August 2012 Blog Posts (51)

WASHINGTON - The award-winning interactive exhibition, 1001 Inventions, arrives in the US capital on the 3rdof

Americans will have a closer look at Muslim civilization

National Geographic Museum celebrates scientific achievements of Golden Age of Muslim civilization.

August 2012, introducing brand new audiences to the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization. The ground-breaking…

The Syrian army pounded rebel positions in second city Aleppo Sunday ahead of a threatened ground assault after

Army: We have cleansed all districts of Damascus

Pro-government Al-Watan newspaper says army has killed ‘hundreds of terrorists’ in Aleppo but that between 6,000 and 8,000 remain in city.

By Iskandar Kat - NEAR ALEPPO (Syria)

boasting its capture of the last…

WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund on Friday announced it was opening a "precautionary" $6.2 billion line

‘Morocco faces external risks’

Lagarde hails Morocco's track record of ‘strong economic policies and wide-ranging structural reforms’.

of credit for Morocco to protect the economy from external shocks.

"The Moroccan authorities have stated that…

BEIRUT - Amidst the many scenarios for Syria are two widely discussed possibilities: that President Bashar Assad

The violent end of the Assad regime in Syria will give the citizens of that country the opportunity to configure their country’s institutions of governance according to their own values, identities and priorities, as Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya have started to do, says Rami G.…

LONDON - Saudi Arabia judoka Wojdan Shaherkani was on Tuesday given the go-ahead to fight at the Olympics after a

Victory before the real fight

Shaherkani gets go-ahead after International Judo Federation, Saudi National Olympic Committee reach deal whereby she can compete.

row over the wearing of a hijab was resolved, the International Olympic Committee said.…

Divorces are on the rise in Iraq, official figures show, though the number of couples parting ways is still far lower than

Yet, marriages far outstrip divorces

Despite country's vast oil wealth, Iraqis suffer from unemployment, shortage of housing, both of which can put strain on marriages.

By Salam Faraj –BAGHDAD

the latter years of Saddam Hussein's rule, and marriages much…