Visiting Pope Benedict XVI yesterday urged Catholics to courageously defend the traditional family. The Pontiff, who celebrated an open-air Mass before hundreds of thousands of peopele on the second day of his visit to Croatia, warned couples cohabiting outside wedlock that living together was no substitute for marriage. “Dear families be […]
by Marc-André Miserez, swissinfo.ch Antennas developed by Swiss scientists have sounded ice layers in Antarctica up to several kilometres thick, as well as the rocks underneath. This is of interest not only to geologists and climatologists attempting to measure the effects of global warming on Earth’s ice-covered regions, but also […]
Hebron – PNN – On Monday morning a group of armed settlers attacked Palestinian farmers from the Um Al Khayr village, to the south of Hebron city in the southern West Bank, and stopped them from herding their sheep and reaching their land. According to farmers, armed settlers from the […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Monday instructed all government departments to implement the short-term and long-term plans he approved for creating jobs for the increasing number of Saudi graduates. The new plans are expected to create at least 70,000 new jobs for […]
By MUHAMMAD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The permanent committee for issuing religious edicts, chaired by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, has banned the mingling of men and women at offices and educational institutions. “Women are not allowed to work with men. For example, they cannot work as secretaries for […]
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Five US service members were killed in a rocket attack in Iraq on Monday, in the worst single toll for American troops in the country for at least two years, the US military and Iraqi security officials said. The attack showed Iraq’s security situation is still precarious […]
By Raed Omari AMMAN – MPs on Monday had mixed reactions vis-à-vis the proposed elections law. Some described it as a step in the right direction, while others argued that the law does not suit the social makeup of Jordan. The changes were proposed by the National Dialogue Committee, which […]
By Hani Hazaimeh AMMAN – The government on Monday said that nearly 8,000 prisoners will be released under the general pardon law, while 6,000 cases that are being seen by courts will be annulled. The release of detainees and inmates will save the state nearly JD40 million. However, a senior […]