two years after it was divided, Cyprus may be close to reuniting, which would make it just about the only good news story in a region that is riven with brutal fighting and waves of refugees. Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish (...)
two journalists were killed around the world this year and Pakistan was the deadliest country of all, a study by the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.
Pakistan led the list of fatalities with eight, followed by Iraq with four and (...)
three health care centers in Jeddah launched on Saturday a week-long intensive awareness campaign against dengue fever targeting visitors to the centers.
“Women, children and persons at the centers for treatment will all be given information on how (...)
six Saudi body builders have been banned Wednesday after they refused to undergo dope tests before a national championship recently.
Prince Sultan Bin Fahd, President of the General Presidency for Youth Welfare (GPYW), announced the ban after (...)
five men you've probably never heard of were honored with an Academy Awards ceremony of their own that recognized scientific and technical achievements in moviemaking.
The engineers behind the latest in ambient occlusion, digital intermediate (...)
three different sports, spanning 56 different disciplines, have been part of the Olympic program at one point or another. 28 sports have comprised the schedule for the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics, though baseball and softball have been (...)
one women and children were killed and dozens more injured when a fire ripped through a packed wedding party in Kuwait, triggering a panicked stampede, the fire department chief said Sunday.
“It was a horrific scene with bodies and many shoes stuck (...)
day music festival that celebrated peace and love during a time of protest and anger at the Vietnam War, Woodstock nostalgia is in full commercial flow.
- Survivors from some of the acts that played Aug. 15-17, 1969 will again take the stage on (...)
four wanted persons and 133 suspects were arrested on Saturday during wide campaigns launched by a special task force from Riyadh Police in the capital city. The campaign covering 13 districts also resulted in the confiscation of four firearms and (...)
one teachers and pupils have been given medical tests after a high school student was discovered to have contracted tuberculosis. A spokesman for Al-Qunfuda Health Affairs said the student was receiving treatment at hospital. “The tests were just a (...)
five islands in Al-Laith are destined to become centers of tourism, authorities in the region say.
“These islands have great potential to become hubs of tourist attraction with the necessary investment in services,” said Nasir Al-Mut'eb, the new (...)
five percent of employees in the Gulf region are expecting to receive a pay rise in the next six months, despite the impact of the global economic crisis, an Arabian Business survey reveals.
The Salary Survey 2009, the full details of which will go (...)
five pilgrims had a miraculous escape here on Friday when their bus collided head-on with a taxi after hitting a lamp post and a traffic signal.
Capt. Fawzi Al-Ansari, spokesperson of Makkah Traffic Department, said there were no injuries.
He said (...)
eight hours after he stepped down as president, Pervez Musharraf is a relaxed man because, for the first time in 44 years, he doesn't hold any office.
But he's “pretty sure” he'll get one soon, his friends say.
“Let the enemies fight with each (...)
eight parliamentarians of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have signed an impeachment motion against President Pervez Musharraf.
“The impeachment motion against Musharraf would soon be presented in the parliament,” PML-N MP Hanif Abbasi (...)
two Hajj pilgrims who
expired during the stampede at Mina on January 12, 2006, according to an
official statement.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs, Zakat & Ushr has approached the bereaved families to ascertain the particulars of their legal (...)
one other universities were functioning normally while the rest were closed for holidays, it said.
Chirac said he took the decision to scrap the CPE, which had been championed by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, "to end a situation of blockade (...)
Salam-98" disaster, reached Jeddah today, on-board an aircraft of Saudi Arabian Airlines from Ghardaqah Airport in Egypt.
The corrected item follows:
0011 Saudi Survivors reach Jeddah
Jeddah, Feb 6, SPA -- Forty Saudi survivors of the Egyptian (...)
five percent said they believed soy foods reduced cancer risk.
Among the women who did not eat soy, 7 percent said it was because the plant estrogens in soy foods could promote breast cancer, and some said a clinician had instructed them not to eat (...)
