Xinjiang police attack was terrorism, China says
Chinese officials have blamed Monday’s deadly attack at a police station in Xinjiang province on “terrorists” from the ethnic Uighur minority. Read More
Born to be dead
Source:Times of India Last week — between July 8 and 10 — 24 infants died in the space of 72 hours in two government hospitals of Murshidabad in West Bengal. Ten days earlier, 18 newborns perished in Kolkata’s B C Roy Hospital, and in January, 21 babies died in yet […]
Scotland Yard to get first woman chief?
Source: Times of India. LONDON: The Scotland Yard may get its first woman Commissioner if Sara Thornton is chosen to replace Sir Paul Stephenson who resigned as Metropolitan Police chief following a phone hacking scandal in Britain, a report said. Thornton is said to be the early favourite. She is […]
Some ‘brides of the Red Sea’ beating up hubbies
By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: According to Jeddah police reports, on an average, 145 wives beat their husbands in a month, constituting 20 percent of the annual rates of such incidents. Wives only go for physical violence when they reach a state of explosion and can no longer […]
Safeguard the inheritance rights of women.
By GALAL FAKKAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Justice Ministry has warned those who deprive women of their right to inheritance that they could face imprisonment and other punishments. The ministry made the call Sunday while launching its special “Mawarith” (inheritance) program on its website. According to ministry sources, most […]
Qaddafi government holds talks with US officials
By ASSOCIATED PRESS – Arab News TRIPOLI, Libya: Representatives of Muammar Qaddafi’s embattled government held face-to-face talks with US officials in neighboring Tunisia over the weekend, a Libyan government official said Monday, describing the meeting as a first step in opening dialogue. A US State Department official confirmed the meeting […]
Qatar shuts its embassy in Damascus
By REUTERS – Arab News AMMAN: Diplomatic pressure mounted on Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday after Qatar, previously a major supporter, shut its embassy in Damascus and the European Union said it was considering tougher sanctions. Meanwhile, Syria saw its first outbreak of sectarian violence in four months of […]
Households headed by women rise by 3% over 10-year period
By Laila Azzeh, The Jordan Times AMMAN – The number of households in Jordan headed by women has increased from 8.8 per cent in 1979 to 11.8 per cent in 2008, according to a study released on Monday. Women used to head one in every 11 families in 1979, while […]
Bakhit says 2011 to witness ‘daring leap’ in reforms
AMMAN (Petra) – The government on Monday stressed keenness to continue dialogue with all components of the society at the current “exceptional stage”. Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit said Jordan is facing “exceptional challenges” that require this continued dialogue and partnership in order to serve “the homeland’s higher interests”. At a […]