US drone attack...

Lanka bid to woo Bahraini tourists

Minister Faisner Musthapha's trip to Bahrain to "attract tourists" to Sri lanka came a few days after the UAE Foreign Ministry warned its citizens not to travel to Sri lanka unless it was for "urgent matters." " SRI Lanka's Deputy Tourism Minister Faiszer Musthapha is to...

Largest Islamic Bank with HeadQuarters In Bahrain!

Bahrain has a plan to establish the world's largest Islamic Bank with a capital of 11 billion dollars with its chairman announcing that the most potential sharehoulder would be Islamic Development Bank. This is said to be the perfect time for such establishment under the...

Iran tests fires missile Nasr-2 ,geo-polity on the boil

" Tehran, Dec 07: Iran's military test-fired a new surface-to-surface missile from a warship as part of exercises along a strategic shipping route, state media reported on Sunday. Iran launched six days of naval...

Pirates attempt to hijack US cruise ship, fire 8 shots at MS Nautica

Pirates in the Gulf of Aden fired 8 shots on a cruise ship in a failed hijacking attempt Tuesday.  Pirates have been making headlines in recent months for hijacking oil tankers and other commercial...

Michael Jackson has converted to Islam: Report

Osame will laugh......Finally a black man turned white will change to islam.This is strage , when whole world is against Islamic fundamentalism what factor attracted Jackson to convert.One biggest question is who...

Jackson to appear at High Court

" Singer Michael Jackson is to give evidence at London's High Court to counter allegations that he breached a music contract with an Arab Sheikh. The star is due to appear in court next week after his lawyer announced that he had been cleared by his medical advisors to...

Michael Jackson is being sued by Arab sheikh

 A troubled Michael Jackson is getting ready to face another problem. He is being sued by  Prince Abdulla Al-Khalif of Bahrain for £4.3m for breach of contract  in London High...

2.5pc Pakistanis live abroad, mostly in Gulf

"An estimated four million Pakistani migrant workers live around the world, which corresponds to around 2.5 per cent of total population of the country, legislators here have been told. Of the four million, an estimated 94 per cent population of Pakistani migrant workers is...

The Associated Press: US Navy says crew on hijacked ship off Somalia OK

" NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The crew on a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship laden with tanks and heavy weaponry appear to be in good health, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said Monday. Lt. Stephanie Murdock, a 5th Fleet spokeswoman in Bahrain, said American officials are in regular...

US Navy: 4 failed pirate attacks off Somali coast

Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau's Malaysian-based piracy reporting center, said 12 ships with more than 250 crew remained in the hands of pirates now " MANAMA, Bahrain: The U.S. Navy says...

Syria names first ambassador to Iraq since 1980s

As The second round of indirect Israeli-Syrian peace talks -which were set to be held in Turkey on Thursday- is likely to be postponed because of Israel's political situation, Damascus continues its rapprochement...

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