arabnews - frontpage http://arabnews.com/ This is the description en This is the copyright disclaimer info@arabnews.com (ArabNews) Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:39:36 +0300 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:39:36 +0300 60 frontpage Kingdom’s rental property to remain robust in 2011 http://arabnews.com/economy/article279683.ece JEDDAH: Residential and commercial rent prices in Saudi Arabia are expected to remain high throughout 2011 due to growing demand, supply shortage and lack of mortgage lending, Credit Suisse Group AG said. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:31:59 +0300 http://arabnews.com/economy/article279683.ece Apple’s new iPad launch ‘on schedule’ http://arabnews.com/economy/article279587.ece SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is seen moving ahead on schedule for the anticipated launch of the next iPad tablet computer despite a Taiwanese brokerage report on a potential delay. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:31:57 +0300 http://arabnews.com/economy/article279587.ece Google faces court showdown over Street View http://arabnews.com/economy/article279632.ece GENEVA: Google’s data privacy chief says he’s confident Google Street View will be deemed legal in Switzerland ahead of a court hearing later this week. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:08:58 +0300 http://arabnews.com/economy/article279632.ece OIC, GCC denounce violence http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279790.ece JEDDAH: The 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have condemned the bloodshed in Libya and the use of excessive force against protesters. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:56:06 +0300 http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279790.ece Mobily, Zain offer special discounts http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279764.ece JEDDAH: Mobily and Zain are offering special discounts on their different services to mark the return of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah from Morocco after a three-month long medical trip. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:55:03 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279764.ece Needy Jeddah families to get SR34m as king's gifts http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279763.ece JEDDAH: Families in Jeddah whose homes were damaged by the rains and floods on Jan. 26 and the poor and needy will benefit from SR34 million provided by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:54:52 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279763.ece 54 percent of Saudis have high cholesterol http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279761.ece RIYADH: Obesity, smoking, junk food and lazy lifestyles are behind the growing instances of heart diseases in the Kingdom, said Dr. Hani Najm, president of the Saudi Heart Association. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:54:37 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279761.ece Yamani: Nuclear pact to help meet growing energy needs http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279758.ece RIYADH: The Kingdom and France signed a bilateral agreement for developing the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes on Tuesday. It was the Kingdom's first-ever nuclear treaty. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:54:19 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279758.ece Husband breaks wife's arm for changing channel http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article279578.ece DAMMAM: The Family Takaful Committee (FTC) in the Eastern Province is currently considering the case of a husband who broke his wife's arm because she dared to change the television channel while he was watching a clip of girls singing and dancing, Al-Yaum newspaper reported Monday. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:47:58 +0300 http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article279578.ece Indian man has 39 wives, nearly 100 children http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article279579.ece GUWAHATI: The more, the merrier is certainly true for Ziona Chana, a 66-year-old man in India's remote northeast who has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren -- and wouldn't mind having more. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:47:52 +0300 http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article279579.ece Film of JFK on eve of assassination surfaces http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article279570.ece DALLAS: A color home movie of President John F. Kennedy's appearance in Houston on the eve of his 1963 assassination has surfaced. The silent film captures Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in their appearance at a League of United Latin American Citizens meeting at the Rice Hotel in Houston on the night of Nov. 21, 1963. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:47:48 +0300 http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article279570.ece Shakira, Pique hold hands while out in the town http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article279575.ece BOGOTA: New photos show Colombian singer Shakira and Barcelona soccer player Gerard Pique holding hands as they enter a restaurant in the Catalonian city. Rumors that the two were having an affair surfaced during last year's World Cup in South Africa. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:39:02 +0300 http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article279575.ece Saudi in Colorado maid abuse case awaiting reduced sentence http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279752.ece RIYADH: A Saudi research student who was convicted in 2006 in the US for abusing his maid is to receive a new sentence at a hearing on Friday. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:27:19 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279752.ece IDB to help Muslim Aid push social progress http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279729.ece JEDDAH: The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Muslim Aid, a UK-based charity, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the IDB headquarters in Jeddah on Tuesday. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:27:08 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279729.ece OIC chief urges Manila, MNLF to reap fruits of peace in southern Philippines http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279728.ece JEDDAH: The peace agreement signed between the Manila government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has opened up new horizon of hopes and expectations in southern Philippines, said the secretary-general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Jeddah on Tuesday. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:26:52 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279728.ece Campaign on to free OFWs overstaying in Saudi jails http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279723.ece RIYADH: The human rights group Migrante Middle East has started a campaign for the release of 48 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who have completed prison sentences but are still in jail. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:26:42 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279723.ece X-ray technicians threaten to sue ministry for jobs http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279719.ece ABHA: Many young Saudi graduates of a X-ray technician diploma course have been left unemployed following a decision by the Ministry of Health not to employ X-ray technicians who only have diplomas in their fields. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:26:24 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279719.ece Private hospitals charging patients for free services http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279672.ece JEDDAH: Private hospitals are charging people for forms of treatment that are available to them for free and covered by their insurance policies, said a number of people in Jeddah. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:25:44 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279672.ece Many expats decide to return to ‘a new Egypt’ http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279669.ece JEDDAH: A large number of Egyptians living and working in Saudi Arabia have decided to return home after former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime was removed from power following a revolution in the country. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:25:15 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279669.ece Saudi women fighting the odds http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279671.ece JEDDAH: A lack of cultural and recreational activities has driven women to challenge existing rules and norms and pursue their hobbies and interests in secret. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:22:15 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279671.ece Egypt replaces several Mubarak-era ministers http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279670.ece CAIRO/WASHINGTON: Egypt's military rulers swore in a Cabinet with 11 new ministers Tuesday, a nod to the protest movement that ousted longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:15:08 +0300 http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279670.ece US plans NATO invasion of Libya, says Castro http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279602.ece HAVANA: Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro said Tuesday that unrest in Libya may be a pretext for a NATO invasion. Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega has jumped to the support of the embattled leader of the North African nation, saying he telephoned to express solidarity. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:12:50 +0300 http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279602.ece Iranian naval vessels major provocation: Israel http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279596.ece JERUSALEM: As two Iranian warships sailed into the Mediterranean on Tuesday, an Israeli leader charged that Iran's goal was hegemony in the Middle East. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:09:29 +0300 http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279596.ece England squeezes past Netherlands in opener http://arabnews.com/sports/article279548.ece NAGPUR: England's batsmen kept their nerve to take their team to a six-wicket win over the Netherlands on Tuesday and narrowly avoid a major humiliation at the World Cup. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:57:49 +0300 http://arabnews.com/sports/article279548.ece Algeria OKs plan to lift state of emergency http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279584.ece ALGIERS: Algeria's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to lift a state of emergency that has been in place for 19 years. The government had already announced the plan, but the Cabinet gave it formal approval Tuesday. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:57:01 +0300 http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279584.ece OPEC ready to meet any supply shortage: Riyadh http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279486.ece 80 countries sign new new International Energy Forum Charter Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:42:31 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279486.ece King coming home today http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279448.ece RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah will return to Riyadh on Wednesday following a successful three-month-long medical trip to the United States and Morocco, the Royal Court announced on Tuesday. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:27:44 +0300 http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article279448.ece 4 American hostages killed by pirates, US says http://arabnews.com/world/article279436.ece NAIROBI, Kenya: Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates off East Africa were shot and killed by their captors Tuesday, the US military said, marking the first time US citizens have been killed in a wave of pirate attacks plaguing the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean for years. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:17:08 +0300 http://arabnews.com/world/article279436.ece Qaddafi tells supporters to crush revolt http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279433.ece CAIRO: Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi vowed to fight on to his “last drop of blood” and roared at his supporters to take to the streets against protesters demanding his ouster, shouting and pounding his fist in a furious speech Tuesday after two nights of a bloody crackdown in the capital trying to crush the uprising that has fragmented his regime. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:13:37 +0300 http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279433.ece Yemenis step up rallies to dislodge ruler http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279094.ece SANAA: Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied across Yemen on Tuesday, burning a car belonging to supporters of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the capital of Sanaa and chanting for the ruler's ouster. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:26:17 +0300 http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279094.ece Dozens trapped by New Zealand quake that killed 65 http://arabnews.com/world/article279062.ece CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: Office workers trapped under their collapsed buildings sent messages to the outside as rescuers with dogs scrambled to save them and dozens of others following a powerful earthquake that killed at least 65 in one of New Zealand’s largest cities. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:21:10 +0300 http://arabnews.com/world/article279062.ece Bahrain king orders release of political prisoners http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279075.ece MANAMA: Tens of thousands of red-and-white draped, flag-waving protesters flooded the country’s capital Tuesday in a massive show of force against the monarchy as the king made another concession to the marchers — a promise to release an unspecified number of political prisoners. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:08:33 +0300 http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article279075.ece China’s ruling party launches search engine http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/science_technology/article279068.ece BEIJING: The news agency of China’s ruling Communist Party has launched an Internet search site following Google’s decision to close its Chinese search engine last year over censorship. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:02:32 +0300 http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/science_technology/article279068.ece India finds 31 guilty in deadly 2002 train burning http://arabnews.com/world/article279048.ece AHMADABAD, India: A court investigating one of India’s worst outbursts of communal violence Tuesday found 31 Muslims guilty of setting fire to a train in which 60 Hindus were killed nine years ago. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:40:45 +0300 http://arabnews.com/world/article279048.ece 36 killed in Mali stampede http://arabnews.com/world/article278204.ece BAMAKO, Mali: The minister of interior security said in a statement that 36 people were killed in a stampede Monday following a religious ceremony. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:26:35 +0300 http://arabnews.com/world/article278204.ece