Search :
Friday, 09 January 2009 - 12 Muharram 1430 H
11:56 PM
UNITED NATIONS – Western and Arab foreign ministers on Thursday agreed on a draft resolution calling for an immediate Gaza ceasefire, and will put the compromise measure to a UN Security Council vote, diplomats said.Adoption by the Council of the compromise draft, sought by Libya on behalf of the Arab UN group, is virtually certain given that the
...Read More
News Basket
JEDDAH – The Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF), once the most prestigious event on the Gulf-Middle East region’s business networking calendar, has been shelved “indefinitely,” it was announced here Thursday.The reason cited for doing away with the annual forum that used to be promoted as a primer for world leaders heading for the World Economic Forum in
...Read More
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – The Red Cross on Thursday accused Israel of failing to help wounded people in an area of Gaza where its rescuers found four small children huddling next to their dead mothers, too weak to stand up.The Israeli military “failed to meet its obligation under international humanitarian law to care for and evacuate the wounded,” the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in an unusually blunt statement.It said
...Read More
Other News Today
Kingdom-Egypt ties discussed
Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Interior Minister, received in Riyadh Wednesday night Mahmoud Mohammad Ouf, the Ambassador of Egypt to the Kingdom. .
...Read more
Dubai Pearl Exchange to tender world’s rarest, finest natural and cultured pearls
DUBAI - Some of the world’s rarest and most sought after natural and cultured pearls will .
...Read more
KSA humbles Yemen
JEDDAH – Saudi Arabia revived its hopes in the 19th Gulf Cup tournament after thrashing Yemen 6-0 at the Police Stadium in Muscat on Thursday..
...Read more
Satyam scandal highlights emerging market risks
A vast accounting scandal at India’s Satyam Computer Services may increase investor nervousness about weak corporate .
...Read more
Editorial
Their Say
VOICES AROUND THE WORLD
Your Say
VOICES FROM OUR READERS
Deal ‘not valid’: Hamas leader
DAMASCUS – Palestinian groups based in Syria, including Hamas, believe the Egyptian plan aimed at securing a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip “has no valid basis,” a Palestinian official said on Thursday.
The common position came after a meeting of eight Palestinian movements based in the Syrian capital, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups.. ...Read more
The common position came after a meeting of eight Palestinian movements based in the Syrian capital, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups.. ...Read more
Obsessed with overeating?
MUSLIMS are famous for feasting. The most lip-smacking delicacies and mouth watering dishes with special spices spread across Muslim cultures are an indication of just how much we eat. We often eat so much that this great blessing turns into a great suffering.
The great scholar Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali, may Allah reward him, wrote a piece of gem on this topic while explaining a Hadith.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “No . ...Read more
The great scholar Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali, may Allah reward him, wrote a piece of gem on this topic while explaining a Hadith.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “No . ...Read more
Today's Feature
Windows 7 claims ‘simplicity, reliability, speed’ – put it to the test today!
MICROSOFT Corp.’s next version of the Windows operating system is almost ready for prime time.That’s one message Chief Executive Steve Ballmer delivered on the eve of the official opening of the International Consumer Electronics Show.The world’s largest software maker also disclosed deals to make its Live Search programs the default search engines on more personal computers and mobile phones. And it announced a new version of its Ford Sync in-car technology that folds in the voice-operated directory service TellMe, which Microsoft bought in 2007.For years, the opening keynote at CES belonged to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, whose status as industry pioneer justified the sweeping visions of the future he’d build into his speech. Gates passed the mantle on when he stepped down from day-to-day operations at Microsoft last summer, and Wednesday marked Ballmer’s first time making the high-profile address.“It feels like we’ve entered a period of reduced expectations, a time when we may be tempted to temper our optimism and scale back our ambitions,” Ballmer said, in a nod to the recession. “But no matter what happens with the economy or how long this recession lasts, I believe our digital lives will only continue to get richer.”Ballmer said Microsoft would continue to invest more in research and .
...Read more
More from Top Gear
This Week's Features
Saturday
“Mummy, I don’t want to go to school...”
“My child always has an excuse in the morning. Sometimes he has a problem with.
...Read more
Sunday
Wanted! Protection for NRI property
MANY Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) invest in real estate back home. Most see it .
...Read more
Monday
Put a price on the past? Impossible!
SOME people call antique collectors ‘merchants’, which they say is doing them .
...Read more
Tuesday
Good stuff! Women find their perfect partner in the kitchen
Many Saudi women are looking to change their eating habits by having healthy, .
...Read more
Wednesday
‘If I had a shoe I’d probably throw it too!’
IF five years ago someone said that throwing a shoe at the president of the Uni.
...Read more
Thursday
The singer who spoofs his way into people’s hearts
“...You deserve a thousand shoesBecause of what you had done against usRead more
RSS Feeds