New Delhi, Nov. 12th, 2008 --India successfully test-fired a new supersonic surface-to-surface missile (SSM) today, capable of hitting targets 600 km away.

The surprise announcement about the new missile, named Shourya (or Valour) was made after the test was conducted at 0955 UAE time. It was not stated if the missile is tactical or nuclear-capable but it may be recalled that India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has had notable successes in missiles since
2007.

Dhabi, Nov. 12, 2008 -- Foreign Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for International Cooperation Affairs, Mohammed Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil, received at his office here today Austrian Ambassador, Gerald Kriechbaum.

They discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost them, the follow-up of the work of joint committee meeting held in Austria and visa exemption between the two countries.

Ajman, Nov.

New York, Nov. 12, 2008 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has urged the United Nations and its relevant partners to double their efforts to meet the increasing needs of the poor and deprived nations in the wake of the current combination of food and financial crisis, as well as issues of poverty, armed conflicts and serious diseases.

Durham, Britain, Nov. 12, 2008-- Supreme Council member and Ruler of Sharjah, H. H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Tuesday visited here the Durham University, Established in 1832.

The highly reputable Durham University, which was rated among the ten best universities in Britain in 2007 by the "Times" of London, is Britain's third oldest university after Oxford and Cambridge universities.