G20 Donald Trump praises Mohammed bin Salman for doing ‘spectacular job’
US president ignores media questions about murder of Jamal Khashoggi in meeting with Saudi crown prince at G20 Agencies Sat 29 Jun 2019 Donald Trump says the Saudi crown […]
Canada by the numbers: Happiness, immigration, life expectancy and more
Source: CBC By Jonathon Gatehouse Monday is Canada Day, and to mark the country’s 152nd birthday, here are some numbers you should know: 37,578,285 — Canada’s population as of 12:15 p.m. ET on Friday. 3,463,000 — the […]
More Canadians report high levels of happiness after age 55: survey
Source: CBC East Coast, Quebec, B.C. report higher levels of happiness, while Ontario comes in last A new national survey suggests Canadians are happier after age 55 and when […]
Justice before money
Jun 27,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh The popular response in our part of the world to the Trump administration’s approach, or “claim” to wanting to achieve peace […]
Joe Biden knew his time was up when he debated with Kamala Harris. He even said it himself
After tonight, we have to ask ourselves: does Biden really have that ‘electability factor’ his competition supposedly doesn’t? Michael Arceneaux New York The Independent Voices Joe Biden was presumably […]
The people of the Middle East should be reassured by one thing – their autocrats are no longer a global anomaly
Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, is absolutely right about Donald Trump. One wonders how he might describe Boris Johnson Robert Fisk @indyvo President Hassan Rouhani of Iran got it right on […]
Quebec religious symbols law ‘dangerous and un-Canadian,’ says Manitoba premier
Brian Pallister intends to raise the issue at western and northern premiers’ meeting Thursday Source: CBC By Dean Bennett Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will be seeking a joint response to Quebec’s new religious symbols law when western and northern premiers meet on Thursday in Edmonton. “That is, […]
Canada: A Special Interview of Amir Jama’at Canada
Interview by Mohammed Saiful Islam, Toronto telecasted on http://www.Thenrb.tv
Jared Kushner’s ‘deal of the century’ fails to materialise in Bahrain
Senior adviser to Trump found no interest in his proposals for ending Israel/Palestine conflict Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Wed 26 Jun 2019 In the end, the ‘deal of […]
Will Young Evangelicals Come Back to Church?
Source: Religion And Politics By Myriam Renaud Beth Seversen rarely saw young adults at the evangelical church in Kansas where she served as an associate pastor until 12 years ago. But […]
Leaders descend on Cayman Islands for summit
Jamaican PM and Lord Ahmad among visiting dignitaries By James Whittaker – June 25, 2019 Leaders from across Britain’s overseas territories are meeting in Grand Cayman Wednesday to discuss joint […]
Kushner’s parallel universe in Bahrain
Jun 25,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Reading through the document, which the White House has released few days before the convening of the Bahrain workshop, one would […]
Kushner pitches Palestinians ‘Opportunity of Century’ — if they agree to peace deal
By AFP – Jun 26,2019 – JORDAN TIMES MANAMA — Jared Kushner on Tuesday called for the Palestinians to accept the “Opportunity of the Century” that he says will […]
Trump’s toadyism to Saudi Arabia: a new moral low
Richard Wolffe The Saudis are good customers, Trump says – which evidently outweighs the fact they murdered and carved up a Washington Post journalist @richardwolffedc Tue 25 Jun 2019 […]
Phase one of US Middle East peace plan greeted with scepticism
No Israelis or Palestinians present for launch of plan that shreds decades of diplomacy Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Tue 25 Jun 2019 The first phase of the Trump […]
Canada has a discrimination problem when it comes to hiring — here’s why
Source The Global News By Meghan Collie A new study has found that visible minorities in Canada are slightly more likely than those in the United States to face discrimination […]
eye on the multinationals: How do we keep companies honest on human rights?
By Jessica Davis Plüss This content was published on June 20, 2019 Our analysis of what the biggest global companies in Switzerland are up to. There was a time in […]
Jared Kushner’s economic blueprint for Palestinians faces boycott and derision
Palestinian territories Jared Kushner’s economic blueprint for Palestinians faces boycott and derision Trump son-in-law’s plan, which ignores the key political issues, is dismissed as ‘a fantasy that is completely divorced […]
Iran says ‘idiotic’ new US sanctions have closed path to diplomacy
Foreign ministry spokesman accuses Trump administration of destroying peace and security Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Tue 25 Jun 2019 Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has become the […]