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 Ahmad Majidyar and Lama Al Jarallah| Sep 21, 2018 Earlier last week, Iranian-backed Houthi authorities arrested 24 Baha’is on charges of espionage and apostasy, which are punishable by death. […]
Source: Daily Sabah BY EMRE GÖNEN Patriarch Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate, conducts a service at the St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine, Oct. 11. […]
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 22, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), speaks after voting in the general election in […]
By Thair Alsaadi THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 22, 2018 Since 2016, spiritual counselors have offered advice at the Federal Refugee Center in canton Zurich. (Keystone) As Switzerland’s […]
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL A report by the Interior Ministry is debunking claims by Turkish far-right circles that Syrian refugees in Turkey, which hosts the largest refugee community in […]
Oct 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN A. BARARI This week marks the 24th anniversary of the peace treaty between Jordan and Israel. Needless to say, the feeling of disillusion […]
Oct 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – JAWAD ANANAI According to conspiracy theorists, Bernard Lewis proposed that a Middle East strategy is being implemented with consistency and with surgical precision. Some […]
His close alliance with Saudi Arabia and escalating confrontation with Iran is the most radical new departure in Trump’s foreign policy Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Middle East has a century […]
Saudi may think that it can rely on diplomatic immunity, but the Vienna Convention doesn’t in reality allow such stretching of the law. This is what the UK, Turkey and […]
The reservist was a member of the famed SEAL Team 6 and had recently worked as a soldier for hire in Yemen. Aram Roston BuzzFeed News Reporter Posted on October […]
A dozen buses of Mexican riot police waited along the highway but took no action to stop the caravan. Karla Zabludovsky BuzzFeed News Reporter Reporting From Tapachula, Mexico Posted on […]
October 21 2018 British immigration Since the Brexit vote, the debate over the so-called Windrush generation of immigrants from the Caribbean, has attracted public support for migrants. By Johnny Runge/London […]
Barçın Yinanç – barcin.yinanc@hdn.com.tr Turkey’s reputation in Africa as a business partner creating a win-win habitat is its biggest advantage for doing business on the continent when compared to other […]
Source: Odditycentral Date: 18-10-2018 Mariam Nabatanzi, a 40-year-old woman from Uganda’s Mukono District has been dubbed the African country’s most fertile woman after it was reported that she has given birth […]
Ulysses Muñoz / The Baltimore Sun A large crowd awaits the arrival of Mirza Masroor Ahmad. His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Khalifa of Islam and global leader of more […]
Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani called on the Prime Minister Imran Khan today, to […]
Previous 1 / 2 2 / 2 ARAB NEWS October 22, 2018 King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talked with the son of the late journalist on Sunday […]
ARAB NEWS October 21, 2018 Senior Saudi official reveals new details of operation that led to journalist’s death in Istanbul Said Kingdom was working on finding out location of the […]
By AFP – Oct 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli forces have arrested the Palestinian governor of occupied city of Jerusalem for unspecified offences he allegedly committed in […]
By Reuters – Oct 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and Saudi King Salman shake hands during a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, April 12, 2016 (Reuters […]