NOVANEWS   Najla Hariri is taking to the roads in Jeddah. After driving in Egypt, Lebanon and Europe she found it too ridiculous not to be able to go anywhere with two cars but her […]

NOVANEWS When you ask a Saudi about Makkah many will talk about the way Makkah was…before the day of the Clocktower.  I used to believe that the Clocktower in Makkah was a welcoming beacon but I […]

NOVANEWS Saudi Arabia is viewed as home to the holiest sites in Islam and all Saudis are naturally born Muslims.  One might expect that Islam would be foremost in the lives of Saudis and practices […]

NOVANEWS “CAIRO — Saudi authorities have re-arrested an activist who defied a ban on female drivers in the conservative kingdom, a security official said Monday. Manal al-Sherif was accused of “violating public order” and ordered […]

NOVANEWS Enjoy his reference to Saudi Arabia “leading” the Arab world.  This is like saying that Fouad Ajami speaks for Arabs.   “Saudi Arabia will not allow the political unrest in the region to destabilize […]

NOVANEWS   This is a report from Wikileaks. أطفال موريتانيا واليمن ضحايا عبوديّة جنسيّة سعوديّة 20 ألف دولار «ثمن» الطفلة الموريتانيّة التي تُرمى في الشارع بعد دورتها الشهرية الأولى يستغل «تجّار» الفتيات الفقر المدقع للأسر الموريتانيّة […]

NOVANEWS I came back yesterday from a two-day trip to Saudi Arabia. I didn’t blog about it beforehand because I didn’t want to do anything to jeopardize the chances of my getting a visa, which […]

NOVANEWS Poets not allowed “A Saudi woman received a death threat last week after she appeared on “Poet of Millions,” Abu Dhabi’s version of the game show “American Idol” — which features aspiring poets instead […]

NOVANEWS « JNews is a Jewish-led news service IDF caught on camera abusing Palestinians (but this is not news) » Our fine Saudi mates Published on 18 March 2010 in General. 0 Comments Tags: censorship, […]