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.
Friday’s rally recognized Trump’s need to retain the loyalty of the evangelical voting bloc that propelled him to victory in 2016 Richard Luscombe in Miami @richlusc Sat 4 Jan 2020 They came to pray with their president, though in truth many came just to worship him. Donald Trump’s Friday […]
Mourners weep and beat chests as coffins of those killed in US drone strike pass through Baghdad’s streets Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Baghdad Sat 4 Jan 2020 Iraqi militiamen march and […]
The Guardian – There has been no shortage of US attempts to remove foreign adversaries through highly dubious legal or ethical means Ed Pilkington in New York @edpilkington Sat 4 […]
Ghana News Agency Friday 3rd January, 2020 By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA Pomadze, Jan. 03, GNA – The 88th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ghana dubbed […]
Tehran will likely take time to consider its options, with few having expected the US president to go for the jugular like this Robert Fisk @indyvoices Is this war by […]
By Marina Pitofsky – 01/03/20 THE HILL The move is a major escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with Iran vowing “harsh retaliation” in response. Former Vice […]
Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Rival Shi’ite political leaders on Friday called for American troops to be expelled from Iraq after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed a […]
Global Village Space AFP -January 3, 2020 The world reacted with alarm on Friday after top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike in Iraq, with leaders […]
Jan 2, 2020 – SWISSINFO.CH VIENNA (Reuters) – A deal between Austria’s conservatives and Greens to form a governing coalition includes banning headscarves in school until the age of 14 and preventive custody for potentially dangerous immigrants, several Austrian media reported on Thursday. The measures are part of what […]
Source: Letters to the Indepenent An 83-year-old man gets his arm grabbed causing obvious pain, and as the person won’t let go, he slaps her hand twice, for which he […]
Mixed reaction to the news that Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani died in a targeted strike by the United States at Baghdad International Airport. By Neil Vigdor THE NEW YORK TIMES Jan. 2, 2020 The killing of a top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in a targeted strike by the […]
Source: Metro UK By Zoe Drewett Friday 3 Jan 2020 The US airstrike ordered by Donald Trump killed Iran general Qasam Soleimani outside Baghdad airport in Iraq (Picture: Reuters/AFP) The […]
Killing of Quds commander takes Trump presidency into dangerous territory By David Gardner for the FINANCIAL TIMES The US air strike on Baghdad airport that killed General Qassem Soleimani, commander […]
Politics January 3, 2020 TEHRAN– Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei conveyed a message and expressed his deep condolences on the martyrdom of Commander of IRGC Quds […]
Politics January 3, 2020 TEHRAN– Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has released a statement on the US assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani. Iranian Foreign […]
Arab News Thursday . January 02, 2020 Joseph Dana Short Url https://arab.news/gvm3e Last month, the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union announced it was replacing its currency, the CFA […]
Haaretz revealed that “Israel has big plans for Jordan, but they don’t include King Abdullah II.” (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/mty53 Daoud Kuttab December 28, 2019 AMMAN: A series of anti-Jordanian […]
Satellite images show the scale of devastation of Australia’s bushfires, which have killed eight people this week and destroyed hundreds of homes. Pictures from the European Union’s Copernicus system show […]
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has an important role to play in ensuring people know the truth. Nothing should get in the way of that Robert Fisk […]
For more than 40 years, journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world. Yung Chang’s This Is Not a Movie […]