Air France fined in pro-Palestinian activist case
Source: BBC A French court has found Air France guilty of discrimination for removing a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel because she was not Jewish. The court also […]
Musharraf’s nomination papers rejected
Source: ET KASUR: Former president Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers for NA-139 were rejected by the Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday, Express News reported. His papers were rejected following six objections made by advocate Javed Kasuri. One of the objections stated that the ex-general does not meet the criteria established in […]
Pakistan’s Destiny, World’s Fate
Source: Huff Post by Sunil Sharan via Wasim Srroya The Afghan endgame is nigh, but India and Pakistan, instead of calming the region, are playing cat and mouse. As America cuts and runs from Afghanistan, Pakistan exults, having defeated a superpower for the second time in a quarter century. In […]
Tell jokes, go to jail
Source: CNN We saw a disturbing example this week when Egyptian TV host and comedian Bassem Youssef, frequently described as Egypt’s Jon Stewart, was charged with the crimes of mocking Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsy and insulting Islam. If convicted, Youssef could be fined and sentenced to prison. Now, before you […]
Nuclear weapons: Who has what?
Source:CNN More than two dozen countries have nuclear power, but only a few have nuclear weapons or are suspected of pursuing nuclear weapons. Click on a country below to learn more about their nuclear programs. More:
Europe: Mosque Building Shifts into High Gear
rightsidenews: “In Spain there are signs that Islam will dominate once again.” — Hizrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Spiritual Leader, Ahmadiyya Community, Spain From Belgium to Greece and Spain to Germany, 2013 […]
The circus, the tamasha
Source: ET In extolling the seamless way in which the caretakers have taken over after the elected governments left office to pave way for the elections, I had noted in this space just last week that we had shown the world that “we are not a bunch of monkeys but […]
Activist dares imagine a one-state solution
The snow that fell on the West Bank village of Urif on January 10 was the heaviest in years, enticing delighted children out of their homes. It is a deliberate policy of ethnic cleansing But snow was not the only thing to descend on the village that morning. As the […]
Jordan: Russian aircraft carrying aid to Syrian refugees lands
Petra | Apr 04, 2013 | 22:53 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A Russian aircraft carrying aid supplies for Syrian refugees landed in Jordan on Thursday. The aircraft was carrying 36 tonnes of food and other supplies, in addition to an electric power generator donated by the Russian government, according to […]
Air France fined for racist move
Source: BBC A French court has found Air France guilty of discrimination for removing a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel because she was not Jewish. The court also […]
Bogus degrees scandal: Former Pak lawmakers fall like ninepins
KARACHI: ARAB NEWS Friday 5 April 2013 Last Update 5 April 2013 2:56 am Different Pakistani courts have put big question marks over the political careers of several former lawmakers who had deceived the system by using fake educational certificates to fulfill electoral conditions. The most recent wicket to fall […]