Click on icons for more Kingdom stories
Click on icons for more World stories
Click on icons for more Islam stories
Click on icons for more Business stories
Click on icons for more Opinion stories
Click on icons for more Local Press stories
Click on icons for more Features stories
Click on icons for more stories

 

Friday 9 May 2008 (03 Jumada al-Ula 1429)

TVTC Plans 200 New Industrial Training Institutes
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 9 May 2008 — The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) plans to establish 200 new industrial institutes in various parts of the country as part of its efforts to train young...  Full Story 
 
 
Calls Mount for Restricting Underage Marriages
Najah Alosaimi, Arab News
RIYADH, 9 May 2008 — Following reports in the media of child marriages in the Kingdom, religious scholars and human rights activists are calling for legislation to set a statutory minimum age for marriage. Mohammed...  Full Story 
 
 
Building Our Nation: Whose Responsibility?
Fatin Bundagji, fatin@bundagji.com
The tragic state of Saudi youths is being put to international public scrutiny. Nearly two weeks ago, on April 23, Arab News published a devastating piece of news that had serious implications for...  Full Story 
 
 
Oil Scene: Politicians Need to Be More Realistic and Practical
Syed Rashid Husain
Energy independence in absolute terms is an avowed subject for politicians all around, and the US is no exception. The artisans of politics are apt at weaving dreams, even if unrealistic and disastrous...  Full Story 
Saudi Arabia Backs Extraordinary Arab League Meeting on Lebanon
Arab News
JEDDAH, 9 May 2008 — Saudi Arabia yesterday supported the need for an extraordinary Arab League meeting on Lebanon in Cairo, an official source at the Foreign Ministry said. The Kingdom had earlier...  Full Story 
 
 
Palestinians Mark Nakba in WB, Gaza
Mohammed Mar’i, Arab News
RAMALLAH, West Bank, 9 May 2008 — Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip yesterday held a national day of mourning to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe). Palestinians...  Full Story 
 
 
Judges Talks Now Shift to London
Azhar Masood, Arab News
ISLAMABAD, 9 May 2008 — Pakistan People’s Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari left for London yesterday to meet with Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief Nawaz Sharif and to discuss a draft resolution...  Full Story 
 
 
Editorial: 60 Years of Misery
9 May 2008
The 60th anniversary of the creation of the Israeli state provides an appropriate occasion for looking back at the past, if only to assess the situation now and plan for the future. It has been...  Full Story 

Advanced Search  



Enter your email
City, Country