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Saturday 2 June 2007 (16 Jumada al-Ula 1428)

Relatives ‘Can’t Believe’ Gitmo Detainee Committed Suicide
Arab News
RIYADH, 2 June 2007 — Refusing to accept suicide as the cause of the death of the Saudi detainee Abdul Rahman ibn Muada ibn Dhafir Al-Amri, relatives of the deceased demanded a transparent inquiry...  Full Story 
 
 
Ittihad Tigers Claw Back to Win in Style
Mahmoud Ahmad, Arab News

 
JEDDAH, 2 June 2007 — Al-Ittihad made up for the heartbreak of twin losses in finals this season to Al-Ahli with a display that was full of heart in the King’s Cup final at the King Fahd International...  Full Story 
 
 
Huge Backlog at Jeddah Courts
Arab News
JEDDAH, 2 June 2007 — Courts in Jeddah have a huge backlog of cases and it would take nearly two years to consider them all in the absence of action to rectify the situation, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper...  Full Story 
 
 
Holding the Arts Hostage
Tariq A. Al-Maeena, close_encounters@gawab.com
It has often been said that a society without the arts is a lifeless society. Great cultures and civilizations have banked on the contributions of their poets, artists, musicians, writers, and many...  Full Story 
Israeli Army Rules Out Gaza Ground Operation
Mohammed Mar’i, Arab News
RAMALLAH, 2 June 2007 — The main reason the Israeli Army is not currently recommending to the political echelon to start a ground operation in response to the Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip...  Full Story 
 
 
No Room for Terrorism in Islam: Al-Sudais
Azhar Masood & Agencies

 
ISLAMABAD, 2 June 2007 — Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Imam of Makkah’s Grand Mosque, has called for spreading the message of Qur’an in order to correct the misconceptions about Islam in the West. Delivering...  Full Story 
 
 
BBC Reporter ‘Treated Well’ by Palestinian Abductors
Hisham Abu Taha, Arab News
GAZA CITY, 2 June 2007 — Palestinian abductors released yesterday the first video of BBC reporter Alan Johnston since he was kidnapped 80 days ago, in which the journalist said he was in good health...  Full Story 
 
 
Why US Talks With Iran Won’t Produce Results
Amir Taheri, Arab News
“Positive!” This is how the US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and his Iranian counterpart Hussein Kaizimi-Qomi have described their first round of negotiations. Ironically, this is precisely...  Full Story 

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