Gulf states call on foreign forces to leave Syria
KUWAIT CITY: Gulf Arab states called on Wednesday for the withdrawal of “all foreign forces” from Syria, where Iran-backed Shiite militias from Iraq and Lebanon are supporting regime troops against mostly-Sunni rebels.The Gulf Cooperation Council “strongly condemned the continued genocide that (President Bashar) Assad’s regime is committing against the Syrian people using heavy and chemical weapons... calling for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Syria,” the six nations said in a statement.
Mandela’s body arrives in Pretoria for viewing
PRETORIA, South Africa: A flag-draped casket containing the body of Nelson Mandela arrived with a mi...
Singapore riot: Expats questioned in widening crackdown
SINGAPORE: Singapore police have questioned nearly 4,000 foreign workers in a widening crackdown fol...
Syria tragedy ‘must end’
Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah opened the GCC summit here on Tuesday with a call for an end to the “human catastrophe” in Syria. He issued the plea in the presence of Ahmad Jarba, leader of the main opposition Syrian National Coalition. Jarba addressed the summit and called for urgent help from GCC states.“The human catastrophe continues to unfold in Syria ... We need to double our efforts and work with the in...
Fakeih: Labor laws to be based on mandate of people
The Ministry of Labor will soon launch a Web portal to receive comments from public and private businesses on labor laws and policies. Labor Minister Adel Fakeih announced the launch of the ministry's "e-Gate" on the second day of the Riyadh Economic Forum on Tuesday. More than 800 delegates are taking part in the three-day event. “We will not take any ministerial decisions without the mandate of the...

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‘Heritage studies needed to record rich Saudi history’
The Kingdom needs to introduce studies at higher education institutions to ensure the country adequately documents its rich history including the expansions of the two ho...
Jeddah gas station shut for fuel fraud
Authorities have closed down a gas station, arrested several workers and charged a Saudi businesswoman with fraud, for selling diluted fuel to unwary customers, according to an Internet Arabic newspaper.The gas station in Al-Samer district was closed down after a police investigation revealed that the workers were mixing th...
Al-Sudais honors Dutch revert
Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques, on Tuesday honored Arnoud van Doorn, a prominent Dutch politician who embraced Islam, by conferring on him his cloak. Van Doorn was a leading member of the rightist Freedom Party of Geert Wilders who produced “Fitna” film abusing the...
89,000 visas granted to licensed...
Labor Minister Adel Fakeih said that more than 89,000 visas have been granted to licensed recruiting firms, of which 25,998 are for domestic workers. Fakeih made the posting on Twitter, adding that there are currently 16 licensed recruiting firms in the Kingdom. “There are nine firms in Riyadh, two in Jeddah, four in...

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Syria regime killed 2,900 ‘with knives’

BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces have killed some 2,900 people “wi...
70 activists, ex-MPs acquitted of storming Kuwait Parliament

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s lower court on Monday acquitted 70 opposition activi...

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Singapore riot: Expats questioned in widening crackdown

SINGAPORE: Singapore police have questioned nearly 4,000 foreign workers in a wi...
India's top court reinstates ban on homosexuality

NEW DELHI: A colonial-era law criminalizing homosexuality will remain in effect...

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Job localization ‘key challenge for public and private sectors’

The 6th edition of the Riyadh Economic Forum (REF) continued discussions to stud...
OPEC cuts output closer to 2014 demand, upbeat on economy

LONDON: OPEC has trimmed its crude oil output toward next year’s global requirem...

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Aldridge scores 24 to lead Blazers past Jazz
NEW YORK: LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game-high 24 points hours after being named the Western Conference player of the week, lifting the Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-94...
The disappearing act of Rory McIlroy
THOUSAND OAKS, California: Rory McIlroy’s year began with a coronation. He was the star attraction at what felt like a rock concert, with music blaring and lasers flashing in a room at Abu Dhabi to celebrate the No. 1 player in golf joining Nike’s stable.It ended on Sunday with a bogey on the ninth hole at Sherwood Country...
Raja faces Auckland to open Club World...
MARRAKECH, Morocco: Outsiders Raja Casablanca and Auckland City open the Club World Cup with a preliminary round game in Agadir on Wednesday.Raja owe their entry to the fact that the competition is being hosted by Morocco for the first time and they are the national champions, while Auckland represent the Oceania federation...
Champion Guangzhou gets mystery draw...
KUALA LUMPUR: China's Guangzhou Evergrande were kept guessing over the group opponents for their AFC Champions League title defense when they were drawn with two still unknown teams on Tuesday.Marcello Lippi's team were matched with 2006 champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, the eventual winners of Japan's Emperor's Cup and the...

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Mandela’s legacy in Palestine
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Abdulateef Al-Mulhim
Madiba’s dreams yet to be fulfilled
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Harun Yahya
Say no to sacrificing ties on the altar of politics
Realpolitik is not based on moral or ideological principles rather it is a syste...
AYLIN KOCAMAN
Fighting terror with a joystick won’t help
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Renowned artist trains 27 women painters

Twenty-seven women painters participated in a training course on painting pastels organized by the Hail Plastic Arts Society at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cultural Center in Hail recently.
Salma Al-Afnan a well-known painter trained the participants over a four-day period which concluded Friday.
Saita Al-Sabhan, the supervisor of t...
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NASA Mars rover finds evidence of life-f...

Scientists have found evidence of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars well suited to support microbial life, the researchers said Monday.
The lake, located inside Gale Crater where the rover landed in August 2012, likely covered an area 31 miles (50 km) long and 3 miles (5 km) wide, though its size varied over time.
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Pakistan fashion casts off ‘dark cloud’...

Mention the Taleban to Pakistan fashion designer Kamiar Rokni and his irritation is clear.
“One of the things we feel diminishes our work is whenever our story is linked to Talebanization and whether we are doing this to fight extremism,” he told AFP in Paris.
“We’re not. We’re doing this for the busin...
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Qumar14: Chic kaftans

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An Oz-some trip to land of beauty

When you live in the bustling and noisy East, you need to take some time off now and then to travel somewhere far away, to immerse yourself in a new cultural experience and a serene landscape.
One such destination, which is guaranteed to offer you both a vast wilderness and thriving city encounter, is Australia, a vast country located in...
SCTA sees surge in home touris...
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FOOD & HEALTH »

Shobak — creative pies
Many have been sharing photos of their delicious pies on different social media platforms, which made us head there and try for ourselves. And to be honest, we loved it! The pie store is a small two-floor restaurant located on Malik Road right next to Tujjar Jeddah, neighboring Fa6or Faris and 20 Minutes Burger. The restaurant is cozy and rustic, decked entirely in wood, from the chairs, tables to the hardwood floors and wall decorations. The ground floor is reserved for singles, while families dine upstairs with a wide window view overlooking Malik Road. The place is always buzzing with young Jeddawis grabbing a bite on their way to college, school or work. The restaurant is a...
Unraveling the mysteries of the brain
This week, I intended to start a series of articles on the effects of the brain on the body and obesity. Coincidentally, “The Brain Forum” took place in Jeddah Dec. 3-4, providing the appropriate platform to launch an introduction to my next articles. The huge hall was humming with low voices of leading brain scientists, professors and researchers from world-class universities and research labs. The vibrations felt like brain waves. There was a special aura in the air. Listening to each and every one of these scientists speak about their endeavors to reverse brain disorders was a jolt to the brain. Surgery, laser, drugs, genetic engineering, and electric currents were some of...
Early detection crucial in breast cancer screening
Riyadh Gov. Prince Khalid bin Bandar commended the efforts of Zahra Breast Cancer Association for raising awareness among Saudi women on the importance of early detection and screening of breast cancer. Addressing the participants of the campaign’s award ceremony, Princess Haifa bint Faisal, chairwoman of the association, said, “Women are a vital part of society. We targeted 20 cities within the Kingdom to reach the largest possible number of women with the help of government and private sectors in a united effort to fight cancer and support those affected by breast cancer.” Zahra Breast Cancer Association honored the sponsors who supported the campaign entitled “...

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Saudi filmmaker makes waves in Hollywood
Young Saudi director Al-Mutaz Al-Jifri recently completed his first short movie in Hollywood called Officer Jack despite...
Pop star Bieber brings cheer in typhoon-hit Philippines
TACLOBAN, Philippines: Pop megastar Justin Bieber hugged, sang to, danced and played with young survivors of the Philippines’ deadliest typhoon Tuesday, bringing cheer to the disaster zone amid an international relief effort. Bieber flew unannounced to the central city of Tacloban just over a month after it was devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan and sang Christmas carols to children at a heavily damaged local school amid tight security, witnesses said. “He sang ‘Holy Night’ for the children,” said Kate Donovan, a spokeswoman for the United Nations Children...
Arab women — misconceptions and distorted histories
Today, particularly in western media, Arab women are often portrayed as people discovering new identities and a sense of liberation through their exposure to western culture and law. Conversely, critics of the modern Arab woman use the term “westernized” in a negative sense as meaning having lost their cultural identity. The “modern” Arab woman is characterized as a person quite distinct from her “pre-modern” sister, frequently depicted as a “pitiful creature” enmeshed by ancient laws and traditions, living in the shadows without rights or...

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