Pakistan incurred $34.5 bn losses in war against terror: FM

"NEW YORK: Pakistan suffered huge losses, amounting to US $34.5 billion, since 2001 for its role in the war against terror and wants regional ownership of the crisis in a bid to bring peace and stability to the troubled region, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said...

UAE, Gulf stocks set for a massive rebound! « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"Stock markets in the GCC are set for a massive rebound on Sunday - with the Saudi Arabian bourse leading the way today as the only one trading on a Saturday. "

No rush to buy UK real estate for Arabian buyers « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"Remarks last weekend by the British finance minister Alastair Darling that the economy was in its worst state for 60 years, sent the pound sterling into free fall this week. House prices are also down by more than 10 per cent over the past year, and open to offers lower than...

Saudi Arabian girl, 8, seeks divorce

A Saudi Arabian court is to rule next month on the divorce of an eight-year-old girl from a man in his fifties. It's  ridiculous. As far as i know, no marriage, with 8 years old girl, is allowed in any religion. It's forbidden!" The girl, who still does not know...

HRW: Many Indonesia migrant workers in Saudi Arabia treated cruelly

If Indonesia is rich country..it wouldn't happen. " "Therefore, the Saudi Arabian government should immediately effect reforms in its manpower and immigration sectors, and its criminal courts to protect migrant workers in the country from criminal acts and enslavement," ...

Arab sheikh backs wild horses for endurance

Could Australia's wild horses be about to take the endurance world by storm? Thirteen wild horses from Western Australia have been plucked from the wilderness, and, in a tale reminiscent of "My Fair Lady", now...

Massive Dust Storm over the Middle East

"A massive dust cloud hovered over the Middle East in mid-June 2008, stretching from Iraq to India and spreading south past the Arabian Peninsula. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on...

Camel beauty pageant to be held in UAE

If you happen to own an attractive camel and think that yours is the best looking camel out there, then head on over to the United Arab Emirates for the annual camel beauty contest. I have to wonder what the...

More than 300 passengers aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight escaped unhur...

"More than 300 passengers aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight escaped unhurt Tuesday after their Boeing 747 jet caught fire as it landed in Bangladesh, an official said.The 326 passengers were evacuated after...

Activists protest execution of Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Tens of activists of non-governmental organization Migrant Care demonstrated outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy here on Monday in protest against the execution of Indonesian maid Yanti Irianti (35) in Saudi Arabia. "Migrant Care condemns the execution...

Raffles Dubai projects its unique brand of Arabian hospitality

"Raffles Dubai is the latest five star luxury hotel brand to enhance and extend their brand experience through the use of "music styling", thanks to sensory brand consultant Equal Strategy.Occupying a pre-eminent position in Wafi City, Dubai's ultra exclusive lifestyle...

Minister: staying permits in Saudi Arabia often abused

"In 2007, the number of Indonesians already deported had reached 22,116. The deportation cost was covered by the Saudi Arabian government including for the deportation of 600 Indonesians who were arrested in Aziziah, Mekkah, last Friday. As to the newly arrested Indonesians,...

Saudi king to present award to ex-mining minister Soebroto

Riyadh (ANTARA News) - Saudi Arabian King Abdullah will bestow an award on Soebroto, a former Indonesian mining minister and OPEC secretary general, for changing the image of OPEC (Organization of the...

Otis` leading technology in prestigious Abu Dhabi towers

"he contract calls for Otis to provide 53 elevators and six escalators in two oval-shaped office and residential towers, which are part of a sweeping development on Al Reem Island, a 2.5-square mile natural island on the Arabian Gulf located 300 meters off the coast of...

Ganpati waiting for the makeup man

"Ganpati waiting for the makeup man Once molded, the idols of Ganpati are painted using spray guns and brushes. These idols are taken by various mandals and individuals who worship these idols from one day to...

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