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Stories about: Arabia

Scandinavian Pure Race Theory Full of Hot Air While studying the human remains found in two ancient Danish burial sites dated as far back as the iron age researchers from the University of Copenhagen discovered the remains of a man that appears to be of Arabian origin, meaning that during the iron age humans were much more mobile than previously though and that ... 10 June 2008 03:43 GMT One-Month Holding in Prison Limit for Bloggers The cases of bloggers being held for what they have written are too many to be looked over and, to be honest, are quite common in the countries where human rights are often breached. The latest case is that of Fouhad al-Fahran, held in the conservative Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia for over a month. As per usual, a ... 7 January 2008 09:31 GMT The Country of Queen of Sheba In a historical aspect, the “Bible” talks about the Queen of Sheba (named Makeda in the Ethiopian tradition and Bilqis in the Islamic tradition), who traveled to Jerusalem to behold the fame of the wise King Solomon, with a very large equipage of camels carrying large amounts of spices, gold and gemstones. Many r... 8 December 2007 07:08 GMT