By DIANA AL-JASSEM | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Saudi nationals who have mothers from different countries claim they are often referred to in a derogatory manner as “half-Saudi.” They complain of being mistreated or mistaken for expatriates, especially if they have blue eyes or blond hair and talk with an accent. […]
By SAEED AL-BATATI | ARAB NEWS SANAA: Yemen’s main opposition, the Joint Meeting Parties, has embarked on consultations to form a unilateral transitional council to replace the current government, a move that was strongly denounced by the government that warned of repercussions. Mohammed Al-Mutwikil, a senior opposition figure, told Arab […]
As many as 320 million people in India and China are expected to come out of extreme poverty in the next four years, while India’s poverty rate is projected to drop to 22%, says a UN report. Read More:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/Indias-poverty-will-fall-from-51-to-22-by-2015-UN-report/articleshow/9152344.cms
BY: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Malta We live in an age of competition, threats and challenges; surviving between problems, material as well as spiritual. At different times, there were different problems; there were always hurdles to be overcome and threatening dangers to be conquered. But, the peaceful […]
By MOHAMMED GHOBARI AND MOHAMMED MUKHASHAF | REUTERS SANAA/ADEN: Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared on television on Thursday for the first time since an assassination attempt a month ago and said he was ready to share power within the constitution’s framework. Saleh, who is being treated in a Riyadh […]
In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful Whenever the son of Mary is cited as an example, your people raise an outcry, saying: ‘Who is better: Our deities or he?’ They cite him only to challenge you. They are contentious people. He was but a […]
By AIJAZ ZAKA SYED | ARAB NEWS Justice for the Libyans is welcome. What about the victims of war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan though? Serves him right. That was my instant reaction to the International Criminal Court’s warrant for Muammar Qaddafi. The whole country has been on fire […]
Cardiologist traces his roots in a labour of love By Rand Dalgamouni AMMAN – As he was growing up in Amman, Ayman Hammoudeh kept hearing the name Beit Dajan mentioned by his family and people he met at weddings and funerals, which made him long to know more about his […]
Biblical criticism has been around for centuries, and those who choose to believe have ignored it until now. Between pogroms, disputations, Inquisitions – and now, computers – it’s hard to be a Jew, or a believing one, at least. The latest challenge actually comes from right here in Israel – […]
A computer program developed by an Israeli expert has given new hints as to the creation of the old and the new testament and their authors. The software analyses stile and choice of words in order to differentiate the various authors of the texts. This means that it is made […]
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has the world’s fastest-growing nuclear stockpile and it could achieve 150-200 warheads in a decade despite the political instability in the country, two top American atomic experts have said. Pakistan is in the process of building two new plutonium production reactors and a new reprocessing facility to fabricate […]
WASHINGTON: The founder of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program claims that in the late 1990s North Korean officials paid kickbacks to senior Pakistani military figures in exchange for critical weapons technology. Abdul Qadeer Khan has given a United States-based expert documents that appear to show North Korea’s government paid more than […]
All signs so far point to a smooth transition in Thailand after deposed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s Puea Thai party handed the Democrats a humbling election defeat. Future stability will be determined largely by how hard and how fast Thaksin’s sister Yingluck, the new prime minister, pushes for an amnesty […]
Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), or the Liberation Party, was founded in 1953 in Jerusalem. The party advocates the politics of pan-Islam by calling for the re-establishment of the Islamic caliphate. Hizb ut-Tahrir is active in most Muslim countries in addition to Western Europe, North America and Australia. […]
“I didn’t think I would ever stop”, Abu Salah tells the circle. “After 14 years of buying and selling, hashish, heroin and cocaine, I had lost control of my life. I had no job. I would never speak to my family.” His story, and the clinic we are sitting in, […]
By RIMA AL-MUKHTAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Young Saudis are distributing cold water and juice to street cleaners to help them beat the summer heat. The campaign started last year in Jeddah and Riyadh where summertime temperatures often rise over 45C (113F). “The campaign was very successful last year when […]
By ALI AL-JIHLI | AL-WATAN THE city of Makkah is the center of attraction for Muslims from all over the world. Indeed, Makkah is the heart of Islam. Pilgrims arrive from all parts of the globe to visit the Grand Mosque. The most precious human treasures are in Makkah and […]
RAMALLAH (Petra) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday said the Palestinian leadership and people reject any solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict at the expense of Jordan. During a meeting with a delegation of Jordanian parliamentarians who arrived in Ramallah yesterday, Abbas reiterated the Palestinian people would turn down any […]
The Syrian uprising has defied conventional expectations and patterns established elsewhere in the region from the outset. It happened, first of all, and to many that in itself was surprising enough. The regime was not alone in believing in a form of Syrian exceptionalism that would shield it from serious […]