2,000 New Homes for the Poor in Eastern Province
Abdul Wahab Bashir, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 16 December 2004 — A conference of charity organizations currently under way in the city of Alkhobar was told the Eastern Province would soon witness the launch of a major housing project to...
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Putin’s Old Habits Aren’t Dying
Dr. Mohammed T. Al-Rasheed, comments@d-corner.com |
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Russia has, or would like to project, a new face to match the new post-Soviet era. Yet President Putin is proving the adage that old habits die hard to be precise. A KGB man, he has yet to shake off...
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‘Chemical Ali’ First to Face Trial
Naseer Al-Nahr • Arab News |
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BAGHDAD, 16 December 2004 — Campaigning in Iraq’s first national elections since Saddam Hussein’s ouster began yesterday under the shadow of a rampant insurgency, with interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi...
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Athens Bus Hijackers Set Deadline
Reuters |
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ATHENS, 16 December 2004 — Two suspected Albanians armed with hunting rifles and dynamite hijacked a packed passenger bus in Athens and set a deadline for this morning for payment of a $1 million ransom. ...
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Editorial: Tragedy With Multiple Victims
16 December 2004 |
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DARFUR is a real tragedy. First of all, it is a tragedy for the two million refugees and then for the widows and orphans of the 70,000 people who have been slain. It is equally a tragedy for the Sudanese...
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Environmentally Incorrect
Abeer Mishkas, abeermishkhas@arabnews.com |
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On a visit to Makkah last month, when I passed through a crowded street where the air was polluted with emissions from all the cars, I noticed how environmentally unfriendly our streets are. As we...
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