Benedict gets revamped Mercedes ‘Popemobile’
The Local Mercedes-Benz presented Pope Benedict XVI with a sleek, ecologically-friendly “Popemobile” on Friday which has been vamped up with the latest gadgets for maximum comfort, the Vatican said. More:
No Rest in Hell
Source: ET One can go on — however, not convincingly. This is not their land, not anymore. This is where mediocre bureaucrats decide to mutilate the tombstone of our first and only Nobel laureate from, “Abdus Salam, the First Muslim Nobel Laureate” to the ridiculous, factually incorrect, “Abdus Salam, the […]
Election results from 193 constituencies put Mahama in lead
Source: Ghana Graphic Election results from 193 constituencies put President John Dramani Mahama in the lead with 4,085,532 representing 51.9 per cent of votes cast. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who is the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) follows with 3,668,213 representing 46.6 per cent. More:
Saving Malala to save Islam
by Jonathan M.A. Ghaffar There are times when the miraculous occurs for all to see. But when the next grisly or sensationalist event in the news shoves aside the novelty […]
Egypt’s president cancels decree that sparked protests
Reuter ARABNEWS CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has canceled a decree that gave him sweeping powers and sparked huge protests, but did not delay a referendum on a constitution as his opponents had demanded. The announcement came from the spokesman for politicians and other figures who took part in a […]
Six jihadists arrested near Syrian border
by Taylor Luck | Dec 08, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Authorities have arrested six jihadists along the northern border over the past 48 hours, officials said on Saturday, amid a reported rise in attempts by Islamic militants to infiltrate Syria. According to a security source, authorities arrested four […]
Mataf expansion to double current capacity
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS A vast expansion project for the mataf, (the circumambulation space around the Kaaba), is currently under way. The new mataf when completed, after three years, will accommodate […]
In Egypt, the amateurs are in charge
Story Summary The tumultuous road to a stable democratic system of government in Egypt is passing through one of its most decisive stages these days, with most of the main political actors revealing their amateurism more than anything else. The Muslim Brotherhood leaders who have spent much of the last […]