Ethiopia, Eritrea and the hope for lasting peace
Source: Al Jazeera News By Hamza Mohamed Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – On Tuesday, as dawn broke with a hint of sunlight piercing through the thick rain-season clouds, residents in Addis Ababa […]
Mali: G5 force headquarters targeted in deadly attack
Source: Al Jazeera News At least two soldiers have been killed and several others wounded in an attack by unidentified fighters on the headquarters of an African military taskforce in […]
‘Jordan, Palestine and Saudi Arabia warn Israel against Turkey’
Source: Al Jazeera News Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Palestine have warned Israel on separate occasions about Turkey’s creeping influence in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The report notes that senior […]
Can Iran stop the downward spiral of its currency?
Source: Al Jazeera News By Ted Regencia At the end of a tumultuous week, marked by a currency crunch and rare protests by vendors in Tehran, economists are urging Iran’s […]
UN warns of ‘catastrophe’ as 160,000 flee southern Syria push
Source: Al Jazeera News The United Nations has warned of a looming “catastrophe” in southern Syria, as it raised the number of people fleeing a fierce government offensive aimed at retaking […]
Pope replaces Australian prelate who opposes sex abuse norm
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Melbourne’s archbishop, who said he’d prefer jail to telling civil authorities about any sex abuse of […]
Banning the Uluru climb: ‘This rock means everything to us’
Source: BBC News For decades the Anangu people in central Australia have asked tourists not to climb Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, because of its sacred value. From next […]
The Travel Ban, the Law, and What’s ‘Right’
Source: The Atlantic BY Shadi Hamid In January 2017, when President Donald Trump’s so-called Muslim ban was first announced, I was passionately against it. It was one of the most frightening textsI’ve […]
Orthodox rabbi chosen to lead multifaith California theological center
Source: Religion News Service BY Yonat Shimron (RNS) — Berkeley’s Graduate Theological Union, a multifaith consortium of research centers and seminaries, has selected the first non-Christian president in its history. Daniel […]
7 days in the dark: How the Thailand cave search unfolded
Source: CNN In the vigils that have grown with every day of fruitless searches, families and friends have prayed, made offerings, and held fast to the possibility of signs of life. Some, enduring the torture of such a long, silent wait, have collapsed in the mud with exhaustion, and been […]