Nobel laureate Murad to build hospital in her hometown in Iraq
Murad survived the worst of the cruelties and brutality inflicted on her people, the Yazidis of Iraq, by the Daesh group. (File/AFP) Reuters December 14, 2018 The laureate was […]
Jordan: Prince Hassan renews call for new world order based on human dignity
By JT – Dec 14,2018 -JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Hassan attends the launch of a review for Sustainable Development Goal 2, or ‘zero hunger’ (Petra photo) AMMAN — HRH Prince […]
What the tactics of Middle East dictators can tell us about Theresa May’s political situation today
Arab governments may face a few dissenters, but a rigged vote will ensure their survival. Our prime minister must envy this simple ‘democracy’ by Robert Fisk The Independent Voices […]
Leopard kills Indian Buddhist monk meditating in forest
Source: BBC News A monk meditating in a forest in the Indian state of Maharashtra has died in a leopard attack, officials say. Rahul Walke had been “meditating under […]
Egyptian novel explores Christians under controlling church
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — Shady Lewis Botros says his recently published novel — “Ways of the Lord” — can be broadly viewed as an attempt […]
Neglect and paradoxical rules on preservation threaten India’s historic Hindu Sun Temple
Source: Religion News Service BHUBANESWAR, India (RNS) — Brigitte Viollet, a French businesswoman, spends three months of every year in the company of the Sun Temple in Konark, an ancient […]
Nobel laureate returns to Iraq, pledges to work for peace
Source: Associated Press By SINAN SALAHEDDIN BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi activist Nadia Murad met her country’s president in Baghdad on Wednesday after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy […]
Somalia arrests ex-Islamist militant running for regional presidency
Source: Reuters BY Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia arrested on Thursday a former Islamist militant who seeking election as a regional president, sparking clashes between his supporters and security […]
French evangelicals face backlash at home after success of Trump and Bolsonaro abroad
Source: Religion News Service BY Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) — When evangelical voters cheer on President Trump in the United States or newly elected leader Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, probably […]
Main suspect in Strasbourg attack killed in gun battle with police: officials
Source: Reuters By Christian Hartmann, John Irish, Emmanuel Jarry STRASBOURG/PARIS (Reuters) – The suspected gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg was shot dead […]
Attorney: Plea negotiations underway for one of 3 Illinois militia members accused of bombing Minnesota mosque
Source: Star Tribune By Stephen Montemayor From left, Michael Hari, Joe Morris and Michael McWhorter have been in federal custody since March on charges out of both Illinois and Minnesota, which […]