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UAE leads Gulf nuclear-power plans

By A Khokar • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Politics

The United Arab Emirates’ plan to become the first Arab country to operate a nuclear power plant is a step closer to fruition with the announcement in December 2009 that it had selected a Korean consortium to build four nuclear-power reactors. Though other Gulf States have in recent years declared their intention to explore nuclear [...]



Burqas are ‘not welcome’ in France: Sarkozy

By Sher Ali • Jun 23rd, 2009 • Category: Politics

President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Muslim burqa would not be welcome in France, calling the full-body religious gown a sign of the “debasement” of women.
In the first presidential address to parliament in 136 years, Sarkozy faced critics who fear the burqa issue could stigmatize France’s Muslims and said he supported banning the garment from being [...]



Why They Distort the Name of Persian Gulf?

By Kourosh Ziabari • Sep 12th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Everyone knows that it is not possible to alter the historical registered names and falsify the recognized geographical facts for the sake of states or political lobbies.
What happens if for example Spain greases the France’s palm in order to forge the name of Andorra and call it Basque anyway? Or what [...]



Churches in Saudia Arabia

By Tazeen Javed • Mar 19th, 2008 • Category: Misc

According to a news item, The Vatican is in talks with the KSA authorities for its 4 million migrant worker catholic population who have no place of worship right now
The Vatican has been holding secret talks with the Saudi Arabian authorities on building churches in Muhammad’s homeland, according to one of Pope Benedict’s most senior [...]