Yearly Archives: 2012
New Year message from the Editor
It is the time of the year when we reflect over the past and hope for the best in the days and months to come. We carry with us the lessons we learned and the memories we hold dear. As we enter the New Year, we are perfectly aware of the...
The 20 Best New Year’s Eve Celebrations
As the Christmas lights start to fade and the holiday season is coming to an end, there’s still one final bash to send out 2012. With the New Year just around the corner, now’s the time to make your New Year’s resolutions,...
Two killed in blast at Egyptian-run church in Libya
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry says an explosion at an Egyptian Coptic church in Libya’s third largest city, Misrata, has killed two people and wounded two others.
The statement by the Foreign Ministry says Sunday’s explosion...
Pakistan ‘provisionally’ unblocks YouTube
Pakistan provisionally unblocked access to the popular video-sharing website YouTube on Saturday after taking measures to filter blasphemous material and pornography, officials said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in September...
Israel court overturns ban on Arab politician
Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday overturned a decision by the Central Elections Committee banning Arab-Israeli politician Haneen Zuabi from standing in next month’s...
Janet Jackson engaged to Wissam Al Mana, ring is too big to wear
Janet Jackson and Qatar billionaire businessman Wissam Al Mana became engaged recently — but don’t expect to see Janet’s new bling anytime soon.
The singer/actress’ engagement ring is reportedly so huge that she...
Lebanese businessman rents Dubai apartment for $20,000 to celebrate New Year
A Lebanese businessman paid nearly $20,000 to rent an apartment for one night in Downtown Dubai to celebrate the New Year.
The two-story duplex penthouse is 7,000 sq ft (700 square meters), with six rooms, seven bathrooms, a jacuzzi...
Obama: Security was ‘huge problem’ at Benghazi mission
President Barack Obama admitted Sunday that a probe into a deadly assault on a US consulate in Libya had uncovered a “huge problem” in security procedures at the mission.
“We’re not going to be defensive about...
Newtown Survivor’s Family Seeks to Sue State for $100M
A Connecticut lawyer has filed a request to sue the state for $100 million on behalf of a 6-year-old girl who survived the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.
“Jill Doe was a student on the premises who heard all of the subject...
Biggest News Stories of 2012
The year is drawing to a close, and 2012 was bursting with memorable events that shook the world in these 365 days of this challenging year that had saw the world dynamics changing altogether to everyone’s conventional thoughts.
The...
