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Sunday 2 March 2008 (23 Safar 1429)

No ‘Magic Bullet’ in Weight Control

With much advertised health concerns and rising disease risk due to corpulence, people have become more interested in effective ways to control weight in order to prevent health problems. Though I... Full Story


We Just Want a Divorce for My Shattered Girl: Father

JEDDAH, 27 February 2008 — The twists and turns in the ongoing love saga between an Indian girl and a Pakistani cricketer has all the hallmark of a Bollywood film; only here the ending may not be... Full Story


Norway Premier Opens ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — A “doomsday” seed vault built to protect millions of food crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters opened yesterday deep within an Arctic mountain in the remote... Full Story




Call for Advanced Palliative Care Center

JEDDAH, 27 February 2008 — Dr. Abdul Shukkoor, a former oncology physician at Jeddah’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, has called for the establishment of an advanced palliative... Full Story


Hard Work Tips the Scales of Sale's Success

Hard work is the secret behind the success of Al Sale Trading and Contracting Co., one of the biggest Scottish companies in the field of weighing scales, says Sheikha Nadia Al-Dosari, its financial... Full Story


Biofuel-Powered Jumbo Takes Off

LONDON — Virgin Atlantic conducted the world’s first flight of a commercial aircraft powered by biofuel yesterday in an effort to show it can produce less carbon dioxide than normal jet fuels. “This... Full Story


Saudi Films Projecting Society in Senegal

JEDDAH — Short Saudi films have recently been successful in attracting many people to cinemas in Senegal where seven such films are currently being shown as part of a cultural event organized by the... Full Story


Metal and Rock Music an Outlet for Saudi Youth to Speak

RIYADH — Over the past five years, a Western musical phenomenon has been rising in Saudi Arabia and sweeping through the Kingdom’s major cities like, well, a touring rock band. By best estimates... Full Story