Saudi Arabia plans to begin municipal elections this month, the first political concession from the conservative U.S. ally since protests sweeping the region reached the kingdom, a government website said on Wednesday.
Industrial turnover rose by 4% in 2010, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service, whereas industrial output in the same period dropped by 0.8%. In December alone, the industrial turnover
The communist-led Cyprus government said on Sunday it opposed any use of the two British bases on the island to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya but conceded it had no power
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said a foreign plot against his kingdom had been foiled and thanked troops brought in from neighbouring countries to help end increasing unrest after weeks
Crowds set fire to a headquarters of the ruling Baath Party in the Syrian city of Deraa on Sunday, residents said, as the wave of unrest in the Arab world shook even
A big majority of Egyptians approved amendments to the constitution in a referendum, results showed, opening the door to early elections seen as favouring Islamists and figures affiliated with the old ruling
Russian business could be worth EUR 2.1 bln per year, or 12% of GDP, according to a presentation made by Sapienta Economics Director, Fiona Mullen, at the Economist Conference in Nicosia on
France has as many as 20 warplanes operating over Libya at the moment, a French military source said on Saturday, operating in an area some 100 km by 150 km around the
Japan is considering whether to halt sales of food products from near a crippled nuclear plant because of contamination by a radioactive element which can pose a short-term health risk, the U.N.
Allied warplanes have gone into in action to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacking the rebel-held city of Benghazi, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Saturday. Gaddafi's troops on Saturday morning
