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Wednesday 1 October 2008 (30 Ramadan 1429)

Harnessing ocean power for electricity

FROM a distance, they look like nothing more than thin red lines on the horizon, easily lost amid the tumbling blue of the Atlantic Ocean. But get closer and the significance of the 140m-long tubes,... Full Story


Of poverty and tiger attacks in Sunderbans

TARAK Babu could have seen or heard little in the seconds before he died. His village of Jelepara in the far southwest of Bangladesh is desperately poor and has no electricity, and the young fisherman... Full Story


Arab American named as Chicago talk show host

CHICAGO: Arab American journalist Ray Hanania was named as the morning talk show host for AM 1530 WJJGF Radio. An award winning journalist who covered Chicago City Hall politics from 1977 until... Full Story




Convert strives to build a mosque


 
JEDDAH: From a nonbeliever to a worshipper; from polytheist to monotheist; from Manu Kapoor to Suhail Kapoor, this former resident of Lucknow, India, has come a long way. And the journey has completely... Full Story


Science of superstition

BARACK Obama played basketball the morning of his victory in the Iowa primary, and continued the tradition in every subsequent primary. The athlete Kelly Holmes laid her kit out in an exact order the... Full Story


Modern living makes us a diseased nation!

Disease has been spreading in our society at an alarming rate. The number of diabetic, heart, and cancer patients has risen drastically. According to Dr. Walid Bukhari, chief surgeon at King Fahd Hospital... Full Story


SlimLines: With a little help from your friends

Friends and family sometimes have their own agenda for us. They are used to us and the shape we are, and feel threatened if we change. So losing weight and getting fit is often something you have to... Full Story


Miswak: A trusted formula for oral hygiene

A group of dentists at the King Saud University (KSU) have studied the medicinal properties of the miswak (teeth cleaning sticks) commonly used in Arab and Asian countries, and have concluded that... Full Story