KM Discussion Forum :
Transferring the Ambassador is a bastardly
act Insulting the average Indian's self respecta : NRI
"It's indeed sad that an Ambassador
is being transferred for the reasons elaborated in your portal.
It is an insult to every Indian who has got a little bit of self
respect.Schools are charging exhorbitant fees and what our ambassador
has done is to try to give some repreive to average income parents
who cannot afford private tutions. I think it is high time every
Indian rises to the occasion and protest against such bastardly
act like removing an ambassador who atleast has the courage to
voice his concern for poor Indians. Some of the rich business
people in Oman has made money in dubious way. Some of the top
executives in Oman makes money by sucking the blood of his subordinates
by depriving them any benefits that they are entiled for. But
these people, when they appear in public function, portray themselves
as champions of the poor. Hell with them !Please bring about
such issues to the general public so that they are aware of what
is happening Read
the full Message and join the discussion forum
Kerala Monitor owned by K.M.Meena, alleges
Business Tycoons
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Keralamonitor.com is owned by K.M.Meena,
the Indian Ambassador, says one of the complaints made by the
27 MPs (Most Prominent Indians) from Muscat to the Ministry of
External Affairs New Delhi. We are sure that anyone who knows
about KM journalists and its origin would laugh at such perverted
comments.
Going by their logic, they should now accuse
that Meena owns Khaleej Times and Malayala Manorama,
two leading newspapers which have already highlighted his views.
Raveendra Nadh of Khaleej Times and Anil Edukkula of Manaorama
must have got huge amount of money from the Indian Ambassador
for writing "favourable" reports.More |
- Kajor Mal Meena
- The odd man out!
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Prominent NRIs, One
Ambassador and 27 MPS
New Delhi- Twenty
seven MPs ( Most Prominent and not Member of Parliament) Indians
from Muscat have been too much disturbed and worried about the
Indian community and the presence of the most troublesome man
in Muscat, the Indian Ambassador K M Meena. According to these
27 people, mostly employees of leading business groups with clear
vested interest, Meena has been working against the community
interest! He was the root cause of all their problems. Mr.P.S.Kulkarni
Mr. P.C.Mathew Mr. Vimal Acharya Mr. Yogesh Chandra Mr.
V.S.Ramamurthy Mr. T.B.Nair Mr. S.S.Divakar Mr. S.K.Banerjee...Read
the Full Report about how MPs influenced the Ambassadors premature
transfer Full Report
Explosion in US Law
University
- An explosion occurred Wednesday in the mail
room at the prestigious Yale University law school in the United
States, but no injuries or deaths were reported so far. US has
no real plans for Iraq: British newspaper US to launch foreigner-
tracking system next year at borders Sri Lanka flood death toll
rises to more than 300 Morocco says Casablanca bombings linked
with int'l terrorism. More News
Discussion Forum - Babu
The Indian Schools are controled by some bussiness
rackets. There are some of the management committee memebers
are not having the eligibility to become the manager of an educational
institution. And even they are in position even more that 10
years continuesly. We have to discuss this matter in public.
expecting reply from everybody Join
the Discussion Forum
Manorama Report on Indian School,
No September 11 like Hijacking Bid In Saudi,
says Minister
JEDDAH, 22 May 2003 — Interior Minister
Prince Naif yesterday denied as “baseless” foreign
agency reports that security forces had arrested three Moroccans
in Jeddah who were planning to hijack a civilian plane and carry
out a suicide operation. However, the minister said police had
held two Moroccans who were wanted for previous security cases.
“There is no truth in this. The truth is that those who
were arrested were two Moroccans who were wanted over previous
security cases,” Saudi TV quoted Prince Naif as saying.
Full Report
Western Owned Business in Saudi Hit by Terrorism
JEDDAH, 22 May 2003 — Many patrons of
Western-owned businesses have opted to stay away until the threat
of terrorist attacks has abated, some giving their business to
their Saudi-owned and operated equivalent. Fueled by the closure
of the American, British and German diplomatic missions and international
schools until Saturday, many of these businesses are seen as
possible targets of a terrorist attack.Full
Report
US stocks dip amid mad cow scare, lifted terror
alert
NEW YORK, May 20 ) -- Wall Street stocks closed slightly lower
Tuesday as investors grew nervous about mad cow disease and a
heightened terror alert. The Dow Jones industrial average inched
down 2.03 points, or 0.02 percent, to 8,491.36 after having declined
sharply 185 points over the previous session. More
More News
E.Ahmed behind transferring KM.Meena
says Malayalam Paper
Schools lobby behind my early exit:
Ambassador
From Ravindra Nath (Oman correspondent Khaleej Times) 20 May 2003
School News
MUSCAT - Outgoing Indian Ambassador Kajor
Mal Meena, who is leaving after barely two years in the job,
said yesterday he was happy that he had been able to give a big
push to economic ties between his country and Oman.K.M. Meena,
however, feels that a 'powerful school lobby' here in collusion
with some Indian politicians and bureaucrats has played a role
in his early departure after he attempted to reform administration
of Indian schools in the Sultanate.Indian diplomatic postings
are normally for a period of three years. Mr Meena's transfer
from Oman was announced in New Delhi last week, and Talmiz Ahmed,
currently ambassador to Saudi Arabia, was named his successor.
He clearly expressed his bitterness at a 'section of the Indian
community here' when, in an interview, he told Khaleej Times
he was "very happy that I am going away from here because
of what I had to undergo."
Full Report
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY ADOPTS HISTORIC TOBACCO
CONTROL PACT
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control now ready for signature
Geneva - May 21, The 192 members of the World
Health Organization, today unanimously adopted the Framework
Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) aimed at curbing tobacco-related
deaths and disease. This is the first international treaty negotiated
under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO).Full Report
Western Expatriate Schools, embassies closed
in Saudi fearing Al Qauedaa Threat
Jeddah - May 21, 2003 British and American
schools in Saudi Arabia are closed on a temporary basis on security
grounds. US, British and German diplomatic missions are also
closing for a four-day period for the same reason. Even though
IB and GCSE examinations are going the British International
School (Continental) in Jeddah would close until Saturday - for
four days. Recent reports suggested that imminent terrorist strikes
would hit western civilian targets More
New York police boost security amid higher
national terror alert
NEW YORK, May 20 -- The New York Police Department
(NYPD) on Tuesday stepped up security in sensitive areas around
the city in response to an increased threat of terrorism that
led the US government to raise the national terror alert level
to orange. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said they will deploy
more undercover officers and heavily-armed "Hercules Units"
and set up additional vehicle checkpoints. More
Media Monitor Radio Comes Back as Mainstream Media?
These days all good things are being said
about the radio. That it is the ‘second coming’ or
the ‘rebirth of the radio’ that the present generation
is witnessing.That it is today’s fastest-growing medium
– steamed off on a journey of regeneration and resurrection.That
the other communication mediums, such as print and audio visual,
cannot hope to replicate the unique medium of radio at any point
of time in the future. Of course, not entirely without basis
are such assertions being made.More
Aptech expands base in FIJI, inaugurates 3rd
center
Aptech, leading Global IT Training major announced
the launch of its 3rd center in Fiji in the island country. Aptech's
launches its new center in Labasa, with other centers being in
the cities of Suva and Latouka.Full
Report
Epoc Messe Frankfurt successfully
concludes three major trade shows in Dubai
Indian School Ghubra agreed to reduce
school fee by RO 3 per student, then did not implement the decision
It is revealed here that the patron of Indian Schools,
K.M.Meena wanted Indian School Al Ghubra to reduce monthly fees
by RO 5 per student and the school promoter had agreed to reduce
it by RO 3 per student after protracted negotiations. However,
after orally agreeing to implement the fee reducation plan, the
school management was dilly dallying for several months without
implementing the decision. The patron and the board would not
have revoked the Memorandum of Understanding between Dr. P.Mohammed
Ali and the former Indian Ambassador Renjith Guptha, if the school
management implemented the fee reduction proposal made by the
patron. According to the patron, the school is charging the highest
fees without any regard for the Indian community. Full
report
Internet connectivity drive for rural schools
in South Africa
TZANEEN, 19 May (IRIN) - "Our lives will
never be the same," said Paul Lebepe, the principal of a
rural high school in South Africa's northern Limpopo province,
whose students are benefiting from a new corporate sponsored
computer centre.Full Report
Upper Caste Brahmins Cannot Digest a Backward
Class Diplomat Gaining Popularity
The influence of upper caste superiors and the clout enjoyed
by Gujarathi Bhramins business families with the ruling BJP,
a Hindu fundamentalist party, has also helped the school lobby
to oust Meena, who happened to hail from the backward community
in Rajasthan. The Brahmin dominated BJPleadership and the Indian
Foreign Service, have once again proved their strong faith in
Manusmrithi by harassing and transfering a backward Hindu diplomat
for no valid reasons While K.M.Meena has become quite popular
among the ordinary members of Indian community because of his
bold moves, a coterie of Brahmin and upper caste businessmen
and bureaucrats have been quite disturbed by the backward class
ambassador's actions. "How can this Shudra Ambassador dictate
terms to us?" an upper caste board member reportedly asked
one of his colleagues. In India, harassment of backward people
has been a common tendency among upper caste Hindus. Even B.R.Ambedkar,
who was the main force behind the drafting of Indian Constitution,
faced the wrath of the upper caste seniors. Full
Report
US Embassies in Oman, Bahrain Alert Americans
about Terrorist Threat
WASHINGTON, 19 May 2003 — The US embassies
in Bahrain and Oman yesterday urged Americans in the Gulf states
to be on guard for possible terrorist attacks following deadly
suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia and Morocco. According to reports,
these embassies made no mention of specific threats in either
country but said the attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca were indicative
of the heightened danger posed by terrorists and that US citizens
needed to augment their security. Full
Report
Sky marshals
to be deployed on British flights Top
al-Qaida Harbored in Iran Bombings Bring
U.S. 'Executive Mercenaries' Into the Light Sakhr®
Software Co. Launches New Website Sharon
Cancels US Visit following Suicide Bomb Blast in Jerusalem Over 35 German exhibitors participation
at Gulf Beauty 2003 Two Suicide Bombs
kill seven in Jerusalem Invest in London Property Market
Fake Auto Spare Parts Pose Major
Threat in Middle East;
Sex Racket Gang Threatens Keralite Families;
Victims send SoS to Prime Minister, Chief Minister, Indian Ambassador
A criminal gang is cheating Keralite girls
by promising Gulf jobs and throwing them into prostitution. Finally
these young ladies end up brothels. The gang members threaten
peaceful life - Watch this space.
GCC States Plan Unified Tourist Visas
RIYADH, 19 May 2003 — Prince Sultan ibn Salman, secretary-general
of the Supreme Commission for Tourism, said here yesterday the
Gulf states were preparing a proposal to issue unified tourist
visas for foreign tourists. The unified visa — on the model
of the Schengen visa for European countries — could boost
tourism revenue for the Kingdom and the Gulf countries at a time
when the worldwide tourism industry is suffering under threats
of terrorism and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.Full Report
Bombing in
Saudi Arabia - Vinnel Company's Role
Vinnell's job in Saudi Arabia is to train
the national guard, which Jane's Defence Weekly has described
as "a kind of Praetorian Guard for the House of Saud, the
royal family's defence of last resort against internal opposition."
That is why company employees were targeted in 1995 and again
last week.The story of how an obscure American firm ended up
becoming an integral part of the Saudi monarchy's handpicked
internal security force is a case study in how unaccountable
private companies have become a central tool of U.S. foreign
policy Full Report
Al Qaeda Planning More Attacks
BERLIN, 19 May 2003 — The Al-Qaeda network
has reorganized and could be planning more attacks in Africa,
Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, Germany’s BND intelligence
service has warned. Al-Qaeda’s “support network and
its potential for recruitment in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the United
Arab Emirates and Kuwait remain intact” despite security
crackdowns, said a BND report cited by Die Welt. It said the
International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, currently
headed jointly by Germany and the Netherlands, is a possible
target
Full Report
Mass grave of Kuwaiti POWs found near Baghdad:
Iraqi opposition
BAGHDAD, May 17 -- A major Iraqi opposition
group has claimed that it had found a mass grave near Baghdad
that was believed to contain the remains of 600 Kuwaiti prisoners
of war (POWs), said source reaching here on Saturday."The
Iraqi National Congress (INC) believes it has located the mass
grave of 600 Kuwaiti prisoners of war," the opposition group
said in a statement issued on Friday. More
- At least 25 German tourists die in coach
crash in France More
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"Kerala Monitor is suppressing positive informatin about
private schools" alleges one critic.
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two years late cannot count as transparency.According to Omani
law the accounts must be submitted to Board not Patron by all
the schools or the sub community need not follow the laws as
your agreement specifies in clause 19 - agreement supercedes
Constitution? Do you realise that such an attitude endangers
every Indian in Oman?" says another participant. "
If it is truly sub community then why should the surplus be available
for disposal in any way the pvt promoter deems fit? Shouldn't
it be re utilised in the school? How come the Managing committee
is made up of one linguistic group only? anbd the biggest joke
is many of these members have been on the committee foe 16-19
years consecutively!! Such a shortage of capable people in the
business community?" adds the forum particpant
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British expert says al-Qaeda harder to eliminate
LONDON, May 17 -- Although US-led military
actions in Afghanistan destroyed Osama bin Laden's inner circle,
his al-Qaeda network still remains a "potent, formidable"
force that was harder to eliminate, a British expert warned in
an article published by the Times newspaper on Saturday. More
Casablanca bomb
toll rises to 39 More
- 'Dance for Life' with Team SalsaDance-a-thon
for UAE charities
- Public Warehousing Company
(PWC) and MMI announce logistics agreement 'Dance for Life' with
Team SalsaDance-a-thon for UAE charities ASTECO's Worldwide
Launch of New Building in London's Docklands comes to Dubai Exhibition
features luxury London and Dublin apartments WHO
international meeting of epidemiologists studying SARS. The meeting
took place in Geneva.
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US afraid of its own shadow: Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 -- The United States'
advisory warning its citizens against visiting Malaysia indicated
its fear of own shadow as a result of its cruel actions abroad,
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday. Malaysia, especially
Sabah was actually enjoying peace and security with the situation
under control and there were no riots,the primeinister said at
a meeting in Sabah, east Malaysia.More
US Covert Plans to Invade Cuba
HAVANA -- A renegade former CIA agent said
here Wednesday that he seriously believes in the likelihood of
a U.S. attack on Cuba. Philip Agee, whose U.S. passport was revoked
in 1979 after he wrote a book detailing CIA operations, currently
manages the Cubalinda.com Inter-Active Travel agency. According
to the Associated Press,Agee said the U.S. decision to expel
14 Cuban diplomats accused of "activities incompatible"
with their diplomatic status, which usually is a euphemism for
spying, is part of the Bush administration's plan to get tough
with Cuba. More
Indian School Muscat Meeting
Power Handed over to New President
The Indian school Muscat held a crucial meeting
yesterday at the ISM premises and handed over power to the new
school management committee headed by Ajith Kumar. A joint meeting
o the ISM and Indian School Seeb was held despite the efforts
of the former school president Harshendu Shah who wrote to the
former SMC members not to attend the meeting. More
Indian School Darsait to provide free education
to two poor students
Making the Ambassador
a Butt of Ridicule?
ISD decision to help the poor students should
be an eye opener for the billionaire Non Resident Indians who
are controlling community schools as their own private institutions.
While these billionaires have been squeezing ordinary parents
by charging exorbitant fees - almost double the fees charged
by ISD, (RO 42 per student in one school),- their school managers
have been reluctant to help poor students. Every month the school
has been making at least RO 60,000 profit from the community
school. Those who control the school appears to be too greedy
that they would not give even small fee concession to genuine
parents with financial troubles! The ISD, which is charging half
the fee has been making reasonably good profit and budget surplus.
Imagine the amount of money made by the private school for the
last ten years without any interruption. More
Saudi Blast Jeddah Calm Despite US Terror Warning
Philippino Worker Claims He was offered money
to plant Bomb in the Residential Complex
MANILA - Philippine police yesterday questioned
a Filipino worker who claimed in a radio interview that he was
offered money in Saudi Arabia to bomb one of the residential
compounds where 34 people were killed earlier this week.The man,
who refused to be identified, told Manila radio station DZMM
that while he was working as a technician in one of the compounds
that were attacked Monday, he befriended Arab-looking men who
offered him a large sum of money in exchange for planting a bomb
there.He said he returned to the Philippines in April for fear
of his life.
Full Report
Prince Sultan Vows to Punish the Gulty in
Bomb Blast
Riyadh Prince Sultan, second deputy premier
and minister of defense and aviation, stated yesterday that the
perpetrators of Monday’s Riyadh bombings, which killed 34
people including seven Saudis and seven Americans, would receive
severe punishment.Full
Report
ISD achieves record win in SSLC exam
MUSCAT — Indian School Darsait (ISD)
has produced enviable results in the Grade X (SSLC) examinations.
ISD has once again produced a rare distinction by achieving 100
per cent results in the fifth consecutive year, and that too
with 100 per cent first classes and above. “This is not
an easy achievement for any school. This year, out of 70 students
registered for the SSLC examinations, 41 passed with distinctions
(80 per cent and above) and 29 passed with first class (60 per
cent and above),” Dr S. A. Pillai, principal of ISD, said.
Full
Report
US warns of more attacks in Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The US State Department on Thursday issued
a fresh warning about a new possible terrorist attack on compounds
where foreigners live in the Saudi city of Jeddah.The warning,
issued through the US consulate in Jeddah, said the compounds
are located in al-Hamra district of the Saudi city and that the
attack could take place in the near future.More
Community Private school Representatives Meet
Education Minister --Watch this space
'Just like you kill us, we
will kill you' - Bin Laden
British airlines suspend all flights to Kenya
LONDON, May 15- All British flights to and
from Kenya from Britain are being suspended from local summer
time 10 p.m. (21:00 GMT) Thursday out of fears that terrorists
are planning an attack on British airline interests. More
Saddam's money found in Thurkish banks
ANKARA, May 15 -- Turkey has denied any evidence
indicating that the money of the ousted Iraqi President Saddam
Hussein was found in its banks, Turkish daily Radikal (Radical)
reported on Thursday. Two weeks ago, the United States asked
the help of Turkish Finance Ministry and Central Bank to "freeze
Saddam's money when traced" in Turkish banks.More
Kenya warns over possible terrorist attacks
NAIROBI, May 15-- The Kenyan government has
sounded an alarm over possible terrorist attacks within its borders,
local newspaper The People reported Thursday.Chris Murungaru,
Kenyan minister for national security, said Wednesday that a
29 year-old man, who is believed to have perpetrated terrorist
activities in East Africa over the last fiveyears, is hiding
in Kenya. More
40 Palestinians killed
in May: official
Death toll in Riyadh blasts
rises to 34, says Saudi Government At
least 20 killed in new suicide attack in Chechnya Over 3,000
bodies exhumed from mass grave in Iraq Iranian
president condemns "terrorist" bombings in Riyadh
Saudi crown prince inspects scene of terror
blasts
RIYADH, May 13 - Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah
Ibn Abdul-Aziz on Tuesday afternoon inspected the residential
compound of the US Vinnell Co., a target of the three explosions
that rocked the Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh overnight.
Prince Abdullah, who is first deputy prime minister and commander
of the National Guards, saw the destroyed Vinnell building. More
Talmiz Ahmed to Replace K.M.Meena as the New
Indian Ambassador
K.M.Meena |
Talmiz Ahmed |
New Delhi - Talmiz Ahmed, the current Indian
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia has been appointed as India's new
envoy to Oman succeeding K.M.Meena. According to an official
announcement, Kamaluddin Ahmed, a former minister and current
member of the Planning Commission will be India's next envoy
to Saudi Arabia. Full Report
US Firm Vinnell Corporation
was 'cover for CIA' Operations in Saudi
- London paper
According to London based Times online, the company whose building
was bombed by suspected Al Qaeeda supporter, was accused of being
a CIA front. “No one knows who the original owners were.”
Vinnell’s work in Saudi Arabia dates back almost 30 years,
when it won a contract to train Saudi troops to guard oil fields.
More
Death Anniversary
Thankamma Madhavan, |
KERALAMONITOR.COM
Our humble effort to start and run this portal was inspired
by our mother who left us six years ago. On the occasion of her
death anniversary (May 15th) KM team reiterates our determination
to work for the poor and weak without antogonising the rich and
powerful. Amma, You live in our memories- Editor-KM |
Washington to join probe into Saudi suicide
bombing attacks
RIYADH, May 13 -- US Secretary of State Colin
Powell said here Tuesday afternoon a team of US investigators
will arrive soon to take part in the probe into the overnight
suicide bombing attacks in the Saudi capital. More
Iraq: U.S. Unresponsive on Mass Graves New
Information on Site North of Baghdad
(Baghdad, May 14, 2003) - The U.S. government
has known since
May 3 about the existence of a mass grave in Hilla but has not
taken action to protect the site, Human Rights Watch charged
today. Full Report
British Airways cancels stopovers in Saudi
Arabia
LONDON, May 14 -- British Airways (BA) announced
on Wednesday it had canceled stopovers for its air crews in Saudi
Arabia following a change in the British government's travel
advice after the suicide blasts in the Saudi capital of Riyadh
More
Two Britons missing after Saudi
blasts Bahrain, Turkey ban Philippino Workers
Death toll in Chechen blast rises to 59
MOSCOW, May 14 -- The death toll from a truck
bombing of a government complex in northern Chechnya rose to
59 Wednesday, local officials said. Akhmed Dzheirkhanov, deputy
minister for emergency situations in Chechnya, said four people
had died overnight as a result of injuries sustained in Monday's
blast.Full Report
US citizens in Uganda warned on security
KAMPALA, May 14 -- The United States embassy
in Uganda has issued an anti-terror security warning to US citizens
in the east African country."We are warning US citizens
resident in Uganda that supporters of the Al-Qaeda and other
extremists are still active in east Africa," US embassy
spokesperson Mary Jeffers was quoted by government-run newspaper
New Vision as saying on Wednesday.
More Updates on Saudi Explosion
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Death
toll in Saudi Blast nearing 100; US president condemns killing
innocent US civilians!
Riyadh -- 91 people were killed in a
series of suicide bombing attacks in the Saudi capital of Riyadh
Monday night, including some 10 US citizens, US State Department
officials said on Tuesday. One official said the figure is expected
to rise. "Today's attacks in Saudi Arabia, the ruthless
murder of American citizens and other citizens, remind us that
the war on terror continues." US President Bush said. More
Aptec expects GCC customs union to increase
transparency and encourage fair trade practices
May 14, 2003
Dubai -The GCC Customs Union which has been
put into practice recently and converts the six-countries that
comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council into a single customs zone,
has been welcomed by Aptec, one of the biggest and fastest-growing
IT distributor in the Middle East. The implementation of the
customs union will see the removal of duties, fees, taxes and
other charges as well as procedures hindering trade between Bahrain,
Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.Full
Report
Britain's think tank warns
against backlash of Iraq war Britain warns citizens against nonessential
Saudi travel Germany still threatened by terrorism: minister
More Reports on Saudi Explosions
Al-Qaeda Plans Attacks in the
Gulf
Mahmoud Khaleel, Al-Majalla
DUBAI, 14 May 2003 — A senior Al-Qaeda
leader has unveiled the organization’s long-term plans to
carry out major terrorist attacks in Gulf countries. “We’ll
attack the rear of the American Army,” he warned. In an
e-mail message to Al-Majalla, a sister publication of Arab News,
Abu Muhammad Al-Ablaj disclosed the presence of large quantities
of weapons and explosives in Gulf cities to carry out the planned
attacks. According to an exclusive Arab News Report, Ablaj, who
is also known as Mulla Saifuddin, refused to say how Al-Qaeda
managed to collect these weapons and explosives. However, he
claimed that Al-Qaeda was in a position to manufacture its own
explosives. Ablaj identified himself to Al-Majalla as supervising
commander of the Mujahedeen training center belonging to the
Al-Qaeda and Taleban organizations, but refused to disclose the
center’s location. Read
the Full Report
Saudi Arabia is kernel of evil, says US
brief
Washington's growing distrust in Saudi Arabia
spilled into the open yesterday with the leak of a Pentagon briefing
describing Saudi Arabia as "the kernel of evil" that
should be ordered to stop backing terrorists or face the seizure
of its overseas assets, Reported The Telegraph. The briefing
to the Defence Policy Board - which includes former generals,
defence secretaries and statesmen including Henry Kissinger -
runs contrary to official US policy towards Saudi Arabia. Full Report
Saudi Blasts have "all
earmarks of Al-Qaeda": Powell
AMMAN, May 13- Bomb attacks
targeting foreigner's residential compounds in the capital of
Saudi Arabia Monday night had "all the earmarks of al-Qaeda,"
US Secretary of State Colin Powell said here on Tuesday.Speaking
at a press conference, Powell said "It's just part of al-Qaeda
and other terrorist organizations' willingness to kill innocent
people in order to push forward a criminal agenda." More
3 Dutch expats injured in Saudi
bomb attacks British PM's wife pulls out of London charity event
for security reason - 14 die in
accidents in India
Bombs Rock Western Expatriate Residential
Complexes in Riyadh
13 May 2003 — Saudi Arabian capital was
rocked by four explosions last night in which many western expatriates,
were wounded. A series of blast took place just before Collin
Powell, US Secretary of State was planning a state visit to Saudi
Arabia. At least one was killed and over 40 US citizens were
wounded in the explosions which occurred in residential areas
of the Saudi capital, the Cable News Network (CNN) television
network reported on Tuesday. The blast which Al-Arabiya television
channel reported that Saudi security forces exchanged fire with
the terrorists inside the compound. The network also reported
that many charred bodies were seen being taken from ambulances
at a local hospital. According to Saudi Interior Ministry an
investigation is under way. There has been growing anti American
sentiment in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Full Report
Saudi Police Campaign to nab Suspected Al
Queeda Members
JEDDAH, 11 May 2003 — Saudi Arabia is
intensifying efforts to nab terrorists who were planning major
attack within the Kingdom. At least three of the 19 wanted Al-Qaeda
suspects who escaped on Tuesday after a shootout with police
fled in a Mercedes which was parked in front of a car maintenance
workshop on the Riyadh-Dammam Expressway, Al-Watan Newspaper
reported yesterday. More News
Controversial Private School
MoU Goes Public
Undue favours to Private Promoters to Control Board Monopoly in Schooling - no other
schools within 10 Kms
An Agreement was executed at Muscat, on the
26th day of March 1992 between the then Indian Ambassador Ranjith
Guptha and the Hindu Mahajan Association, Muscat President Kanaksi
G. Khimji. This was regarding the schools run by the Association
in Muttrah and Sohar. According to the Board which passed a resolution
to revoke the license, the first clause of the agreement itself
indicates that the two schools "shall adhere to the rules
and regulations as applicable from time to time." KM is
giving some of the clauses for the Indian community members to
make their own judgments about the whole issue. "The income of the schools from collection of fees
and any other source will belong to the Association and to no
other party," says the agreement. In the event of income
exceeding expenditure, such excess will belong to the Association
to be disposed off in any manner it wishes," says clause
4 of the agreement Full Report
An Appeal
to Parents, Board Members and Community Leaders
There is no doubt that a prominent Indian
like Kanaksi Khimj who was recently selected for the Pravasi
Bharathi Award and Dr.P.Mohammed Ali, who has build up a big
business empire from a humble beginning have played crucial roles
in developing their respective schools . The Hindu Mahajan Association
too played crucial role in developing business and educational
infrastructure. Through their hard work and entrepreneurship,
they have been able to amass sufficient wealth and reputation
not only in Oman, but back home in India too Full
Report
MoUs of Indian School Al Ghubra,Wadi
Kabir Revoked as per Board Meeting Norms.
American -British Colonial Intentions Revealed
by Halliburton Secret Oil Deals to pump Iraq oil
DUBAI -The US British administrations ask
the people of both the United States and Iraq to trust that,
when the dust of war settles, Iraq's oil wealth will belong to
its people and will be used to rebuild the country's infrastructure
and institutions. But to gain that trust, the administration
must stop appearing to wield secrecy and favoritism in the award
of contracts to companies like Halliburton.The secret colonial
intentions of American British big business in Iraq is slowly
coming out in open as intense lobbying is going on to remove
the sanctions and market Iraqi oil --Full
Report
U.S., U.K., Spain Introduce
Resolution On End To Sanctions; Al
Jazeera to combat 'boycott' with new Income Sources
First Middle East Non-Frills Airlines from
Sharjah
Dubai - 8th May 2003 The Middle East's first
no-frills airline, menaJet, is to be launched in Sharjah in December,
it was announced today. The carrier to be based at Sharjah International
Airport will operate low fare scheduled services, initially utilising
two Airbus A320 aircraft each fitted with 162 single class seats.
The principal shareholders in menaJet are Gulf Finance House
and the Al Zamil Group.Full Report
Liberation of Iraq Oil - Dick Cheny Company
to make a killing
"Only now, over five weeks after the
contract was first disclosed, are members of Congress and the
public learning that Halliburton may be asked to pump and distribute
Iraqi oil under the contract." Waxman also has repeated
the Corps' statement that the contract could be worth up to $7
billion for up to two years, but the Corps said that figure was
a cap based on a worst-case scenario of oil well fires. In fact,
few wells were burning during the war with Iraq and the Corps
said that by early April, the company had been paid $50.3 million.
Full Report
Saudi Man Gets10 Years
Jail Term, 3600 lashes for Torturing Wife
One fifth of marriages in Saudi Arabia
end up in Divorce!
DUBAI - 29 April 2003 - A court in Baha, Saudi
Arabia has sentenced a man, suspected to be a drug addict, to
10 years in prison and 3,600 lashes, some of them to be administered
in public, for torturing his wife The wife lost her sight and
hearing in addition to sustaining serious injuries all over her
body because the husband emptied boiling water over her head,
burned her with a heated piece of metal and used a vacuum cleaner
to drown out her screams. More News
Former
top Iraqi official says Saddam survives strikes: report Iraqis at Saudi refugee camp anxious to return
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