Curtain is lifted on Russia
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on June 11, 2008
A quality piece of television has been Jonathan Dimbleby’s five-part journey through Russia.
So far, the journey has been incredibly interesting and absorbing, and this final instalment was no different.
Most of the episode revolved around a visit to Irkutsk, a city that’s been gripped with Aids and prostitution since the fall of communism.
Thankfully, Dimbleby also visited [...]
King donates JD2 million for teachers’ housing project - Jordan
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) ZARQA - His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday donated JD2 million for the Teachers’ Housing Project, while the private sector contributed JD8 million to the scheme, which seeks to make it easier for the country’s teachers to own their own homes.The Monarch launched the project in September 2006 and donated JD2 [...]