by Robert Fisk, The Independent, UK My Lebanese mobile phone has long been the victim of gremlins who would surely make Edward Snowden lick his lips. For months, I have received calls from Canada which registered on my receiver to a series of non-existent numbers with the direct-dial code of […]
December 27, 2013 12:41 AM By Eugene Robinson The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY I want to say Pope Francis, but I’ve got to go with Edward Snowden. The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics and a whistle-blowing fugitive from American justice have just one thing in common: impact. Francis, […]
STORY SUMMARY At the same time, the labeling of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization is an inflammatory and dangerous move which will only further enflame the situation. While it is evident that the Muslim Brotherhood, and affiliated groups, have been involved in some of the recent acts of […]
Islam is a religion of peace and forbids killing of people in the name of religion. Muslims follow a religion of mercy, and forgiveness, and the vast majority have nothing […]
SOSA, Japan: With a deft clip here and a gentle tug there, Makoto Ishibashi sculpts trees with the skill of an artisan whose work is far more than just a job. The heir to a centuries-old family business, he creates masterpieces that can turn a pine tree into a work […]
QADIAN, 26th December (Ch.Maqbool Ahmad): The 122nd Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana), of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, is going to be held in its international Headquarter at Qadian Dist: Gurdaspur, on the 27th […]
Source: BBC The military-backed interim Egyptian government has declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group after blaming it for a deadly attack on a police HQ earlier this week. The group, whose candidate Mohammed Morsi won the presidential poll last year before being deposed by the military, had already been […]
Source: BBC The military-backed interim Egyptian government has declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group after blaming it for a deadly attack on a police HQ earlier this week. The group, whose candidate Mohammed Morsi won the presidential poll last year before being deposed by the military, had already been […]
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Editorial by Falah Shams: The word “Sharia” has recently made its way into Webster’s dictionary. The dictionary entry reads as follows: sha·ria noun, often capitalized: the religious laws based on the Koran that […]
Epigraph: And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants and monks and because they are not proud. (Al Quran 5:83) A painting of Nativity scene Refuting William Lane […]
Majid Rafizadeh December 26, 2013 The 32-month-old Syrian civil war is publicly (and more conspicuously) turning into two concentric circles of tension – domestically and regionally. The mainstream media has more than adequately concentrated on the first dimension, linked to the geopolitical balance of power and military capabilities of the […]
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By Julia Amalia Heyer and Samiha Shafy SPIEGEL.DE An “historic” agreement between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians is supposed to save the shrinking Dead Sea. But some environmentalists believe the […]
STORY SUMMARY The Swiss expert who examined samples of Yasser Arafat’s remains dismissed as a “political declaration” a statement Thursday by Russian researchers excluding radiation poisoning as the cause for the Palestinian leader’s death. Bochud criticised the Russians for not releasing their report. Some 60 samples were taken and divided […]
STORY SUMMARY The Swiss expert who examined samples of Yasser Arafat’s remains dismissed as a “political declaration” a statement Thursday by Russian researchers excluding radiation poisoning as the cause for the Palestinian leader’s death. Bochud criticised the Russians for not releasing their report. Some 60 samples were taken and divided […]
Summary Israel’s successful efforts to increase water security will lessen one of the country’s geographical constraints. But new sources of water are more energy intensive, and this could increase Israel’s short-term dependence on energy imports unless domestic energy sources are successfully developed. Analysis While Israel enjoys relative national security compared […]
Summary Israel’s successful efforts to increase water security will lessen one of the country’s geographical constraints. But new sources of water are more energy intensive, and this could increase Israel’s short-term dependence on energy imports unless domestic energy sources are successfully developed. Analysis While Israel enjoys relative national security compared […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT I always had a soft spot for old Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, who died just before Christmas. When I met him, his Siberian eyes were as […]