New development projects worth more than SR 1.1 billion have been implemented at the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah as part of the government’s efforts to enhance facilities for the annual Haj pilgrimage. The announcement was made by Habib Zain Al-Abidine, head of development projects at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, [...]
Saudi Arabia: SR 1.1 Bn Projects Implemented At Holy Sites To Ease Haj
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A Year Later, The War In Libya Is Far From Over – OpEd
By Horace Campbell October 23, 2012 will be exactly one year after the Chairperson of the National Transitional Council declared that the Liberation of Libya was complete. A few days later the Secretary General of NATO, General Anders Fogh Rasmussen declared the end of the NATO mission, declaring that the NATO mission to Libya had [...]
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Syria: New Evidence Military Dropped Cluster Bombs
New evidence has emerged that the Syrian air force has used cluster munitions in recent days, Human Rights Watch said today. Many of the strikes were near the main highway that runs through Ma`arat al-Nu`man, the site of a major confrontation between government and rebel forces this week. Videos posted online by Syrian activists on [...]
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Iran: Deadly Floods Wreak Havoc In North
Heavy rains have flooded large sections of Mazandaran province in northern Iran, causing severe damage and some fatalities. Iranian media report that the rains began at midnight and are still continuing, leaving central and eastern parts of Mazandaran with flooded streets and homes. In Behshahr, the latest reports indicate that 12 people are dead or [...]
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Latinos: Too Lazy To Vote? – OpEd
It’s lookin’ bad for the old white guys. Eleven million Hispanic citizens remain unregistered, Americans all, and 15 million kids between the ages of 18 and 24 who can’t be pried away from Facebook long enough to register—at least so the tally of vote registries say. Now, add to that 16 million ex-cons who can [...]
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West And Iran Play Risky Game As Sanctions Bite
By Charles Recknagel for RFE/RL Western sanctions are moving Iran’s economy into unknown territory as they press Tehran to give up controversial nuclear activities. The cracks in Iran’s economic planning became plain as parliamentarians voted overwhelmingly on October 7 to reopen debate on a key government economic program. The vote came just days after the [...]
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Another Burning Death Hits China
A Tibetan man set himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule and died Saturday in a Tibetan populated area in Gansu province, in the same county where another man self-immolated last week, according to local residents. Tamdin Dorjee, 54, the grandfather of a revered Tibetan Buddhist figure, self-immolated on the grounds of the Tsoe [...]
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Bolivia: Outcome Of TIPNIS Consultation Uncertain
By Ricardo Herrera Farell Conflicting data and uncertainty are the trademarks of the community consultation in the Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory, or TIPNIS. The process, which began July 29 and ends Dec. 7, will determine whether a 200-kilometer (124-mile) road will be built connecting Villa Tunari in the central department of Cochabamba, [...]
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Asia: Saving Grace Of Global Economy?
By Suvendrini Kakuchi Developing countries – relegated to the sidelines of the West-led postwar expansion – have emerged as the saving grace of the global economy against a backdrop of calls for a new economic model that can ease the ravages of globalisation and address the lack of confidence in market-based systems. Indeed, supporting economic [...]
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Results, Regrets And Reinvention: Premier Wen’s Last China-EU Summit – Analysis
By Chen Zhimin Europe has been Chinese premier Wen Jiabao’s key foreign policy priority during his two terms and ten years in office. After he took over China’s premiership from Zhu Rongji in 2003, Wen’s first China-EU summit was a major success. But the China-EU ‘honeymoon’ was short- lived, and hopes for a China-EU ‘strategic [...]
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Women Demand Civil Rights In Lebanon – OpEd
Tehran and Washington are employing competing strategies via their political allies in Lebanon to win 70 seats in next year’s June 2013 parliamentary election, should they actually be held which is looking doubtful to this observer. Their efforts are designed to control the next government here while widening the spectrum of challenges to the other [...]
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Mauritanian President Treated In Paris After Being Shot
The President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was “slightly” wounded after being shot Saturday night near Nouakchott, said the government, explaining he was “shot by mistake by the army.” Meanwhile a security source said an man armed was “directly involved”. The Mauritanian leader was evacuated to Paris, “for further treatment in a specialized hospital,” [...]
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Syrian Army Trying To Re-Take Key Positions In North
The Syrian army tried Sunday, through air raids and artillery, to re-take key positions held by the rebels who have registered several successes in the north of the country. On Sunday, the army launched an attack in the north to re-take positions and repulse a rebel offensive against the largest military base in the province [...]
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Iran: MP Warns Against Counterfeit Foreign Bills
The head of the economic commission of Iran’s Parliament announced on Saturday that “five billion dollars in fake bills” was being distributed among the public. ISNA reports that Arsalan Fathipour told the Parliament that, unfortunately, the fake bills are being distributed all across the country and the public must remain on alert. No further details [...]
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God’s Love Stronger Than Attraction Of Wealth, Pope Says
By Matthew A. Rarey Pope Benedict XVI said that although riches should pose no barrier to serving the Kingdom of God, Christ’s love fulfills humanity’s deepest needs in a way that wealth is unable to. “God can win the heart of a person who has many goods,” the pontiff said during his mid-day Angelus from [...]
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US Politics: Why ‘The One’ Stumbled – Analysis
By Rajesh Rajagopalan There is little doubt that President Barack Obama crumbled in the first Presidential debate. His supporters were horrified at Obama’s performance: Andrew Sullivan, the Liberal blogger, tweeted: “Look: you know how much I love the guy … But this was a disaster for the President for the key people he needs to [...]
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Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk Dies
By Ron Corben Chinese state media reports that Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihanouk, one of Southeast Asia’s defining leaders, has died in Beijing. He was 89. King Sihanouk led Cambodia to independence, but war and his role in the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge marred his life and times. Flamboyant monarch, politician, film and music [...]
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Increased Intolerance Of Christians In Christian Countries – OpEd
By Clemente Ferrer “The bishops of Europe are especially aware of the manifestations of discrimination and intolerance of religion confirm that some values and rights that are fundamental to Europe are far from a reality in some countries on the continent,” said Catholic Bishop András Veres of Szombathely, Hungary, in a comment on a 2011 [...]
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Economic Implications Will Force Better Relations Between Big Powers In Asia Pacific – Analysis
By K V Kesavan Maritime security has assumed great importance in recent years in view of mankind’s increasing dependence on the seas. Historically, countries sought to boost their power by seeking to control the oceans. During the Cold War years, rivalry between the two power blocs was also extended to the oceans when the US [...]
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Copyrighters Take Legality Of Second-Hand Sales To Supreme Court
A little-known case may result in a ban on reselling any product made overseas without US copyright holders taking a share of the profits. A single ruling by the Supreme Court could make all secondary market sites – including garage sales – illegal. Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons will center on whether or not [...]
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