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Arab Parliament Meditates Parliamentary Pressure on Iran on UAE Islets

CAIRO-Deputy Speaker of the Arab Parliament Dr. Mustafa al Faqee said on May 10, 2008 that he is coining the idea of parliamentary pressure on Iran to respond to UAE's demands on its three islands occupied by Iran. Al Faqee told Emirates News Agency (WAM) that the parliaments of all Arab countries should exert some kind of pressure on Tehran on the issue. He said that he will present this idea to the Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mohammed Jassem Al Sagar for tabling the subject in the next parliamentary session. The Arab Parliament, set up by an agreement by member countries in the Arab League earlier in 2001, consists of 44 MPs representing 22 countries. ''UAE should never abandon its right to the three islands. At the same time, standing by the political intelligence and the well-known wisdom of UAE, it is not desirable too that UAE rushes the issue into the arena of US-Iran confrontation over the Iranian nuclear programme,¡± opined Al Faqee.

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Ten years on, euro is a safe deposit

Single women threaten Qatar population rise

The euro zone economy is starting to feel the heat from nine months of a US-rooted global credit crunch and a soaring euro that will crimp exports, but policymakers and business leaders may thank their stars for monetary union. Ten years after European leaders agreed on May 2, 1998 to launch the euro among 11 member countries, the single currency is near record highs against the dollar and growing as a benchmark reserve currency in central bank coffers worldwide.

Doha: Qatar's national population is under threat because Qatari women are marrying later in life and a quarter of child-bearing women are unmarried, an Hasan Al Muhannadi, deputy chairman of the Permanent Population Committee, said in a report on Qatar's demographic trends .

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Local VoIP only in UAE	Iraq warns neighbours to stay out
The UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has said that it will only allow Voice over Internet Protocol technology to be used for local calls within the country, reported Gulf News.	Iraq's prime minister has urged regional powers, including Iran and Syria, not to use the country as a proxy battleground.

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Dubai to be home to smart technologies

Dubai: When Fayssal Daoud shows you the home of the future, he starts by showing you a small touch screen installed discreetly into a wall. It¡¯s almost anti-climactic, but through this screen home owners can now control almost any aspect of their house or apartment. By tapping a few buttons on the screen, Daoud opens the living room curtains, turns on the lights and starts some music. Have a romantic evening planned? There¡¯s a pre-programmed button for that. Tap the pad, and the lights dim and softer music fills the room. What if the music you want isn¡¯t there? No worries, you can just access it off of the network¡¯s storage system, where all your download movies are also stored. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking of worries, the panel can also be used to access any of the home¡¯s security cameras. In this mini-apartment, there are four, and they can be viewed simultaneously. And did I mention the robotic arm in the bedroom with the TV mounted on the end?

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