Kingdom names terrorist groups, orders foreign fighters home
Saudi Arabia has formally designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group, official Saudi television reported citing a statement by the Interior Ministry. The Kingdom also ordered citizens fighting abroad to return within 15 days or face imprisonmentThe kingdom has also designated Nusra Front and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, whose fighters are battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as terrorist organisations.It also listed as terrorist groups the Shiite Huthi rebels fighting in northern Yemen and a little-known internal Shiite group called Hezbollah in the Hijaz.Friday's move appeared to enforce last month's royal decree where Riyadh said it would jail for between three and 20 years any citizen who fought guilty of fighting in conflicts abroad.The kingdom's authorities want to deter Saudis from joining rebels in Syria and posing a security risk once they return ho...
Jeddah cracks down on traders of deadly pesticide
Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed has ordered a crackdown on traders using illegal pesticides con...
Expulsion of Kashmiri students a ‘no ball’
The filing of sedition charges against 67 Kashmiri students by Meerut police for cheering the Pakist...
Three to die for Riyadh bombing
A special criminal court in Riyadh sentenced two Saudis and a Kuwaiti to death Thursday for their involvement in the deadly terror attack at Al-Muhaya residential compound in eastern Riyadh in 2003.They were also convicted of murdering several security men in two other attacks.The first defendant was found to have conspired with the terrorists, who blew up the three residential complexes, by providing a hiding place to Kh...
Rift with Qatar has little effect on Tadawul
The row between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors has done little to dampen Saudi Arabia’s stock market, with the Tadawul All Share Index rising 1 percent to a near six-year high as banking and retail sector shares climbed. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar on Wednesday citing the country’s meddling in regional affairs, and failing to abide by a joint GCC defense security pact...

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Terror in Bahrain ‘unacceptable’
Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the fatal bombing in Bahrain that killed three policemen, including an Emirati police officer, branding it a “terrorist act....
Women-only industrial city to operate...
The Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Modon) has launched a project to develop an industrial city for women workers in Yanbu, on a total area of 500,000 square meters.The authority signed an agreement to establish a factory that will initially employ 50 Saudi women. Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman recently laid the...
Ex-fighter denounces Syria groups
A Saudi man who fought for six months in Syria before surrendering to the authorities has denounced extremists groups fighting in that country as misguided and divided.In an interview broadcast Wednesday on a local television channel, Sulaiman Al-Subaie, 25, who fought for the Al-Qaeda-linked group, the Islamic State of Ira...
ALJCI lauded for restoring sculptures
Makkah Gov. Prince Mishal bin Abdullah lauded Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI) for its latest contribution to the community in restoring the sculptures along Jeddah’s waterfront and giving them a new home within the Jeddah Sculptures Museum.Prince Mishal congratulated ALJCI President Mohammed Abdul Latif Jam...

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ALJ, Sumitomo form JV for distributing Komatsu heavy equipment

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Sri Lanka begins as favorite in Asia Cup final
DHAKA: Rampaging Shahid Afridi and prolific Kumar Sangakkara have set the stage for a rousing contest when Pakistan face Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup one-day final in Dhaka...
San Miguel demolishes Meralco in...
An old name finally made its return to the PBA on Friday night and did a thing it is most accustomed to.San Miguel Beer, three years out of the league after the franchise used another brand name, demolished Meralco, 94-76, in its Commissioner’s Cup debut even with an import who is on the way out and its cornerstone watching...
Pakistan hope Afridi is fit for Asia...
MIRPUR, Bangladesh: Defending champion Pakistan is hoping big-hitting allrounder Shahid Afridi will be fit in time to play in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. Afridi, who helped pull off two dramatic last-over wins with an 18-ball 34 against India and a 25-ball 59 against Bangladesh, has a hip strain because caused hi...
Fugen stuns Elite Team-A; Al Taj A...
Future Generation International School (Fugen) stunned fancied Elite Team-A 86-83 even as Al Taj Team-A remained unbeaten with an 88-80 triumph over Sandy Fugaban’s SPIS (Second Philippine Int’l School) in a pair of Group A semifinal openers on Tuesday in the 1st Inter-School Bonafide Parents basketball tournament 2014 at...

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ALJCI lauded for restoring sculptures

Makkah Gov. Prince Mishal bin Abdullah lauded Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI) for its latest contribution to the community in restoring the sculptures along Jeddah’s waterfront and giving them a new home within the Jeddah Sculptures Museum.
Prince Mishal congratulated ALJCI President Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, as well as...
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Video-gaming industry breaks culture bar...

It’s a city better known for its history and culture, but a new generation of mobile game developers is bringing a slice of Silicon Valley to Pakistan’s Lahore.
With open plan offices, mixed gender teams, gourmet catering and an emphasis on a fun atmosphere, the small but growing IT industry worth an estimated $2.8 billion is being led by y...
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Women are crazy about shoes because the right pair can take an outfit to another level. Wearing comfortable, stylish shoes is the secret to self-confidence, which is surefire head turner.
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Statue of pharaonic princess found in Eg...

Archaeologists in Egypt have found a nearly 3,500-year-old statue of the daughter of pharaoh Amenhotep III in the famed temple city of Luxor, the Antiquities Ministry said on Friday.
An Egyptian-European team uncovered the statue of princess Iset, 170 centimeters tall and 52 cm wide, during renovation work at the Amenhotep III mortuary temp...
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Be proud to sleep on the job
Some forward-thinking companies such as Nike and Google offer places for their employees to nap. But for most workers, napping in the office is frowned upon. This is a shame given the long list of benefits from an afternoon nap. Here are eight reasons why we should embrace and encourage naps during the workday:1. Napping makes you more productive: Research has shown that naps refresh our bodies, make us more attentive and improve our moods. It’s in the best interest of employers and employees for everyone to be functioning at their best. Fatigue contributes to $18 billion a year in lost productivity. And when tired employees go home, they’re at an increased risk of being in a car crash.2....
Polio’s last stand on the Afghan-Pakistan border
Trundling across the Afghan-Pakistani border in a handcart, Shayma dismisses militant threats and conspiracy theories about polio vaccinators while her four children receive drops that could finally eradicate the crippling disease.About 1.3 million oral vaccinations are administered every year to children at the Torkham Gate crossing, the focal point of an intense global campaign to eradicate polio by 2018.But Afghanistan and Pakistan — two of the three remaining “endemic” polio nations — face a tough task due to fighting on either side of the border, Taleban opposition to vaccinations and rumors that the drops could cause impotency.Families hurrying through the Torkham mountain pass are...
Le Relais de L’entrecote: Winning formula for a salad, a ste...
I have known the original restaurant located near the Porte Maillot in Paris, hence its name, “L’Entrecote Porte-Maillot”, since the 1980’s. More often than not, you have to stand in a queue on the pavement for half an hour and sometimes even more, so you really get to see the name of the restaurant! I always knew that in a matter of time, this simple but enjoyable food would make its way to Riyadh. It is interesting to know that the founder of “l’Entrecote Porte Maillot”, Paul Gineste de Saurs, decided from the very beginning that his restaurant would have only one main dish, the “steak-frites” served with its famous top-secret green sauce and only a green salad as a starter. After his...

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Will never join politics, says Aamir
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MUMBAI: Leading Bollywood actor Aamir Khan on Friday said he is not interested in joining politics, and does not conside...
Benazir’s niece named for fiction prize
LONDON: Fatima Bhutto, the niece of assassinated Pakistani former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has been nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the judges announced Friday.Bhutto is among 20 women on the long list for the award, which was formerly known as the Orange prize and is open to English-language novels from anywhere in the world.She is nominated for “The Shadow of the Crescent Moon,” her first attempt at fiction following several fact-based books, including a memoir of her family’s blood-soaked history.Bhutto is a fierce critic of her charismatic aunt, who twice served as...
British premier laughs off Twitter parodies of Obama call
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday laughed off the widespread mockery of a photo he posted on Twitter of him looking serious while on the phone to US President Barack Obama.In a tweet to actor Patrick Stewart, one of those who had parodied Cameron’s photo, the premier posted a snap of a meeting with former US president Bill Clinton — “this time face to face, not on the phone.”On Wednesday, Cameron posted a photograph of himself discussing the situation in Ukraine in a telephone call with Obama.His grave expression was intended to convey the seriousness of the subject, but...

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