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Two Prominent Gold Mines to Close Down
Javid Hassan, Arab News Staff |
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RIYADH, 27 December 2003 — Two of the Kingdom’s most prominent gold mines — Mahd Ad-Dahab in Madinah and Sukhaibarat in Al-Qassim — are to be shut down in 2005. Mahd Al-Dahab,...
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Ten Things I Like Least About Jeddah
Tariq A. Al-Maeena, clsencounters@hotmail.com |
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Cousin Omar from the Eastern Province was in Jeddah recently for a brief visit. A permanent resident of Alkhobar on the Arabian Gulf, the charms of this city invariably leave him with distinct impressions....
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Howard Dean Is Still the Favored Candidate
Richard H. Curtiss, Special to Arab News |
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WASHINGTON, 27 December 2003 — The Arabs call it “Baraka,” meaning blessed or fortunate. It can be used to describe a happy state of somehow coming up with exactly the right words...
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Disaster Strikes Iran
Agencies |
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BAM, Iran, 27 December 2003 — A pre-dawn earthquake struck the ancient Silk Road city of Bam in southeastern Iran yesterday, killing up to 20,000 people and injuring 50,000, the Iranian news...
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Saddam Threatens to Expose US
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News Staff |
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JEDDAH, 27 December 2003 — Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, now being grilled by American investigators, has reportedly warned US authorities that he will expose Washington’s “political...
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Pakistani Suicide Bomber Identified
Salahuddin Haider, Special to Arab News |
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ISLAMABAD, 27 December 2003 — Pakistani investigators have identified at least one of the three suicide bombers who targeted President Pervez Musharraf’s convoy on Thursday and killed 15...
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Sudan and Libya Did the Right Thing
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid |
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The Sudanese government did well by agreeing to give up half of the income from the country’s oil production, as did the Libyan government by admitting its weapons program and agreeing to get...
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