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Failure in Iraq is in no one's interest - Powell

Arab Gulf leaders ended a summit here yesterday agreeing to form a pact to combat terrorism. The GCC leaders also praised Washington for planning to transfer power to Iraqis by mid-2004.

The US call to reform the education system in the Gulf simply echoes what Gulf Arab intellectuals have been saying for decades, according to Dr Saad bin Teflah, who served as Kuwait's Minister of Information from 1999 to 2000.

At the visa counter in Kuwait International Airport, I was waiting for my papers to be processed when along came a delegation of Americans.

Schools were closed, streets were cordoned off and residents were asked not to leave the house without their ID cards as part of the heightened security measures in place for the 24th Annual GCC Summit, which was scheduled to open this afternoon in Kuwait.

'It is important to distinguish the mind from the hand'

Leaders of the six Gulf Arab states agreed to coordinate their efforts in fighting terrorism at the opening session of the 24th Annual GCC Summit here yesterday.

Kuwait When Waleed Dahdouh reached for a pair of scissors to slit open the bulky envelope addressed to his boss, he figured he was holding a musical "Happy Eid" card.

The root cause of Saudi Arabia's problems lies in the lack of diversity in opinion and religious interpretation, according to one of the participants in the Convention for National Dialogue, which opened on Sunday in the holy city of Makkah.

The question of implanting Western-style democracies in the Gulf region gained momentum with the overthrow of the Iraqi regime and the recent spate of terror attacks in Saudi Arabia.

Afghan telecom network makes slow progress

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