Youths’ Creativity Linked to Jobs
Hasan Hatrash, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 17 May 2008 — A young Saudi woman has taken a major step to help and support Saudi youth by creating a project, which she says is a “strategic solution for unemployment.” Amal Al-Jibreen,...
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High Rate of Heart Disease, Says Study
Raid Qusti, Arab News |
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RIYADH, 17 May 2008 — A medical study prepared by the King Fahd Medical City (KFMC) has revealed that the percentage of heart disease patients, who are also diabetic, in Saudi Arabia is at its highest...
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Play Today and Forever Pay
Tariq A. Al-Maeena, talmaeena@aol.com |
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I bumped into Haider, a long-time acquaintance at a supermarket checkout stand recently. He was just ahead of me, and when his turn came to pay for his purchases, I noticed he pulled out a credit card...
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Editorial: Defiance of Terror
17 May 2008 |
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It is still unclear who was behind the horrific series of bomb attacks in the Indian city of Jaipur on Tuesday which killed 63 people and left some 200 injured. Suspicions, however, are being pointed...
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Israel Tells UN to Strike ‘Nakba’ From Lexicon
Mohammed Mar’i, Arab News |
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, 17 May 2008 — Israel is demanding that the UN strike the word “Nakba” from its lexicon after an official communique released by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s bureau made specific...
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Pak Minister Defends Talks With Taleban
Azhar Masood, Arab News |
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ISLAMABAD, 17 May 2008 — Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar said yesterday that talks with the Taleban were in the interest of the country even as militants beheaded a Pakistani soldier to avenge...
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Pakistan Revisited — VI: A Time for Reflection
Tariq A. Al-Maeena, talmaeena@aol.com |
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On the day of our departure for Jeddah, with our bags packed and goodbyes dispensed with, our group found itself together at the coffee shop of the hotel. There each one of us talked about whether...
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