Emir of Qatar&#39;s consort wins international relations award
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Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, the consort of the Emir of Qatar, has won the Chatham House Prize for improving international relations, the foreign policy think-tank announced Monday.
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Britain&#39;s Prince Harry called princess Diana &quot;the best mother in the world&quot; at a memorial service on the 10th anniversary of her death Friday that reduced hundreds of public mourners outside the venue to tears.
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The United Arab Emirates appointed Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as its president Wednesday, hours after burying his father in a funeral that attracted thousands of mourners and several heads of state to this
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The move represents a victory for the parents and supporters of a U.S. citizen who has been held without charges in Saudi Arabia since June 2003.
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A couple of years ago Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al-Nahyan, the emir of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) patronized the translation and publication of an old Islamic text about the âideal princeâ.
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Sheik Ahmed bin Hashr Al-Maktoum earned the first-ever Olympic medal for the United Arab Emirates when he took home the gold medal in men&#39;s double trap shooting on Tuesday in Athens.
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The Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday evening unanimously elected Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the new president of the UAE, the official Emirates news agency WAM reported Wednesday.
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The US State Department Wednesday lauded Japan&#39;s decision to stay in Iraq despite threats a kidnapped Japanese citizen will be killed unless it withdraws.
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NAIROBI, Kenya  - Kenyan environmentalist Wangari  Maathai said Friday she had been told by a Norwegian diplomat  that she had won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The Louvre has invited Toni Morrison, the most recent American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, to lead a ÂconversationÂ among the arts around a theme of her choice.
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European Union (EU) foreign policychief Javier Solana wrote on Wednesday to the incumbent Afghan leader Hamid Karzai congratulating him on his victory in the firstdirect presidential elections in Afghanistan.
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New Delhi: India condoled the death of UAE President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan describing him as an &quot;outstanding&quot; leader of Islamic world and recalling his contribution to cementing Indo-Emirates ties.
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The State Department presented awards on Monday to three Diplomatic Security officers for heroism in Haiti during a political upheaval last February.
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A former KGB agent who passed Soviet secrets to Britain during the Cold War received a top award from Queen Elizabeth II Thursday.
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DAMMAM: His Majesty King Hamad yesterday held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.They reviewed historic ties and expressed satisfaction with them, reiterating the strength of these relations.
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British winners at this summer&#39;s Athens Olympics were among hundreds of people recognised by Queen Elizabeth II in her New Year Honours on Friday, with double track gold medallist Kelly Holmes made a Dame.
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Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been chosen as president of the United Arab Emirates, succeeding his father, who