By NADEEN IBRAHIM | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: A large number of women Haj guides as well as women pilgrims took part in the Second Women Cultural Forum in Madinah on Thursday. Inaugurating the gathering, Yousuf bin Ahmad Hawala, chairman of the board of directors of the National Organization for Pilgrims’ […]
By Muath Freij JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA – Jordanians and tourists came together at the Dead Sea on Thursday to enjoy the balmy weather and watch live performances at the opening of Dead Sea Nights. The event, which is open every Thursday and Friday from 6:00pm to midnight until November […]
AMMAN (Petra) – The first group of the medical, technical and administrative staff of the Jordan military field hospital to Libya left the Kingdom on Saturday. The medical equipment and the rest of the staff will be arriving at the hospital over the next two days. The hospital, dispatched upon […]
Al-Shifa was one of the early Muslim women. She belonged to the Adiy clan of the Quraysh. This means that she was from the same clan as two of the ten companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) to whom he gave the happiest news of all, which was […]
DUBAI — UAE Foreigh Trade MinisterShaikha Lubna Al Qasimi will officially inaugurate the first edition of Rice Dubai 2011, the new event being launched later this week which will be a platform for discussions on key issues facing the rice industry. Read more
The head of the eurozone’s bailout fund is beginning attempts to persuade China to invest in a scheme to help rescue member countries facing debt crises. After meeting Chinese leaders, Klaus Regling said there were no formal negotiations and would be no deal now. It is thought China may pay […]
By Jessica Valenti, Published: October 28 A common message from anti-abortion activists is that “women deserve better than abortion.” Today, however, one branch of that movement is taking women down a notch with a new strategy that could prioritize the rights of fertilized eggs over the rights of the women carrying […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants everyone to respect the government’s decision on the policy of Empowering Bahasa Melayu and Strengthening the English Language. He said the decision to abolish the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English should also be accepted by all parties. He said the country’s […]
BERA: The Malay language can become the lingua franca of Asean as it is spoken by over three-quarters of residents in the region. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the language was not only widely used in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, but also in […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 13 American soldiers and four Afghans were killed when a Taliban suicide car bomber attacked an armored shuttle bus in Kabul on Saturday, a Western military official said. It was the single most deadly attack for American or other NATO troops in the capital since […]
BATU PAHAT: Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has advised students and graduates not to be involved in illegal rallies that can threaten national stability. Sultan Ibrahim, who is Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) chancellor, said they should be grateful for the chance to garner knowledge instead of […]
KUANTAN: The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) rescued a tanker with RM12mil worth of oil and gas cargo from a group of armed pirates in the South China Sea on Friday. Commander of Naval Region 1 First Admiral Datuk Mohamad Roslan Mohamad Ramli said the […]
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 […]
Halloween is a festival celebrated around the world on 31st October. It is a day which has become commercialised, most people being unaware of its true origins. Instead, most associate Halloween with only pumpkins, scary costumes, bonfires and trick or treating. Societies go to great lengths to ensure that no one […]
A Pumpkin at the Zoo in Germany
Source/Credit: Saturday, October 29, 2011 , by Tony-Jones,PA The Queen urged world leaders to ensure women played a full part in their societies as she opened thesummit of Commonwealth countries yester-day. The monarch’s comments came at the start of the major meeting in Australia where politicians are expected to clash over […]
Source/Credit: Saturday, October 29, 2011 , by-AFP The world’s population of seven billion is set to rise to at least 10 billion by 2100, but could top 15 billion if birthrates are just slightly higher than expected, according to the UN. In a report ahead of ceremonies on Monday to mark […]
By ASSOCIATED PRESS ARAB NEWS JERUSALEM: A Palestinian official says the Palestinian president will meet with the leader of the militant Hamas movement next month to discuss uniting dueling governments in the West Bank and Gaza. The meeting will be the first between President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas’ Khaled Mashaal […]
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN I ARAB NEWS RIYADH: US President Barack Obama congratulated Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Friday on the selection of Prince Naif as crown prince, noting the prince’s counterterrorism record. “I congratulate King Abdullah and the Saudi people on the selection of Prince Naif […]
Source/Credit: : Saturday, October 29, 2011 , by-AFP The International Criminal Court said yesterday it was in contact with slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son Seif al-Islam over his surrender, as Nato decided to end its mission in Libya. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the prosecutor at the ICC, warned however, the ICC learnt that […]