Execution in Bangladesh sparks violent protests
DHAKA: The execution of an opposition leader in Bangladesh sparked violent protests Friday as activists torched homes and businesses belonging to government supporters, leaving at least three people dead, in a new wave of bloodshed ahead of elections next month. Abdul Quader Mollah, 65, was hanged Thursday night for war crimes during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. The case has exacerbated the explosive political divide in Bangladesh, an impoverished country of 160 million. Even as violence swept through parts of the country Friday, hundreds of people rejoiced in the streets of the capital, Dhaka, and said justice had been served. In an editorial, the Daily Star newspaper congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for trying and executing Mollah “40 long years” after his alleged crimes. Mollah, a leader of the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami,...
Dollar and euro at 5-year highs
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Geneva 2 invitation to KSA rekindles hope for Syrians
Saudi Arabia and Iran are among more than 30 countries invited to attend the Geneva 2 peace conferen...
Grand mufti calls suicide bombers criminals
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh has condemned suicide bombings as grave crimes, reiterating his stance in strong language. “Killing oneself is a grave crime and a grave sin,” Al-Asheikh was quoted as saying by a local newspaper on Thursday. “Those who kill themselves with explosives are criminals who are hastening their way to hell.” “Their (suicide bombers) hearts have veered away...
AGFUND alliance to train 100,000 Arab youth
The Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) and several other organizations plan to launch leadership, empowerment and poverty eradication training for 100,000 male and female Arab youth. The alliance comprises the AGFUND, Arab Open University (AOU), AGFUND Microfinance Banks and the International Youth Federation (IYF), a statement said Thursday. The AGFUND board of directors discussed the first stage of the project...

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KSA donates $10m for Syrian refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed two memorandums of understanding with the Kingdom to support Syrian refugees and host communities in Jord...
Expats shocked as Dhaka hangs top...
The Bangladeshi community expressed shock and dismay over the execution of top Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah, 65, on Thursday. The senior leader was hanged for massacres committed during the country’s bloody 1971 war of independence, making him the first person to be put to death. Musharraf Hossain, a B...
Prison assault video under probe
The Jeddah Prisons Authority has launched a probe into the alleged assault on a prisoner by fellow inmates in Briman Prison. It appears the alleged victim was assaulted over a dispute involving SR100. It also seemed as if one inmate wanted to punish him for being convicted of drug dealing. Maj. Abdullah Al-Harbi, spokesma...
Haia, MoH to promote moral values
The Ministry of Health and the General Presidency of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen efforts between the two bodies to educate society on moral values according to the teachings of Islam.The agreement was signed by Minister of Health Dr. Ab...

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Clashes kill 40 as car bomb fears force UN to shut office

SANAA: Security officials say more than 40 people have been killed in sectarian...
US whips firms evading Iran curbs

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is targeting several companies and individu...

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Philippines typhoon death toll tops 6,000

MANILA: The number of people dead after one of the world’s strongest typhoons st...
NKorea executes leader’s uncle as a traitor

PYONGYANG, North Korea: North Korea said Friday that it had executed Kim Jong Un...

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Dollar and euro at 5-year highs

HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed while the dollar and euro hit five-year high...
Ford to hire 11,000 in US, Asia amid new model push

DETROIT: Ford Motor Co said it is adding more than 11,000 new jobs in the United...

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Dortmund leaves it late; Milan limps into last 16
LONDON: Last season’s runners-up Borussia Dortmund were spared a Champions League exit when a dramatic late goal from Kevin Grosskreutz sent the German side into the last...
Joquico captures DFBC Masters title
Dubai-based international bowler Paolo Joquico emerged champion in the 3rd Dubai Filipino Bowling Club (DFBC) Masters Championship, the sporting association’s most prestigious and most challenging tilt held recently at the Dubai International Bowling Center in Mamzar.Set in a thrilling match play format, the Masters event g...
Pacers beat Heat in rematch of East...
NEW YORK: Center Roy Hibbert scored 24 points and Paul George scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Miami Heat 90-84 in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference Finals.Indiana led by just two midway through the fourth quarter where they went on a 7-0 run capped by George’s...
Returning Cabagnot's floater lifts...
Alex Cabagnot returned from a long layoff and played as if he never left.The 6-foot point guard drilled in the game-winning floater on Wednesday night as Petron Blaze extended its winning run in the PBA Philippine Cup eliminations to six games following a 90-88 nipping of Air21 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao.Absent in the...

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Familiar games in Afghanistan
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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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Comet ISON pronounced dead

WASHINGTON: Comet ISON, once optimistically called the comet of the century, is dead, the victim of a way-too-close brush with the sun. It was barely a year old.
The comet, which excited astronomers and the media as it zipped within 730,000 miles of the sun on Thanksgiving Day, was pronounced dead at a scientific conference Tuesday. Astrono...
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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...
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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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Charity to raffle a Picasso for $138
MASTERPIECE: French-Lebanese journalist Peri Cochin speaks in front of Picasso's 1914 cubist dr...
PARIS: For aspiring art collectors everywhere, there is hope. Sotheby’s Paris is giving away a $1 million masterp...
Patterson wants kids to share his love of reading
James Patterson didn’t plan to become a famous children’s author. He wasn’t even a big reader when he was a kid, despite having a teacher for a mom and a grandmother who was a librarian. “I didn’t read as much as I should have,” he admits. “I read what I had to.” It wasn’t until college, when he could read what he wanted, that he grew to love books. “I just couldn’t get enough. And it got me scribbling,” he says. “I really liked scribbling. I like telling stories.” A glance at the “P” author...
‘Fake’ deaf signer at Mandela event claims illness
JOHANNESBURG: The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s funeral has said a schizophrenic episode was to blame for accusations that he was an impostor who gesticulated nonsense during the entire service. Thamasanqa Jantjie was branded as a scurrilous fake after members of South Africa’s deaf community said his signing at Tuesday’s memorial ceremony had amounted to nothing more than “flapping his arms around.” In an interview Thursday with the Johannesburg daily, The Star, Jantjie put his behavior down to a sudden attack of schizophrenia, for which he...

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