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ByABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM
Mar 6, 2012 00:38
ABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM
Mar 6, 2012 00:38
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ByLINDA HEARD
Mar 6, 2012 00:36
A third Palestinian intifada may be in the cards
Palestinian leaders are talking tough these days. And who can blame them! For decades they've been listening to empty Israeli promises and put their future in the hands of a succession of US presidents duplicitously claiming to be impartial peace brokers. ...Column
ByABDULLAH AL ALAMI
Mar 6, 2012 00:36
Bahrain, sea of culture
Last week I attended part of the “Second Forum of Festivals in the Arab Countries” held in Manama. As elegant as always, Culture Minister Sheikha Mai Al-Khalifa gave a warm welcome address....Column
ByMOHAMMED ALSAIF
Mar 6, 2012 00:35
The power of sports organizations
In the past few days, the international media was addressing the latest controversial decision of Saudi Olympic Committee not to have female representatives in the London 2012 Summer Olympics. ...Column
ByDR. MONA S. ALMUNAJJED
Mar 6, 2012 00:35
Losing weight: A challenge for women in GCC countries
In many past civilizations, women were considered attractive if they were plump and rounded with voluptuous feminine curves. Being fat was a symbol of beauty and fertility and a source of pride. ...Letter
BySEIF A. SOMALYA, JEDDAH
Mar 6, 2012 00:34
Yemen anarchy
This refers to the story on the front-page “Yemen in the throes of anarchy (March 5)....Letter
ByOZMA SIDDIQUI, JEDDAH
Mar 6, 2012 00:34
Peace process
It was refreshing to read the interview with Mani Shankar Aiyer as it brought out the best in the gentleman. I was pleasantly surprised to see how very secular he is and how unlike some of his contemporaries, he is not ashamed to acknowledge his Pakistani (of course, it wasn’t Pakistan then) roots....Letter
ByZAKARIA SULTAN, RIYADH
Mar 6, 2012 00:34
Gujarat massacre
This is in response to the letter by Bhaskara Sujeet Kumar (March 2). In his letter, Kumar narrated his own story about Gujarat massacre, he looked upset over the media coverage of anti-Muslim Gujarat riots, there is no doubt at all that the Gujarat carnage was a well planned and the worst massacre in the Indian history in which thousands of Muslims were brutally killed under the observant eyes of the BJP ruled state administration....Column
ByTARIQ ALHOMAYED
Mar 6, 2012 00:30
Syria: A victim of Iran once again
Syria was, and still is, a victim of Iran. Throughout the Assad era, both the father and the son have turned Damascus into another Iranian playing card in the region. Today, even after nearly a year of the Syrian revolution, Syria may have fallen victim to Iran once again. Here one might ask; how?...Column
ByKHALID ALNOWAISER
Mar 5, 2012 01:01
