S. Arabia vows more support to Jordan
King sends letter to to Saudi leader by Jordan Times AMMAN — Saudi Arabia on Saturday pledged to continue helping Jordan address challenges and maintain constant coordination with the Kingdom […]
Fiji not attending the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting: PM
Fiji will not be attending the sixth Pacific Island leaders meeting (PALM) in Tokyo, Japan this year. While thanking Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda for inviting Foreign Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola to the meeting, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said Fiji will not attend as it “is a meeting of leaders”. […]
Fiji drops in world soccer rating
Fiji Drops In International Soccer Rankings SUVA – Fiji has fallen three places in the latest FIFA World Rankings and is now placed fourth in the Oceania region. Neighbours New Caledonia (155) and Samoa (156) have surpassed Fiji who is sitting on 160. National team director Tarunesh Reddy told Times Sport […]
Pakistan: ‘Red Book’ containing profiles of terror suspects issued
by Mohammed Asghar DAWN.COM RAWALPINDI, May 18: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Punjab police has issued a fresh edition of ‘Red Book’ containing the profiles of 70 most wanted suspects involved in terrorist attacks and sectarian killings and the details of rewards for informants. The book also carries […]
Mass Wedding: Nigerian Couples Tie The Knot In Mass Ceremony
Source: Huffpost Weddings A group of Nigerian divorcees and widows tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony on Tuesday at the central mosque in Kano, Nigeria. The women, about […]
Indonesia: Rights Record under Scrutiny at UN
Human Rights Watch: Geneva: United Nations member states should urge Indonesia to adopt specific measures to ensure religious freedom, free expression, and accountability for abuses at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of […]
Faith leaders must talk about violence in the United States
http://www.commongroundnews.org: For those who loved Shaima Alawadi, the Iraqi-born mother of five and California resident, the recent media storm around her case likely provides very little solace. Speculation about the motivation […]
‘Islamic Front’: Apolitical religious bloc to fight sectarianism- Contradiction in terms
Express Tribune: by Tahir Khan: Top leaders of the country’s politico-religious parties are set to launch a new apolitical front on Monday in an effort to put the genie of […]
Fiji praised for consumer law
FIJI’S CONSUMER LAWS PRAISED AT INTERNATIONAL MEET Press Release Ministry of InformationThe International Standard Organization or ISO – the world’s largest developer and publisher of International standards for goods and services has praised Fiji’s consumer laws. Speaking at the 34th ISO COPOLCO Conference on consumer protection, the Vice President of ISO Mr SadaoTakeda […]
Woman, 73, sets new Everest record
A 73-year-old Japanese woman has climbed Mount Everest, smashing her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world’s highest mountain. Read more
Albert Einstein on Whether Scientists Pray
Source: Flavorwire In 1936, a sixth grade girl named Phyllis wrote to esteemed scientist Albert Einstein on behalf of her Sunday school class to ask him whether or not scientists pray. This seems like a rather advanced question for a sixth grade class to be asking, perhaps, but maybe it’s […]
9/11 defendants’ trial, another piece of US theater
THE second attempt by US authorities to try one of several alleged masterminds of 9/11 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-accused is a farce reminiscent of the trial of […]
Clearing Mercury overload by DMPS chelation
By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat, MBBS, DCH (UK), FCPS (Pakistan) Assistant Professor, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Pakistan DMPS-Dimaval Dimercapto Propane Sulfonate DMPS is the drug used to chelate or remove Mercury from body. It is agreed to be a powerful chelating agent for mercury(1, 12). It is given intravenously and […]
For some Indonesians the Demand and Wait for Justice Only Grows
Jakarta Globe: Every Thursday afternoon without fail, they turn up outside the front gates of the State Palace in Central Jakarta, a group of just over a dozen elderly people. …………….. …………………… No repercussions In the past four years, at least 30 Ahmadiyah mosques have been forced to close […]
The Soul of Islamic Symbols
Huff Post Most, if not all religions, function in the world of symbolism and communicate their universal messages to their followers through these religious symbols. Rituals, sacraments, prayers, worship services, religious ceremonies and more are nothing but to invite believers to engage with very deep ethical, moral and spiritual teachings […]
Teen Charged with Damaging Mosque
TheConnection Chantilly — In January, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community — whose motto is “Love for all, hatred for none” — were looking forward to the completion of construction of their new mosque in Chantilly. Trenton M. Carter #The 7,200-square-foot place of worship is called the Mubarak mosque which, in […]
Pakistan has blown a chance to control its badlands
By David Ignatius The Daily Star As America begins to pull back its troops from Afghanistan, there’s one consequence that gets little notice but is likely to have lasting impact: Pakistan is losing the best chance in its history to gain political control over all of its territory – including […]
Israel’s turn against the Assad regime
BY: Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid OPINION ARABNEWS It is not natural for the Israeli political and military establishment just to watch the events and violence taking place along its borders. During the past one year, the Israeli government did not spell out any stand on the Syrian revolution, although it was […]
Jordan: Army to renovate septuagenarian’s home
Petra | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Lt. Gen. Mashal Al Zaben on Thursday instructed the commander of the Northern Military Zone to renovate the house of an elderly woman in the area and to cover its maintenance expenses. Um Raed had telephoned an FM station […]
Hollande sticks to Afghan pledge in Obama talks
BY: AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABBEWS WASHINGTON: France’s President Francois Hollande used his White House debut yesterday to restate his intention to get French combat troops home from Afghanistan this year […]