England’s prince Charles participates in traditional sword dance with royal family in Saudi Arabia.[...]
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February 20th, 2014 - 2:47 am § in Misc., Saudi Arabia
English Prince Joins Saudi Princes in Sword Festival
Another Country With Immigration Issues
Saudi deports its immigrants workers Saudi Arabia has a huge problem. Saudis do not want to work for Saudi wages. So, the Arab/uslim autocracy is deporting is deporting immigrant workers .. 2 million Ethiopians, Somalis, Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, who make up around a third of th[...]
March 7th, 2013 - 4:57 am § in Politics, Saudi Arabia
Women’s Rights in Arabia
Saudi- 18 lingerie shops closed for failure to employ women (MENAFN – Arab News) The Labor Ministry in coordination with the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs this week closed 18 lingerie shops in shopping centers east of Riyadh after they failed to employ Saudi women. “We’ll[...]
Steve Jobs, An Arab Genius!
Jihad el-Khazen from Dar Al Hyat by Jihad el-Khazen I wanted to write about Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Inc., straight after he passed away on the fifth of this month. However, the approaching defeat of Muammar Gaddafi, and then his capture and death, as well as the developments relating to [...]
November 20th, 2011 - 9:41 am § in Religion, Saudi Arabia
Sunday Revelations: Saudi Arabia’s Religious Police Outlaw ‘Tempting Eyes’
Saudi Arabia has announced that it has the right to cover women’s eyes—’especially the tempting ones.’ David Keyes on how they’re defending the outrage. … from the Daily Beast The Eyes Are Too Tempting (David Keyes, Daily Beast), Sheikh Motlab al Nabet, spo[...]
BREAKING NEWS: The UAE …. something is happening.
The Emirates airline placed a blockbuster order for 50 $18 billion in Boeing 777s at the Dubai Air Show last Sunday, despite growing fears of stalling global growth. This deal adds to the evolution of the UAE as the outpost of American influence in the middle east. A role oddly parallel to the[...]
November 4th, 2011 - 8:57 am § in Politics, Saudi Arabia
BREAKING NEWS: Who is Ataturk in Egypt?
Why aren’t the media reporting on this in the USA? Ataturk, the founder of Turkish democracy, used the Turkish Army to enforce a secular democracy on an Islamic polity. Egypt, so far, does not have an Ataturk. The revolution was not led by the army, but by democratic actgivists &#[...]
October 23rd, 2011 - 11:59 am § in Saudi Arabia
BREAKING NEWS:Tunisia votes in historic free election
Election in Tunisia (click here for Video) [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Women to vote in Saudi Elections
Women get the vote in Saudi Arabia[...]
BREAKING NEWS: The other Palestinian Conflict … Mafia vs. The Party Machine
While the intransigence of the Israelis and the PLO seems to be endless, perhaps there is a god waiting in the sidelines? Hamas and Fatah, at least seem to be talking. “We’ve turned a new page. There was a great deal of understanding and enthusiasm for working together and we were serious ab[...]