King Abdullah II

= Gulf Stocks Plunge As G20 Meeting Fails To Halt Panic

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP)--Stock markets in Gulf states mostly plunged on Sunday as approval by G20 leaders of an action plan to restore global growth failed to quell fears of an economic meltdown. Investors in Kuwait were...

Pak urges US to provide equipment to deal with terrorists!

New York, Nov 16: Pakistan has reportedly urged the US to provide the equipment needed to fight terrorists operating along the Pak-Afghan border. According to a Pakistan embassy spokesman, a better-equipped Pakistan would be...

King of Bahrain Reiterates Invitation for Jews to 'Come Home'

The King of Bahrain has called for expatriate Jews to return to the small Islamic island nation. King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa expanded the invitation to all expatriate Bahrainis, announcing during a recent visit to the United...

Pious hopes

Sunday, November 16, 2008 Religion – which often separates peoples and nations – has been the catalyst that brought together participants from 80 nations at the UN in the last week; including 14 heads of state. The UN...

Saudi King Says Riyadh Will Maintain Stable Oil Mkts-Report

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said Riyadh will continue to ensure that the oil market is stable, pan-Arab Al Hayat daily reports Sunday. "Riyadh will continue assuming its role to ensure the oil market...

Monarch back home

AMMAN (JT) - His Majesty King Abdullah returned home on Saturday, following a tour that took him to Algeria, the US and the UK. In Algiers, the King held talks with President Abdulaziz Bouteflika on political developments in...

Jordan's Education Ministry to empower, assist public school teachers

SALT - The Ministry of Education will establish a training centre to empower and build the capacity of public schoolteachers, Minister of Higher Education Omar Shdeifat said on Saturday. Deputising for Minister of Education...

Financial Meltdown Summit Featured Lavish Dinner Menu, $300 Bottles of Wine

US President George W. Bush (2nd-L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) toast Saudi King Abdullah during a dinner at the White House for leaders attending the G20 Summit on Financial Markets November 14, 2008 in Washington, DC....

2-Strategy to flush out terrorism devised, says PM Gilani .....

MULTAN: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that strategy to flush out extremists and terrorists from tribal areas of the country has been finalized, adding that, handful of terrorists int...

Jouzo rejects criticisms of the UN’s interfaith dialogue conference

Mufti of Mount Lebanon Sheikh Mohammad Ali Jouzo on Sunday stated his surprise at what he called the campaign against Saudi Arabia and King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz, whom he said called for dialogue, defended both Christians and...