Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) back issues from March 2009:
Palestine: What the Jews should do.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Jonathan Power Each year, over the ages, at Passover time, religious Jews have intoned the prayer, "Next year in Jerusalem". Until the 20th century few really believed it any more than most Christians truly believe in the Second Coming. After the destruction of Jerusalem ...
Mauritius plans tourism drive for Arabs.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: K.S. Ramkumar JEDDAH: Mauritius hopes to double the number of visitors from Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East this year. "One of the measures we are considering is to grant visas on arrival to the maids who accompany their Saudi sponsors in the island state," ...
Benin backs India's bid for UN seat.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Nilofar Suhrawardy NEW DELHI: In his first official engagement after undergoing a heart bypass surgery in January, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with Benin President Bon Yayi in New Delhi on Wednesday. Singh joined the African nation's leader ...
Opportunists ruling the country: Sharif.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Azhar Masood ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said yesterday that the country was being ruled by "opportunist judges and generals." Addressing a national conference on the restoration of the judiciary, Sharif said justice could not be ...
Rahul launches poll drive.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Shahid Raza Burney PUNE: Congress party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's meeting with Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Tuesday is seen as a significant political maneuver. Speaking after the meeting, Rahul said it was a prescheduled ...
Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad resume battle as SPL starts today.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Naif Muhammad JEDDAH: Four matches will be played today when the Saudi Professional League resumes after a month's break due to the national team's participation in the World Cup qualifying matches and the Crown Prince Cup tourney. The battle resumes for ...
Call for ban on corporal punishment in schools.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Mohammed Rasooldeen RIYADH: Schools should ban corporal punishment and teach child rights. This was one of the recommendations made at the concluding session of the Third Arab ISPCAN Regional Conference on Child Protection: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in the Arab ...
Floods begin with a single drop of water.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Ibtissam Al-Bassam Ever since they joined the work force, Saudi women have demonstrated self-confidence, professionalism and an ability to face challenges, overcome obstacles and contribute to the development of society. So the appointment of a Saudi woman as a deputy ...
Torture memos of Bush years.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News Excerpts from an editorial in New York Times yesterday on the Bush administration's abuses: We had two powerful reactions this week after the CIA admitted to destroying 92 videotapes of interrogations that may involve torture and the Justice ...
Colorful start to Janadriya.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Ghazanfar Ali Khan RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday inaugurated the National Heritage and Culture Festival at Janadriya village, 45 km north of Riyadh. The opening ceremony of the festival - which has allowed families, including women, to ...
New challenges for sports leaders.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team as they traveled through Lahore on their way to a test match against Pakistan has shocked everyone. Pakistanis are shocked because cricket, by far and away their national game, holds such a dominant position in their ...
Makkah-Madinah railway project contract signed.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Mohammed Rasooldeen RIYADH: The Kingdom has signed an SR6.79 billion agreement with Al-Rajhi Alliance to implement the first phase of the Haramain Railway project that will link the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah with Jeddah by rail. Public Investment Fund ...
Yemen mosque attacker executed.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Khaled Al-Mahdi SANAA: A man convicted of killing 10 people in a shooting spree outside a mosque in northwestern Yemen last year was executed by a firing squad in his home city yesterday, a security source said. A police firing squad shot dead Abdullah Saleh ...
Sri Lanka not ruling out Tamil role in Lahore attacks.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Azhar Masood ISLAMABAD: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said yesterday he could not rule out the possibility that Tamil Tigers were involved in the attack on his country's cricket team in Lahore. Seven Sri Lankan players, along with an ...
Violence affects Bahrain tourism.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News MANAMA: The business and tourism sector in Bahrain is being adversely affected by growing tensions on the streets of the country with unrest sparking fear among businessmen and tourists. "People are complaining about the increasing violence on the ...
Man killed in Taif car crash.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Sulaiman Al-Diyabi TAIF: A man in his 20s died in a car accident on the Taif-Riyadh highway yesterday. According to eyewitnesses, the man was speeding in his pickup truck when he lost control, came off the road and hit a roadside barrier. The car ...
KAU to host volunteer medicos forum.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Fatima Sidiya JEDDAH: The third annual Voluntary Students' Medical Forum starts today at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah. The medical college is organizing the forum with the aim of gathering all those interested in volunteer work, including ...
Malaysian honor for Iyad Madani.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Ghazanfar Ali Khan RIYADH: The Malaysian government has conferred a prestigious award, the Darjah Kebesaran Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM), on former Minister of Culture and Information Iyad A. Madani in recognition of his efforts to ensure solidarity of Muslim Ummah and ...
Semicomatose boy languishes with no access to specialist care.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Laura Bashraheel JEDDAH: A five-year-old comatose boy who was stuck in a hospital in the southwestern city of Abha has been transferred to Riyadh Military Hospital after many attempts from his maternal uncles. However, even after he was transferred, the ...
Woman driver arrested.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Ibtisam Sheqdar MAKKAH: Police arrested a young woman in her 20s early yesterday morning after the car she was driving crashed into another, said Maj. Abdul Muhsin Al-Mayman, spokesman for Makkah police. He did not identify the name or nationality of the young ...
ALJ center starts Japanese language course.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: K.S. Ramkumar JEDDAH: A Japanese course has been introduced following an increasing demand to learn the language from Saudi students and businessmen. The course is being held at the Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) Center for Continuous Learning. "Many Saudis were ...
'Warrant will worsen Darfur situation'.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News JEDDAH: The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for President Omar Bashir is a blow to the country's stability and undermines ongoing peace efforts in Darfur, Sudan's Consul General Mahmoud Fadl Abdul Rasul said at a press conference ...
Brats behave at OBaraemO.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Laura Bashraheel As a parent, you may be worried about your children's well being that they might turn violent because of the kinds of shows on children's channels these days. Even the non-stop cartoons include a lot of violence. During his or her early years, a child is ...
The financial crisis: How bad is it?
Mar 05, 2009 ... Byline: Lisa Kaaki The recent World Economic Forum drew attention to the widening of the financial crisis but at this year's meeting, bankers and members of Barack Obama's new administration were conspicuously absent. Both the keynote speaker, Mr. Putin, the prime minister of ...
Training program on arbitration next week.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News JEDDAH: "How to become an international arbitrator" is the theme of the first training program on arbitration skills in Saudi Arabia to be held in Jeddah from March 9 to11. Dr. Fahd ibn Mushabab Al-Khafir, chairman of the program's scientific ...
Tow truck drivers speak their minds.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Badea Abu Al-Naja MAKKAH: Tow truck drivers do not live easy lives. On call 24 hours a day, they often sleep on the streets. Frequently accused of exploiting car owners who have damaged or disabled vehicles, tow truck drivers say they only charge normal prices and never ...
India slams 'inadequate' security.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Nilofar Suhrawardy NEW DELHI/LAHORE: India denounced "hopelessly inadequate" Pakistani security after yesterday's attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore and cited Islamabad for failing to crush militant groups on its soil. "The security for the Sri ...
Muslims also vying for a slice of the quota pie.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Shahid Raza Burney PUNE: An umbrella group of 50 Muslim organizations under the leadership of Maharashtra Magas Muslim Haq Parishad (MMMHP) has demanded that the community be given Other Backward Class (OBC) status because of its deprived social and economic position. ...
Al-Sabban eyes Kuwait Rally for win.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Roger Harrison JEDDAH: The second round of this season's Middle East Rally championship gets under way tomorrow in the desert around Kuwait City. With his eye on a first win in the rally, Saudi Arabia's Ahmed Al-Sabban, driving his refurbished Mobil 1 and Coral Beach ...
Ansar retains Prince Faisal Cup.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Umar Abdul Salam JEDDAH: Ansar retained the cup this week in the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Basketball Club Championship, beating Al-Ahli 86- 76 at the Madinah Sports Complex court in Madinah. The final match culminated the 11-day tournament. The clubs ...
Food fare in Cairo streets.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Lisa Kaaki Life in Cairo is infused with a lingering sense of history: The past is present everywhere. Yet despite the chaotic and noisy atmosphere, it is so easy to travel through time. No other city in the world can offer simultaneously a medieval Islamic city and the ...
Zeti calls for regulatory regime for Islamic finance.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Mushtak Parker LONDON: Zeti Akhtar Aziz, governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank, last week called on Muslim and other interested countries to build linkages between them to strengthen the infrastructure, regulatory regime, supervisory and legal framework, and ...
'Palestinian state inescapable'.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Mohammed MarOi JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised yesterday to work with the incoming Israeli government, but delivered a clear message that could put her at odds with the country's next leader: Movement toward the establishment of a ...
Jeddah legalizing informal economy.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Hasan Hatrash JEDDAH: Saudi women who make and sell homemade products are now able to legitimize their work. The Jeddah municipality will issue a special license for any woman who wants to operate a business from her home, according to a municipal official. ...
Tamkeen,BDB join hands to help SMEs.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Mahmood Rafique MANAMA: Tamkeen (formerly the Labor Fund) has partnered with Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) to ensure the flow of much-needed capital for the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) segment of the national economy. The move is seen as a step ...
We'll work to protect Arab women and children: Adela.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Mohammed Rasooldeen RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will mobilize its efforts to protect the rights of women and children in the Kingdom as well as in the Arab world, said Princess Adela bint Abdullah, vice president of the National Family Safety Program (NFSP). "This ...
Hilal not in shambles after coach's departure, says Prince Nawaf.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Najah Alosaimi RIYADH: The deputy president of Al-Hilal Club, Prince Nawaf bin Fahd, yesterday fended off suggestions Hilal football team is in shambles after its coach was fired for unacceptable behavior. Romanian coach Cosmin Olaroiu was getting ready to ...
Students respond.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News RIYADH: Students from leading local schools in the capital had a free and frank discussion with four government ministers during the youth session on the third day of the Arab ISPCAN Regional Conference on Child Protection. One of the participating ...
Uphold truth without fear: King Abdullah.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: P.K. Abdul Ghafour JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday urged the newly appointed members of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Council of Senior Scholars to uphold the truth in all their dealings. "Truth is above everything," he said. ...
2 hurt as crane crashes down on cars.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Samir Al-Saadi JEDDAH: Two people were injured when a construction crane came crashing down on top of two passing vehicles and a government building during morning rush hour in Jeddah's Al-Rawdah district yesterday. The incident took place at 8 a.m. and the ...
Adela to intervene in fatherhood dispute.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Hayat Al-Ghamdi ABHA: Princess Adela bint Abdullah has promised to draw the attention of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to the dilemma faced by the 10-year old Fatimah Dulaim Al-Aed Al-Qahtani, a girl declared illegitimate 10 years ago at the request of ...
Parents panic as school shut for repairs.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News JEDDAH: All schools in Jeddah reopened on Saturday following a weeklong spring holiday except the First Elementary School for Girls. Students and parents who arrived at the school on the first day back were surprised to find the school closed and undergoing ...
Killer on death row cheats death ... twice.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News ABHA: Being spared from execution once must be a harrowing experience. Being spared from execution twice must be surreal. This is what happened to Jizan inmate Yahya Al-Mujaribi, who spent 11 years in prison waiting for execution only to be spared by the family ...
Center for cancer and liver diseases planned.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Ghazanfar Ali Khan RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has announced plans to set up the King Abdullah Center for Cancer and Liver Disease, which will be the first multidisciplinary facility of its kind in the Middle East. "The King Abdullah Center will be a focal point for ...
Morgan Aero 8: Brute in a (retro) suit.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Roger Harrison Almost 100 years ago, the Morgan Motor Company produced its first motor tricycle. Three wheels attracted less road tax than four wheels and H.F.S Morgan bought a seven hp twin-cylinder Peugeot engine and mounted it onto a light three-wheeled tubular ...
Taxi thieves arrested In Jeddah.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News JEDDAH: Police in Jeddah arrested a gang of four Saudi armed robbers who targeted taxi drivers. The four youths would use knives to threaten their victims and steal their cash and cell phones. Col. Misfer Al-Juaid, spokesman for Jeddah police, said a ...
'Jump to Amazing Thailand' initiative.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: K.T. Abdurabb ABU DHABI: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched "Jump to Amazing Thailand" initiative at the Abu Dhabi Hilton Hotel, with a seminar and workshop targeting principals and head teachers of the UAE's leading international schools. The ...
Terrorists attack Lanka cricket team.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Azhar Masood LAHORE: At least a dozen men ambushed a convoy carrying the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team with guns, grenades and rockets here yesterday, killing six policemen and two civilians, all Pakistanis. Seven Sri Lankan players, the assistant coach of the team ...
Industrial city for families planned.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Muhammad Al-Sheikh YANBU: Efforts are under way to establish a small industrial city meant exclusively for productive families in the private sector in Yanbu, according to Hessah bint Abdul Rahman Al-Aun, a businesswoman who promotes the project "No obstacle ...
Attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News Three weeks ago, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said that his country is in a battle for its survival. Nothing - not the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, not the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, not the creeping Talebanization of the country, ...
Pledging aid for Gaza was the easiest bit.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News The $4.48 billion that donors promised in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday for the reconstruction of Gaza will have to penetrate a labyrinth of barriers and conditions, wrote The Guardian in its editorial yesterday. Excerpts: The money will be given to the Palestinian ...
Jeddah's city council holds open forum.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Laura Bashraheel JEDDAH: The municipal council met yesterday for the first time with Saudi businesswomen and other active women in society to discuss the role of the council in developing municipal services and to listen to their complaints openly. ...
Arab lawmakers condemn ICC move against Bashir.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Ghazanfar Ali Khan RIYADH: The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU), a regional grouping of 22 Arab parliaments, has called on the UN Security Council to suspend the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Sudanese President Omar Bashir ...
Sudanese expats outraged.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Sultan Altamimi JEDDAH: The International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar Bashir on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur sparked anger and disgust among the Sudanese community in the Kingdom. ...
Schools adding foreign languages to curriculum.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News RIYADH: The incorporation of foreign languages into the curriculum of schools and educational institutions across the Kingdom has increased following parents' calls for better education for their children. While the Ministry of Education continues to ...
New intelligence council chief faces probe on finances.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Barbara Ferguson WASHINGTON: Charles Freeman, former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and recently named Director at the National Intelligence Council, has not had much time to enjoy his new position before an investigation was launched into his alleged financial ties with ...
Police recommend Olmert indictment.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Mohammed Mar'i RAMALLAH, West Bank: Israel Police's National Fraud Unit said yesterday that sufficient evidence existed in "Israeli Investment Center" affair to charge Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for graft and breach of trust during his stint as Industry and Trade ...
PML(N) denies split in party.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Azhar Masood ISLAMABAD: A lawmaker from the Pakistan Muslim League (N) headed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif quashed rumors that the party had been split into two groups. Talking to Arab News, Sen. Sardar Mehtab Abbasi said no forward bloc had been formed in the ...
India fails to stop sale of Gandhi memorabilia.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Nilofar Suhrawardy NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday that all possible steps would be taken to bring back Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia, even if it meant joining the auction. "The prime minister has directed me to do whatever possible. The ...
What Palestinians really need.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Aijaz Zaka Syed This is a strange world. All those who stood around and stared while Israel pounded Gaza for three weeks have now come together, apparently to rebuild it. From UN chief Ban Ki-moon to the so-called Middle East Quartet's so-called envoy Tony Blair to new ...
Financial recovery likely by 'second half of this year'.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News DUBAI: Wharton financial professor and author of "The Stocks for the Long Run," Professor Jeremy Siegel predicts the global economy will turn around by the second half of 2009. The most significant cause of the downturn, according to Siegel, is that financial ...
ICC warrant against Bashir.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News The decision by the International Criminal Court of Justice to issue an arrest warrant for President Omar Bashir of Sudan on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur reeks of hypocrisy. What about the war crimes committed by George W. Bush ...
Pesticide strikes in Jeddah again.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News JEDDAH: Restricted-use pesticides have struck again. This time four Bangladeshi workers were rushed yesterday to Jeddah's King Fahd Hospital after showing symptoms related to phosphine gas poisoning. Three of the men are in their 30s and one of them ...
The crisis at US and abroad.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Arab News As they prepare for the summit of the group of the world's 20 biggest economies in London on April 2, leaders of industrial nations must quickly work on a plan to provide large-scale financial assistance to avert an economic catastrophe in the developing world, ...
Quota compliance a welcome step indeed.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Byline: Syed Rashid Husain From the ashes of the depressed world arises a new, much more responsive OPEC, eager and willing to take practical steps to safeguard its interests. It's compliance to output cuts currently stand at 89 percent, which is historically one of ...