Tag: KINGDOM
Saudi Blog-Father Freed: "I'll be Blogging Soon"
Fouad al-Farhan, the "godfather of Saudi bloggers", is free after four months in prison without charges. Though Saudi Arabia touts its modernization under King Abdullah, such persecution does not paint so pretty a...
Nepal celebrates peaceful vote as results trickle in
Voting went off without significant violence in Nepal yesterday. Now the country waits to see if the results will dramatically reshape their system of government."Results trickled in Friday as Nepal celebrated...
Monkey Magic: DIY Forbidden Kingdom Trailer
Lion's Gate has done a one-eighty from blocking an online version of their hotly-anticipated* movie poster.As discussed below, fans of the genre (and would-be fans of the film) can remix their own version s of the...
Bali wins best exotic destination award from Engl...
"The Island of Bali has received an appreciation as the Best Exotic Destination from the Luxury Travel Magazine handed by editor Alyson Cook to Indonesia, in this case the Indonesian Embassy`s Economic Counsellor Tumpal MH Hutagalung and First Secretary Mayuzar Adamy in...
Bhutan holds its first elections
"The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is holding its first parliamentary elections today after a century of direct rule by the monarchy.
The elections will leave Bhutan's young king with a more ceremonial role.
The vote is for the upper house of parliament, the National Council,...
OPEN LETTER TO MORMON LEADERSHIP
OPEN
LETTER TO MORMON LEADERSHIP
In
re:YOUR KINGDOM
OF GOD ON EARTH and MITT
ROMNEY
FROM DISSIDENT DOUGLAS A. WALLACE
December 26, 2007
Gentlemen:
Definitions as used herein:
Cosmos: The Universe, matter,
energy, science, quantum...
Saudi plans monorail for Muslim holy places: report
Riyadh (ANTARA News) - Saudi Arabia is planning a five billion dollar
monorail network to transport millions of pilgrims around the Muslim
holy sites during the annual hajj pilgrimage, a Saudi daily reported on
Monday.
The oil-rich desert kingdom is to carry out a feasibility...
British City Briton To Ban Murder Music
UK Bureau:-
The city of Brighton in the United Kingdom has swung its full support behind its largely gay population by instituting a new law targeting “murder music.”
The new law will come into effect as part of the city ratification programme, aimed at...
Violence Against Women Is Still a Problem in Saud...
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Abeer Mishkhas, abeermishkhas@arabnews.com
Last Sunday, along with the rest of the world, Saudi Arabia celebrated a day dedicated to Eliminating Violence Against Women. Newspapers carried articles and editorials on the importance of the day and TV naturally gave the day a...
Arrests in Natalee Holloway case
"Hilversum, Friday 23 November 2007 19:55 UTC
Holloway suspect flown to Aruba
The Hague - Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the case of missing American student Natalee Holloway,will fly to the Caribbean...
Saudi rape VICTIM sentenced to 200 lashes 'admits...
"Saudi rape VICTIM sentenced to 200 lashes 'admits to affair'
Last updated at 13:05pm on 26th November 200A teenage rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes in Saudi Arabia has confessed to cheating on her husband, according to authorities in the kingdom.
The Saudi Justice...
King Abdullah breaks ground on world-class univer...
"With one of the largest university endowments in the world, a program to recruit top-flight faculty and students from across the globe and collaborations already underway with prestigious research institutions across several continents, King Abdullah University of Science...
Fears of U.S. dollar on verge of collapse and los...
If this report is accurate, the United States could see a rather nasty economic freefall. How the U.S. has gotten itself into this fix is not amazing considering the rampant spending and corporate welfare going...
Someone Tries to Sell Belgium on EBay
"Someone Tries to Sell Belgium on EBay
By PAUL AMES – 1 day ago
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Hidden among the porcelain fox hounds and Burberry tablecloths on sale at eBay.be this week was an unusual item: "For Sale: Belgium, a Kingdom in three parts ... free premium: the...
Disgruntled Voter Puts Belgium Up for Sale on EBay
Fed-up Belgium citizen, disgusted with the political wrangling since the June 10 election, put an ad on EBay to auction off his homeland. EBay was happy to take the advertisement. The site decided to pull the ad...
