FnF Desk ,  Jun 07, 2012
Barbara Walters acted as a 'adoptive mother' and 'career adviser' to a glamorous former aide of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In a string of leaked emails between Sheherazad Jafaari and the celebrated broadcaster, Ms Walters, 82, promised to her help the 22-year-old secure a job on Piers Morgan's CNN show and win a place at Columbia University. .... Read News

FnF Desk ,  Jun 07, 2012
Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad "massacred" about 100 people, including many women and children, at a village in central Syria, the opposition Syrian National Council has said. "We have 100 deaths in the village of Al-Kubeir" in Syria's central Hama province on Wednesday, "among them 20 women and 20 children," said Mohammed Sermini .... Read News

FnF Desk ,  Jun 06, 2012
Security officials say the health of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has entered a "dangerous" phase. .... Read News

FnF Desk ,  Jun 05, 2012
Syria has said the ambassadors of several Western countries, including the US, Britain, France and Turkey, were "personae non gratae" or unwelcome in the country, a week after governments around the world expelled its top diplomats, BBC reported Tuesday. .... Read News

FnF Desk ,  Jun 04, 2012
As moonlight flits go it was one of the more brazen. If you were trying to dodge paying a hotel bill of £5million you might just slip out of a side door and walk away quietly with some hand luggage. However, when a Saudi princess tried it from a five-star establishment in Paris she was just a little bit too noticeable – what with her retinue of 60 servants in tow and a mountain of suitcases. .... Read News

FnF Desk ,  Jun 03, 2012
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said Sunday that the country faces a "real war" waged by external forces. Addressing parliament in a speech broadcast by Syrian television, he rejected media reports blaming government troops for the Houla massacre a week ago. .... Read News

FnF Desk ,  Jun 02, 2012
An Egyptian judge today sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak to life in prison after finding him guilty of being complicit in the killings of protesters during the uprising that ended his 30 year rule .... Read News

FnF Desk ,  May 31, 2012
Affirming that Iran was not after nuclear weapons, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said enriching uranium to 20 percent was his country's right. .... Read News

FnF Desk ,  May 30, 2012
Iran has sent its troops to help the regime of embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fight opposition forces, a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards has said. .... Read News

FnF Desk ,  May 29, 2012
A Saudi Arabia scholar has reportedly offered a USD 450,000 reward for killing Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. .... Read News

FnF Desk ,  Apr 11, 2012
To the surprise of hardly anyone, the peace plan for Syria brokered by U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan is collapsing in a hail of bullets and artillery. The question is whether anyone has the stomach for tougher action. .... Read Article

FnF Desk ,  Mar 11, 2012
Creeping steadily above the London skyline, the Shard will be Europe's tallest building when it is finally finished in a few weeks' time: an extraordinary monument to glass, steel and sheer ambition.And an appropriate symbol for the rise of its Qatari owners and their ever-growing influence here in Britain. .... Read Article

FnF Desk ,  Dec 28, 2011
Huge pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Arab world in 2011 booted out some of north Africa's most powerful and long-serving regimes. Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have seen their oppressive rulers overthrown, while anti-government protesters elsewhere have kept the momentum going. .... Read Article

FnF Desk ,  Dec 08, 2011
The Arab Spring will lead to a long and cold Arab Winter as the countries that have seen forcible regime changes either fragment along tribal lines or transform into Islamist entities, two Israeli security experts said Thursday. .... Read Article

FnF Desk ,  Aug 30, 2011
With Ramadan drawing to a close, Muslims across the UAE are moving on from their Ramadan routines to plan parties and finish their shopping in preparation for Eid Al Fitr. .... Read Article

FnF Correspondent ,  Aug 25, 2011
Eversince the rebels have started scoring victory against government forces, the hercules question has risen that who will get hold of Libya's vast oil reserve, a treasure that vastly contributed in the wealth of Col Gaddafi and envied by the western countries. .... Read Article

FnF Desk ,  Aug 09, 2011
Thousands of well-heeled residents used to eating or ordering from fast-food outlets and restaurants are now turning to healthier nutrition services where dieticians and chefs work together to customise meals for them. Diets on the go are big business today which deliver meals right to their doorstep. .... Read Article

Sujata Biswas ,  Jul 13, 2011
As the summer sets its charisma on UAE, Abu Dhabi & Dubai are here again with their barrelful of summertainments and cool shopping deals to brave the rising mercury. .... Read Article

FnF Desk ,  Mar 24, 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said the United States expects "more announcements" of Arab participation in UN-backed military action in Libya in the coming days. Five days after the United States, Britain and France launched air strikes to protect Libyans from Muammar Gaddafi's security forces, Qatar is the only Arab country to have offered warplanes for a no-fly zone. .... Read Article

FnF Desk ,  Mar 02, 2011
At least 3,000 people are estimated to have been killed so far in Libya's two-week-old uprising, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said Wednesday in Paris. At a press conference, the FIDH said it was still trying to confirm some of the reports on which its estimate of 3,000 dead was based and would issue a detailed breakdown later. .... Read Article