Mediterranean will be ‘sea of blood’ without rescue boats, UN warns
Refugee agency says risk of people dying attempting crossing is at its highest Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo @lorenzo_tondo Sun 9 Jun 2019 The risk of migrants and refugees becoming […]
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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.
Company part-owned by Jared Kushner got $90m from unknown offshore investors since 2017
Overseas investment flowed to Cadre while Trump’s son-in-law works as US envoy, raising conflict of interest questions Jon Swaine in New York @jonswaine Mon 10 Jun Jared Kushner, who is […]
UK flags concern over rights abuse in Pakistan, cool on India
India used to figure prominently in previous such reports on the issue of attacks against woman, the rights of children and corruption. The report for 2018 released on Thursday makes […]
Rehashing old ideas will not get Palestinians, Israelis closer to solution
Jun 08,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI The recent visit of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his accompanying delegation to Jordan and Israel was some sort […]
Sanusi vs Ganduje: Kano indigenes reject new emirs, ask Sultan to denounce emirates
Published on May 20, 2019 By Daily Post Staff Some concerned Kano Indigenes and civil society groups have forwarded a strong position paper to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad […]
Jordan’s interfaith drive hailed as instilled culture, institutionalised policy
By JT – Jun 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Since the Accession to the Throne, His Majesty King Abdullah has institutionalised a policy of interfaith dialogue, earning the Kingdom an […]
Bosnia is close to the edge. We need Europe’s help
Aleksandar Brezar With the economy hobbled and ethnic nationalist sentiment rising, this is no time for complacency @brezaleksandar Wed 29 May 2019 In the opening scenes of Danis Tanović’s Oscar-winning […]
A new century long hell in the Middle East
MERVE ŞEBNEM ORUÇ @mervesebnem Published 07.06.2019 Drawing parallels between the bloody conflicts in Europe before Westphalia, the U.S. in cooperation with Israel devise a strategy to create a minority-based fragmented […]
Iran urges Europe to normalise economic ties with it or face consequences
Jun 9, 2019 May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Marius Bosch (reuters_tickers) LONDON (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday that Europe was not in a position to criticise Tehran for its military capabilities, […]
‘We’re not Chinese officers’: Indonesia fights anti-China disinformation
May 24, 2019 – 16:15 By Tabita Diela and Fanny Potkin JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police arrested a man on Friday accused of creating an anti-Chinese disinformation campaign to […]
Freed Sri Lanka Buddhist monk vows to expose Islamist militancy
May 28, 2019 – 13:34 By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) – A hardline Buddhist monk accused of inciting violence against minority Muslims in Sri Lanka said on Tuesday he […]
U.S. envoy, in interview, does not rule out Israeli annexation in West Bank
Jun 8, 2019 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Israel did not rule out an Israeli move to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, land that the Palestinians […]
A view from Turkey: A synopsis of the current Muslim world
İHSAN AKTAŞ @ihsanaktas Published 07.06.2019 When the Age of Enlightenment began in the West, dark clouds moved in over Islamic countries. At first glance, the Enlightenment emerged as an internal […]
Mysterious flooding leads to discovery of 5,000-year-old underground city in Turkey’s Cappadocia
Source: Daily Sabah A underground city partly submerged underwater and estimated to be around 5,000 years old was discovered by municipality crews trying to determine the cause of flooding in […]
‘Refugee agency secured only 20% of 2019 operation costs in Jordan so far’
UNHCR offers basic needs to 762,420 refugee population in Kingdom of Jordan By JT – Jun 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The UNHCR-Jordan has secured only 20 per cent of […]
Facing the facts: Israel cannot escape ICC jurisdiction
Jun 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Chief Military Advocate General of the Israeli military Sharon Afek and the US Department of Defence General Counsel Paul Ney shared a platform […]
Messages from the Mecca summits
Jun 04,2019 JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF There were a number of important messages coming out of Mecca last week after Saudi Arabia successfully concluded three important summits; […]
Erdogan officiates at footballer Mesut Özil’s wedding
German World Cup winner Mesut Özil has married the former Miss Turkey, Amine Gulse, at a plush ceremony in Istanbul. His best man was Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. […]
Özil, fiancée Gülşe direct fans to charity for wedding gifts, donate to Turkish Red Crescent
DAILY SABAH WITH DPA ISTANBUL Published 07.06.2019 German World Cup winner Mesut Özil, who is to wed actress Amine Gülşe on Friday, received praise from the head of Turkish Red […]
The young imam fighting hate
BBC News•June 7, 2019 Sabah Ahmedi is one of the UK’s youngest Imams and is trying to tackle hate crime in the country. He’s a member of the Ahmadiyya […]