http://al-shorfa.com/ Al-Shorfa covers events in the Arabic World and the Middle East through reports and analysis by correspondents in Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain and other countries in the region. en-gb Reports indicate Hizbullah is continuing to send fighters to Syria, despite growing condemnation from Lebanese officials and Syrian opposition fighters. http://al-shorfa.com/r/amr7 meii/features/2013/05/24/feature-01 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Mass awareness is the best defence against the Taliban terror tactic, officials and activists say, and efforts to teach people how to recognise such explosives are picking up steam. http://al-shorfa.com/r/amrg meii/features/2013/05/24/feature-02 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The two countries have agreed to work together to open more doors for commercial trade and prevent smuggling. http://al-shorfa.com/r/amrm meii/features/2013/05/24/feature-03 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Bahrain on Tuesday (May 21st) sent official letters to the UN, the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation, the Arab League and the European Union in pr... http://al-shorfa.com/r/ams1 meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/24/newsbrief-01 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 At least 23 people have been killed since Sunday in Syria-linked clashes in the Lebanese city of Tripoli.... http://al-shorfa.com/r/ams7 meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/24/newsbrief-02 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The World Bank on Thursday (May 23rd) said it will provide the Jordanian government with $150 million to help the kingdom with the cost of hosting at... http://al-shorfa.com/r/amsg meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/24/newsbrief-03 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Iraq has begun construction work on special centres for rehabilitating terror victims, the Iraqi government said Friday (May 24th).... http://al-shorfa.com/r/amss meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/24/newsbrief-04 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The Iraqi police in Salaheddine province on Friday (May 24th) thwarted an attack on seven power transmission towers north of Baghdad.... http://al-shorfa.com/r/amsv meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/24/newsbrief-05 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Unknown assailants on Friday (May 24th) killed a prominent cleric in an attack launched on his home west of Mosul, Iraqi police in Ninawa province sa... http://al-shorfa.com/r/amta meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/24/newsbrief-06 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The Iraqi police in Anbar province on Thursday (May 23rd) arrested three terrorism suspects in a security operation carried out with Sahwa backing in... http://al-shorfa.com/r/amtg meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/24/newsbrief-07 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 A UN-funded centre to support Iraqi industry has opened in central Basra, the Federation of Iraqi Industries said Friday (May 24th).... http://al-shorfa.com/r/amtm meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/24/newsbrief-08 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Yemen's Interior Ministry on Thursday (May 23rd) unveiled a "terrorist plot" by al-Qaeda-affiliated Ansar al-Sharia to capture Ghayl Ba Wazir, a town... http://al-shorfa.com/r/amtv meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/24/newsbrief-09 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Lebanese and Syrian students and young professionals staged a protest in Beirut condemning Hizbullah's intervention in Syria, and say further demonstrations are planned. http://al-shorfa.com/r/al5x meii/features/2013/05/23/feature-01 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The decision, which comes as part of Ministry of Education reforms, has met with mixed reaction from parents and teachers. http://al-shorfa.com/r/al66 meii/features/2013/05/23/feature-02 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Social insurance plays a key role in the economic and social advancement of the country, participants said. http://al-shorfa.com/r/al6c meii/features/2013/05/23/feature-03 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The Arab League said Thursday (May 23rd) it plans to submit to the UN Security Council a list of proposals for a June peace conference aimed at endin... http://al-shorfa.com/r/al6r meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/23/newsbrief-01 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Violence stranded thousands of Syrians seeking refuge in Jordan on Thursday (May 23rd), after at least three days of record low arrivals, The Jordan... http://al-shorfa.com/r/al6x meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/23/newsbrief-02 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 More than 400 Iraqi scientists returned to Iraq this year as part of a government programme to encourage expatriate professionals to return to their... http://al-shorfa.com/r/al76 meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/23/newsbrief-03 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Blasts at the houses of Sahwa members in al-Karma killed two Iraqis and wounded seven others, including a woman and three children, Anbar provincial... http://al-shorfa.com/r/al7i meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/23/newsbrief-04 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Iraqi security forces this week killed the leader of Ansar al-Sunna in Kirkuk province in a shootout in Kirkuk city, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said... http://al-shorfa.com/r/al7l meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/23/newsbrief-05 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The Iraqi government announced Thursday (May 23rd) it is making easy-term loans available to women who wish to start their own businesses.... http://al-shorfa.com/r/al80 meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/23/newsbrief-06 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The specialised criminal court in Riyadh on Wednesday (May 22nd) sentenced eight Saudis to prison for up to 25 years for belonging to al-Qaeda and pl... http://al-shorfa.com/r/al86 meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/23/newsbrief-07 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The Yemeni Ministry of Education on Wednesday (May 22nd) launched experimental broadcasting of the country's first satellite educational channel.... http://al-shorfa.com/r/al8c meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/23/newsbrief-08 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 UAE government services will in a few years be available via mobile phones under a new "smart government" initiative launched by the country's Vice P... http://al-shorfa.com/r/al8l meii/newsbriefs/2013/05/23/newsbrief-09 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000