Saudi Arabia names new crown prince

Saudi Arabian King Abdullah has appointed Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz as his new heir in the world's top oil exporter.He succeeds prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who died last week in New York...

Death of Saudi Crown Prince; who is in charge?

The best answer, the Saudi people Prince Nayef, the powerful interior minister in charge of internal security forces may assert himself now to maintain order. Would it not be a good time to transition to a...

Saudi Woman spared lashes

No Driving The Saudi King announced a few days ago that women will be given the right to vote in 2015. Some lady jumped the gun and took a car to go shopping. Women driving are not aloud, yet. The King hasn’t...

Saudi Breakthrough: Women to Vote

Why wait? " “News Alert: AP: Saudi king gives women right to vote for first time in 2015  September 25, 2011 9:53:01 AM RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi King Abdullah has given the kingdom’s women the...

Selamat Hari Raya 2011

Ramadan finishing on August 30th, 2011 in Singapore and Malaysian.Malabar Mosque (Masjid Malabar). At the junction of Victoria Street and Jalan Sultan - Singapore.Source: http://www.schahryar.com/photoblog/471

Worlds 10 cheapest countries for petrol

British motorists are among the top three most expensive countries in the world for fuel drivers pay on average 135p (US$2.209759419) a litre, $8.36 per US gallon, whereas Norway's capital Oslo drivers pay 164p...

Ramadan Kareem

Another month of Ramadan is starting from today in Saudi Arabia and Middle East. Alhamdulillah Allah has given us a chance to see this beautiful blessed month. It is a month of blessings and peace. It is 9th month of Islamic Calendar. Muslims used to observe fasts during...

Bin Laden’s Jeddah Kingdom Tower View of Starving Somalia

by Karen Fish  If you mow your lawn and cut off the tops of the weeds the weeds will always come back. Unless you get down on your hands and knees with your $2 weeder and pull out the roots of the weeds the...

Libya: 'Humanitarian' Snow Job

Lately there has been much written about the US/NATO attacks on Libya, with much ‘cheering’ over Obama looking as ‘strong’ as crazy republicans. The one thing that most overlook, or few seem to want to...

June 17: Drive-In Defiance for Women in Saudi Arabia

Women Drive on June 17: Defiance in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, the only country in the world to ban women from driving, is facing a protest more exciting than the Fast and the Furious sequels: women getting behind...

Obama policy: War Allovertheplace

Whoa. To be clear about it, the USA is attacking Al Qaeda wherever they are. Al Qaeda has an HQ-like operation in Yemen and attacked Yemen’s president. Saudis are cooperating, but I wonder why Saudis are not...

Islam and Human Rights

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”         ...

Arab people hostages

Count the ways:  Hostage to tyrannical leaders, to a backward faith, to an antiquated culture, to a world that cares more about their national resources than about the people. Maybe there is one thing in...

Saudi women pressing for rights

'Saudi Women Revolution' makes a stand for equal rights By Catriona Davies, for CNN May 4, 2011 -- Updated 1604 GMT (0004 HKT) STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Women recently turned away from registering for municipal elections around Saudi Arabia * "Saudi Women Revolution" began...

Where could Colonel Muammar Gaddafi go if he were exiled?

When former Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Al went into Exile, he went to Saudi Arabia. After the demise of the reign of Idi Amin Dada of Uganda, he fled into exile in Libya and later to Saudi Arabia. In...

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