Topic: Middle East

Slogans against the royal family have been daubed on walls in the Shiite heartland of eastern Saudi Arabia, the scene of deadly clashes with security forces, an AFP photographer said Friday.The Al-Saud ruling family must be "held responsible for the blood of ...

Wootton Bassett, the town which became a focal point for honouring soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, was Sunday officially renamed with the prefix "Royal" in recognition of its efforts.Thousands lined the streets of the town in Wiltshire, as Princess Anne handed ...

Saudi Arabia's ailing Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz has undergone an operation in a New York hospital, an official at the kingdom's consulate in the US metropolis told AFP on Wednesday."He is in New York. He has been operated on," said ...

Tens of thousands of Britons joined street parties in the United Arab Emirates on Friday to mark the royal wedding in London, despite a decided lack of enthusiasm among other expatriate communities.Hotels in the oil-rich UAE offered an Arabian fantasy to guests ...

Luxury hotels in the United Arab Emirates are offering their guests an Arabian fantasy as Britain's Prince William marries Catherine Middleton on Friday.The Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, promises "a majestic experience fit for a king ...

(Reuters Life!) - Following is a selection of stories related to the April 29 royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton that have appeared in newspapers and on websites in the last week.(Reuters does not vouch for the accuracy of ...

Prince Harry has worked hard to shake off his wildchild image -- and his newfound maturity will be tested to the limit when he acts as best man at his brother Prince William's wedding.After highly-publicised indiscretions, William's younger brother now takes his ...

The squatters installed in washed-out tents opposite Westminster Abbey will have the perfect view of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton -- as long as they have not been evicted by then."We've been here for ten years. We had three ...

Popular discontent took a new turn with unprecedented public criticism of King Abdullah II's wife, Queen Rania, who stands accused of "corruption" by large tribes, the bedrock of Jordan's regime."We call on the king to return to the treasury land and farms ...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and AbroadExcerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:Dec. 28The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, N.Y., on flexible spending accounts and over-the-counter drugs.Flexible spending accounts, which have given American ...