Before the end of 2011, Pakistan will start working on its stretch of the IP (Iran-Pakistan) gas pipeline – according to Asim Hussain, Pakistan’s federal minister for petroleum and natural resources. The 1,092 kilometers of pipeline on the Iranian side are already in place. IP, also known as “the peace […]
LONDON:The official visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to the United Kingdom beginning Tuesday is an opportunity for both sides to take stock of the current state of bilateral ties with an eye towards steering them to new heights.Describing Kuala Lumpur-London ties as substantial and multi-faceted, Malaysian High Commissioner to the UK […]
Where do the world’s most stressed women live? Posted by: CNN, Natalie Robehmed (CNN) – A recent study released by the Nielsen Company that examines the consumer and media habits of women in emerging and developed countries has found that women in India are the most stressed – and they […]
Op-ed: We tend to feel isolated, but recent events show Israel does have friends in the world Being alone is something that we Jews are used to. From our inception, we walked a different path as outsiders to the larger religious, cultural, and national identities. Our tradition taught that it […]
The vast majority of young Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia appear to disapprove of the traditional acceptance of polygamy but remain reluctant to openly support interfaith marriages or premarital sex, a new survey shows. In the survey coordinated by two German-based cultural organizations, 86.5 percent of 1,496 Indonesians interviewed and 72.7 percent […]
An Ahmadi man was shot dead last evening around 8 pm as his car approached his office in Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan. Malik Mabroor Ahmad, a renowned advocate and president of the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community fell victim to anti-Ahmadiyya hate campaign by the Islamist extremists. According to the reports an armed man casually […]
// Pak defence minister said his country could not afford to keep forces deployed at the Afghan border following the suspension of US aid. Times of India ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday threatened to pull back its troops from the border with Afghanistan, as defence minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar said his […]
Fireflies or lightning bugs make light within their bodies. This process is called bioluminescence and is shared by many other organisms, mostly sea-living or marine organisms. Fireflies light up to attract […]
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
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]