Al Bawaba back issues from February 2005:
Sen. Hillary Clinton ok after Buffalo collapse
Feb 01, 2005 ... NY Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton fainted Monday after complainingof a stomach virus before a scheduled speech on SocialSecurity.Clinton received medical attention at the scene and thenwent on to give another speech at a Catholic college in theafternoon. "It wasn't as dramatic as it ...
King of Nepal takes over after dismissing government
Feb 01, 2005 ... King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's government on Tuesday and said hewas taking control of the Himalayan kingdom - the second time he hasdone so in three years. The King made the announcement over the state-run television,accusing the government of failing to conduct parliamentary ...
Israel to bring in thousands of Ethiopians by 2007
Feb 01, 2005 ... By the end of 2007, Israel will bring in the last 20,000Ethiopians who claim they were forced to convert from Judaism,according to a government decision announced Monday. Ethiopian immigrants demonstrated in front of Prime Minister ArielSharon's office as he discussed the issue, ...
Argentina: Nightclub owner charged in deadly fire
Feb 01, 2005 ... The owner of a Buenos Aires nightclub where a fire killed 192people was indicted Monday on involuntary manslaughter charges in thecountry's worst fire disaster in decades. The indictment of Omar Chaban in the December 30 fire came asauthorities investigated reports that emergency ...
Nakheel launches sales of 'The Jewel of the Palm'
Feb 01, 2005 ... Nakheel, the leading real estate developer of Dubai, has launchedsales of 'The Jewel of the Palm' - exclusive apartments with stunningviews located on The Palm, Jumeirah. According to the company, TheJewel signifies a new opportunity to own apartments on Dubai's firstpalm-shaped island ....
Africa leaders vow to dispatch more peacekeeping troops to Darfur
Feb 01, 2005 ... African leaders pledged Monday to send more peacekeeping troops toconflict zones, especially the western Sudan region of Darfur, and toenhance their role in world affairs. At least 40 heads of state ended a two-day summit, saying theywould honor a commitment of last year to bring ...
Turkcell threatens to drop multi-billion-dollar Iran deal
Feb 01, 2005 ... Turkish telecommunications major Turkcell threatened Monday toabandon a multi-billion-dollar deal to set up Iran's first mobiletelephone network after a special commission trimmed down thecompany's stake. A representative of the company, Hakan Toygar, told the officialIRNA news ...
Future Bank starts operations in Bahrain
Feb 01, 2005 ... Future Bank, an equal joint venture between Ahli United Bank, BankMelli Iran (BMI) and Bank Saderat Iran (BSI), officially beginsoperations in BahrainTuesday with an initial paid up capital of $99million (Dh364 million). This is the first banking joint venture between Iranian and ...
Singapore's Banyan Tree to open two new Dubai hotels
Feb 01, 2005 ... Two new hotels will appear on the Dubai skyline in 2007 and willbe controlled by a Singapore-based hospitality management andinvestment group, a company official said. Banyan Tree Holidings' entry in the Arab world is part of a long-term strategy for growth in the region, said Ho ...
Indian companies win licence to look for Libya oil
Feb 01, 2005 ... India's state-run Indian Oil Corp and Oil India Ltd. have won alicence to look for oil in Libya in their first joint foray overseas,according to a Monday report. The two companies won a bid to exploreonshore Block-086 in "the highly prospective Sirte basin," the PressTrust of India news ...
Abu Dhabi to host IFEX
Feb 01, 2005 ... The International Interior and Furniture Exhibition will beheldbetween February 20 to 24 in Abu Dhabi. The event will bringtogether leading interior design and furniture companies, organiserssaid. "A wide spectrum of participants have shown a keen interest in theexhibition," said ...
Morocco to take part in peace-keeping mission in Bosnia
Feb 01, 2005 ... Morocco and the European Unionwill sign in BrusselsTuesday anaccord on the north African country's participation in the Europeanpeace-keeping mission in Bosnia, code-named ALTHEA. The accord willbe signed by Morocco's ambassador to the European communities,Menouar Alem, and EU's higher ...
Fadel Shaker accused of stealing
Feb 01, 2005 ... Prominent Lebanese singer Fadel Shaker has been accused ofstealing the main song of his latest album "Saharni El Shouq", whichis also the title of the album, from a man named Fadi Salman. Fadistressed to one of the newspapers that he was the one who wrote thewords of the song, but Fadel ...
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Morocco King launches hostel projects in Tinghir
Feb 01, 2005 ... Morocco King Mohammed VI launched Monday in Tinghir (province ofOuarzazate) the construction of four hostels for women and a centerforyouth. The four hostels willbea space for fighting illiteracy,training and social, health and legal assistance for women and younggirls from Tinghir.These ...
Jane Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees
Feb 01, 2005 ... No one knows more about wild chimpanzees than Jane Goodall. Janewas born in London, England in 1934. As a young girl, she dreamed ofgoing to Africa to live with the animals. When she grew up, sheworked as a secretary and a waitress to save enough money to go toAfrica. There she managed ...
Algeria picks Dutch ING Bank for financing new tanker
Feb 01, 2005 ... The Dutch ING BANK was selected Monday in Algiers for thefinancing of the acquisition by Algeria of a second LPG tanker ofmedium size (Med-Max 2) of a transport capacity of 75,500 m3 ofliquefied natural gas (LNG), following a public session of ...
Iraq: US guards kill four inmates in prison riot as final tally of elections underway
Feb 01, 2005 ... Four people were killed and sixinjured when a riot erupted at theUS-run Camp Bucca prison in southern Iraq near the Kuwaiti border,the US Military said in a statement. "The violence erupted after a routine search for contraband in oneof the camps, 10 compounds," the statement ...
Laika
Feb 01, 2005 ... Name: Laika Country: Russia (former USSR) Known for: The first living creature to travel in space onNovember 3, 1957 ...
Jordan PSD official, Qatar ambassador hold talks
Feb 01, 2005 ... JordanianDirector of Public Security Department (PSD) Gen.Muhammad Al Eitan on Monday received Qatari Ambassador to Amman Mane'Abdul Hadi Al Hajeri, Petra reported. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ...
Iran praises Iraq elections
Feb 01, 2005 ... Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi in a cable sent Monday tohis Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebaridescribed the elections in Iraq a"success" and a "sign of nobility of the Iraqi people", IRNAreported. According to the Foreign Ministry Media Department, Kharrazidescribed the ...
Sudan parliament ratifies peace deal with rebels
Feb 01, 2005 ... Members of Sudan's parliament on Tuesday unanimously ratified thegovernment's peace agreement with the southern rebels, formallysealing the end to Africa's longest civil war, which broke out in1983. When the speaker called the "yes" vote, all the legislators in thechamber stood ...
Al-Yawer: "Nonsense" to ask for US troop pullout as Zarqawi activists say four guardsmen captured
Feb 01, 2005 ... Iraq's interim president said Tuesday it would be "completenonsense" to ask U.S. and other foreign troops to leave Iraq at thispoint but some of the 170,000 soldiers could be leaving Iraq by theend of the year. Ghazi al-Yawersaid foreign troops should leave only after ...
Immediate demand to stop the screening of Seekers of Freedom
Feb 01, 2005 ... A lawsuit has been filed by one of the Egyptian lawyers toimmediately stop the screening of the film "Al Bahithat An Al Hurieh"(Seekers of Freedom) directed by controversial Egyptian director EnasDughaidi. The lawyer demanded that the film be lifted from cinemahouses around Egypt because ...
Report: Sexual torture used at Guantanamo against Muslim detainees
Feb 01, 2005 ... Americaninterrogators reportedly used sexual torture as systematictechniques toget information from alleged Al Qaeda detaineesattheGuantanamo base. According to an insider's written account,female interrogatorstried to break Muslim detainees at the U.S. prison camp in ...
Ragheb Alama prepares audiences for a bombshell
Feb 01, 2005 ... Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama revealed that he is in the process ofpreparing his audience for a new surprise in the form of a duet,which is beyond their wildest expectations. The singer added that hewill be singing alongside a female international singer, but refusedto reveal her name ...
Zamil Air Conditioners wins multiple projects in Bahrain
Feb 01, 2005 ... Zamil Air Conditioners (ZAC), the leading Middle East andinternational manufacturer of air conditioning systems, has beenawarded three new projects in the Kingdom of Bahrain for a combinedvalue of SR 3 million. Almoayyed Air Conditioning, Coolinedistributor in Bahrain, is the HVAC ...
UK premier unclear about Iraqi plane crash cause
Feb 01, 2005 ... British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday it was unclear whatcaused a British military transport plane to crash in Iraq with thepresumed loss of all 10 servicemen on board. "Let me again express my sympathy and condolences to the familiesof those that have died," Blair told ...
Bonnington Tower at Jumeirah Lakes
Feb 01, 2005 ... The internationally renowned Bonnington Group in coordination withDubai's premier property services company, Better Homes, Tuesdayunveiled the Bonnington Tower at Jumeirah Lakes. This property, which opens for sale to prospective clients fromFebruary 1, will set new lifestyle ...
Saudi gold consumption rises 4.5%
Feb 01, 2005 ... Saudi Arabia's gold consumption went up by 4.5 percent to 139 tonsin 2004 from 133 tons in the previous year, and sales of the yellowmetal in the Kingdom rose by 18 percent to $2.1 billion in 2004 from$1.8 billion in 2003, according to the World Gold Council (WGC)regional office in ...
Israel re-opens Rafah crossing
Feb 01, 2005 ... An Israeli-controlled crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Stripreopened Tuesday, after several weeks of closure, the Israelimilitary said. The Rafah crossing is the main ...
Iran ready to ink key deal with Russia on nuclear fuel return
Feb 01, 2005 ... Iran is ready to sign a key agreement on the return of nuclearfuel to Russia that will enable Moscow to launch the firstcontroversial nuclear power plant in the Islamic republic, Tehran'sambassador revealed. News agencies quoted Iran's ambassador Gholamreza Shafei astelling ...
Mohammad Abdo agrees to sing a duet with Najwa Karam
Feb 01, 2005 ... The Music Production Company Rotana has suggested to its newestadded member renowned Saudi singer Mohamad Abdo the idea of singing aduet with prominent Lebanese singer Najwa Karam. Mohammad has givenhis initial acceptance to the idea on the conditions that he looksover the words of the ...
Investcorp offers Shari'ah compliant technology fund
Feb 01, 2005 ... Investcorp, the global investment group, announced the first of anumber of investment opportunities that it will make available forthe growing segment of investors who are seeking high-yielding,Shari'ah-compliant alternative investment opportunities and arelooking for those opportunities ...
Ratings of National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Feb 01, 2005 ... National Bank of Abu Dhabi announced today that Standard & Poor'sRatings Services (S&P)had assigned 'A/A-1' long- and short-termcredit ratings to National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD). This is the first full interactive rating assigned to a bank inthe United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ...
Saudi Mega-Projects: New Opportunities in Services for Saudi Arabia's Energy Industries
Feb 01, 2005 ... Prince Mohammed bin Fahd, Governor of the Eastern Province, willpresent thekeynote address at a major conference hosted by theEastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry, entitled SaudiMega-Projects: New Opportunities in Services for Saudi Arabia'sEnergy Industries. An ...
MBC launches third free-to-air entertainment channel
Feb 01, 2005 ... Leading Middle East broadcaster MBC has launched its third free-to-air entertainment channel in as many months. The launch of MBC4means that viewers now have free access to premium Arab and Westernentertainment across the five channel network. MBC4 offers a mix of live news ...
chairman of Emirates announced as patron for first Arabian Hotel Investment Conference
Feb 01, 2005 ... Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Emirates, has beenannounced as patron for the first Arabian Hotel Investment Conference(AHIC), to be held in Dubai on April 30 May 2, 2005. Sheikh Ahmedsaid: "Arabia is one of the world's fastest-growing regions fortravel and tourism and ...
Diana Karazone stands strong against the tides
Feb 01, 2005 ... Despite the constant rumors and attacks faced by young Jordaniansinger Diana Karazone, she is persistent on standing against alltides and making a name for herself in the music industry. Diana is aremarkable Jordanian artist who combines the good looks with a greatvoice the thing that ...
Rice, Unruh, Reynolds Co. buys GAC
Feb 01, 2005 ... Rice, Unruh, Reynolds Co., the prominent East and Gulf coastshipping agency has announced that it has merged with its seniorglobal partner, GAC. Under the terms of the agreement, GAC hasacquired all of RUR's stock in a transaction which has been undernegotiation for the past six ...
Progress reported on Dubai Light Rail project
Feb 01, 2005 ... The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM)updated tourism industry officials on several infrastructuredevelopments currently underway during a presentation held recentlyat the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), ConferenceHall. The presentation was ...
Maktoum Sailing Trophy: Tough third round expected
Feb 01, 2005 ... The two early pace-setters in the Maktoum Sailing Trophy havepredicted a tough third round battle at the weekend in a series theyboth believe could reach a dramatic climax in April's final AroundThe World leg. Christophe Vanek, skipper of current overall ...
Employers can help solve problem of repetitive strain injury
Feb 01, 2005 ... Employers can help solve the problem of repetitive strain injury(RSI) by installing ergonomic furniture in offices, said Soren Kraen,general manager of UAE-based Gemaco Interiors. According to Kraen, RSI costs some countries more than 3 billion ayear in lost ...
The One arrives in Bahrain
Feb 01, 2005 ... The One, the Middle East's leading home fashion brand, made itsmark in Bahrain Monday with the opening of a 2,400 square metersshowroom in Al Aali Shopping Complex. Following successful openings outside the United Arab Emirates inJordan, Kuwait and Qatar, THE One's latest showroom ...
Takreer undertakes project for ADNOC to address dangerous waste residues
Feb 01, 2005 ... Abu Dhabi-based refining company Takreer, announced Monday that itis undertaking a project for ADNOC and its Group of Companies thatinvolves the effective disposal of waste. The project named BEAAT wasannouncedat ENVIRONMENT 2005, the 3rd international exhibition &conference held in Abu ...
Al-Futtaim Group to open Emirates' first IKEA 'destination' store
Feb 01, 2005 ... The UAE's Al-Futtaim Group is to open the Emirates' first IKEA'destination' store at Dubai Festival City, the 'city-within-a-city'being built on the banks of Dubai Creek. "This stand-alone store, linked to Dubai Festival City's FestivalCentre retail hub, will serve as a destination ...
Egyptian foreign trade expands
Feb 01, 2005 ... A report published recently by the Central Agency for PublicMobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed that Egyptian exports andimports rose by 30.6 per cent and 25.7 per cent respectively betweenJanuary and October 2004. The report indicated that exports had risen from LE 29.7 ...
TransGlobe Energy oil production in Yemen increases by 34%
Feb 01, 2005 ... TransGlobe Energy Corp. saw its oil and gas reserves increase in2004 at its operations in Yemen, the leading oil firm said in astatement Tuesday. It added the Calgary-based oil and gas explorerhad achieved an increase in its total proven reserves at 78 per centbetween the ...
Students from Abu Dhabi University mark International Day of Disability
Feb 01, 2005 ... Students from Abu Dhabi University (ADU) marked the InternationalDay of Disability with a visit to the Al Diaa Center forRehabilitation, meeting and interacting with the children. RebecaaAbi Hanna, ADU Counselor, and Sophy Rizkalla, ADU Student Activities& Events Coordinator, accompanied ...
Dutch Transport Minister visits Nakheel sales centre
Feb 02, 2005 ... During her official visit to the United Arab Emirates, KarlaPeijs, Dutch Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Managementand European Minister (PPE) along with a delegation of Dutchbusinessmen visited the Nakheel Sales Centre on Al Sufouh Roadrecently. During the visit the ...
Dubai Property Investment show opens
Feb 02, 2005 ... Dubai Property Investment show, the region's comprehensive annualexhibition for the international and Middle East property market, andpart of International Property Week, openedTuesday, February 1, 2005with over 150 participants from more than 25 countries. The show,organized by THE ...
Pope rushed to hospital
Feb 02, 2005 ... Pope John PaulII was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night withbreathing difficulties and an inflamed throat while battling the fluduring an icy spell that has swept Italy, the Vaticansaid. Anxiety has been running high over the 84-year-old pope'sParkinson's disease and other ...
Clinton to lead UN tsunami relief
Feb 02, 2005 ... The United Nations confirmed on Tuesday that it had offered formerUS president Bill Clinton the job of UN special envoy for tsunamirelief and that he had accepted. "The Secretary General has indeed offered to former US presidentBill Clinton the position of his Special Envoy for ...
Adel Imam lays down conditions before debuting on the silver screen
Feb 02, 2005 ... Prominent Egyptian comedian-actor Adel Imam has agreed to star ina television drama series to be aired next Ramadan, marking his thirdexperience on the silver screen. Before signing the contract for thedrama, Adel placed a set of conditions that he demanded to be met inorder to give his ...
Al Fattan Marina Towers offered with 10 per cent down payment
Feb 02, 2005 ... The Al Fattan Marina Towers are being offered with a 10 per centdown payment and easy instalment plans at the Dubai PropertyInvestment Exhibition which opened Tuesday. Each apartment maximises marina and ocean views ...
Ahmad Zaki as Osama Bin Laden
Feb 02, 2005 ... Once prominent Egyptian actor Ahmad Zaki completes the filming ofhis upcoming film "Halim", he will begin work on his next projectabout the life of Osama Bin Laden leader of the Islamic OrganizationAl-Qaeda. The new film is being prepared in complete secrecy underthe supervision of ...
Tunisia: ALSTOM signs two contracts worth 91 million
Feb 02, 2005 ... TRANSTU (formerly SMLT), the company in charge of the Tunis lightmetro system, has awarded ALSTOM two contracts worth a total of 91million for the supply of 30 CITADIS tramways and infrastructure workfor the city of Tunis. The contracts, provisionally awarded to ALSTOMin June 2004, were ...
Haifa Wahbi denies singing with her legs
Feb 02, 2005 ... Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi has expressed extreme anger towards aTunisian journalist, Samir Al Wafi, who had written a very spitefuland harsh article about her. The journalist had written an articleabout a month ago under the title "singing legs" in which he attackedmany female singers, ...
Jordanian - Syrian summit held in Amman
Feb 02, 2005 ... Jordan's King Abdullah II received on Wednesday the SyrianPresident Bashar Al Assad who arrived in Amman on a few hours visit.According to Petra, the two leadersheld talks on the latest politicaldevelopments in the region and means of ...
Umm Kalthoum brings Sabrine back to television
Feb 02, 2005 ... The Egyptian television has announced that the upcoming episode ofits popular show "Al Bait Baitak" will be dedicated solely to thethirty-year anniversary of the death of Egypt's legendary singer UmmKalthoum. The episode will feature the star of the television dramathat was made about ...
UAE Investors explore Singapore's luxury Sentosa Cove
Feb 02, 2005 ... Chairman of Dubai Holding, Mohammed Al Gergawi met this week withkey representatives of Singapore's Sentosa Cove PTE LTD, thegovernment backed company behind the country's most exclusiveresidential development, Sentosa Cove. Sentosa Cove represents the first, and to date, only ...
"Sealy" mattress in Amman showroom
Feb 02, 2005 ... The specialized center for mattresses at the Midas showroom inAmman currently has on display "Sealy", the world number one mattressin terms world-class comfort and quality. What sets the "Sealy" mattress apart from other mattresses is itsvaried sponge and cotton layering, made of ...
AdRave introduced in the Middle East
Feb 02, 2005 ... AdRave, a new multimedia advertising technology has beenintroduced for the first time in the Middle East. Cyber Gear(www.cyber-gear.com), the Dubai based e-business company haspartnered with Creative Mogul Sdn Bhd (www.creativemogul.com), aMalaysia based organisation that has developed ...
Activity of trading at BSE on Feb.1
Feb 02, 2005 ... The activity of trading at BSE Tuesday showed that 1,637,040shares were traded with a total value of BD 812,712 conducted through111 transactions. Investors focussed their ...
Jotun Paints Oman, Yemen's HSA Group JV to start production
Feb 02, 2005 ... A joint venture (JV) paint company in Yemen, which was promoted byJotun Paints Oman and HSA Group, will start commercial production inJuly 2005. Vijay Kumar, Managing Director of Jotun Paints, told Oman Observerthat his company and the Yemen-based HSA Group have equal ...