US military ending role in hunt for elusive African warlord Joseph Kony
By Ryan Browne, CNN Updated 1810 GMT (0210 HKT) May 2, 2017 Story highlights The number of fighters in Kony’s forces have dropped from nearly 2,000 to under 100 Outside […]
Special Report: Islamic State seeks to impose religious rules in Egypt’s North Sinai
Source: Reuters By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Lin Noueihed | ARISH, EGYPT One Monday in early April, Shaher Saeed was driving south of the city of Arish in Egypt’s North […]
Algerians to elect new parliament amid apathy, president’s absence
By Reuters – May 01,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Algerian city employees install Algerian flags and President’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika poster on the streets ahead of the parliamentary election in Algiers, Algeria, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) ALGIERS — In a sports arena festooned with national flags, Algeria’s ruling FLN Party […]
Problems faced by Egypt’s Coptic Christians run far deeper than Isis attacks
As a minority, Christians naturally need the regime to protect them. Their fear has drawn them closer and closer to Sisi. They have become associated with the regime itself Robert […]
‘Jihadists were going to burn it all’: the amazing story of Timbuktu’s book smugglers
In 2012, tens of thousands of artefacts from the golden age of Timbuktu were at risk in Mali’s civil war. This exclusive extract describes the race to save them from […]
SA: “Introduction to Integral” an interfaith event by the Cape Town Interfaith Initiative and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
Source: https://allevents.in/events/introduction-to-integral-lecture-and-conversation/423820177998560 Event: Introduction to Integral (lecture and conversation) Time: Fri May 05 2017 at 07:30 pm VENUE: Baitul Awal Masjid (round the back of the Ahmadiyya Mosque) 39 Manly Rd cor. Athlone Street Athlone/Rondebosch East https://www.google.co.z INTRODUCTION TO INTEGRAL (LECTURE AND CONVERSATION) “Integral” is a framework pioneered by American philosopher Ken […]
Pope Francis preaches tolerance at Mass in Cairo
Source: CNN By Sarah Sirgany and Delia Gallagher, Cairo (CNN)Pope Francis sent a message of tolerance and co-existence Saturday in a Mass at a Cairo stadium before concluding his two-day […]
Sisi apparently believes that the Pope’s visit to Cairo will prove Egypt is safe for Christians – Isis has other ideas
Robert Fisk @indyvoices It must be the most dangerous trip Pope Francis has ever made, into the very heart of the capital of the largest Arab nation whose Isis tormentors […]
Fateful decisions from Saudi-Egyptian summitry
Apr 27,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – It is bizarre but telling of the modRami G. Khouriern Arab world that one of the most important meetings that could shape the future condition of hundreds of millions of Arabs and others in this region — the two-day Egyptian-Saudi Arabian summit in Riyadh […]
Pope Francis arrives in Cairo seeking to mend ties with Islam
Reuters International APR 28, 2017 Pope Francis waves as he leaves for his pastoral trip to Egypt at the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Tony […]
Christians are under attack in the Middle East – and not even a visit from the Pope can convince them to stay
Source: Independent In the British mandate of Palestine, the Christian population was 9.6 per cent of the population. By 1999, it was 2.9 per cent. Meanwhile, 35 per cent of […]
Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering The Truth
Source: http://congojustice.org/ Congo – A call to conscience and action About The Film Millions of Congolese have lost their lives in a conflict that the United Nations describes as the deadliest in the world since World War Two. United States allies, Rwanda and Uganda, invaded in 1996 the Congo (then Zaire) and […]
“Algeria not willing to fight the Ahmadiyya sect”, declares Algerian Minister of Religious Affairs & Waqfs
Source: http://en.aps.dz/algeria/18010-algeria-not-willing-to-fight-ahmadiyya-sect Algeria not willing to “fight” Ahmadiyya sect ALGIERS- Minister of Religious Affairs and Waqfs (Endowment), Mohamed Aissa declared Tuesday in Algiers that “the Algerian State is not willing to fight the members of Ahmadiyya sect,” stressing that they are not prosecuted for practicing a religious cult but for their […]
The island with £100 million hidden
Source: BBC By Helen Soteriou 27 April 2017 According to legend, pirate treasure reportedly worth £100 million is buried on an Indian Ocean island. Although the region is […]
King Mswati III of Swaziland wants to ban divorce across African nation
Source: Independent The king of Swaziland is attempting to ban divorce and has instructed religious leaders to inform citizens of the decree, according to reports. King Mswati III issued the […]
Malaria: Kenya, Ghana and Malawi get first vaccine
Source: BBC By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News website Image copyrightD POLAND/PATHImage captionThe vaccine has been tested extensively in more than 15,000 children The world’s first vaccine against […]
Three African countries chosen to test world’s first malaria vaccine
Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to begin pilot scheme trialling experimental treatment next year Cara Anna Three African countries have been chosen to test the world’s firstmalaria vaccine, the World Health […]
Advocates Really Want Giraffes to Be Included on the Endangered Species List
Source: Time BY Lisa Marie Segarra Apr 21, 2017 Five wildlife groups are pushing for giraffes to be included on the endangered species list through a petition that was sent to […]