Iran sanctions: nearly all UN security council unites against ‘unpleasant’ US
Letters from 13 of 15 members underscore US isolation as it seeks to ‘snap back’ measures against Tehran Mike Pompeo is flanked by the US ambassador to the United […]
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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.
‘A choice between bread and masks’: Syrians face calamity as Trump’s new sanctions combine with surging coronavirus
A hospital nurse describes the disastrous impact of the US ‘Caesar Act’ sanctions and the spread of Covid-19 that Syrian authorities have played down, writes Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 13 hours ago […]
Turkish government reconverts another former church into a mosque
By Associated Press Reporter © Emrah Gurel Details of St Saviour in Chora church, known as Kariye in Turkish, in Istanbul (Emrah Gurel/AP) The Turkish government formally converted a former Byzantine […]
Turkish Drilling Ship Finds 320 Billion Cubic Metre Gas Field in Black Sea, Erdogan Says
Source: Sputnik Ankara has been engaged in a row with Greece over drilling in the Mediterranean since the research vessel Oruc Reis launched drilling ops to the south of Antalya […]
Ask Islam – Questions regarding Marriage and Divorce. Audio Answers by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV. as
Search icons Home > Society > Marriage and Divorce Question → In Islam, does the wife have any right over the money of the husband? Question → Is there any corresponding course Islam prescribes for ladies […]
Surge in passport sales delivers Vanuatu a record budget surplus
Source: The Guardian Surging demand for Vanuatu passports has driven an unexpected record surplus, funding Covid-19 bailout packages and cyclone recovery. With nearly every other sector of its fragile economy […]
We need to reopen Yemen’s airports and sea routes to save lives
VoicesAs people across the globe yearn to travel, the closure of airports is a matter of life and death for Yemeni people. We must apply political pressure and have them […]
It may have nearly been forgotten – but Syria’s war is not over
A recent explosion that killed a Russian major general may be far more important than we realise, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 16 hours ago Civilians in Syria have faced repeated shelling in recent […]
True Justice and Peace
by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V(aba) The root cause of the unrest in the world today is due to a lack of justice found at every level of society. Only […]
Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship
Book Review: by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV(rh) Consists of Four Addresses. In this ground breaking work, the author argues that in the creation of the universe, in the evolution […]
Historical maps of Egypt (Part I): The Golden Age of Egypt’s interest in the Nile
In the fifth century BCE, the Greek historian Herodotus described Egypt as a “gift of the Nile”. He was, in fact, referring to the Nile Delta, created thanks to the […]
Foreign minister: Saudi Arabia is committed to Arab peace plan
Previous 1 / 3 Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said it was committed to peace between the Palestinians and Israelis based on the Arab peace plan. (KSAMOFA) 2 / 3 Saudi Arabia on […]
Some Western countries contradict values by closing doors to refugees: Parliament speaker
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA DIPLOMACY AUG 20, 2020 Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop spoke through video link from Ankara, Turkey, at the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, Aug. 19, 2020. […]
‘Turkish people deserve gratitude for their solidarity with refugees,’ IFRC’s Castellanos says
BY ERALP YARAR ISTANBUL POLITICS AUG 19, 2020 Xavier Castellanos, the deputy general secretary of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), gave an exclusive interview with […]
‘People of the cave’: Palestinians take their fight for justice to the mountains
Aug 19,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud Palestinians are not going anywhere. This is the gist of seven decades of Palestinian struggle against Zionist colonialism. The proof? The story […]
No, the Israel-UAE deal does not mean Europe can turn its back on the conflict with Palestinians
The move risks deepening Palestine’s perilous sense of being more sidelined than ever, writes Donald Macintyre 1 day ago UAE formally recognises Israel in historic move, Trump announces ( REUTERS ) Hanan […]
Trump Congratulates anti-Muslim Activist Loomer on Florida GOP Primary Win in His Home District
Far-right Jewish millennial Laura Loomer’s primary win sets up an all female, Jewish showdown with veteran Rep. Lois Franke Alexander Griffing Published at 10:05 Far-right activist Laura Loomer won the Republican […]
Saudi Arabia says no Israel deal without Palestinian peace
AFP 19 Aug 2020 Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin on August 19. — Reuters Saudi […]
How MI6 and CIA Recruited Army Generals and Bribed Politicians in Run-Up to 1953 Coup in Iran
© AP Photo / MIDDLE EAST 13:03 GMT 17.08.2020( by Chris Summers In the 1950s Iran was one of the world’s biggest oil producers and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company – […]
Lawyer arrested for allegedly providing gun in slaying of blasphemy accused in Peshawar court
AFPUpdated 19 Aug 2020 Tahir Ahmad Naseem, a US citizen of Pakistani origin, was under police escort when he was fatally shot in court on July 29. — AFP/File A […]