Riyadh, Dec 20, 2009, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah
bin Abdulaziz received here today, a number of princes, ministers, senior officials

Cairo, December 20, SPA -- The 37th General Assembly of the Federation of Arab News
Agencies (FANA) started here on Sunday.

"Whatever the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has witnessed during the era of the Custodian
of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince in hastening the process of doing good

In an address at the function, Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz lauded King Khalid's great
accomplishments at local, regional, Islamic and international arenas.

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, December 21 (Itar-Tass) - Three moderate quakes
have been fixed in the southern part of Russia's Chukotka and on the Kuril

TBILISI, December 21 (Itar-Tass) - Leaders and activists of Georgia's
main opposition parties will stage in Kutaisi on Monday peaceful protest

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian government has not decided
whether or not to make the work-from-home programme a policy, Najib Tun Razak
said Monday.

Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese home builders are
stepping up efforts to make houses energy-efficient in a drive to fuel
demand.

By Zakaria Abdul Wahab

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that his top
priority will be placed on creating jobs next year as the country's economic