RIYADH - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders agreed on Monday to allow more time for further discussions over a Saudi proposal to turn the six-nation council into a union likely to start with the kingdom and Bahrain.

DUBAI - Under the direction of Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Investment Corporation of Dubai, or ICD, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Government of Dubai, signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday with Samsung Life Insurance, or SLI, a South Korean-listed life insurer and part of the diversified Samsung group of companies, to form an alliance to explore international opportunities in the life insurance sector, with a strong focus in emerging markets.

ABU DHABI - Summer heat is back and to attract tourists to the Capital during the off-season, the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (ADTCA) has announced the return of the month-long Summer in Abu Dhabi festival.

ABU DHABI - A student and a staff member ended up in the hospital after the proliferation of a harmful, odorous gas in Sir Baniyas School here on Monday morning.

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - Joyous Manchester City supporters gathered outside the city's town hall on Monday for the start of a victory parade celebrating the club's English Premier League title success.

The Pentagon defended a program Monday that recruits local police forces in Afghan villages despite the findings of a US-funded report that found the project has failed to weaken the insurgency and is riddled with corruption and abuse.

China's economic growth of the last 20 years has generally been met with declining happiness, especially among the poorest members of society, according to a US analysis published on Monday.

Lawyers for Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic sought Monday a six-month adjournment of his war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court, two days before the hearing was due to open.

EU foreign ministers on Monday issued a harsh critique of Israel, saying the gathering pace of settlement-building, settler extremism and ill-treatment of Palestinians threatens a two-state solution.

Production of iPhone larger screens set to begin next month Apple is expected to launch its next-generation iPhone in the second half of 2012. It is not sure if the device will be named iPhone 5 or...

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Programme updates travel agents on what Dubai has to offer Web-based programme has 6700 students in 13 countries Online training programme available in 4 languages Graduates of the Dubai Experts...

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Social network company increases IPO size as insiders boost planned sales Founder Zuckerberg to offer 126 million shares, doubling plans Facebook raised expected price for shares Facebook Inc....

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What does it feel like to orbit Planet Earth? A new photo of the Earth from space highlights the striking beauty and intensely rich colors of our home planet. The photo was taken by a Russian weather...

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Fund Manager Survey Finds Rising Investor Demand for Growth Stimulus Expectations Grow of Further ECB Easing by Year-end A growing majority of global investors would like to see more stimulative...

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The largest online retailer in Dubai and the region Popular online shopping portal Souq.com recently updated its online store infrastructure to resemble more the one utilized by world’s...

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Aesthetic blend of unoccupied retail units and busy shopping mall corridors                    The gold souq in the Dubai Mall is closed for over a year now, but shoppers and visitors hardly ever...

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Dubai Safari project was launched two days ago by Dubai Municipality. It will be located in Al Warqa 5 in Aweer Road in an area 400 hectares. The project will include Dubai Safari, Butterfly Park,...

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Hamptons International introduces The Collection at Dubai Marina Hamptons International has announced a prestigious two-day exhibition to be held at the Dubai Marina in May, which is the first of a...

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Believe it or not, motorists got 81 speeding fines per hour on Shaikh Zayed Road in 2011, and it gets even worse in 2012

Relieved to learn that ransom money has been miraculously raised, daughter prays for safe release of father held captive by Somali pirates

Home owners of the posh gated community call for tighter security measures after cases of near abduction and accident

The Pineberry and the Kiwi Berry have both proved extremely popular

Yemeni national has created a formula that may prove ground-breaking in the world of quantum mathematics

Online forums are abuzz with talk about termite infestation among homes in freehold areas

Businessman returns from tour to make shocking discovery - his Mercedes Benz wouldn't start because of live rodents, not dead battery

KHDA will stick by decision to exempt private schools in deserving cases

Typing centres openly flout rules by asking residents to leave behind document for ID registration

Dubai bourse loses dh13b in three weeks, but analysts bullish on fundamentals

Exports accelerated during the first three months of 2012

Republican rival Romney worth up to $250m

Biggest threat to recovery stems from ‘challenges within the euro area'

Cameron says it's a choice they cannot put off

Intervention needed as sharp drop in country's stocks due to global risk aversion across international markets weaken currency

Industrial output expands most since December, nearly twice the pace expected by analysts

Local markets gets a catalyst with arabtec being included on msci list