January 2003UK Energy Minister Advises Companies to look East UK Regrets Indian Missile test -Hewitt heralds bright future for Indo-British Relations
Djibouti: Parliamentary elections set for Friday
DRC: Belgium to probe Congolese minister accused of money laundering
IRAQ: U.N. Inspections Inconclusive; Iraq Says Scientists Will Remain Mum
Weapons inspections in Iraq have yielded no hard evidence that the country is producing weapons of mass destruction, chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei told the Security Council yesterday, but gaps in Iraq's weapons declaration have made it impossible to clear the nation of any wrongdoing. More
Vigilence Case against Senior Officials
Based on the investigation reports submitted by the CBI and the Chief Vigilance Officers, the Commission advised initiation of major penalty proceedings against 152 officers. It included one Income Tax Commissioner; two Station Directors of Doordarshan; five officers of Senior Management Grade of nationalized banks; and one Collector belonging to the Indian Administrative Service.More
- IRAQ: Blix Says No "Smoking
Gun" Found But Signals New Gaps;
- U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission chief Hans Blix told reporters today as he arrived at U.N. headquarters that weapons inspectors have not "found any smoking gun" demonstrating Iraq has violated U.N. resolutions but that the 12,000-page weapons of mass destruction declaration Baghdad submitted last month "failed to answer a great many questions" More
- U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspecti Commission chief Hans Blix told reporters today a
Bangladesh: Senior Awami League politician in danger of torture
London - January 9, 2003 Amnesty International is seriously concerned about the safety of a senior Awami League politician, Saber Hossain Chowdhury - a prisoner of conscience. "He has been transferred from prison to police custody where he will be interrogated for seven days in yet another politically motivated allegation of criminal activity brought against him by the authorities," Amnesty International said. More
Vigilence Case against Senior Officials UN opens inquiry into reports of cannibalism DRC: Kinshasa inaugurates national diamond certification programme Ericsson and Hutchison 3G sign global agreement for new Video Gateway System
UN opens inquiry into reports of cannibalism
Unemployment Benefit Scheme in Saudi Arabia, 50,000 Expats unemployed in Saudi..and More Gulf News
Ericsson and Hutchison 3G sign global agreement for new Video Gateway System
ROBERT WAN BRINGS JEWELS OF THE SEA TO THE UAE MILLION DIRHAM 'GALLERY BOUTIQUE' TO BE OPENED IN DUBAI
Legendary pearl producer Robert Wan is bringing his multi-million dollar Tahiti Perlesâ empire to the UAE. Wan, who is the world's largest single producer and exporter of Tahiti cultured pearls, is opening a one million dirham gallery boutique in Dubai's exclusive Jumeirah Plaza shopping mall.
UAE Women Excel in Business
The Professional Women's Subgroup of the Dubai Quality Group meeting to discuss the Shell-DQG sponsored Emirates Businesswomen Award Full Report
Tech Data Kicks Off 2003 with Grand Prix
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Thirty sentenced to death after unfair trial
Amnesty International is urging President Joseph Kabila to immediately commute the death sentences passed today on some 30 defendants for their alleged role in the assassination of President Laurent-Desiré Kabila in January 2001. More News
Bishop accuses militias of cannibalism
IRAQ: No Sign Of Nuclear Program Yet, Says IAEA Chief
Kerala to present Martial Arts in Republic Day Parade.
US $11 Billion GCC Automobile market
Dubai --January 6, 2003 Automotive Aftermarket Middle East (AAME) - the Middle East's biggest trade show for automotive parts, accessories, tyres, batteries and garage equipment - will double in size for 2003. More News
India and Iran to Cooperate in Vocational Training and Skill development
New Delhi -Union Labour Minister Sahib Singh will visit Iran for developing exchange and cooperation in vocational training and skill development. More
Dubai e-Government board reviews content management system
Plans to incorporate voice features into e-Services for the benefit of visually impaired people More
Afghan Women found with men Undergoes Viriginity Tests
The Herat government in Afghanisthan has recruited schoolboys to spy on girls and women and report on so-called un-Islamic behavior. In some instances, police have questioned women and girls seen alone with men, even taxi drivers, and arrested those who are not related. ; women are brought to a hospital, where police force doctors to conduct medical exams on the women to determine whether they have had recent sexual intercourse, or if unmarried, whether they are virgins. Full Report and More News
Iraq: U.N. Continues Hunt For Arms Amid U.S., British Skepticism; Human Rights Abuses highlighted Riz Khan in Middle East Media-PR Debate
U.S. Cluster Bombs Killed hundreds of Civilians in Afghanistan
New Report Illustrates Dangers for Iraq(Washington, D.C., December 18, 2002) — During its air war in Afghanistan, the United States dropped nearly a quarter-million cluster bomblets that killed or injured scores of civilians, especially
children, both during and after strikes, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Full Report
- Swiss national shot dead in Somaliland
- 90 Pakistan women deliberately burned alive
- Govt considers welfare fund for Indian maids in Saudi Arabia- Kelkar report slap on our role in Indian economy: NRIs
- UAE Amnesty Special Report NICD Investigations on occurance of disese in Tamil Nadu-Use of fly ash in road construction to be made mandatory Muscat Indian Embassy Staff dies
National youth festival 2003 In Thiruvananthapuram Karnataka High Court judges involved in sex scandal? New Chief Justice Sworn in More News
The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam administering the oath of Office of the Chief Justice of India to Justice V.N. Khare at a Swearing-in Ceremony-in New Delhi on December 19, 2002 .(Thursday)
Multicrore project to clean up Pampa
New Delhi -The Rs. 320 crore project for control of pollution in the Pamba river in Kerala will be duly considered for action under the National River Conservation Plan, said the Environment and Forests Minister, T. R. Baalu at a meeting with a high level delegation led by the Kerala Chief Minister, A. K. Antony here today. Full Report and More News
e-Recruitment Kiosk--'Time machine'-- a boon for ITES employers, NIIT Innovation for Students; 'Seychelles Smart' certification program for travel trade to boost awareness;INVESCO Creates New Business Development Role for the Middle East British Prime Minister says 'Syria matters to us'-
