Category: Global News and Affairs
Kuwaiti wins ‘Arab Booker’ for Novel on Foreign Workers
London: Kuwaiti author, Saud Alsanousi has won the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his portrayal of the lives of foreign workers in G [...]
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013 – Congress on a Strong Wicket
BJP's fractured votebase and dented images has made the Congress task easy in Karnataka
By a Political Analyst
Congress' main test would lie in proj [...]
Muslims and Banking
By D. M. Iqbal
Indian Banking system is perhaps one of the soundest financial institutions anywhere in the world. The country has 19 nationalised ban [...]
Muslim Countries approve UN Document on Women, Children
New York: Conservative Muslim and Roman Catholic countries and liberal Western nations approved a UN blueprint to combat violence against women and g [...]
Baghdad inaugurated as Arab Culture Capital
Baghdad: Baghdad was inaugurated as the 2013 Arab Capital of Culture, the latest in a series of steps which may put Iraq back on the map after decade [...]
Saudi Youth Invents Unique Bicycle
Riyadh: A Saudi youth has created a unique bicycle that is attracting increasing attention amongst local cyclists. The bicycle is lit with a projector [...]
Quran Museum in Madinah
Jeddah: The holy city of Madinah will soon have a state-of-the-art Qur'an museum with impressive facilities, said Prince Sultan bin Salman, president [...]
Largest Heritage Project in Sharjah
Sharjah: Aiming to retain the feel of the 1950s in Sharjah's traditional areas, the largest heritage project in the UAE and Gulf region, the 'Heart o [...]
Church Patriach says Christians and Muslims need Military Permission to Pray
Jerusalem: The retired Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Michal Sabbah, has pointed out that Christians and Muslims living in the Holy Land "ha [...]
Kazakhstan, among Top Investment Friendly Countries
Astana: Kazakhstan is one of the leading investment friendly countries in the world. Since 1993, to date Kazakhstan has attracted foreign investments [...]