The Most Expensive Vehicle of the USA
No matter how much it cost, sole Super Power has to stay at top in the production of lethal weapons. http://www.cnbc.com/id/42858812?slide=5
The Good Short Life
I HAVE wonderful friends. In this last year, one took me to Istanbul. One gave me a box of hand-crafted chocolates. Fifteen of them held two rousing, pre-posthumous wakes for me. Several wrote large checks. Two sent me a boxed set of all the Bach sacred cantatas. And one, from […]
President’s brother shot dead in Kandahar
Taliban claims responsibility for death of Ahmed Wali Karzai, considered the ‘super governor’ of southern Afghanistan. Ahmed Wali Karzai, half brother to the Afghan president and one of the most powerful men in the country, has been killed by one of his own bodyguards, according to a member of his security team. […]
Women Nudged Out of German Workforce
Germany is a place where gender stereotypes remain engrained in the mind, and in key institutions across society. Only about 14 percent of German mothers with one child resume full-time work, and only 6 percent of those with two. Europe’s economic powerhouse, does not lack pluck: it rebounded from two […]
Cyprus naval base blast kills 12, shuts down power plant
Smoke rise above Cyrprus’ primary electricity generator that was damaged by an explosion’s concussion wave near the Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari, Cyprus, on Monday. (AP) NICOSIA: Cyprus’s defense minister and army chief resigned after munitions dump blast that killed 12 people on Monday, government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said. […]
King, Al-Arabi discuss key issues facing Arab world
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah receives the new Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil Al-Arabi, third left, at his palace in Jeddah on Monday. (SPA) RIYADH: Key issues across the Arab world that are fast transforming the political landscape of the region topped the agenda of the talks […]
US raises Iran rhetoric
By PHIL STEWART | REUTERS BAGHDAD: The United States will take unilateral action when needed to deal with the threat to American troops in Iraq from militias armed by Iran, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said on Monday. US forces officially ended combat operations in Iraq last August but […]
Philippine official dismisses ‘final exit’ rumors
By RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: It appears that Filipinos going on vacation are disseminating inaccurate information by saying that their exit re-entry visas were stamped “exit only” by Saudi authorities. In a move to allay unfounded fears by vacationing Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail […]
Madinah does not require a new identity, says governor
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed has said the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah do not require any identity other than their religious status. “Since Makkah and Madinah are indelibly marked with principles of monotheism and Islamic faith, the two […]
No illegal Syrian ‘refugees’ in Mafraq
By Hani Hazaimeh MAFRAQ/RAMTHA – Local authorities and citizens in Mafraq on Monday rejected as baseless a report by a human rights advocacy group claiming that over 100 Syrian refugees have illegally fled into the city through the border. Last week, the Arab Bridge Centre for Development and Human Rights […]
Nitaqat to end trade in work visas: Fakeih
By MD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Labor Minister Adel Fakeih said the Nitaqat program, which aims to improve employment opportunities for Saudis, would put an end to the trade in work visas. He added that the program would oblige all private establishments to be in the green band (of […]
Never mind fillings! Not brushing your teeth can give you heart disease and arthiritis
By Lucy Elkins When we glance at our teeth in the mirror, most of us are thinking only of our appearance. But more important is to look at the state of our gums. Gum disease — or peridontal disease as it’s known properly — affects around 80 per cent of […]
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Michele Bachmann signs controversial slavery marriage pact
Michele Bachmann, the Republican presidential candidate, signed a Christian conservative pledge that stated that African American children were more likely to grow up in stable families during the era of slavery than under President Barack Obama. The controversial linkage of slavery to family values was made in the preamble to […]
Libya: A campaign built on sand
With Gaddafi as determined as ever to cling to power in Libya, tensions between Nato’s member states are becoming increasingly exposed. Four months ago, when David Cameron led the international call for military intervention in Libya, the general assumption within government circles was that Col Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan dictator, […]
Picture of the day: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner.
Zinnia flower in Maine, USA. Courtesy of Bing.com “He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.” (Al Quran 59:25) How can our study and appreciation […]
Dadaab, the world’s biggest refugee camp
Desperation reigns amid the 380,000 refugees in Dadaab, a sprawling “tent city” in northeastern Kenya. Africa’s biggest refugee camp is home to more than 250,000 people who have fled the ongoing conflict in Somalia I am tying my shoelaces when the early morning call to prayer begins to sound over […]
Assad loyalists storm US and French embassies
Attackers smash windows and raise Syrian flag at US compound, but are driven back by security guards at French embassy. Supporters of the Syrian government have stormed the US and French embassies in Damascus, prompting strong condemnation by the two countries’ officials. Witnesses describing Monday’s assault said the attackers smashed […]
Christianity: Should it evolve into Islam?
With a tsunami of agnosticism and atheism sweeping across Europe and atrocities of terrorism sweeping through all the Muslim countries, the crying need for better Theism is being heard loud and clear through out the world! All Christian apologists highlight the dangers of atheism in their writings and speeches, but […]