JEDDAH: A delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday inspected precautionary measures taken by Saudi health authorities to prevent a swine flu outbreak ahead of the peak pilgrimage... Full Story
MAKKAH: The gunning down of a teacher at a school in Makkah last week was not the only case in which teachers have been subjected to violence and threats. The teacher, who was in his 30s, was... Full Story
JEDDAH: An employment program run by the Society for Districts Centers in Jeddah helped 140 youths find jobs. “We directed 100 men and 40 women to visit the Labor Office for placements,” Hassan... Full Story
RIYADH: A court in Riyadh has sentenced a couple who kidnapped a newborn baby from a Riyadh hospital last year. The man was convicted of kidnapping the infant girl, named Shahad, from the National... Full Story
BEIRUT: Western-backed billionaire Saad Hariri pledged yesterday to work for a national unity government including his Hezbollah rivals shortly after he was appointed by the president to become the... Full Story
TEHRAN: Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi yesterday rejected authorities’ proposals for a partial recount of votes from this month’s election and repeated his demand the entire... Full Story
GAZA CITY: The Rafah crossing with Egypt was opened yesterday to allow more than 100 patients, students and visa holders to leave the besieged Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, an official at the crossing said. A... Full Story
The worldwide wave of grief that has greeted the news of the untimely death of pop star Michael Jackson is as extraordinary as was the man himself. News bulletins globally have been dominated by reports... Full Story
