Hundreds of police officers were deployed from Makassar to Ambon to help quell a riot that erupted over the death of a man, a police spokesman said on Sunday. National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam said police in Ambon were overwhelmed by the scale of the clash that left at least three dead and […]
Obama: Palestinian statehood vote at UN would be counterproductive U.S. president says he would oppose vote if it reaches the UN Security Council, calls efforts ‘distraction’. U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that if the Palestinians try to achieve statehood in the United Nations Security Council, the U.S. would oppose […]
By REEM AL-HAKEEM, ARABNEWS It can be an effective instrument of peace and economic development Carnage and turmoil in some Arab countries, famine in Somalia, Gazans under siege and Al-Quds under threat from Israel, terrorist bombings in Pakistan and Afghanistan, natural disasters in Indonesia, poverty and power struggle in some African […]
By Hani Hazaimeh Jordan Times AMMAN – The situation of irregular migrant workers in the Kingdom has become a major concern for human rights activists in light of ongoing violations of their rights, according to a report issued on Monday. Prepared by the Tamkeen Centre for Legal Assistance, “Breaking the […]
By: Laiq Ahmed Atif, president Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” these are the words of US president Abraham Lincoln to define democracy. The term democracy comes from the Greek language and means “rule by the (simple) people”. Philosophers have defined the […]
AMMAN (Jordan Times) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday reiterated that resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state solution is the path to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East. During a meeting with international Quartet for Mideast peace representative Tony Blair, the two sides discussed […]
Source: Salon.com The president promised early on to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011. What changed? By Justin Elliott 12 Sep 2011 — A debate is unfolding in official Washington about whether the Obama administration should leave any troops in Iraq, and, if so, how […]
Source: Wikileaks – Tehran Times. TEHRAN, 12 Sep 2011 – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has reportedly said that Saudi Arabia is main sponsor of terrorism in Iraq, alleging that the U.S.-backed monarchy intends to stoke a civil war in the Middle Eastern country. Newly released classified U.S. diplomatic cables […]