Saudi women drive down memory lane

"Riyadh: In an ornate living room, a group of women gathered around coffee and date cakes to celebrate the afternoon 18 years ago when they got into cars and drove the streets of Riyadh, a stunning defiance of Saudi Arabia's ban on female driving. They have only one regret:...

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...

2.5pc Pakistanis live abroad, mostly in Gulf

"An estimated four million Pakistani migrant workers live around the world, which corresponds to around 2.5 per cent of total population of the country, legislators here have been told. Of the four million, an estimated 94 per cent population of Pakistani migrant workers is...

Saudi man beheaded for beating wife to death

2 convicted murderers were beheaded by the sword on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia. One of the accused Omar Bin Abid Wakdani beated his wife to death following a family argument. 2nd execution was carried out in Qurait, in the northeast of the kingdom, where Fawzi bin Abd...

Karzai's brother 'met ex-Taleban'

After the New York Times alleged that brother of afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is involved in opium trading, now this new revelation will even make him more embarrassed. President's brother is accused of having met the Taliban representative. "The Afghan president's...

Source: Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks with Taliban reps

Oh that will really do a lot of good. It's like catching Bin Laden and Bush planning further attacks on America."LONDON, England (CNN) -- In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant...

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. "

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...