Everything you need to know about Adel: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Adel: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Tehran, May 22 (IANS) Iranian legislative body has approved eligibility of eight presidential candidates for the June 14 poll in the country, Xinhua reported Tuesday.
Havana, May 14 (IANS/EFE) Corruption and illegal activities in areas like fuel distribution are of great concern for the Cuban government, the official media reported here Monday.
New Delhi, April 29 (ANI): India and Saudi Arabia will set up a Joint Working Group to address concerns over the kingdom's Nitaqat program.
Sharjah, April 21 (IANS/WAM) Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and north Africa, "will continue to set standard for the low-cost travel segment, offering great fares to an ever growing range of destinations".
Tehran, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Three convicted rapists and four armed robbers have been hanged in Iran's southern Fars province, the Mehr news agency reported.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Indian government proposes to send two senior ministers to Saudi Arabia to asses the impact of the new 'nitaqat' employment policy that is expected to affect thousands of Indians who are working in the kingdom without valid employment or visa documents.
Washington, Mar. 29 (ANI): Infamous Ukrainian feminists group Femen has declared April 4 as Topless Jihad Day in support of a Tunisian activist, 19, who was threatened to death by stoning after she posted two topless pictures online.
Sharjah, March 13 (IANS/WAM) Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, Tuesday launched a non-stop service to Baghdad from the carrier's main hub in Sharjah.
Nairobi, Feb 20 (IANS) Kenya's football federation confirmed that the search of a successor to the departed Frenchman Henri Michel was over with four candidates short-listed and the final choice is expected to be announced Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) There may be more "strategic surprises" in the Middle East in the coming days and months as the US is being perceived to be a less-than-reliable ally and the isolation of Israel in the region is growing, says Israeli scholar Efraim Inbar.
Riyadh, Feb 4 (IANS/EFE) Saudi Labor Minister Adel Faqih announced on the weekend that women will soon be allowed to work in pharmacies, a job held only by men so far, media reports said.
Bujumbura (Burundi), Nov 17 (IANS) Germany will send an expert in football to train Burundian players, the Burundian government said here after the signing of an agreement with Germany.
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) After a delay of over eight months, Saudi Arabia and India Monday agreed to discuss issues relating to the over two million Indian labourers working in the Gulf nation and also to sign agreements in this regard at a later date.
Sharjah, Oct 31 (IANS/WAM) Low-cost carrier Air Arabia has launched services to Rostov city in Russia, its fifth destination in that country.
Washington, Oct. 19 (ANI): The United States has offered a bounty worth 12 million dollars for getting information on the location of two Iran-based alleged financiers of the Al Qaeda terror network.
Washington, Oct. 18 (ANI): A Texan has pleaded guilty to helping Iranians plan the assassination of a Saudi diplomat at a posh Georgetown restaurant.
Cairo, Oct. 14 (ANI): Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has agreed that state prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmud will stay, ending a crisis over his refusal to quit after being dismissed, an aide to the prosecutor said.
New York, Oct 7 (IANS) Egyptian-born cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been presented before a federal judge here following his extradition from Britain to face terror charges.
New York, Oct 6 (IANS) Hate preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri arrived here Saturday after losing a long legal battle in Britain to avoid extradition to the US, CNN reported.
After years of struggle in court, 5 terrorists have finally been extradited to United States from UK where they will face prosecution in U.S. courts on terrorism charges.
London, Oct. 5 (ANI): Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects, who have spent years in the UK by delaying their extradition process to face charges in the United States, have finally been deported from British soil.
London, Sep 25 (ANI): Radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri along with five other major terror suspects including Babar Ahmad, are finally set to be extradited from the UK to the US following an approval from the European Court of Human Rights.
Tehran, Sept. 21 (ANI): An Asian Champions League footballer came frighteningly close to a serious, if not fatal injury, after an explosive device thrown onto the field in Iran during a game, exploded.
Washington, Sep 16 (ANI): An 18-year-old American was arrested by undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents for trying to detonate what he believed was a car bomb, outside a downtown Chicago bar, US federal prosecutors have revealed.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Budget carrier Air Arabia Wednesday said that it will connect 13 Indian cities to the Ukrainian city of Odessa from Oct 12, 2012 via Sharjah.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) In a bid to increase its market share, Middle East based budget carrier Air Arabia Wednesday said it will start operating two daily flight services between New Delhi and Sharjah from Sep 1, 2012.
Nairobi, Aug 17 (IANS) Former head coach of France Raymond Domenech is being touted as the favourite among the final four short-listed candidates to take over the job of Kenya's football team coach.
London, Aug. 9 (ANI): Two British Pakistani brothers could be awarded life imprisonment after a jury convicted them of numerous offences against troubled British teenagers.
Sydney, July 30 (ANI): Despite enduring more than 40 years of bloody terror and dictatorship, a Libyan tourist organisation believes the country has what it takes to be the next top tourist spot.
Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Buoyed with the huge success of Telugu film "Eega", special effects company Makuta Effects is looking to expand its operations in India as well as abroad.
Doha, July 10 (IANS) India's Mahesh Mangaonkar and Anaka Alankamony entered the quarterfinals of the World Junior Individual squash championship Tuesday in contrasting styles.
Sharjah, June 24 (IANS/WAM) UAE's Air Arabia Sunday introduced a new online baggage policy, enabling passengers to pay for only the luggage weight they need.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Militant groups are responsible for a fresh massacre that left some 100 people dead in a Syrian village, said the Syrian envoy here who added that the May killing of over 100 people in Houla was a "pre-planned terrorist crime".
Damascus, June 6 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered former agriculture minister Riyad Farid Hijab to form a new government for the conflict-stricken country, state-run SANA news agency reported Wednesday.
Manama, June 3 (ANI): Kuwait security officials have warned that wearing bikinis at public beaches is an act of indecency.
Tehran, April 30 (IANS) The veto-wielding powers of the UN Security Council should work for the removal of sanctions against Iran, an Iranian lawmaker said Monday.
Cairo, Apr 25 (ANI): An Egyptian court has upheld the three-month prison sentence given to a leading comic actor, Adel Imam, for insulting Islam in his films and plays.
Cairo, Mar 12(ANI): An Egyptian military tribunal has acquitted an army doctor of public obscenity charge filed by a protester, who claimed she was forced to undergo a virginity test, while in detention.
Cairo, Mar 12(ANI): An Egyptian military tribunal has acquitted an army doctor of public obscenity charge filed by a protester, who claimed she was forced to undergo a virginity test, while in detention.
London, Mar 1 (ANI): An Egyptian man whose name was on an FBI 'most wanted' list as an alias for a senior Al-Qaeda figure has handed himself in to the police in a bid to clear his reputation.
London, Mar 1 (ANI): An Egyptian man whose name was on an FBI 'most wanted' list as an alias for a senior Al-Qaeda figure has handed himself in to the police in a bid to clear his reputation.
Cairo, Feb 3 (ANI): One of the Arab world's most famous comedians, Adel Imam, has been jailed for three-months by an Egyptian court for offending Islam.
Cairo, Feb 3 (ANI): One of the Arab world's most famous comedians, Adel Imam, has been jailed for three-months by an Egyptian court for offending Islam.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): In order to woo tourists travel to Egypt post the democratic movement and strategic elections in the process, Egypt Air has introduced five flights week to Cairo from Mumbai.
Tehran, Nov 3 (ANI): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that he had 100 "undeniable" documents proving the United States has been behind "terrorist acts" in his nation and the Middle East.
Tehran, Oct 31 (ANI): Iran has formally complained to the Unites States over claims that Tehran was involved in an alleged plot to kill Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington.
Tehran, Oct.20 (ANI): Iran has charged a dissident group-the People's Mujahideen of Iran (MEK) - for being behind the assassination plot to kill Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir.
Dubai, Oct 16(ANI): Saudi Arabian political analysts have claimed that it is time to sever the country's diplomatic ties with Iran.
Tehran, Oct 16 (ANI): Iran's supreme leader has denounced United States' allegations that Iran had plotted to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, suggesting they were a pretext for further building an international consensus against his country, state media reported.
Tehran, Oct 15 (ANI): Iran has denied that the United States had any "direct talks" with Tehran over the alleged involvement of the regime in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington.
Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): Tensions between Washington and Tehran are getting worse in the wake of the reports that Iran backed a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States.
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Egyptian military government's move to expand its emergency powers to detain people without evidence in the wake of recent mob assault on the Israeli embassy, has been denounced as the most significant curbs on personal freedoms since the fall of former dictator Hosni Mubarak, and also reminds people of his dictatorial regime.
Tripoli, Aug 23 (ANI): Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, who was presumed to have been detained b y the rebels, surprisingly appeared at a hotel with foreign journalists.
Washington, Aug 22 (ANI): Western officials in Libya have expressed doubts whether the rebel movement is actually ready to run the country after toppling the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
Tripoli, Aug 22 (ANI): Libyan rebels have reportedly taken control of Tripoli's Green Square. The International Criminal Court has also confirmed that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif Al-Islam, has been detained.
Riyadh, July 16 (ANI): A Saudi man was beheaded in Tabuk city, situated in the northwestern part of the country, after being convicted of sexually assaulting another man's wife.
London, June 25 (ANI): Four members of Libya's national football team and 13 other leading figures in the sport, have defected to the rebels' side, who are battling to oust the country's leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Manama (Bahrain), May 31 (ANI): Saudi Arabia will not renew the work permits of foreign workers who have spent over six years in the country in an effort to create jobs for nationals, the country's labour minister Adel Fakieh has said.
Washington, May 21 (ANI): Al-Qaeda's new leader Saif al-Adel has vowed to launch attacks on London to avenge Osama bin Laden's killing by US Special Forces in his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan.
London, May 18 (ANI): Al-Qaeda has reportedly appointed Egyptian veteran militant Saif al-Adel as its interim operational head before finally appointing deputy chief Ayman al-Zawahri as Osama Bin Laden's successor.
London, May 11(ANI): Ilyas Kashmiri, who has been linked to multiple terror plots such as a series of '26/11 Mumbai style' attacks in Europe, could take over from Osama Bin Laden as Al-Qaeda chief, a US official has said.
Rabat, May 8 (ANI): Terrorist group Al-Qaeda has denied it had any role in the Morocco cafe bombing, which killed 17 people last month.
London, May 02 (ANI): A UK couple, who struggled to have a baby after three miscarriages and failed IVF treatments, are now proud parents of twins-thanks to a mix of soya and egg yolk.
Islamabad, Dec 3 (ANI): During his exile, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had promised the Saudis not to engage in any political activity, but he violated his commitment much to their disappointment, a diplomatic cable unveiled by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has revealed.
Islamabad, Dec 2 (ANI): The leaked US cables posted on whistle-blower website Wikileaks highlight how, in recent years, Saudi rulers have played favourites with Pakistani politicians, wielded their massive financial clout to political effect and even advocated a return to military rule in Pakistan.
Islamabad, Nov 13 (ANI): Osama Bin Laden has reportedly appointed a new commander, Saif al-Adel, to carry out al Qaeda's offensive operations against the West.
Washington, June 28 (ANI): US officials have slammed top officials of the Afghanistan Government for often blocking corruption investigations of well-connected Afghans.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (ANI): Egypt's brand ambassador and Bollywood actor Celina Jaitly launched a new brand campaign and logo that brings alive all the wonders of this ancient land of the Pharaohs.
Kabul, Nov. 18 (ANI): A minister in Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's cabinet has been accused of accepting roughly 30-million-dollar bribe to award the country's largest development project to a Chinese mining firm, a US official has claimed.
Cairo, October 14 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a statue of Alexander the Great in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria.
Nicosia, Aug 20 (ANI): The Head of the National Petrochemical Company of Iran Adel Nejad-Selim has said that a number of firms from Russia, Turkey, India, Oman and South Africa have reached preliminary agreements with Iran for the financing of petrochemical projects in the country.
Washington, August 5 (ANI): A new research paper has determined that boosting agricultural research in the developing world is the key to ensuring food security for the world's poorest.
Abu Dhabi, June 1 (RIA Novosti) A Kuwaiti citizen has applied to the Guinness World Records for his collection of over 5,000 perfume bottles to be recognised as a world record, the Kuna news agency said Monday.
Wellington, April 9 (IANS) A 78-year-old Indian immigrant who subscribed to the principles of Mahatma Gandhi was beaten to death in a road rage incident in New Zealand, it was reported Thursday.
Sheffield, Jan 5 (IANS) Three Indians, Dipika Pallikal, Kush Kumar and Mahesh Mangaonkar reached the semi-finals in their respective sections at the British Open junior squash championship here.
New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI/Business Wire India): The 11th Bharat Rang Mahotsav, marking the beginning of the 51st year of the National School of Drama (NSD), will open at the Kamani Auditorium on January 7.
Baghdad, Nov 15 (DPA) Two explosions in different parts of Iraq Saturday killed 14 people and left scores injured.
Dubai, Oct 20 (IANS) Celebrating the fifth anniversary of its operations, low-cost carrier Air Arabia will fly all passengers on all its routes free Oct 28.
Cairo, Oct 18 (DPA) Egyptian billionaire businessman Hisham Talaat Moustafa and a security guard pleaded not guilty Saturday to the murder of Lebanese popstar Suzanne Tamim, as prosecution proceedings against them began in Cairo.
London, August 28 (ANI): Iraqi authorities are inviting companies to submit designs to make a giant Ferris wheel in Baghdad, as part of a strategy to make the capital a leisure friendly city.
Indian tennis team featuring Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna easily succumbed to their second-seeded opponents United States 1-2, after Mirza and Bopanna lost their singles matches, in the 20th edition the Hopman Cup opener at the
Mumbaiâ??s child prodigy Swapnali Yadav has done for Indiaâ??s pride, setting a World record, by completing the 30-km Messinikos Gulf in Greece. At eight years and seven months, Swapnali became the youngest swimmer to cross the stretch thus far.
