In Dubai, the average age of vehicles is just 5.6 years, so the new rule that has just been put in place to start January 1 2009 will not affect many residents.""There are only 10,277 vehicles that are 20 years old...
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" Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:09:46 GMT Arab states have requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss Israeli settlement activity in the Palestinian territories. After a meeting of Arab Foreign...
A group of businessmen from Nigeria--the African nation known for its army of e-mailers offering to make you rich for a small fee--is interested in buying Newcastle United of the English Premier League."Chris...
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A Russian archaeologist has claimed that he has found the lost capital of the Khazars, which was a nation that adopted Judaism more than 1,000 years ago, only to disappear not too long after, leaving little trace behind."Dmitry Vasilyev, a professor at Astrakhan State...
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Can Man City show their rival that they are now more solid under Mark Hughes?"Mark Hughes has been assured by Manchester City’s new owners that they will not put him under pressure to fill his squad with Galacticos when the transfer window opens in January.With the Abu...
This article by Sami Moubayed at Asian Times analyses the impact of the negative American and Saudi media coverage on Iran in the Middle East. Furthermore, it explains the reasons behind such conflict...
A police superintendant in the UK is in hot water for dressing up as Osama Bin Laden at a village carnival just days before the anniversary of the September 11 attacks."A senior policeman who dressed as Osama bin Laden at a carnival, days before the seventh anniversary of the...
Before I had a chance to raise my virtual voice in opposition to an opinion piece by the Guardian’s Jonathan Freedland, Mike Bay had already taken the bull by the horns and straightened out the British...
Opinion Barry Artiste I put it this way, if a young black or Arab man is committing a crime, then throw the book at em, BIG TIME. Being poor or ignorant, or just a Cultural misunderstanding as an immigrant from...
" Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:55:31 GMT Iran has responded to a recent statement by Arab countries, dismissing territorial claims made by the UAE on three Persian Gulf islands. "All of our country's policies and initiatives on the island of Abu Musa are legal and in line with...
A great young man, had barely been in the country five weeks and was due to return home this coming weekend die in vain on England soil." Mohammed Al Majed, 16, who was learning English at a summer school, was ...
The carnage continues with another community gaurded checkpoint targetted by suicide bombers in Baghadad. There seems to be no end in sight to this war while ever the occupation continues but what happens if the troops leave right now? " A suicide bomber on a motorcycle...
I'm not entirely surprised by this, but it's certainly bad news for whomever purchased the distribution rights for the Middle East. The Adam Sandler comedy You Don't Mess with the Zohan has been banned in Egypt,...
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"On Arwad Island off the coast of Syria, a group of 20 sailors-to-be are preparing for a voyage their captain believes has not been undertaken for two and a half millennia. They plan to set off on Sunday on a journey that attempts to replicate what the Greek historian...