Politics
80 Haj Pilgrims From India, Pakistan, Bangladesh Die of Illness
33 INDIANS AMONG PILGRIMS WHO HAVE SUCCUMBED TO VARIOUS DISEASES OR DIED OF OLD AGE SO FAR
By Irfan Mohammed | Arab News
JEDDAH — Eighty...
Peace is a Four-Letter Word in Israel – Uri Avnery
In today’s Israel, using the word “peace” in political discourse is almost indecent. A four-letter word (as indeed it is in Hebrew and Arabic)....
MORE THAN 100 KILLED IN TALIBAN RAID NEAR KABUL
Reuters
GHAZNI, Afghanistan: Hundreds of Taleban fighters have stormed a strategic district in an Afghan province not far from the capital, killing dozens of people...
Saudi Arabia Sets World Record with Tallest Flagpole
JEDDAH – The giant flagpole, with a Saudi flag fluttering from it in Jeddah, has been recognized as a world record by the Guinness...
UAE Announces Eid Holidays for Public, Private Sector
The holidays for public sector will start from Friday, October 3, 2014, until Monday, October 6, 2014.
DUBAI (Wam) — Hussein Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of...