China’s census shows its population grew to 1.34 billion people by 2010, with a sharp rise in those over 60. Nearly half of all Chinese now live in cities and people over the age of 60 now account for 13.3% of the population, up nearly 3% since 2000. But the […]
Since my visits to Hawaii islands and Bermuda, starting in 2004, I have become a staunch believer in evolution, by which I mean common descent of all living beings on the planet earth. The two main proofs for the theory of evolution are molecular biology and biogeography. We do not have […]
Developing therapies from human embryonic stem cells is under threat in Europe, say scientists. In a letter to Nature, they express “profound concern” about moves at the European Court of Justice to ban patent protection for embryonic stem cell lines. A law officer argues it should be unlawful to allow […]
The Euro-American attack on Libya has nothing to do with protecting anyone; only the terminally naive believe such nonsense. It is the West’s response to popular uprisings in strategic, resource-rich regions of the world and the beginning of a war of attrition against the new imperial rival, China. President Barack […]
April 2011 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The death toll from severe storms that punished five Southern U.S. states jumped to a staggering 178 Thursday after Alabama canvassed its hard-hit counties for a new tally of lives lost. Alabama’s state emergency management agency said it had confirmed 128 deaths, up from at […]
Indonesia attracted offers almost three times the value of the $2.5 billion dollar-denominated bonds it sold on Thursday, Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said. “We got offers totaling $6.9 billion but we granted only $2.5 billion,” the finance minister said, pointing out that this reflected the confidence of foreign investors in […]
Beitar chairman Itzik Kornfein is making progress in his battle to eradicate racism in soccer. Beitar Jerusalem earned the reputation of being Israel’s most racist club long ago. Anybody who attended a Beitar match over recent decades could not have helped but hear the bigoted chants, which for some reason […]
Church attendance in western democracies has declined; yet, a new University of Missouri study shows religious beliefs still influence people at the polls. Chris Raymond, a graduate instructor of political science in the MU College of Arts and Science, said that many political experts consider voters around the world as […]
MADINAH: Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Al-Asheikh opened an Islamic calligraphy show at Le Meridien here Tuesday and commended Muslim calligraphers around the world for reviving the Islamic art and promoting the message of Qur’an in an attractive manner. “God has honored the Arab nation by sending the Qur’an in Arabic […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Al-Asheikh on Wednesday announced his ministry’s plan to establish a center for Hadith research and studies, similar to the King Fahd Qur’an Printing Complex in Madinah. “The project is now under study and will be named after Custodian […]
AMMAN (JT) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday stressed the importance of listening to the voice of young Jordanians and taking their views into account, highlighting their role in shaping the future of the country. “Your ideas are important and we rely on them as the basis for shaping […]