Targeted violence against female public officials, dismal healthcare and desperate poverty make Afghanistan the world’s most dangerous country in which to be born a woman, according to a global survey released on Wednesday. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Pakistan, India and Somalia feature in descending order after Afghanistan […]
If Google Earth maps the trees, the oceans, and the annals of history, why is a country, Israel, so hard to make out? An article from Mother Jones explores how U.S. policy makers have pixelated Google Earth and why that might change in 2013. Israel’s low-resolution e-presence can be traced […]
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to convince at least 30 countries to vote against recognising a Palestinian state should the United Nations debate the issue in September, media reports said. “Before we reach September, we have to push through an initiative to secure 30 countries and more who will say […]
Kāfir Factory – Infidel Factory Last year on Friday, 28th May 2010, the world saw a massacre of innocent Ahmadis in Lahore, Pakistan. A day after a journalist of BBC Urdu, Mohammad Hanif, wrote an article titled “Kafir Factor – Infidel Factory”. In this article he has shown a picture of Pakistani societies […]
Mauritius’s Economic Growth Gaining Momentum Mauritius’s economy will probably expand more than forecast this year as growth in tourism and exports gains momentum, central bank Governor Rundheersing Bheenick said, adding to pressure for higher interest rates. “We have reason to believe that the country’s economic growth will be above […]
KAZAKHSTAN: Ahmadi Muslim mosque closed, Protestants fined 100 times minimum monthly wage Source / Courtesy: Forum 18, Norway Kazakhstan has fined an Ahmadi Muslim community – also denying it the use of its mosque and land – as well as imposed fines of 100 times the minimum monthly wage on two Protestants for […]
By AGENCIES • ‘Hamas govt flourishes while restrictions hit the poor’ • Wages fall, jobless rate up since Israel blockade began • Egyptian border opening slightly relaxes tension • High unemployment rate ups pressure on UNRWA JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: The Gaza Strip enters its fifth year of a full Israeli blockade by […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Prince Sultan Charitable Foundation has constructed 200 low-cost housing units for the poor in Al-Laith in the Makkah province as part of a SR385 million project to supply affordable homes. It will aim to provide 1,246 houses in different parts of the […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Muslim intellectuals must be well prepared to confront any smear campaign against Islam and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) on the Internet and in other public media, said a prominent Keralite editor. “Although there is nothing new in most of the […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS Makkah: Municipal and Rural Affairs Minister Prince Mansour bin Miteb on Tuesday inspected the final phase of the Mashair Railway project that links the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah. The project will bring about dramatic improvement in Haj transportation. Speaking to […]
MMAN (JT) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday stressed that there is no going back on the path of reform, a Royal Court statement said. Reform is the optimal means to overcome challenges and build on previous achievements for the best future for Jordan and Jordanians, the King said […]
By Raed Omari AMMAN – Tafileh MPs and senators on Tuesday issued a statement, demanding an apology from Agence France-Presse (AFP) for publishing “false” news reports that His Majesty King Abdullah’s motorcade was attacked by stone throwers during his visit to their city on Monday. In the statement, the signatories […]