Kingdom Plans Two More Economic Cities
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 17 December 2006 — The Saudi government plans to establish two more economic cities in the north and east of the Kingdom as part of its efforts to achieve balanced development all over the...
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Anti-Terror Drive in Schools of Makkah Region
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 17 December 2006 — “Catch them young” is the goal of a major anti-terrorism campaign that targets schoolchildren in the Makkah region. A variety of programs, including lectures by experts,...
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HRW Aide Suggests Ways to End Maids’ Suffering
Mohammed Rasooldeen, Arab News |
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RIYADH, 17 December 2006 — A senior researcher from the US-based group Human Rights Watch (HRW), who wrapped up a three-week tour to the Kingdom on Friday, said that the domestic labor problems in...
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Carter’s Book: The Lobby Strikes Back
Dr. Khaled Batarfi, kbatarfi@hotmail.com |
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I have been asking the same questions President Jimmy Carter raises in his new book, “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” and LA Times article “How I See Palestine,” but I stood no chance of convincing...
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Abbas Calls Early Elections
Hisham Abu Taha, Arab News |
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GAZA CITY, 17 December 2006 — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday announced new presidential and parliamentary elections at the earliest possible date, in a dramatic and risky challenge to...
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UAE’s First-Ever Historic Polls Start
Shadiah Abdullah, Arab News |
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ABU DHABI, 17 December 2006 — The first-ever elections to be held in the United Arab Emirates started yesterday as hundreds of voters cast their votes to elect members of the Federal National Council...
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Helping Poor Muslims: A Job to Do
M.J. Akbar, mjakbar@asianage.com |
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Hoax is one of the more cruel four-letter words in the English language. What happens when you double it? You get government — and Parliament — policy toward Indian Muslims. On Thursday the Lok...
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Editorial: Reintegration
17 December 2006 |
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The proposal by Iraq’s embattled Premier Nuri Al-Maliki to have senior military officers from Saddam’s disbanded army reintegrated into the country’s armed forces is clearly not without risk. The police...
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