On the day of our departure for Jeddah, with our bags packed and goodbyes dispensed with, our group found itself together at the coffee shop of the hotel. There each one of us talked about whether
If ever a city in Pakistan evokes memories of back home and the city of Jeddah, it is the city of Karachi with its chaotic hustle and bustle. The helter-skelter nature of its residents is very much
On a day following several meetings with officials from the Pakistani government that ran later than scheduled, we missed our flight reservations to Lahore. Faced with the option to drive from Islamabad
A throbbing headache is building up! Before it hits hard, you run for a painkiller or prescription drug to suppress the excruciating, incapacitating pain that accompanies it. But, did it ever occur
RIYADH, 14 May 2008 — Jizan Gov. Prince Muhammed ibn Nasser, will sponsor the Kingdom’s malaria campaign set to kick off today from the Jizan city. The program designed to observe the International
MUMBAI, 14 May 2008 — If the BMC (Mumbai’s municipal corporation) were a private education provider it would have been shut down long ago for gross neglect of duty and inefficiency. Students are dropping
On the day the Saudi media delegation was to take off for a road trip to Murree, my colleague from Al-Watan newspaper Nasser Habtar insisted we drop in to pay our respects to the Saudi ambassador prior
The Nadia Coffee Shop at the Islamabad Marriot Hotel is a place to be seen and heard. Evoking memories of Humphrey Bogart and Casablanca, its ambiance of intrigue does it full justice as a den where
