The Supreme Council for Tourism plans to open a number of museums across the country including an Islamic museum in Makkah, a Qur’an museum in Madinah and a major one in Jeddah. It is a very
In my wallet is a chit for a $100 bet I took out last summer with a Republican friend that a Democrat would win the US presidency in November. These days I peruse the chit with the equanimity of a
John Stauber is one of the most astute observers around when it comes to propaganda and the news. Co-author of two well-documented books about media manipulation and the Iraq war — “Weapons of Mass
Since the publication of Susan George’s book “How the Other Half Dies” and Amartya Sen’s “Poverty and Famines” it has been widely accepted that hunger is caused not by an absolute lack of food, but
The world marked the first Malaria Day yesterday. In the time it takes you to read this sentence, a child will have died of malaria. On the shelf in my medicine cupboard, I have a pack of anti-malarial
The American presidential campaign has become a stumble along the Via Dolorosa. As the mob howls from the sidewalk, the candidates seem in a daze, falling to the ground every few steps. Mistakes, gaffes,
