Yemeni women burn their veils to protest crackdown
Sana’a: Hundreds of Yemeni women have set fire to a pile of traditional female veils to protest the government’s brutal crackdown against the country’s popular uprising. Read more
World makes room for seven billionth person
Imagine all the people sharing all the world. When Lennon wrote the lyrics in 1971, the world population was 3.8 billion. In the coming days it will hit seven billion. swissinfo.ch spoke to demographics expert Philippe Wanner about the rise and rise of the global population and asked whether we […]
Gupta Charged With Securities Fraud Related to Goldman Tips
Rajat K. Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs director who surrendered to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday morning, was charged with insider trading, the latest development in the government’s multiyear crackdown on illegal activity on Wall Street. Mr. Gupta, 62, is accused of leaking corporate secrets on Goldman Sachs […]
Gazans sign up for jobs in post-Qaddafi Libya
By REUTERS ARABNEWS GAZA: Some 5,000 unemployed Palestinians have registered over the past week at a Gaza trade union office for jobs they hope will materialize in post-Qaddafi Libya, local labor officials said on Monday. UN figures put unemployment in the Gaza Strip, a sliver of territory run by the […]
Muslim artist and TV presenter team up for a good cause
By LISA KAAKI, LISA.KAAKI@ARABNEWS.COM Proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish Foundation The act of buying today is no longer restricted to fulfilling a need or gratifying a whim; it also reflects the buyer’s ethical, political and personal choices. There are green products that awaken and maintain our commitment to safeguarding the […]
Crown Prince Sultan laid to rest
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS World leaders pay homage to Crown Prince Sultan RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah together with a large number of Saudi royals, heads of state and high-ranking local and foreign officials, bade farewell to the late Crown Prince Sultan, deputy […]
ARAB NEWS Editorial: US troop pullout
After nearly nine years, the death of over 115,000 Iraqi civilians and more than 4,400 US troops, and the expenditure of hundreds of billions of dollars, President Barack Obama has said the last American soldier would leave Iraq by year’s end with his head held high. The troops are proud, […]
Opposition parties will judge new gov’t ‘by its actions’
By Hani Hazaimeh JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Political party leaders on Tuesday expressed pessimism about the new government’s ability to make substantial progress in the reform process, reiterating that actions, not words, will restore public trust in the government. Opposition figures reiterated their persistent demands, expressed in the slogans they […]
Arab Spring sparks renewed interest in Arab-American literature – author
By Rand Dalgamouni JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – The Arab Spring has generated more interest in Arab-American writers and their reflections on the changes taking place in the region, an author said on Tuesday. “The media in the [United] States has been reaching out to Arab-American writers,” Susan Muaddi Darraj told […]
Picture of the Day: Shenzhou VIII spacecraft assembled for launch
Source / Courtesy: China Daily The Shenzhou VIII spacecraft is assembled with the Long-March II-F rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China’s Gansu province on Oct 23, 2011. The unmanned Shenzhou VIII, part of China’s first spacecraft rendezvous and docking mission, was reported to be launched in early November.[Photo/CFP]
Malta’s important role during Libyan conflict│Laiq.A.Atif
Source/Credit: /Wednesday, October 26, 2011 The death of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi has closed a chapter of four decades’ rule and opened a new chapter of freedom and democracy. The new beginning has started and now the Libyan people have to focus on establishing peace, freedom, democracy and human rights for […]
Harmful innovations in religion – Dangers and severe harms of Halloween
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V aba, gave an exposition on harmful innovations in religion in his Friday Sermon, delivered on October 29, 2010. He began by reciting the following Quranic verse: ‘Surely, Allah will not forgive that any partner be associated with Him; but He will forgive whatever […]
Dangers of Halloween
Halloween exposes people to ‘sadism, sexual violence, torture’ Source/Credit: : Wednesday, October 26, 2011 , by B.Borg You may think it’s simply a spot of trick-or-treating but according to the Church’s Theological Commission, Halloween “runs contrary to the central belief of Christian eschatology”. As a Church, we are warning parents of Halloween’s […]
Israel and Palestine – Exchange of prisoners
Is one Israeli worth 1,000 Palestinians? Source/Credit: / Wednesday, October 26, 2011 , by Abraham-B.Yehoshua The celebrations in Israel over the release of the kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit come after the Israeli government concluded that diplomatic rarity, an agreement with Hamas. It is as if the government had brought back an Israeli […]
One Man’s Plan for a Lost Country – ‘There Is No Reason for Somalis to Starve’
Source: Spiegel International A Somali politician living in Berlin has a simple plan for his country: He wants German construction aid to build a small harbor complex in Somalia’s Galmudug region that he says could help stimulate the local economy and lift people out of poverty. With civil war, Islamist […]
China ‘won’t follow US’ on carbon emissions
China will not allow its carbon dioxide emissions per person to reach levels seen in the US, according to the minister in charge of climate policy. Xie Zhenhua, vice chair of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that to let emissions rise that high would be a “disaster for […]
China draft bill defines terrorism amid ‘real threat’
China is considering new legislation to define terrorism more precisely, in the face of what an official described as a “real threat”. State news agency Xinhua said the draft bill could pave the way for a renewed campaign against terrorist groups and allow their assets to be frozen. China says […]
36% of single Japanese women more positive about marriage since March 11 disaster: survey
TOKYO — A survey conducted by Recruit online through its wedding magazine Zexy shows that 36% of single Japanese women have become more positive about marriage since the March 11 disaster. Read more
What’s a flat tax?
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Step aside 9-9-9. A new flat tax proposal is coming to town. On Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry will propose an economic growth package that includes a flat tax. “It starts with scrapping the three million words of the current tax code, and starting over […]