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On staring at goats, cats and camels | Khaled Diab

Be it giving them Viagra, putting them in a pageant or paying $14m for them, every culture has eccentricities about animals Can a man kill a goat armed with little more than his eyes? Well, the US military seemed willing to...

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H1N1 kills four Hajj pilgrims, Saudis say

From Amir Ahmed and Mohammed Jamjoom, CNN Hundreds of thousands of Muslims crowd the roads toward the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. Arab ministers considered barring some groups from this year's event Mecca,...

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Egypt and Algeria…What's Going On?

Tariq Alhomayed is the Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat, the youngest person to be appointed that position. Mr. Alhomayed has an acclaimed and distinguished career as a Journalist and has held many key positions in the field...

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Japan, Turkey, UK, Saudi Arabia invited to Philippine peace process

MANILA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front have invited Japan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia to form part of the International Contact Group (ICG) that will...

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Saudi women rise up after years of absence

Saudi women have proved that their absence for about half a century was forced by the accumulation of customs and traditions, and when they rose up from under remains of those battered traditions, it was to a level that befits...

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Saudi envoy walks out over Jethmalani’s remarks

New Delhi: The former Union Law Minister and senior lawyer, Ram Jethmalani, caused a flutter at an international conference on terrorism here on Saturday by alleging that Wahabism was responsible for terrorism, provoking a...

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CJI against 'pervasive' coverage of terror attacks

"Pervasive" media coverage of terror attacks came in for sharp criticism by Chief Justice of India Justice K G Balakrishnan, who said it could provoke a disproportionate level of anger and irrational desire for retribution.

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RIL offers $12bn bid for LyondellBasell!

New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries has offered more than USD 12 billion in cash to acquire a majority stake in bankrupt international petrochemical group LyondellBasell Industries. Both Reliance and LyondellBasell...

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40,000 tickets sold for match, according to MLS

As of late Friday, 40,000 tickets had been sold to MLS Cup 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle. Some tickets are still available for purchase. Seattle Sounders FC, the host club, set an MLS record by averaging more than 30,000 fans...

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Saudi Electricity extends deadline for $2bln plant

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Nov 21 (Reuters) - State-run Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has set Dec. 20 as a new deadline for bids to build a $2-2.5 billion power plant in Riyadh, a company executive said on Saturday. The deadline...

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