RIYADH, 27 April 2006 — Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on the Islamic countries to fight “proactively and constructively” ignorance, backwardness and injustice. He also called... Full Story
JEDDAH, 27 April 2006 — Hail Gov. Prince Saud ibn Abdul Mohsen has emphasized the importance of the decentralization of authority and transfer of decision-making powers from the ministries to regional... Full Story
JEDDAH, 27 April 2006 — Due to higher oil revenues, impressive growth in non-oil exports and favorable macroeconomic conditions, the net foreign assets held by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA),... Full Story
JEDDAH, 27 April 2006 — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has sounded an alarm bell about the increasing instances of domestic violence against men being reported in the Kingdom. An... Full Story
OSLO, 27 April 2006 — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday proposed an international conference to jumpstart long-stalled peace talks with Israel, and said the election of a Hamas government,... Full Story
CAIRO, 27 April 2006 — Two new suicide bombings yesterday morning in north Sinai targeted multinational peacekeeping forces and Egyptian police. The attacks come less than two days after the deadly... Full Story
VIENNA, 27 April 2006 — Iran’s nuclear chief Vice President Gholam Reza Aghazadeh met yesterday with the head of the UN atomic agency Mohamed El-Baradei in last-ditch talks two days before a UN deadline... Full Story
SRI Lanka last night seemed to be moving closer to a resumption of full-scale conflict between the Tamil rebels and government forces. The suicide bombing at the Defense Ministry in Colombo seriously... Full Story