Hurricane Irma: Massive storm bears down on Florida
Source: BBC News Parts of the city of Miami are under water as Hurricane Irma heads for mainland Florida, triggering storm surges across the south of the state. The category […]
Fribourg ‘Five-star’ mosque planned in western Switzerland
By Samuel Jaberg, Stefania Summermatter This content was published on August 23, 2017 The cost of the mosque is expected to be around CHF8 million (http://www.mosqueefribourg.ch) A Muslim association is planning to construct a luxurious mosque in canton Fribourg. The five-storey building will house two prayer rooms, a school, […]
Erdoğan urges Muslims to unite against crises, challenges
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo In his address before heads of states and representatives from predominantly Muslim countries, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged Muslims around the world Sunday to unite […]
I’m 94 years old, I fought in the Second World War and I have a serious warning about where 2017 is headed
I am an old man in the apogee of my days and that’s why I know we are on the cusp of war – if not in North Korea then somewhere else – simply because of the way we have allowed society to become. As a young man in uniform, […]
Gaza: Unbearable situation
Sep 09,2017 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL According to recent UN reports, Gaza has become a sinking boat, with poverty, unemployment and environmental concerns reaching unprecedented dangerous levels. Reports now say overall unemployment in the coastal Palestinian enclave has topped 41 per cent; more alarmingly, unemployment among the youth, a huge, restive, portion […]
View from Qatar: Qatari emir speaks to Saudi crown prince over Gulf row
Qatari and Saudi leaders express willingness to start talks in phone call, but apparent protocol dispute causes hiccup. Mohammed bin Salman and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani [Getty] Saudi Arabia says plans to hold talks with Qatar have been suspended, shortly after the emergence of reports that a phone call […]
View from Saudi Arabia: Qatar’s ‘fake news’ punctures reconciliation hopes
Saudi Arabia ARAB NEWS | Published — Friday 10 September 2010 JEDDAH: Euphoria generated by Friday’s phone call between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani was punctured within minutes by distorted news reports from the state-run Qatar News Agency (QNA). During the […]
Hillary Clinton is set to dish the dirt in her new book – and we can be sure that everyone is going to want a piece of it
Clinton’s honesty – two words which when combined will make some of her haters choke – liberates her not just to critique herself, but also anyone else she thinks contributed to her loss David Usborne New York @dusborne 58 comments There is little point writing a tell-all if you are not […]
Slow recovery for Iraq’s Mosul after Daesh ouster
By AFP – Sep 09,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi mechanics work in a garage in east Mosul on Wednesday, as they repair vehicles that were damaged during the offensive to retake Iraq’s second-largest city from Daesh (AFP photo) MOSUL, Iraq — Two months since Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul […]
National party votes against banning burqa in government buildings
Source: The Guardian North Queensland MP George Christensen, who brought the motion to the federal conference, argued it was needed for security reasons A motion to ban the burqa was […]
Hurricane Irma Sucked The Ocean Away From Beaches In The Bahamas
Source: Huffington Post This natural phenomenon occurs after extremely powerful storms. By Carla Herreria Hurricane Irma is so powerful, it sucked the ocean away from beaches in the Bahamas on […]
Cardinal Dolan Calls DACA Termination ‘Not Christian’ And ‘Not American’
Source: Huffington Post By David Hinckley , Contributor “[Ending DACA] turns our beloved immigrants into political hockey pucks, and they shouldn’t be.” 09/05/2017 05:29 pm ET Updated 4 days ago BRENDAN MCDERMID / […]
White Christians Are Now A Minority In The U.S.
Source: Huffington Post A new study reveals major changes to the American religious landscape in recent decades. By Antonia Blumberg CHIP SOMODEVILLA VIA GETTY IMAGES Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump […]
Don’t Have Time to Exercise? Do This for 10 Minutes
Source: Time BY Markham Heid Aug 10, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. In the fitness world, the word “miracle” gets thrown around like a two-pound dumbbell. But when […]
Tampa Is Now Hurricane Irma’s Prime Target — Not Miami
Source: Time BY Jay Reeves, Tamara Lush / AP Updated: 7:04 PM ET (NAPLES, Fla.) — Hurricane Irma’s leading edges whipped palm trees and kicked up the surf as the […]
Canada: Supreme Court orders extradition of mother and uncle of murdered Jessi Sidhu
By JIM BRONSKILLThe Canadian Press Fri., Sept. 8, 2017 OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the path for extradition of two B.C. residents to India to face murder charges in a so-called honour killing. A mother and uncle accused in the so-called “honour” killing of Jaswinder Sidhu (left), from […]
USA: God will stop tropical storm Irma if……………..
God is offended, but He will stop Hurricane Irma if the Supreme Court bans abortion and gay marriage, according to controversial Pastor Kevin Swanson. Swanson, a darling of the right-wing who hosts a popular radio program for conservative Christians, says we can stop Hurricane Irma if we can convince the […]
Survey: immigrants in Switzerland are happy to be here
The Local news@thelocal.ch 25 July 2017 Photo: rawpixel/Depositphotos More than a third of immigrants living in Switzerland say they have experienced discrimination, but most feel their lives have improved here, […]
Turkish-German relations: To bitter divorce?
Columns Sinem Cengiz | Published — Friday 8 September 2017 Once again an EU country faces a critical election, and as usual Turkey, a candidate country for accession to the bloc, is being used as a tool in political campaigning. Germany, Europe’s most populous country, will hold a national election […]
Qatar crisis: Saudi Arabia angered after emir’s phone call
Saudi Arabia says it has suspended dialogue with Qatar, shortly after a phone call between the Qatari leader and the Saudi crown prince. The two sides had discussed holding talks […]