Buraidah hospital fire kills 6
Khaled Al-Awadh I Arab News |
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BURAIDAH: A devastating fire that tore through a psychiatric hospital in Buraidah killed six people and injured two early Thursday morning. Three patients and three nurses died in the blaze....
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H1N1 vaccines to be tested before administration
M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan I Arab News |
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RIYADH: The Kingdom has set up a panel to test swine flu vaccines before they are made available to men, women and children. Ministry of Health (MoH) spokesman Dr. Khalid Al-Mirghalani confirmed Thursday...
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Over 12,000 Chinese to perform Haj
K.S. Ramkumar I Arab News |
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JEDDAH: Over 12,000 Chinese pilgrims are expected to arrive for this year’s Haj. A 150-member Chinese Haj mission, including 44 doctors and paramedics, is already here to receive them. The first...
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India pulls out 15,000 troops from Kashmir
Agencies |
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JAMMU, India: India is withdrawing about 15,000 soldiers from Jammu and Kashmir, a military official said Thursday, in a move aimed at boosting prospects of peace talks with the disputed region’s...
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Iran wants nuke deal altered
Reza Derakhshi I Reuters |
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TEHRAN: Iran proposed changes to a UN-drafted nuclear fuel deal on Thursday, Iranian media said, making demands that appeared to challenge the basis of the agreement with the United States, France...
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Editorials: Indo-Pak relations
30 October 2009 |
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INDIA’S decision to withdraw 15,000 troops from Kashmir provides a major political and psychological boost at a critical moment, not just for itself but also for Pakistan. In Kashmir, the decision,...
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We need more Erdogans
Aijaz Zaka Syed I Arab News |
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TURKEY’S Ottoman Empire died an unwept death nearly a century ago. But the country continues to enjoy a unique eminence of leadership across the Middle East and in much of the Muslim world. And...
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