abu dhabi — The UAE will host the ‘Forum for the Future 2008’ in Dubai, jointly with the G-8 countries, to support the development plans globally, Dr Mohammed Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday.

Gordon Brown is battling to steady Labour Party nerves after its worst election defeat for 40 years, but the rout raises serious questions about his future, commentators say.

Darfur's biggest city and historic trade hub, Nyala, is a gateway to Sudan with business prospects to entice the intrepid and a cinema keeping light entertainment alive in the dark days of war.

Children represent a bright future and hold our hopes for a better world. In today’s technologically advanced society, connected by the Internet, our children can also be the most vulnerable.

New evidence suggests that a booster vaccination against H5N1 avian influenza given years after initial vaccination with a different strain may prove useful in controlling a potential future pandemic. The study is published in the August 1 issue of The Jo