M. Nasir Jawed | Libya seems back in news for all the right reasons. A government is in place that will oversee the country heading to presidential and parliamentary elections in December this year; and nearly all the warring factions have rallied round to support the transitional arrangement. Yet it will be too early […]
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Major project brings Kingdom’s forgotten historic mosques back to life
Rawan Radwan | Jeddah
Former Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for treason
Former Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for treason Former Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for treason Former Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for treason
Islamophobia on trial in Europe
M. Nasir Jawed Scourges come in many forms. If wars, epidemics and famines take a heavy toll on human lives, the contagious social evils like racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia eat into the values of the very concept of humanity, besides consuming lives. What brings shame to the latter form of scourge is when the very […]
Political instability in Spain
Madrid: Spain voted on Sunday in its fourth general election in as many years in a further sign of chronic political instability since the Parliament began fragmenting in December 2015. Here are some key dates: — Since the early 1980s, power in Spain had alternated between the Socialists and the conservative Popular Party (PP). But […]
Russian goat who made unlikely friends with tiger dies
Moscow: A Russian goat named Timur whose unusual friendship with a tiger won him nationwide fame, has died, the director of the safari park where the pair lived, said Friday. “Timur’s heart stopped beating on Nov. 5,” Dmitry Mezentsev, director of a safari park outside the Pacific port of Vladivostok, told AFP. The billy goat, […]
Demolished Palestinian home becomes conflict symbol
The pile of rubble that Latifa Naji used to call home has become an unlikely symbol in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The two-story cement house in the Al-Amari refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has been demolished by the Israeli army four times, most recently this month, as punishment for attacks carried out by the […]
US Democratic candidates take unprecedented stance on aid to Israel
US Senator Bernie Sanders has been the most outspoken critic WASHINGTON: US aid to Israel has become a contested issue in the race for the Democratic Party nomination for president, a point underscored by candidates at the J Street Conference in Washington. With Democrats increasingly distrustful of US President Donald Trump’s relationship with Israeli Prime […]
‘Davos in the Desert’ a major draw for world business and finance
The event was an opportunity for the kingdom to showcase its eagerness to reshape its economy by diversifying its activities from oil. World leaders and economy titans from 30 countries converged on Riyadh for the third Saudi investment conference that sought to enhance collaboration on issues such as sustainability, technology and the future of societies. […]
UAE announces major new oil, gas discoveries
The UAE pumps about 3 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) and produces 10.5 billion cubic feet of raw natural gas, ADNOC said. ABU DHABI – The United Arab Emirates, a leading OPEC producer, announced “significant” oil and gas discoveries and introduced a new pricing mechanism for Abu Dhabi flagship Murban crude. The UAE’s […]