Source:zdnet Technology executives will kick the tires on Windows 8—despite prognostications that enterprises will run away from it—but one size won’t fit all companies. The key word when it comes to Windows 8 and Windows RT is nuance. http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-8-the-enterprise-case-7000006345/?s_cid=e539
The Jakarta Globe: Bandung. The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) on Thursday night inflicted damage on a mosque run by Ahmadiyah devotees in Astana Anyar, Bandung. Dozens of FPI members passed […]
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. –Tao Te Ching Intelligence is Overrated: What You Really Need to Succeed –by Keld Jensen, Original Story, May 05, 2012 Albert Einstein’s was estimated at 160, Madonna’s is 140, and John F. […]
By Lynne Nahhas, Abdel Hadi al-Habtoor DAILY STAR LEBANON MINA, Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims began to stone a pillar representing Satan in the Saudi holy city […]
In 1943, a Greek war veteran named Stamatis Moraitis came to the United States for treatment of a combat-mangled arm. He’d survived a gunshot wound, escaped to Turkey and eventually […]
by Stefania Summermatter, Chiasso, swissinfo.ch Europe should rethink its criteria for immigration, according to a worker at an asylum seeker reception centre on the Swiss-Italian border, which deals with almost […]
SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS STAFF Friday 26 October 2012 MINA: In an atmosphere filled with spirituality and serenity, nearly 3 million pilgrims yesterday performed the most important rite of […]
Guardian: US bombers flew Afghanistan missions from Britain’s Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean after 9/11, but the UK is reluctant to grant similar permission for the current military […]
Over 50,000 Muslims pray at Al-Aqsa for Eid (AFP) JERUSALEM — More than 50,000 Muslim worshippers flooded Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City for prayers on Friday, the first […]
Source: WSJ By Joe Palazzolo Does First Amendment protect our right to say what we want in advertisements on the side of a city bus? Yes and no. A federal appeals court […]
Eid is being celebrated with religious devotion and enthusiasm in Saudi Arabia, the United States, Canada, Europe and across the Middle East and Gulf states today (Friday). Following the largest […]
Dawn: SITTWE: A government spokesman in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine says the death toll in recent communal violence is now more than 100. Rakhine state spokesman Win Myaing said […]
RT: Canadian doctors aim to stem their country’s obesity epidemic in a radical new way: Copying anti-smoking campaigns. They have suggested slapping threatening labels on pizzas, soda drinks and other junk food, warning of the diseases they might cause. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) unveiled several mock-ups on Tuesday to […]
Hajj 2012: Syrians Raise Rebel Flag During Pilgrimage Huffington Post MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Syrian pilgrims raised rebel flags as the haj reached its climax near Mecca on Thursday, despite a call from Saudi Arabia’s top cleric for the annual Islamic pilgrimage to be free from nationalist … See […]
Huff Post: Each year millions of Muslims embark on the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, making it one of the largest pilgrimages in the world today. The five-day hajj pilgrimage takes place from eighth to the 12th of Dhul Hijjah, the final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. In 2012, the hajj pilgrimage is […]
by Daoud Kuttab | Oct 24, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES Discussions about pan-Arab issues these days undoubtedly include the name of the Gulf country Qatar, repeated in various contexts, often negative. Qatar is behind this or that conspiracy, it is a US puppet, an Israeli collaborator the brain behind this […]
By AFP AL ARABIYYA NEWS Beirut A Greek Orthodox priest who tried to negotiate the liberation of a Christian doctor in Damascus province was found dead on Thursday, residents and […]
The ruins of the ancient city of Petra lay hidden until 1812, when a Swiss explorer stumbled upon them in modern-day Jordan. Two centuries later, a new exhibition in Basel […]
By Al Arabiya with Agencies Vast crowds of Muslim pilgrims, all dressed in white, flocked from early Thursday to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia’s west to take part in the […]
Happy Eid Mubarak عيـــد سعيــــد The Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year, Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Fitr is a festival that marks the end of the Holy month of Ramadhan. This joyous day is celebrated to give thanks […]