Rafiq A. Tschannen is a Swiss national. He converted to Islam and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the age of 16 after reading the German translation of the Holy Qur'an. He worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, first as Finance Director in the private industry and later as Chief Executive Officer of NGOs and International Governmental Organizations. He is now devoting his time to The Muslim Times as Editor for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Switzerland and as Associate Chief Editor.
By Sibilla Bondolfi Jan 9, 2019 The Swiss government has put out a public tender for a collective health insurance to cover all asylum seekers in its federal asylum centres. […]
By Henry J. Schumacher – January 15, 2019 Corruption flourishes when someone has quasi monopoly power over a product or service and has discretion to decide how much to receive, and where accountability and transparency are weak. So, to fight corruption we—and that includes all of us—must reduce market dominance, […]
Ramzy Baroud January 14, 2019 The game is afoot. Israel, believe it or not, is demanding that seven Arab countries and Iran pay $250 billion in compensation for what it […]
By Reuters – Jan 13,2019 -JORDAN TIMES DAMASCUS — The Syrian government hopes dialogue with Syrian Kurdish groups will intensify, a minister said on Sunday, signalling support for talks the […]
By Reuters – Jan 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES DOHA/RIYADH — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that a rift between Qatar and its Gulf Arab neighbours […]
Jan 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – ALI KASSAY As an avid watcher of the History Channel, I was fascinated by the programme: “The Making of a Dictator”, particularly that hate […]
‘Resumption of export to alleviate budget strain’ By JT – Jan 13,2019 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL AMMAN — Jordan and Egypt on Sunday signed agreements under which the Kingdom will be […]
There are no doubt countless women with similar stories in Saudi Arabia, and they need an effective global feminist foreign policy that protects them Dahaba Ali Hussen @DahabaH The Independent […]
By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF Mr. Trump’s tweets threatened to upend negotiations between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened […]
AFP news.france@thelocal.com @thelocalfrance 13 January 2019 One of France’s most celebrated screenwriters is taking on its biggest taboo, the bloody conflict in Algeria, in a new war film. Abdel […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 10 January 2019 Police in the Swiss city of Schaffhausen have defended their decision to fine a man who used the words “Allahu akbar” in public. […]
Jan 12,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – FARES BRAIZAT Recent shuttle diplomacy by American envoys in the region aims at solidifying a new regional order to confront Iran’s influence and expansionist […]
Jan 12,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI What Israel lacks more than anything else is a long-term vision for the future. Surely it must have dawned on Israel […]
Jayden Moodie was a black child and, because of this, on social media and in the press, the words ‘gang-related’ have been scattered about with abandon – without evidence, and […]
The trials and tribulations of Sudan’s president, Omar Al Bashir, are still ongoing as more citizens take to the streets to protest his rule and demand his resignation. […]
There has been a number of assertions that Scotland had an ancient Egyptian connection. One of the most popular is the legend of Queen Scotia who founded present-day Scotland with […]
By: Nil Sari Music has been used as a mean of therapy through the centuries to counter all kinds of disorders by various peoples. Physicians and musicians in the […]
Jennifer Bell January 10, 2019 In “The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict and Culture in the 21st Century,” Parag Khanna discusses the changing power dynamic that is resulting from […]
January 12, 2019 Sultan Muhammad V suddenly abdicated after just two years on the throne The monarch’s role is largely ceremonial, since administrative power is vested in the prime […]
As temperatures fall, aid workers warn of danger to at least 11,000 people across Idlib, with storms also battering camps in Lebanon Rebecca Ratcliffe Sat 12 Jan 2019 At […]