Davos 2018: five things you need to know about the WEF today
Jan 24, 2018 Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and Paolo Gentiloni among speakers Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The Swiss resort of Davos The second day of the World Economic Forum […]
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
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.
German far-right AfD politician converts to Islam
Source: BBC A member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, known for its anti-Muslim rhetoric, has surprised observers by converting to Islam. Arthur Wagner sat on the party’s […]
King meets world leaders in Davos
Talks focus on investment, trade ties, regional peace By JT – Jan 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with King Philippe of Belgium in Davos on Tuesday […]
Peter Maurer: ICRC chief outlines humanitarian challenges for 2018 at WEF
By Matthew Allen, Carlo Pisani This content was published on January 23, 2018 Urban warfare will continue to pose problems for humanitarian groups in 2018 (Keystone) Peter Maurer, […]
Prospects of peace elusive as Pence wraps up visit to Israel
By Ruth Eglash and Jenna Johnson January 23 at 10:14 AM JERUSALEM — Vice President Pence wrapped up a four-day Middle Eastern tour Tuesday with a visit to one of […]
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence Tours the Western Wall in Private Visit
Female journalists accompanying Pence separated from male colleagues ■ U.S. vice president earlier met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and toured Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum Noa Landau Jan 23, 2018 […]
Al-Jahiz and the Book of Animals at the Kuwait Book Fair
By: 1001 Inventions 1001 Inventions and The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS) launched today at the Kuwait International Book Fair a children’s book about 9th century explorer Al-Jahiz […]
Destroying Syria, Why does Washington hate Bashar al-Assad?
Posted on January 23, 2018 by michaellee2009 Philip Giraldi • The Donald Trump administration is planning to install a 30,000 strong armed “security force” in northern Syria along the […]
Cate Blanchett urges Davos to give refugees more compassion
Actor uses WEF speech to accuse politicians of pandering to populists Graeme Wearden in Davos Tue 23 Jan 2018 The actor Cate Blanchett has condemned the shameful way in which […]
REALITY CHECK: The India that Modi sold at Davos isn’t quite the India we live in
Sssssh. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse) Written by Quartz Staff 3 hours ago Quartz india There was a smattering of Sanskrit, a line from Tagore, and the expected hard sell as Narendra Modi […]
Mystery of ‘silk king’ Jim Thompson’s disappearance finally solved, filmmakers claim
PUBLISHED : Saturday, 21 October, 2017, Associated Press 0Share 22 Jan 2018 A new documentary is set to stir fresh debate over one of Asia’s most enduring mysteries: what happened […]
Jordan: Reaffirming unwavering conviction
Jan 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah could not be clearer when he told visiting US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday in Amman that Jerusalem must […]
Pence and the two-state solution
Jan 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hassan A. Barari In remarks during his talks with King Abdullah, US Vice President Mike Pence said that his country […]
The list of Davos attendees for 2018
Source: Quartz By David Yanofsky January 22, 2018 The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, begins on Jan. 23. While the full roster of attendees was closely guarded […]
What’s World Economic Forum and why does Davos matter?
by David Child Al Jazeera Klaus Schwab created the European Management Forum, which later became the WEF, in 1971 [Markus Schreiber/AP] The four-day 2018 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting begins […]
Algeria: New Trials Shake Ahmadi Minority
More Than 50 Tried in December on Charges Relating to Religion (Beirut) – Algerian authorities have stepped up trials of members of the Ahmadiyya religious minority on charges related to […]
Davos 2018: what you need to know about Switzerland’s biggest business bash
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 18 January 2018 davosbusinesswef File photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will see the rich and famous flying in […]
Trump calls the tune at Davos party
By GIDEON RACHMAN January 22, 2018 The WEF meeting in the Swiss mountain resort and the idea of elite-driven globalisation is much more contested than it was a decade ago(Keystone) When […]
As Trump heads to Davos, survey points to rising risk of war
Noah Barkinr BERLIN (Reuters) – The risk of political and economic confrontations between major powers, including outright military conflicts, has risen sharply, according to a survey released by the […]
WEF Davos 2018
Visit https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/in-depth/wef-2018 for all updates on the World Economic Forum’s Davos meeting 2018 The biggest names from politics, business and civil society descend on Davos for the 48th WEF annual […]