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.
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing at least 207 people and injuring about 2,500. One aid agency said 70,000 people needed emergency shelter after the quake, one of the largest this year. Most of those who died were in Iran’s western […]
HAKKI ÖCAL @hakkiocal In May 2017, Emir Mohammed bin Salman said, “We can uproot the Houthis and Saleh in a matter of days in Yemen.” When Salman was asked if he would start negotiations with Iran, he said that you can’t deal directly with people who believed in helping […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Residents in northern Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah flee their homes after magnitude 7.2 quake on November 12, 201. (AA Photo) Related Articles MidEast More than 60 killed after magnitude 7.2 quake on Iran-Iraq border region Turkish aid agencies become first to deliver relief supplies to the region […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 9 November 2017 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has uncovered corruption to the tune of $100 billion. In a statement on Thursday, Attorney General Saud Al-Mojeb said: “The investigations of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Committee are proceeding quickly … The potential scale of corrupt practices which have […]
Summary The U.S.-led coalition’s newest outpost in the fight against Daesh (ISIS) is in a dusty corner of western Iraq near the border with Syria. Using racks of radio and satellite equipment, the coalition forces and Iraqi officers at the base pass information between forces on the ground and Al […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 11, 2017 1:21 PMNov 11, 2017 – 13:21 FILE PHOTO – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri speaks to media after the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt meeting to discuss their dispute with Qatar, in […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 13, 2017 2:56 AMNov 13, 2017 – 02:56 A damaged storefront is seen after an earthquake in Halabja, Iraq, November 12, 2017. TWITTER – Osama Golpy/Rudaw/Social Media/via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) By Raya Jalabi and Parisa Hafezi BAGHDAD/ANKARA (Reuters) – More than 120 […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 13, 2017 12:53 AMNov 13, 2017 – 00:53 Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who has resigned, is seen during Future television […]
This content was published on November 12, 2017 Maurer, who recently visited Yemen, also said his organisation is hoping to use diplomatic channels to gain access to the war-torn country (Keystone) The head of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is hoping that an upcoming international […]
Claiming he needed a US intelligence report to realise the war was unjustified is crude insult to his own and his audience’s intelligence Matthew Norman @IndyVoices Sunday 5 November 2017 16:30 […]
Let me be clear, I am not really bothered that I won’t be able to get a halal turkey at Tesco. What bothers me is this ad is another lazy attempt […]
Billionaires around the globe have amassed a combined wealth of $6 trillion — don’t expect things to change Charlie May10.27.2017• The world may soon witness a new Gilded Age. […]
The Great War is often depicted as an unexpected catastrophe. But for millions who had been living under imperialist rule, terror and degradation were nothing new. By Pankaj Mishra […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 10, 2017 12:40 PMNov 10, 2017 – 12:40 Rohingya refugee Rabia Khatun (R), 33, mother of Nur Hafes, holds her malnourished […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 11, 2017 FILE PHOTO: Posters depicting Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who has resigned from his post, are seen in Beirut, Lebanon, November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Samia Nakhoul, Laila Bassam and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – From the […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL PublishedNovember 10, 2017 DHA Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized discrimination against Muslim women in EU states on Friday, saying headscarves are gradually being banned with […]
ARAB NEWS |Published — Friday 10 November 2017 JEDDAH: Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al-Manea, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, has said that Islam is a religion of tolerance and mercy, not of violence, intolerance, or terrorism. Al-Manea stressed that Muslims should spread true Islam and follow the […]
Arab News | Published — Sunday 12 November 2017 GENEVA: Prominent thinkers, authors, diplomats and other personalities gathered to see the Muslim World League (MWL) launch the “Role of Religions […]
Nov 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Nermeen Murad One of the first lessons I learned as a rookie Jordanian journalist back in 1983 was that Jordan had a special and […]
By AFP – Nov 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — Lebanon’s president urged Saudi Arabia on Saturday to explain why Saad Hariri had not returned to Beirut since his surprise […]