Saudi women making headway in male-dominated business world

The Media Line Staff Saudi Arabia (TML) – About five years ago, Shroog Radain, a 29-year-old teacher’s aide at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, saw the perfect niche for her skills as a baker and confectioner. She founded Mini Bites, a small company based on Quraish Street in the Al-Salamah District of Jeddah. Radain [...]

U.S. Government Blacklists Mexican Companies Linked to Drug Cartel

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The U.S. government announced financial sanctions Thursday against Mexican companies accused of helping the Sinaloa drug cartel launder money it earns from its criminal enterprises. The Treasury Department is seizing the U.S. assets of 12 companies and 16 individuals it has linked to [...]

Kashmir Ignores Separatist’s Calls, Reopens Schools After Days Of Unrest

AHN News Staff Kashmir, India (AHN) – Despite Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s call to parents to strictly observe curfew and stay at home, schools in the Kashmir Valley on Monday finally reopened after 100 days, but faced thin attendance as curfews continued in several parts of the state. The schools in the valley [...]

Yemen Outlaws Motorcycles

The Media Line Staff Sanaa, Yemen (TML) – The open road. The wind blowing through your hair. The sun sets over the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and the Abyan Delta — Yemen’s most fertile valley. The Harley revs as you cruise down the coastal plain along the Aden Mukalla highway, past cotton and [...]

Small Business Start Up Capital

Starting an Internet or home-based business may not require a lot of capital, as you do not need to find office space and hire several employees. However, you need basic infrastructure for your business.