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Wednesday 15 October 2008 (14 Shawwal 1429)

General education to get a major facelift
P.K. Abdul Ghafour | Arab News
JEDDAH: As many as 50 secondary schools in different parts of the Kingdom have been selected to implement King Abdullah Project for General Education Development (Tatwir), which is expected to bring...  Full Story 
 
 
Women students beat men to clinch more foreign scholarships
Najah Alosaimi | Arab News
RIYADH: The Ministry of Higher Education has selected all the students who applied for and fulfilled the stipulated conditions for the King Abdullah Foreign Scholarship Program. According to...  Full Story 
 
 
A prince for all titles
Arab News
Known for his global philanthropic activities, business acumen, farsightedness and bold investments, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has added another feather in his cap. Vanity Fair magazine has listed...  Full Story 
 
 
Putting a face to blood donation drive
Laura Bashraheel | Arab News
In an attempt to promote awareness, Mohammed Baghdadi, a 23-year-old employee at the Blood Donor Center in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, has created a Facebook group to explain...  Full Story 
Taking the bull by the horns
Khalil Hanware | Arab News
JEDDAH/LONDON: World stock markets sprinted ahead for the second straight day yesterday on sustained investor confidence in government moves to shore up shaky banks and keep credit flowing. Asia...  Full Story 
 
 
It’s McCain’s last chance to get even
Barbara Ferguson | Arab News
WASHINGTON: It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the last presidential debate. CBS’s Bob Schieffer will host this evening the third and final debate as Senators John McCain and Barack...  Full Story 
 
 
Shattering glass ceilings at lingerie shops
Najah Alosaimi | Arab News
RIYADH: Who should sell women’s lingerie in the Kingdom? The question resurfaced after a Saudi woman initiated a boycott campaign against lingerie stores aiming to put pressure on shop owners to replace...  Full Story 
 
 
Is Europe ready for a bigger ME role?
Ramzy Baroud | Arab News
Recent months have demonstrated greater European willingness to play a larger part in the Middle East’s most protracted conflict, that of Israel and Palestine. But willingness doesn’t necessarily indicate...  Full Story 

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