I wrote last week (Healthy Youth Promise a Healthy Future, Arab News, April 5) about the importance of avoiding childhood obesity in order to prevent middle-age and old-age chronic disorders and live
DUBAI, 11 April 2006 — Dubai is all set to have a reality show of its own. Entertainment television channel, Infinity TV, announced on Sunday the launch of a new reality television show in the Middle
DUBAI, 10 April 2006 — Nayla Al-Khaja has been named the first Emirates Woman of the Year, the Dubai-based magazine announced following an award ceremony aboard the Bateaux Dubai yesterday. Nayla,... Full Story
JEDDAH, 8 April 2006 — A New Delhi trust is embarking on a unique quest to educate Muslims of the subcontinent through the use of electronic media. The Noor Welfare Trust is hoping to launch an exclusive
COPENHAGEN, 8 April 2006 — Violent protests over Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) cartoons have died down in the Muslim world but in Denmark, where the drawings were first printed, debate over
During the King Faisal Prize ceremony in Riyadh last week I had an interesting encounter with an American businesswoman who was on her first visit to the Kingdom. “So how have you found it so
In Saudi Arabia, the days are very comfortable for the offspring of expatriate professionals. These youngsters go to international schools and live in villas on compounds equipped with the most modern... Full Story
JEDDAH, 5 April 2006 — Saudi Arabia’s main tourism segments differ from other Middle Eastern markets, depending mainly on Haj and Umrah, business and domestic, and intra-regional travel. The introduction
