A homecoming parade is held for the Coldstream Guards who have returned from action in Afghanistan.

British servicemen returning from Afghanistan are welcomed home by crowds of well-wishers.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai and hundreds of visiting dignitaries flee the Mujaheddin Parade ceremony in Kabul shortly after Taliban gunmen open fire and launch rockets on the ceremony.read more

Germany apologises to Afghanistan for a spying incident which targeted an Afghan minister.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped a barrage of automatic gunfire and mortar shells fired on a ceremony he attended in Kabul. State run television captured the pandemonium showing hundreds of visiting dignitaries, soldiers and journalists running for cover after the

The Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) has postponed registration of foreign residents in the UAE to June, according to its Director General Darwish Al Zarouni."Registration of foreign residents...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com

Britain's prestigious Repton School has announced the September 2008 opening of it's Senior school and boarding program with it's first international partner school located in Dubai. School...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com

The Ministry of Justice has started translating all the 681 federal laws in the country into English in the first phase of a vital project to help the foreign communities.The English version of the...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com

With some serious problems related to the master plan and infrastructure having resolved, Jumeirah Village is finally emerging as a viable destination for investors. Also boosting its chances is the...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com

The UK's Financial Times (FT) is to launch a full Middle Eastern edition of its famous newspaper in Abu Dhabi to be published every Tuesday and Thursda."It's a full-edition newspaper," one source...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com

Beirut, Lebanon - Armed men suspected to be members of Hezbollah, detained and interrogated a delegate from France in the party's stronghold in south Beirut.

By James GavinDespite being without a head of state for nearly six months, Lebanon is in an unusually favorable economic position.

Beirut- Visa credit card is celebrating its sponsorship of the 2008 Olympic Games by bringing the excitement of this internationally acclaimed event to Lebanon.

Beirut / Damascus - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Saturday to discuss rising prospects for Syrian-Israeli peace after signs of progress in Turkish mediation between the two Mideast foes.

Beirut- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he is not worried about the international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Jebel Ali, the world's largest man made harbour and the biggest port in the Middle East, is all set to take over the full cargo business of Port Rashid with the completion of Terminal 2-expansion...Continue to the full story at

Raghida DerghamBeirut- The words of al-Qaeda's second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, that Lebanon will play a pivotal role in the upcoming battles with the Crusaders and Jews should be taken very seriously by the United States and the international community.