updated 1431 with speaker agenda below the fold A major event is starting in Bahrain today and continues to Sunday. This event brings together several countries’ foreign ministers, national security personnel, analysts, academics and others who are interested in the security and stability of this region. It is the annual International Institute for Strategic Studies’ …
Day: December 8, 2006
Frangipani flower, originally uploaded by malyousif. One of our favourite trees whose flowers give out a heavenly scent around dusk, especially enjoyed in summer when it is in full bloom. I think our frangies are a bit confused as it is cold and the end of the year and they’re still flowering! Have a wonderful …
First, we had that Washington Post OpEd by Obaid, a security consultant for the Saudi government, in which he opined that: In February 2003, a month before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, warned President Bush that he would be “solving one problem and creating five more” if he …
“Islam encourages everybody to practice sports and maintain physical fitness,” said the imam addressing worshippers at the Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque on Friday. Excellent.. carry on shaikh. “However, while Islam does not prohibit women taking part in sports such events should be held in places where men cannot see them and the matches should …