ONE clear sign of backwardness is the sight of a “clique” of senior government officials gathered at the airport to bid farewell to a minister, only to return to receive him, even when the trip was just for one day.It goes without sayin ..
Just as “gripe water” disappeared from our lives and asbestos was removed from building materials, talcum powder, especially varieties containing carcinogenic substances, has almost vanished from use. So, what is the story behind talcum ..
The title of this article is inspired by the famous movie “Butterfly Hunter” and the book “Spy Hunter” by British author Peter Wright.The “degree hunter” is Saudi activist Muwafaq Al-Ruwaili, who never accepted t ..
AMI AYALON, former head of Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet, and a former minister and parliamentarian, once told ABC News during the height of the Hamas-Israel conflict, “If I were a Palestinian living under occupation, I wo ..
In March 1902, Prince Albert I asked Swiss doctor Guglielminetti how to deal with the dust stirred up by cars on the streets of Monaco, especially during the motor racing season. At the time, the doctor had no answer, as he was preoccupied with oth ..
By Ahmad AlsarrafAbout ten years ago, an accountant at a charitable organization embezzled approximately one and a half million dinars from its funds. When his scheme was uncovered, he fled to his home country, which does not extradite its citizens ..
