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The Layalina Review July 17-July 30, 2009On July 1, 2009, Al-Jazeera English began broadcasting in Washington, DC on the MHz Network. MHz Network is an independent, non-commercial television broadcaster that provides international programming to the Wash...
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By Andrew England The Financial Times - July 31 2009 Abu Dhabi - Bahrain's central bank said yesterday it had taken control of two Bahrain-based banks owned by two prominent Saudi companies that are locked in a dispute as they struggle with financ...
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By Robin Wigglesworth The Financial Times - July 29 2009The Gulf has largely avoided the writedowns of repackaged subprime mortgages that unleashed such havoc on global financial markets last year. But instead, the nascent local mortgage industry has bee...
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By Brian LoveReuters - Saudi Gazette One of the few certainties about the H1N1 swine flu virus is that it would have to turn much deadlier than it seems right now to cause a major drop in global economic output.A renewed rash of media headlines suggests t...
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By Diana Marwan Al-JassemSaudi Gazette JEDDAH – With Ramadan only a month away, many Saudi and expatriate housewives are frantically searching for a professional maid to help them with the extra housework and with preparing special meals for the family ...
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By Ian BremmerForeign Policy - 2707/2009 - On Friday, Saudis will celebrate the 85th birthday of Abdullah bin Abd Al-Aziz. On Sunday, they'll mark the fourth anniversary of the day he became king. For those inside and outside the kingdom hoping for deepe...
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By Ilene R. Prusher The Christian Science Monitor July 29, 2009JERUSALEM - Nearly two months after President Obama's historic address to the Muslim world from Cairo, his administration made a high-profile drive this week to shore up Arab and Israeli supp...
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Samar Fatany Arab News - AN international group of 200 women who attended the 2009 Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE) conference in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur truly inspired a movement for global justice. During the f...
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By Jerry MarkonThe Washington PostJuly 28, 2009A Falls Church man convicted of plotting with al-Qaeda to kill President George W. Bush was resentenced to life in prison Monday after the judge said his release would threaten "the safety of the American cit...
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Sarah Abdullah Arab News JEDDAH: It’s no doubt that the summer holiday is the most opportune time for travel abroad. Many save large portions of their salaries all year hoping to travel to far off destinations in the West or Asia for only a few week...
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Walaa Hawari Arab News RIYADH: Saying that human trafficking is a problem “that all societies suffer from,” the head of the governmental Human Rights Commission, Bandar Al-Iban, said the recently implemented law against the practice is “one of the...
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Mohammed Rasooldeen Arab News RIYADH: Education Minister Prince Faisal bin Abdullah has signed a SR2 billion contract with China Railway-15 Bureau Group for the construction of 200 school buildings in various cities of the Kingdom. The Chinese company ...
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By Mona Rahman EXQUISITELY styled abayas are on the wish list of every woman in the Kingdom. Expat women too are determined to make a fashion statement out of the typically black cloaks that are, by and large, not mandatory in their home countries. “Sa...
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Mohammed Rasooldeen Arab News RIYADH: China Central Television (CCTV) launched an Arabic-language channel for the Middle East and Africa on Saturday as part of the government’s efforts to expand its relations with the Arab and Muslim world, the Chi...
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Arab NewsEditorial The financial system is still struggling to cope with the mayhem created by toxic assets and the outpourings of crazy credit which caused banks to fail and forced governments to prop up financial institutions with hundreds of billio...
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Saudi Gazette Mango farmers display their produce in Jizan at the weekend. Since the sowing of the first seeds of 30 different varieties in 1972, the mango industry in Jizan has reached a production output today of some 700,000 tons per year, making it a...
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Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH – Saudi beauty queen Aya Ali Al-Mullah trounced 274 rivals to win a crown, jewelry, cash and a trip to Malaysia, and all without showing her face.With her face and body completely covered by the black head-to-toe abaya, 18-yea...
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The life of a princess in the House of Saud comes with an unlimited bank account and no basic freedomsBy Ali al-AhmedThe Guardian - Friday 24 July 2009 The British court was right when it granted asylum to a female member of the Al Saud ruling family an...
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Siraj Wahab Arab News ALKHOBAR: Haj authorities in India and Pakistan are gearing up for a logistical nightmare after the Arab health ministers’ decision in Cairo on Wednesday to restrict the elderly and children from performing Haj this year....
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Saudi Gazette RIYADH - Two large Saudi banks sharply increased provisions for loan losses during the second quarter, official data showed on Wednesday, amid concerns over the solvency of some debt-laden private Saudi firms....
