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Studies are under way to set up 60,000 fireproof tents in Arafat at a cost of SR 2 billion, and expand Mina to house seven million pilgrims as part of government’s efforts to improve services to the guests of God, Arab News reported on Tuesday. Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin …

An Israeli Apology Means Little To The Families Of The Nine Passengers Murdered On The Gaza Freedom Flotilla By Ann Wright 05 April, 2013 Wariscrime.org Representatives of IHH, the international humanitarian organization that organized the passengers on the Mavi Marmara in the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, have told the author …

By Vandana Shiva 05 April, 2013 The Asian Age Monsanto’s talk of ‘technology’ tries to hide its real objectives of control over seed where genetic engineering is a means to control seed, “Monsanto is an agricultural company. We apply innovation and technology to help farmers around the world \produce more …

by Paul Craig Roberts Source: informationclearinghouse.info   For Americans, financial and economic Armageddon might be close at hand. The evidence for this conclusion is the concerted effort by the Federal Reserve and its dependent financial institutions to scare people away from gold and silver by driving down their prices. When …

Wednesday, 3 April 2013 Eye witness accounts of Meiktila massacre; Beaten, burnt and stabbed Reports of what actually took place in the Central Myanmar town of Meiktila are still emerging. IDPs are beginning to speak out and tell the world of what they witnessed with their own eyes. “They beat …

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Fears of Long-Term Segregation of Displaced Population Burmese government restrictions on aid to Rohingya Muslims are creating a humanitarian crisis that will become a disaster when the rainy season arrives. Instead of addressing the problem, Burma’s leaders seem intent on keeping the Rohingya segregated in camps rather than planning for …

LOCAL VIEWPOINT Last updated: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 2:02 AM Jamal Banoon Al-Hayat If we presume that the kafala (sponsorship) system, which the Kingdom has been following for more than five decades, was just an experiment to study its impact on the labor market and its implications on the national …

    As a regular follower of the informative discourses of Shaykh Anwar al Awlaki RA, I am routinely exposed to what happens to be an oft-recurring theme in the treasury of the martyred scholar. The outspoken Imam, with great relish, on numerous occasions refers to a group he denotes …

By Dilip Hiro 02 April, 2013 TomDispatch.com How Operation Enduring Freedom Mutated into Operation Enduring Corruption Washington has vociferously denounced Afghan corruption as a major obstacle to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. This has been widely reported. Only one crucial element is missing from this routine censure: a credible explanation …