A case study on journalistic coverage for Chinese issues in Saudi newspapers.
INTRODUCTION People's thirst for knowledge has been the main driver for understanding and exchanging information, ideas or suggestions amongst dissimilar groups of people representing different cultures, policies or issues. Various mediums of exchange were developed to facilitate this exchange. The purpose of Journalism is to utilize them...

Done deals.
With reference to the Editorial (AM304) concerning the marking of the abolition of slavery in Britain by a series of exhibitions, and the work still to be done with regard to human trafficking, I note that France has recently signed a historic deal to build a branch of the...

Egypt banking sector confidence soars: Neil Ford reports that investor confidence in Egypt's thriving banking sector has never been higher.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHILE LESS PROGRESS is being made on realigning other parts of the economy, Egypt's banking reforms are changing the face of the country's financial services industry. Following the successful sale of the Bank of Alexandria at the end of last year, the government was determined...

ARAB AFFAIRS - Feb 6 - Saudis Press Palestinian Peace Effort.
Palestinian leaders arrive in Islam's holiest city for a summit meeting sponsored by Saudi Arabia aimed at coaxing the leaders of the two main Palestinian parties, Hamas and Fatah, to agree on a unity government that could end a wave of violence in the Gaza Strip and the West...

Radio Address by President Bush to the Nation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a radio address by President Bush to the Nation: THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Wednesday night, I addressed the Nation from the White House to lay out a new strategy that will help Iraq's democratic government succeed. ...

Bush and 'the doctor': what President W. Bush says, and what he does, are not always the same, as recent clandestine meetings in Washington confirm.
GEORGE BUSH HAS said publicly that he will not seek any rapprochement with Iran. However, the US, reeling from Iraq's descent into chaos, is privately looking for a new Shi'ite leader to work with--and the signs are that it may choose an Iranian ally. Two days before...

The GCC Summit Decisions.
GCC Secretary-General Abdul-Rahman al-Attiyah on Dec. 4 called the decision to create the common market "a historic declaration". He told reporters: "We want to have equal opportunities for all GCC citizens". The communique said these included the right to work in all government and private institutions in the GCC,...

Pasdaran power: the US Congress brands Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps a terrorist organisation as it tightens its grip on the Islamic Republic's economy and builds political muscle.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AS THE BUSH administration sinks deeper into the Iraqi quagmire, it has said it plans to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the Praetorian Guard of the clerical regime in Tehran, a terrorist organisation because of its alleged support for insurgents and Shi'ite militias...

Islamic capital markets set to soar: Pamela Ann Smith reports on the increasing interest in Shari'ah-compliant financial dealings, which are poised to break all records this year, not only in Muslim countries but across the globe.
WHETHER IT IS in Dubai, London or even Texas, Islamic financial instruments are experiencing unprecedented global demand. But while Shari'ahcompliant mortgage schemes (musharaka), insurance (takaful), leasing (ijarah) and some retail products have been available for a number of years, it is the growth of Islamic capital markets, and particularly...

Editorial comment: global warming is a hot potato these days. In Europe just about the only thing all political parties agree on is that to help slow the effects of climate change carbon emissions from aviation must be reduced; a bevy of taxes are currently under review, essentially to make people think twice, or even 10 times, before forking out to board an airplane.
Although I have no wish to further pollute our planet, I have my doubts about imposing these punitive levies. Sea travel, except for the wealthy is a thing of the past; it is aviation that has opened up the world to most of us. Back in the...