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- Drug trafficker beheaded in Saudi Arabia
- RIYADH AFP — A convicted drug trafficker was put to death by the sword in Saudi Arabia's eastern city of Khobar on Sunday, the interior ministry said. Hussein Muilu, a Saudi national, was condemned to death after being convicted of smuggling hashish into the kingdom, the ministry said in...
- Research articles 2008-08-31
- Jordan frees killers of Israeli soldiers
- AMMAN AFP — Four Jordanian prisoners handed over by Israel last year to complete their life sentences in the kingdom were released from a jail north of the capital Amman on Wednesday. The four, who were convicted of killing two Israeli soldiers in November 1990 four years before Israel...
- Research articles 2008-08-20
- Saudi Arabia: bucking the global trend?
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How resilient is growth in Saudi Arabia to a global downturn? The energy rich kingdom, endowed with one-fifth of the world's proven oil reserves, is in the midst of an investment-led boom that shows little evidence of being derailed by the credit crunch and ensuing slowdown in...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Tongan king pledges to hand power to the people
- NUKU'ALOFA AFP — Tonga's king, who presides over one of the last absolute monarchies in the world, has confirmed he is ready to start handing power over to the people, his spokesman said Tuesday. Tongan King Siaosi Tupou V, whose official coronation takes place on Friday, "is voluntarily surrendering...
- Research articles 2008-07-29
- Britain signs nuclear deal with energy-parched Jordan
- AMMAN AFP — Britain signed a preliminary nuclear cooperation deal with Jordan on Sunday, as the desert kingdom scrambles to meet growing energy needs and find alternative sources of power to desalinate water. "The memorandum will pave the way for signing a cooperation agreement between the two countries later...
- Research articles 2008-06-29
- Iran says oil output hike would not affect prices
- TEHRAN AFP — Major crude oil producer Iran said on Friday that increased oil output would not affect skyrocketing prices after a statement by Saudi Arabia revealed that the kingdom would pump more crude to market. "Increases oil production does not have such an impact that it would decrease...
- Research articles 2008-06-20
- Iraq gives UN $8 mln to help refugees in Jordan
- AMMAN AFP — The UN refugee agency said Sunday that Iraq has handed over eight million dollars to help hundreds of thousands of displaced Iraqis in neighbouring Jordan get better educational and health services. "This generous contribution to UNHCR Jordan is intended to benefit displaced Iraqis in Jordan in...
- Research articles 2008-06-15
- Saudi king reiterates call for inter-faith dialogue
- MECCA, Saudi Arabia AFP — Saudi King Abdullah reiterated Wednesday a call for dialogue between Islam and other religions during a gathering of Muslim scholars to discuss eventual inter-faith talks. "You meet today to tell the world ... that we are the voice of justice and moral human values...
- Research articles 2008-06-04
- French FM due in Jordan to sign nuclear deal
- AMMAN AFP — French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is due in Jordan on Friday to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement with the energy-poor kingdom, Jordanian officials said. The pact is part of Jordan's efforts to find alternative energy resources and follows the adoption of legislation in 2007 allowing the...
- Research articles 2008-05-29
- Iraq VP urges Jordan to reconsider visa move
- AMMAN AFP — Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi has urged Jordan to consider lifting visa requirements on Iraqis wanting to enter the kingdom, which is struggling to stem a huge influx of refugees. "Today I feel sad after Jordan imposed visas on Iraqis, who reach the borders and return...
- Research articles 2008-05-28
- US unveils deals with Saudi on nuclear power, oil protection
- RIYADH AFP — The White House announced major new cooperation agreements with Saudi Arabia on Friday as US President George W. Bush made his second visit to the oil superpower this year. The agreements cover cooperation on civil nuclear power and protecting the kingdom's oil infrastructure which has come...
- Research articles 2008-05-16
- Jordan sentences three over Bush attack plot
- AMMAN AFP — Jordan's state security court on Wednesday sentenced to jail three Jordanians for plotting an attack against US President George W. Bush when he visited the kingdom in 2006, a court spokesman said. The three men were sentenced to 15 years each for conspiracy to plot "terrorist...
- Research articles 2008-05-14
- Reformist Saudi blogger freed
- RIYADH AFP — A Saudi blogger and reform advocate, whose detention without charge four months ago sparked criticism from Washington, has been freed, newspapers in the conservative kingdom reported on Sunday. Fouad al-Farhan was released from a jail in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Saturday, the English-language...
- Research articles 2008-04-27
- Multi-million dollar plan to pump water to Jordan's capital
- AMMAN AFP — Jordan on Sunday announced that a multi-million dollar project would begin in June to supply the capital with water from an ancient southern aquifer 325 kilometres (200 miles) away. "The capital will get water from the aquifer for the coming 100 years," Water Minister Raed Abu...
- Research articles 2008-04-20
- Thai PM says martial law to be lifted
- BANGKOK AFP — Thailand's prime minister Samak Sundaravej vowed Thursday to lift martial law, imposed after the 2006 coup, in most of the kingdom after his party swept to victory in last year's polls. Samak, whose People Power Party is closely allied with ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said...
- Research articles 2008-04-17
- Democracy comes to kingdom of Bhutan
- THIMPHU, Bhutan AFP — Bhutan brought down the curtain on a century of absolute monarchy Monday, as the king's subjects elected the remote Himalayan nation's first democratic government. The landmark vote was proposed by Bhutan's royal family to peacefully transform the small Buddhist kingdom, wedged in the mountains between...
- Research articles 2008-03-24
- Jordan to raise electricity prices
- AMMAN AFP — The Jordanian government will raise the price of electricity later this week by up to 38 percent, an official said on Thursday, as the energy-starved kingdom phases out subsidies. "Effective Friday, the new prices will be higher by 20 to 38 percent, depending on consumption," the...
- Research articles 2008-03-13
- Dozens of Al-Qaeda suspects arrested in Saudi Arabia
- RIYADH AFP — Saudi Arabia said on Monday it has rounded up 28 more Al-Qaeda suspects after arresting an equal number in December who plotted "terrorist" attacks and were in contact with the group's number two Ayman al-Zawahiri. This brings to 56 the total number of members of the...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- The profession of dental hygiene in Bahrain: a dental hygiene educator working and living in the Kingdom of Bahrain
- Bahrain is a small island, approximately 15 miles wide and 35 miles long, located 13 miles off the east coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf. This small kingdom has rich history dating back thousands of years. It housed the Dilmun civilization, which was part of the Bronze Age...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- Jordan rejects charge of crackdown on expat Christians
- AMMAN AFP — Parliament on Thursday slammed a media report that Jordan has increased pressure on expatriate Christians, a day after Amman said foreigners had been deported for illegal missionary activity. "We categorically condemn and reject the false report which is aimed at damaging Muslim-Christian relations in Jordan," the...
- Research articles 2008-02-21
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