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December 19, 2010

he resulting data confirmed the existence of a planet now called Qatar-1b, orbiting an orange Type K star 550 light years away
Qatari astronomer helps discover new planet
10:40 GMT
A Qatari astronomer and scientists from the UK and US have discovered a new planet orbiting a distant star, Qatari newspapers reported on Wednesday
"Education was a survival tool for Islah," said Fadwa Lkorchy, Head Counsellor at SWC. "It opened up a window of opportunity which helped her support the kids, because she needed to work but didn't want to be confined to menial jobs
On Education & Escape
07:24 GMT
Islah was married at 16 and divorced nearly four years later, aged 20. While her peers were enjoying life, Islah had to worry about getting treatment for her heroin-addicted husband.

December 17, 2010

The Kremlin enjoys good relations with many Arab states.
On the Peace-process: the Kremlin or the White House?
20:21 GMT
Netanyahu was able to brush aside Obama's repeated requests to freeze colony expansion largely because of the influence of Israel's friends inside the American political system...

December 16, 2010

An undercover police officer met the man in his apartment in Al Mamzar last August, where he allegedly claimed he could make $25 million (Dh92 million) rain down on a certain spot
Blacksmith claims he can 'make it rain dollars'
13:55 GMT
Blacksmith from Chad in court for claiming he possessed extraordinary powers and could ask genies to shower money from the sky.
Cute.... or deadly?
The lion tamer.
09:54 GMT
She's pretty, 22, and the Middle East's youngest lion tamer... this is the story of Anosa, and the Egyptian National Circus.
Lost in the snow?
The case of the missing snowman
08:16 GMT
An article about the imagination, inspired by a women in England who called police to report that "someone had taken her snowman"

December 15, 2010

In this image released by the SITE Intelligence Group on October 23, 2010 shows a video frame from a one and a half minute portion of an Anwar al-Awlaki lecture that was advertised as forthcoming was posted by a member of a jihadist forum
On Muslim youth: the allure of the radical
13:57 GMT
Many of us are still bewildered by the bizarre news of the 19-year-old Somali-born American citizen, Muhammad Osman Mohamud, arrested on Nov. 25 for attempting to bomb a Christmas tree
alestinian stone throwers and Israeli forces clash in the mostly Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on October 15, 2010. Police in Jerusalem are systematically breaking the law by arresting stone-throwing children at night and interrogating them without their parents, an Israeli rights group said on December 15, 2010
Palestinian kids play risky game with Israel police
12:39 GMT
At the volatile heart of a volatile region, Palestinian children play a dangerous game.
Filmmaker Ken Loach, socialite Jemima Khan, and campaigning journalist John Pilger each offered 20,000 pounds (23,600 euros, 31,400 dollars) for Assange's bail, but it was refused on the grounds that he might try to flee Britain
Assange the new 'Al Capone'? Sort of.
08:02 GMT
A caller to a radio talk show last week drew an interesting analogy between Julian Assange and Al Capone.

December 14, 2010

Al-Jazeera's bureau chief in Kuwait Saad al-Saedi talks on his mobile phone at the channel's office in Kuwait City on December 13, 2010
Al Jazeera responds
11:56 GMT
In December 2005 the Guardian opened its pages for me to respond to a leak — the Bush-Blair memo in which both leaders discussed the possibility of bombing Al Jazeera's Qatar headquarters...

December 13, 2010

Entertainers perform at the closing ceremony of the 34th Cairo International Film Festival in the Egyptian capital on December 9, 2010
The curse of the film festival
14:05 GMT
Giving that so-called "festival film" label to a film is something of a death sentence; it's the equivalent of an American film getting an NC-17 rating...
Saudi Agriculture Minister Fahd Balghuneim attends the opening session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 30th Regional Conference for the Near East Region, on December 7, 2010 in Khartoum
Saudi food "Made in Australia"
12:47 GMT
If former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke has his way, Saudis will get to know a great deal more about produce from Down Under — on their dinner plates!
According to the UNDP, "the lack of women's participation in the workforce costs the region billions of dollars every year"
Women & the Economy in the Gulf
07:30 GMT
I'm not of the mind to discuss the gender gap as it pertains to women's rights, but I will discuss it as it pertains to human rights and the resilience of our economies

December 12, 2010

A British riot policeman is covered in paint during student demonstrations in London, on December 9, 2010. Angry demonstrators clashed with police in a student protest outside parliament Thursday as the coalition government faced its biggest test yet in a vote on proposals to triple university tuition fees
A Bahrain student in London: on police tactics and aggression
13:11 GMT
A YOUNG Bahrain woman has spoken of her terror after being injured in London's worst student rioting for a decade.
"We have something exclusive to offer to our audiences in the popular suburbs and districts" said Beliya, the author of a popular song in Egypt.
Music in Cairo and the story of "Aishty Haram Fi Haram"
11:22 GMT
"Our band is very famous in the area," Ahmed Samir declared when the local press, drawn by his band's popularity, knocked on his door for an interview.