by Samir Barhoum | Jul 21, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that the road to establishing a viable Palestinian state lies in peaceful negotiations, […]
by Samir Barhoum | Jul 21, 2013 | RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas lauded Jordanian support for the Palestinian people and emphasised that coordination between the two leaderships is […]
RIYADH: SHARIF M. TAHA ARABNEWS Monday 22 July 2013 The volume of hotel investments in Makkah is predicted to hit SR500 billion ($133 billion) by 2015 in light of the […]
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Monday 22 July 2013 The new mataf bridge around the Holy Kaaba opens for pilgrims this week. Only disabled and elderly pilgrims will be allowed to […]
SOURCE: HAARETZ In my dream I see Benjamin Netanyahu giving the speech of his life, which is the speech of our lives. In my dream I see Benjamin Netanyahu giving […]
AFP EGYPT INDEPENDENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians have agreed on the basis to resume peace talks. Here is a chronology of events: 1991: – Nov 1: The Madrid Peace Conference sets peace process framework. 1993: – Sept 13: Israel and […]
Reuters | Jul 20, 2013 | ARABNEWS NAJAF — The civil war in Syria is widening a rift between top Shiite Muslim clergy in Iraq and Iran who have taken […]
RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas invited Arabs and Muslims to visit the Palestinian territories to show support for the Palestinian economy and the steadfastness of the people. In a […]
ANKARA: ARAB NEWS Friday 19 July 2013 The National Campaign for Syrian refugees has distributed 70,000 food kits as part of the second phase of the Ramadan relief for Syrian refugees in the Syrian-Turkish border towns, a campaign official said. The aid also consists of hygienic materials. “The campaign aims […]
DAMMAM: ARAB NEWS Sunday 21 July 2013 The organs of a 20-year-old brain-dead woman have been used to provide transplants for seven patients in Riyadh and Dammam. The Shafah Al-Hasna Committee, linked to the Society for Organ Donation (Ethar), succeeded in obtaining an agreement for the organs of the woman […]
JEDDAH: RIMA AL-MUKHTAR & FOUZIA KHAN Friday 19 July 2013 This year’s Bisat Al-Reeh festival has been successful because it helped showcase the talent and innovation of Saudi businesswomen.’ This […]
Source: Haaretz: By Yael Miler. With the emphasis on good cheer, charitable giving and improving family ties, Ramadan is the perfect opportunity to quit the Jewish-Muslim mudslinging, and focus on […]
by John Glaser, July 19, 2013 Secretary of State John Kerry has now gone to Israel-Palestine six times in five months in an attempt to restart negotiations between the two […]
Huff Post: by Meredith Bennett-Smith. After many years of searching, Israeli archaeologists announced Thursday the discovery of a large palace and storeroom believed to have once belonged to the Biblical monarch King David. “The ruins are the best example to date of the uncovered fortress city of King David,” lead […]
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 20 July 2013 The family of a Saudi national slain by a Filipino worker now on death row is expected to sign a settlement agreement to accept blood money that will free the condemned man. Rodelio “Dondon” Lanuza, who was sentenced to death in 2001 for […]
STORY SUMMARY Rumors have circulated recently that Iran is sponsoring a plan to redraw Syria’s demographic map, including the granting of Syrian nationality to 750,000 Shiites from throughout the Middle East. The Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has declared that the land registry office in Homs has been burned down […]
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FARHANA BEHJAT Arabnews Friday 19 July 2013 Ramadan is a holy month in which each of us gets opportunity to make the best out of it. A chance to earn as much reward and good deeds as we want from Allah, and to ask for forgiveness of our sins. A […]