AMMAN (Petra) ––– Participants at the International Conference on Investment in Islamic States held recently in Amman have called for establishing a fund to help displaced Libyans and provide them with the necessary humanitarian assistance. The conference, organised by the Jordan Chamber of Commerce and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce […]
LONDON May 25 (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague dismissed fears that Western nations were getting dragged into an Iraq-style conflict with their campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. France, Britain and the United States are leading the air strikes on Libya, which started in March after the U.N. […]
African migrants, captured and jailed by the rebels they were fighting in Libya’s Western Mountains, say they were tricked or coerced into the army of Moammar Gadhafi in the belief they faced an al-Qaeda invasion. In rare first-hand accounts from a group branded “mercenaries” by the rebels, five men from […]
CAIRO— Globe and Mail Update A Cairo court on Sunday imposed the first death sentence in the killing of protesters during the popular uprising that deposed President Hosni Mubarak, condemning a police officer who was tried in absentia. It was the first such sentence in over a dozen court cases involving […]
AMMAN (JT) – Jordan will appoint a permanent envoy in Benghazi to boost its coordination with the Libyan Transitional National Council (TNC), seeking to achieve the goals of the Libyan people, a senior official said Tuesday. During a telephone call with Mahmoud Jibril, representative for foreign affairs with the TNC, […]
MMAN (JT) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday held talks with Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt’s ruling military council, in Cairo on means to boost bilateral cooperation, the latest regional developments and other issues of mutual concern. During the talks between the two sides, which were […]
As a special present on the occasion of his 46th Birthday, the president of the Republic (of Gambia), His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh has directed that the tractors recently presented to the governors for use in their various regions be handed over to the women groups in […]
By David Harsanyi Contrary to pithy bumper-sticker truisms, war is occasionally the answer. But can anyone explain why it’s the answer now? At the moment, at least, polls insist that Americans are generally supportive of the United States’ intervening in the civil war now raging in Libya, so someone must […]
Western powers and their allies in the Middle East hope to grease the wheels of democracy and political stability as they begin to release billions of dollars in loans and other financial aid to the region’s Arab Spring economies. The economies of countries like Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan are facing […]
North Sudan’s army appears to have gained control of the main town in Sudan’s disputed Abyei region after fierce fighting with the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), UN and rebel sources said. read more
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has pledged $4 billion in aid to Egypt, the chief of Egypt’s ruling military council said Saturday. The aid will be in the form of soft loans, deposits and grants, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the council, was quoted by Egypt’s MENA […]
Some believe it is about protecting civilians, others say it is about oil, but some are convinced intervention in Libya is all about Gaddafi’s plan to introduce the gold dinar, a single African currency made from gold, a true sharing of the wealth. “It’s one of these things that you […]
ROME (AP) — Police said Thursday that they rescued about 500 migrants from Libya after a small fire broke out on their boat miles (kilometers) off the Italian coast. Police patrol boats spotted the boat and were escorting it toward the small island of Lampedusa when the fire began, Maj. […]
(CNN) — One out of three Africans are now middle class, according to a new report — but can that really be true? A report released last week by the African Development Bank (AFDB) said that Africa’s middle class — defined as people spending between $2 and $20 a day […]
Magic Squares at the Textile Museum: God is also in the details. Initiation shirt from Burkina Faso, mid to late 20th century, a centrepiece of the exhibition “Magic Squares” at the Textiles Museum of Canada. The square is never square. Squares can even be hip. Squares embrace the greatest games. […]
DHAKA – BANGLADESH has leased tens of thousands of hectares of farmland in Africa as part of a government drive to improve food security in the poverty-stricken South Asian nation, an official said on Tuesday. Two Bangladeshi companies have leased 40,000 hectares of land in Uganda and Tanzania and another […]
New York Times May 18, 2011 Getting Smart on Aid By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF One cost of the uproar over Greg Mortenson, and the allegations that he fictionalized his school-building story in the best-selling book “Three Cups of Tea,” is likely to be cynicism about whether aid makes a difference. […]
I wonder if an ad went up on some websites on May 1, seeking applicants for a new commander-in-chief for al Qaeda? Trust me. Al Qaeda Inc. is not going to allow a leadership vacuum to develop — no matter how decentralized their operations become and how many terror franchises […]
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW MEDIA RELEASE Brussels, 13 May 2011: The longer Libya’s military conflict persists, the more it risks jeopardising or undermining the anti-Qaddafi camp’s avowed objectives. Civilians are figuring in large numbers as victims, both as casualties and refugees. The country is de facto being partitioned, as […]
CAIRO, (AFP) — Thousands of people rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday calling for national unity after attacks on Egyptian churches, and solidarity with the Palestinians. Some held up crosses and others waved Palestinian flags as the numbers swelled in Cairo’s iconic square, the epicentre of protests that overthrew […]