Category: Global News and Affairs
Lend a Helping Hand
30 year-old Haseen lives with her two children in a small one-room shack in a village on the outskirts of Bangalore. Life for her and her family is a [...]
Lessons From Nature
The diverse methods that animals use to protect themselves hold great significance for human beings, because these methods are natural methods, bestow [...]
Life of Desert Dwellers Portrayed in New Book
Riyadh: An American photographer has published a book about the life of a traditional desert tribe in Saudi Arabia. New York photographer, Wayne Easte [...]
World Happiness Report 2013
While Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden are the world's happiest countries, Egypt had the greatest fall in happiness levels.
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Facebook Use ‘makes people feel worse about themselves’
Checking Facebook made people feel worse, and the more they browsed, the worse they felt, a University of Michigan research study stated recently.
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Aviation Academy to be set up in Riyadh
Riyadh: The Riyadh-based Infinity Support Services and Flight Safety International Company has signed an agreement for the construction of an Aviati [...]
Makkah Clock Tower – Second Tallest Building in the World
Makkah: Standing tall at 1,972 feet (601.07 meter), the Abraj Al-Bait Tower, also known as Makkah Royal Clock Tower, has been declared the second tal [...]
Dubai Cares, UNICEF, to Help Educate 7,000 Bosnian Children
Abu Dhabi: A Dh6.25 million humanitarian scheme funded by Dubai Cares will help to put more than 7,000 Bosnian children into early education over tw [...]
Coffee Beans Festival in Jazan
Jazan: (Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia): The first coffee beans festival was held in Jazan, at the mountainous Daer Bani Malik governorate last fortnig [...]
Saudi Woman Entrepreneur Develops Coffee Maker
A young Saudi woman has developed an electronic Arabic coffee maker for commercial purposes, as stated by King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Techno [...]