By Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon At rare moments in life, history takes a sharp turn for the better, and sometimes you can see and feel this happening in front of your eyes. This past week was just such a moment for the Arab world, as three different […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Making use of modern information and social media in promoting dialogue between the followers of different religious faiths and cultures is the theme of an international interfaith dialogue conference that was opened in Doha on Monday. Speakers emphasized the importance of dialogue […]
By Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA – Energy experts on Sunday predicted that solar power will be the most important source of energy in the Middle East within the next decade, calling on regional governments to shift from their reliance on oil to clean, renewable energy resources. Energy drives […]
Death of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan puts focus on the Allegiance Counci By Abdul Nabi Shaheen, Correspondent, GULF NEWS Riyadh: Saudi Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz has died, the palace announced on Saturday, leaving his brother and veteran Interior Minister Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz the likely successor to […]
By REUTERS GULF NEWS ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates plans to provide $3 billion in financial aid to Egypt but is still discussing the mechanism to deliver it, a senior UAE official said on Saturday. “The UAE has approved an assistance of $3 billion to Egypt, but the mechanism […]
(Who ones lies is not believed, even when he speaks the truth). Kingdom, GCC condemn ‘abhorrent’ plot to kill Saudi envoy By AGENCIES ARABNEWS RIYADH/WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Wednesday the “sinful and abhorrent” attempt to assassinate its ambassador to Washington, a day after the United States claimed Iran […]
ANTHONY SHADID and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK CAIRO — By force of this year’s Arab revolts and revolutions, activists marching under the banner of Islam are on the verge of a reckoning decades in the making: the prospect of achieving decisive power across the region has unleashed an unprecedented debate over […]
By MOHAMMED MAR’I ARABNEWS GAZA: The GCC program for the reconstruction of Gaza has succeeded to rebuild hundreds of homes destroyed during the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip in 2008-2009. Rif’at Diab, the program coordinator in the Strip, told the Voice of Palestine Radio that the program finished the first […]
By AGENCIES ARABNEWS SANAA: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) urged Ali Abdullah Saleh to sign a power transfer plan “immediately” as forces loyal to the Yemeni president attacked pro-opposition troops with mortar shells and heavy gunfire Saturday and rooftop snipers picked off unarmed protesters fleeing in panic. The streets of […]
By Khetam Malkawi, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – The number of tourists visiting the Kingdom from the Gulf states increased by 26 per cent in the first eight months of the year, compared to the same period in 2010, according to a Ministry of Tourism report. The report, which was released […]
AMMAN (Jordan Times) – Jordan on Sunday presented its case of accession to the Gulf Cooperation Council at a meeting of GCC foreign ministers in Jeddah. The ministers issued a recommendation to their countries’ leaders calling for including Jordan and Morocco, another applicant, under a five-year development plan set by […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The chairman of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogues (DICID) has emphasized the need for greater cooperation and coordination among Muslim organizations that work to promote dialogue between different cultures and religions to boost world peace and stability. Professor Ibrahim Naimi […]
Source: The Jordan Times AMMAN (Petra) – Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Saturday reiterated that joining the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a win-win situation, noting that the first meeting regarding Jordan’s membership in the GCC will be held between September 10 and 15. In a seminar held by the […]
By KT ABDURABB | ARAB NEWS The 1,800-sqm complex was constructed on land donated by Sharjah ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi. Located in the Yarmouk area, the complex is the biggest church beyond the border of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). “The St. Philip Apostle Orthodox Church reflects the religious harmony of […]
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch Geneva needs to diversify its tourism offer to compensate for an over-reliance on holidaymakers from the Gulf states, say tourism experts. Some 1.8 million people attended the Fêtes de Genève festival that ended on Sunday, but the figures were down from two million last year, most […]
By ARJUWAN LAKKDAWALA | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Ramadan is a special month, and it is a very joyful time for Muslims who fast and celebrate this month. But how do non-Muslims living in the Kingdom feel about Ramadan? To find out, Arab News spoke to several non-Muslims, who said they saw […]
Source: http://www.albawaba.com On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, Dubai Customs launched the first Ramadan event by sponsoring the Holy Quran Memorization Project which takes place from 1st to 20th Ramadan 1432 at Al Siddiq Center for Holy Quran Memorization in Dubai with the participation of 50 children, […]
Dubai: An entranced crowd on Friday night listened as an Afro-American former rapper and hip-hop artist told of how a visit to the UAE changed his life. Chauncey Lamont Hawkins (Loon) was formerly part of P. Diddy’s Bad Boy Records, where he released his self-titled debut album, ‘Loon’. “I had it […]
Dubai: Generating high workplace productivity while helping Muslim workers observe the tenets of Ramadan can pose challenges for companies, experts say. Reduced daily work hours for Muslim workers who are fasting can impact on output for business environments vying in a competitive global market place. In the UAE, chapter four […]
Editorial: ARABNEWS How in the real world can anyone sell something that they do not already own? The decision by France, Italy, Spain and Belgium to impose a ban on the short selling of shares will be approved by many well beyond the confines of those particular four countries. Indeed, […]