RT: The United States is sponsoring the construction of facilities in Georgia on the threshold of a military conflict in Iran, a member of Georgian opposition movement Public Assembly, Elizbar Javelidze has stated. According to the academician, that explains why President Mikhail Saakashvili is roaming the republic opening new hospitals […]
By LAWRENCE DAVIDSON, ARABNEWS The announcement came from the mayor’s office of New York City (NYC) on Dec. 19, 2011 in the form of an 11-page declaration. It begins: “Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Cornell University President David J. Skorton and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology President Peretz Lavie today announced an […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The leaders of France and Germany said Monday that progress has been made on last month’s proposed deal aimed at resolving Europe’s debt crisis. The fiscal pact, designed to ensure that governments do not spend beyond their means and rack up unsustainable debts, could be signed […]
WASHINGTON: A leading Republican senator warned Sunday that Iraq was “unraveling” in the wake of the withdrawal of US troops, putting at risk the thousands of American civilians in the country. Senator John McCain, who lost to Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, blamed the deteriorating situation on the […]
NY Times: WASHINGTON — A nearly two-month lull in American drone strikes in Pakistan has helped embolden Al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup, increase attacks against Pakistani security forces and threaten intensified strikes against allied forces in Afghanistan, American and Pakistani officials say. The insurgents are increasingly […]
TEHRAN — Iran’s government on Saturday welcomed the US Navy’s rescue of 13 Iranian fishermen held by pirates, calling it a positive humanitarian gesture. US officials announced Friday that the […]
Source / Courtesy: RT.com RT: With tensions around the Strait of Hormuz sky-high, Iranian plans to conduct the country’s “greatest naval war games” could coincide with joint US-Israeli exercises in the Persian Gulf. With both sides taking positions, could a real battle be looming? Hopefully the massive exercises will remain […]
China’s state media have warned the US against “flexing its muscles” after Washington unveiled a defence review switching focus to the Asia-Pacific. Read More…
Three Federal Reserve policy makers said the U.S. government should try new ways to spur the housing market without agreeing about how much more the central bank needs to do to bring down interest rates. New York Fed President William C. Dudley said in New Jerseyyesterday that “additional housing policy […]
By MARIA PETRINGA, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 4, 2012, IN THE LIFE & STYLE SECTION OF ARABNEWS.COM The city of Houston, Texas, is widely known for its achievements in energy, […]
By MARIA PETRINGA, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM The city of Houston, Texas, is widely known for its achievements in energy, space and medical technology. During the past few decades, thanks to its excellent […]
CNBC: They are 30 million consumers, representing a quarter of U.S. households, who earn a collective $1.3 trillion a year. But banks don’t want to serve them, because they lose money. And the nonfinancial institutions who do serve them may not be offering them much value in the long term. […]
13-year-old Aidan Dwyer whose parents had been hoping to install solar panels on their Long Island house, but their yard was too small and their roof wasn’t suitable. There was, however, enough room for a tree. Perhaps, Aidan postulated, trees arranged their branches to improve the collection of sunlight. If […]
By Dean Obeidallah reported by CNN ” Plainly put, Rick Santorum wants to convert our current legal system into one that requires our laws to be in agreement with religious law, not unlike what the Taliban want to do in Afghanistan. Santorum is not hiding this. The only reason you may not […]
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/930519716.js?D=DM_LOC%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.themuslimtimes.org%252Fwp-admin%252Fpost-new.php%26DM_CAT%3DNYTimesglobal%2520%253E%2520General%26DM_EOM%3D1&C=H07707The United States added 200,000 new jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday, a robust figure indicating that the economic recovery may finally be building up a head of steam. The nation’s unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent in December, from a revised 8.7 percent in November, the government […]
RT: Long gone are the days of Cinderella stories in America. Rags-to-riches tales may have at one point been part of the American Dream for those aspiring for success in the states. New statistics show that moving up the social ladder is no longer a dream as obtainable as before. […]
(Reuters) – Private-sector hiring surged in December as employers added 325,000 new workers while claims for jobless benefits fell, raising hope that recent labor market improvement would continue in 2012. The ADP National Employment Report’s December job tally surprised economists who had expected a 178,000 gain. It was also well […]
Prominent New York Rabbi Marc Schneier, after completing his Bahrain visit commended King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s religious tolerance and acceptance. “Bahrain is a role model in the Arab world for coexistence and tolerance of different faith communities, including a small Jewish community,” he said in a statement on his […]
Bloomberg: As more women earn high-level corporate roles, more husbands are staying home, raising the kids, and changing the rules. Among the 80 or so customers crammed into Bare Escentuals, it’s easy to spot Leslie Blodgett. It’s not merely her six-inch platform heels and bright magenta-and-blue dress that set her […]
After a year of ups and downs in China-U.S. relations, are the two giants heading for collision or cooperation in 2012, in the context of global economic woes and U.S. presidential elections? The answer is not clear, partly because of the contradicting messages from Washington in the past year. President […]