Friday December 05, 2008

News Archive

RBAF to get upgraded radio network system

19/01/2008
THE Ministry of Defence yesterday signed a contract with a US-based communications provider for the supply of combat...


'Joint efforts needed for global issues'

19/01/2008
DURING the past few days, the sultanate has received a spate of visits from envoys and high-level delegations from...


Coop targets membership of 200,000 by the year 2010

19/01/2008
KOKAMI, the national mukim and village cooperative, is aiming for a membership of 200,000 by the end of 2010, its...


Private firm in anti-drug battle

19/01/2008
A PRIVATE sector company has joined forces with the Narcotics Control Bureau to fight the menace of drug abuse in the...


Putin lands key pipeline deal

19/01/2008
RUSSIA and Bulgaria agreed a landmark gas pipeline deal yesterday that will strengthen Russia's grip on Europe's energy...


550 cholera cases in Congo

19/01/2008
MORE than 550 people have fallen victim to a cholera epidemic so far this year in Lubumbashi, capital of Congo's...


WORLD ROUND-UP

19/01/2008
US for life-term for Qaeda plotter WASHINGTON: US authorities recommended a life sentence for a Canadian al-Qaeda...


Google to lend hand in fight on global warming

19/01/2008
GOOGLE'S philanthropic arm on Thursday said it is taking aim at global warming, poverty, and pandemics with millions in...


Chess genius Bobby Fischer dies in Iceland

19/01/2008
BOBBY Fischer, America's first and only world chess champion, who beat the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky in a blaze of...


Israel bombs Hamas ministry On ruse of halting attacks, Israel hits at Palestinian targets, jeopardising the peace process

19/01/2008
ISRAEL bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza on yesterday, sharply escalating what it called a campaign to...