Sacred souvenirs
By RIMA AL-MUKHTAR, RIMA.ALMUKHTAR@ARABNEWS.COM Pilgrims heading back home from Makkah not only carry memories of an unforgettable spiritual and historical journey, but they also take gifts and souvenirs for their […]
Libya interim leader: No place for extremism
By KARIN LAUB | AP Published: Nov 12, 2011 19:02 Updated: Nov 12, 2011 19:19 TRIPOLI: Libya won’t turn into an extremist Islamic country, its interim leader assured the European Union’s top diplomat on Saturday, adding that the formation of a new government of experts is to be completed in […]
ArabNews Editorial: Next move
It is now clear the Palestinians have no majority backing for full UN membership. The Security Council deadlock over the bid for UN membership, which was their ultimate diplomatic prize, has left the Palestinian leadership with only a few options. They have to decide whether to call a vote on […]
Who is Ron Paul?
Ron Paul is a presidential candiate from the republican party. Here is some of what he said yesterday on CBS during republican candidates debate.
Romney, Gingrich at GOP debate: We’d go to war to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich said at the Republican presidential debate here Saturday night that they would be willing to go to war to keep Iran from attaining nuclear weapons if all other strategies failed. http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf Romney said that if “crippling sanctions” and other strategies fail, military […]
This 28-Year-Old’s Startup Is Moving $350 Million And Wants To Completely Kill Credit Cards
Dwolla was founded by 28-year-old Ben Milne; it’s an innovative online payment system that sidesteps credit cards completely. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/this-28-year-old-is-making-sure-credit-cards-wont-exist-in-the-next-few-years-2011-11#ixzz1dXrVFeRD
Palawan river now ‘global jewel’ of 7Wonders
Palaweños on Saturday greeted with fireworks the news that the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) has been named among the world’s new seven wonders of nature in a global poll. The minute the provisional winners were announced at dawn Saturday, fireworks exploded around the city to signal that the Underground River had successfully […]
There’s A Big Solution In Europe, And Actually It’s Really Cheap
It’s been darkly amusing watching European leaders continue to increase the size of their “bazooka” over the past two years, only to see the markets return fire, and render it useless. The solution: The ECB needs to declare an interest rate cap for various countries, and tell the market that […]
With Al Aqsa bridge plans, Israel ‘playing with fire’
By Taylor Luck OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – Jordanian officials have stepped up concerns over Israeli plans to demolish a ramp leading to Jerusalem’s Al Haram Al Sharif, warning that the move represents the most provocative act in the Holy City since the second Intifada. Bab Al Magharbeh bridge leads to Al […]
Kuwaiti women to get more privileges under new aid Bill
Manama: Kuwaiti housewives who are at least 60 years old and have no source of income will be receiving 225 Dinars ($814) a month, the labour and social affairs minister has said. Read more
Norway ministers brief Parliament on 22 July
Published in The Foreigner, by Michael Sandelson & Lyndsey Smith The Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence gave the Norwegian Parliament a lengthy explanation today about events during and following Anders Behring Breivik’s twin attacks. The Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence gave the Norwegian Parliament a lengthy […]
The terror of panic
Published in The Foreigner, by Jenny Klinge Norway was hit by the biggest terrorist attack the country has experienced since World War II on 22 July 2011. Terror strikes suddenly and randomly, but it is important not to panic when considering new counter-terrorism measures. A special commission of investigation has […]
$3m bid wins 1st island sale in China
Source / Courtesy: China Daily NINGBO, Zhejiang – Da-yangyu, the first island ever to be put up for auction in China, sold for 20 million yuan ($3.15 million) on Friday. Ningbo Gaobao […]
Hafiz Gul Bahadur threatens Pakistan govt: Chickens have come home to roost
MIRAMSHAH: The most powerful militant leader in Pakistan’s North Waziristan border region has threatened to tear up a peace accord and turn his fighters against the Islamabad government.
The more you learn … the more you need to sleep.
“And He (Allah) it is Who has made the night a covering for you, and Who has made sleep for rest, and has made the day for rising up.” (Holy Quran 25:48) Why we sleep remains one of the big mysteries of science. Allah has told us that sleep is for rest while the […]
Catholic Church issues mea culpa on apartheid
by Jean-Michel Berthoud, swissinfo.ch The Catholic Church in Switzerland dealt with apartheid “hesitantly” and allowed itself to be influenced by business interests, a church-commissioned study has found. Historians looked into the church’s approach to South Africa’s racial segregation regime between 1970 and 1990 and found “a cautious and rather hesitant […]
Muslims protest at mosque attack
A dead pig and four pig heads were buried on the site of a future mosque in an anonymous anti-Islam attack, police said. The attackers sent anonymous letters to the media in the region near the mosque site in the town of Grenchen in canton Solothurn. In the letter they […]
American perplexity on Mideast trends
By Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon After an extended stay in the United States that allowed me to speak with Middle East specialists and interested citizens in many cities, I sense a new theme that broadly defines American attitudes to developments in the Middle East: perplexity. Of course, […]
U.N. Security Council fails to reach agreement on Palestinian bid
UNITED NATIONS: A Palestinian bid to win full membership of the United Nations came one step closer to collapse Friday when a Security Council committee failed to reach agreement on the issue. The development left it up to Palestinians, who have so far been unable to secure the nine votes […]
Thai princess: King temporarily lost consciousness
By ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK: Thailand’s ailing king — the world’s longest-reigning monarch — recently suffered a health problem that caused him to temporarily lose consciousness, his daughter revealed, linking the incident to stress over the country’s flood crisis. News that the health of 83-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej took what Princess […]