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Japan foreign minister holds energy talks in Saudi
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» Japan's foreign minister met top Saudi officials on Sunday as part of a regional tour to discuss potential sanctions on Iranian oil exports and their effects on resource-poor Japan.
Religious thriller
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 09/01/2012
» Those of one religion or another vary widely about how much of it they accept. When their senses repel what they regard as unbelievable, members of the flock don't make an issue of it and go through the motions of what is expected of them. After all, there's much in their religion they fully accept.
Saudi women in lingerie shop victory
AFP, Published on 04/01/2012
» From Thursday, only female staff will be able to sell women's lingerie in Saudi Arabia, ending decades of awkwardness in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom where women are expected to don black cloaks at all times out of the home.
'Saudi hacker' publishes Israeli credit card details
AFP, Published on 03/01/2012
» A self-defined Saudi hacker claimed he had published details of 400,000 Israeli-owned credit cards online, but the card firms on Tuesday insisted that only 14,000 cards had been affected.
Iran tests cruise missile during navy war games
AFP, Published on 02/01/2012
» Iran on Monday successfully tested a Ghader ground-to-ship cruise missile on the last day of navy war games near the Strait of Hormuz, the official news agency IRNA quoted a navy spokesman as saying.
Iran defiant as US unleashes new sanctions
AFP, Published on 01/01/2012
» Iran defiantly announced on Sunday that it had tested a new missile and made an advance in its nuclear programme after the United States unleashed extra sanctions that sent its currency to a record low.
Arab League urged to withdraw monitors over violence
AFP, Published on 01/01/2012
» An Arab League advisory body called on Sunday for the immediate withdrawal of the bloc's observers from Syria saying their presence was having no effect on the government's deadly crackdown on protests.
Islamic leaders want Sonny Bill in Muslim list
AFP, Published on 01/01/2012
» New Zealand Islamic leaders are pushing to have All Black and "Muslim superstar" Sonny Bill Williams listed among the world's 500 most influential Muslims, it was reported Sunday.
Lebanon's Hariri stages comeback on Twitter
AFP, Published on 15/11/2011
» Lebanon's opposition leader Saad Hariri, who has been absent from the country for nearly eight months, has chosen Twitter as a comeback tool to reach out to followers and take on his rivals Syria and Hezbollah.
Saudi goes hi-tech for hajj pilgrimage
AFP, Published on 05/11/2011
» The annual hajj pilgrimage that draws millions of Muslim faithful to Mecca has gone hi-tech this year, with the Saudi authorities calling in latest electronic aides to help control the vast crowds.