http://www.alarabiya.net/rss/en_var.xml Updated every 5 minute of every day - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:00:12 Asia/Riyadh(AST) Copyright: 2009, Alarabiya News Channel. http://www.alarabiya.net/rss/en_var.xml http://www.alarabiya.net/files/gfx/img/alarabiya.gif http://www.alarabiya.net The website of the Saudi based newspaper al-Watan was hacked early Saturday by suspected supporters of a leading cleric who was recently sacked from the kingdom’s Council of Senior Clerics board. After the newspaper’s website was compromised, the hackers placed a picture of Sheikh Saad binhttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/07/90528.htmlAl ArabiyaFri, 06 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMTThe grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act. "He is a doctor and loves the U.S." Ismail Mustafa Hamad told Reuters inhttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/07/90518.htmlAl ArabiyaFri, 06 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMTSinger Beyonce, who put off a gig in Malaysia following Islamist outrage over her "gyrating moves" and "sexy outfits," was due to perform in Egypt on Friday under tight security, at the Red Sea resort of Port Ghalib. Hamdi Hassan, a lawmaker from the Muslim Brotherhood, hashttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/06/90441.htmlAl ArabiyaThu, 05 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMTSouthern Sudan is facing a "serious outbreak" of the deadly kala azar tropical disease, the aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) warned on Friday. Outbreaks have been recorded in several locations across the remote states of Jonglei and Upper Nile, with morehttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/06/90399.htmlAl ArabiyaThu, 05 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMTA new TV show that discusses issues concerning teenage girls and female university students was recently broadcast with Saudi presenters dressed in black from head to toe, the Saudi English-language Arab News reported on Thursday. The show entitled Asrar al-Banat (Secrets of girls) is broadcasthttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/05/90364.htmlAl ArabiyaWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMTIslam is backward, breeds terrorists and suppresses women, are just some of the lies the media promotes about Islam, says American rapper and convert to Islam Mutah Beale, who is set to launch a TV show next month to counter the negative stereotypes about Muslims. Beale, who shot to fame as ahttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/04/90244.htmlAl ArabiyaTue, 03 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMTWealthy Arab funds, eager to buy up distressed film assets abroad, should spend their money closer to home where filmmakers are struggling to find funding and distribution channels, according to industry experts. Film festivals have sprung up in the Gulf Arab region in recent years with eventshttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/03/90057.htmlAl ArabiyaMon, 02 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMTA music festival bringing Jews and Muslims together in this windy walled fishing port, long a crossroads of civilization, is a step in breaking down political divides, says festival founder Andre Azoulay. Azoulay, a high profile businessman and advisor to Morocco's Kinghttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/02/90018.htmlAl ArabiyaSun, 01 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMTNepal is to hold a cabinet meeting on Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas ahead of next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen, a minister said Monday. The entire cabinet will travel to Everest base camp at an altitude of 5,360 meters (17,585 feet)http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/02/89991.htmlAl ArabiyaSun, 01 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMTA film about the Prophet Mohammad backed by the producer of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Matrix" is under discussion, a Qatar media firm said on Sunday, with the aim of creating an English-language blockbuster for the world's 1.5 billion Muslims. Filming of the $150http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/01/89906.htmlAl ArabiyaSat, 31 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMTBorn and raised in Casablanca some 80 years ago but now living in Israel, Rabbi Haim Louk's high-pitched voice instantly captivated festival-goers in this port city, long a crossroads of civilizations. "I was obliged to love you and raise a family with you, but if youhttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/31/89749.htmlAl ArabiyaFri, 30 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMTSaudi Arabia's highest point offers stunning views and a mild climate, away from the scorching desert heat that dominates most of the Gulf Arab state, but hardly any tourists are around to see it. A narrow road winds its way down the 2,700-meter (8,858 ft) mountain to the scenic village ofhttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/30/89719.htmlAl ArabiyaThu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMTDeposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein planned to escape from his U.S.-run prison in 2006 with the help of loyalists, including former bodyguards, according to a book written by one of his lawyers. "Saddam's plan to escape prison was supposed to take place in the summerhttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/30/89690.htmlAl ArabiyaThu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMTA part of Manhattan and Hollywood stars moved to Qatar with the glittering opening on Thursday night of the inaugural "Doha Tribeca Film Festival." Martin Scorsese and Ben Kingsley were among the stars who graced the digital red carpet at the entrance of the new Islamichttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/30/89680.htmlAl ArabiyaThu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMTFrench prison drama "A Prophet" won the inaugural best picture award at the London film festival on Wednesday, going one better than in Cannes where it was runner-up to Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon". Jacques Audiard directed the gritty thriller about Malik, a younghttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/29/89599.htmlAl ArabiyaWed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMTAlgeria on Tuesday called for offers to build a Grand Mosque of Algiers, which would be the third largest mosque in the world after those of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. Candidate companies should have an annual turnover of at least one billion euros ($1.48 billion) and have a permanenthttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/28/89488.htmlAl ArabiyaTue, 27 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMTIraqi refugees in Syria will this week start receive U.N. text messages they can redeem for fresh food in local shops, the World Food Program said on Tuesday. The "virtual vouchers" worth $22 per family every two months will supplement traditional aid which rarely includes perishablehttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/27/89417.htmlAl ArabiyaMon, 26 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMTWhile Lebanon may be far from adept at making governments, food is another matter: on Sunday Lebanese chefs came together to break a third Guinness record for food this year -- this time with tabbouleh. Under the watch of a Guinness adjudicator, 250 sous-chefs and their 50 bosses from a privatehttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/26/89261.htmlAl ArabiyaSun, 25 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMTHundreds of food-loving Lebanese came together on Saturday to make the largest hummus serving on the world's biggest plate in a bid to claim ownership of the dish with a new Guinness world record. A Guinness representative was on hand to certify the record set by 250 Lebanesehttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/24/89106.htmlAl ArabiyaFri, 23 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMTA court has ordered the French authorities to pay Mohamed al-Fayed 5,000 Euros ($7,500) over an inquiry into Princess Diana's fatal car crash, according to a judgment seen by AFP on Friday. Al-Fayed, the billionaire owner of London's upmarket Harrods department store, has long claimedhttp://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/23/89037.htmlAl ArabiyaThu, 22 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT