Oct 03,2015 – JORDAN TIMES MAHMOUD ZIDAN “If it looks like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it acts like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it’s a terrorist.” Thus spoke Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a UN General Assembly press conference. Several […]
Oct 03,2015 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL A contact group on the Syrian crisis is expected to convene in Moscow this month upon the invitation of the Russian government. The Russian deputy foreign minister told Russian news agency RIA Novosti on Monday that Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey and Egypt are expected to […]
on October 03, 2015 / The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, on Friday said Nigerians will no longer participate in the stoning of devil ritual, except they get […]
Muharram and great status of Hazrat Imam Hussain (ra) A lecture by Imam Attaul Mujeeb Rashid about the Islamic month of Muharram and great status of Hadhrat Imam Hussain(ra).
Commandment – Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me [follow the Holy Prophet (PBUH)] [3:32] Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you and forgive you your faults. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful.’ [4:70] And whoso obeys Allah and this Messenger of His shall be among those on […]
Commandment – Whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain from that [59:8] Whatever Allah has given to His Messenger as spoils from the people of the towns is for Allah and for the Messenger and for the near of kin and the orphans […]
Commandment – And obey the Messenger of Allah [4:66] But no, by thy Lord, they are not believers until they make thee judge in all that is in dispute between them and then find not in their hearts any demur concerning that which thou decidest and submit with full […]
Oct 01,2015 – BY RAMI G. KHOURI JORDAN TIMES The bizarre, often make-believe, world of the United States’ fight against dangerous terrorist organisations and militants has suffered a bad few weeks, and there are no signs of things getting better soon. This is a critical moment in that tug-of-war […]
By JT – Oct 02,2015 -JORDAN TIMES Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian woman in the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday (AP photo by Mahmoud Illean) AMMAN — Jordan on Thursday condemned the continued closure of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by the Israeli forces and its detaining of worshippers. […]
REFUGEE CRISIS Defence minister: bunkers could house 50,000 migrants By swissinfo.ch and agencies OCT 2, 2015 – 09:16 Defence Minister Ueli Maurer in the civil protection bunker in Worb (Keystone) Switzerland could accommodate 50,000 people at short notice if the number of migrants in Switzerland were to dramatically increase, says Defence […]
Middle East Russia in Syria: CIA-backed ‘moderate’ rebels struck by fresh air strikes as Iranian troops ‘pour into conflict’ Russian Foreign Minister insists Moscow sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with US-led coalition in wanting to combat Isis militants David usborne US Editor Thursday 1 October 2015 20:29 BST 73 comments In this image made from video provided by […]
Egypt Targets Mosques and Preachers to Tackle Islamism Egypt’s government has been installing surveillance cameras in all mosques and monitoring libraries and preachers to crush the Muslim Brotherhood. BY ELLIOT FRIEDLAND Tue, September 22, 2015, Egypt has been stepping up efforts across the country to curb extremism and prevent radicalization through […]
HELPING HAND Swiss donations for Syrian crisis swell to CHF20 million SEP 30, 2015 – 11:00 Migrants, many from Syria, make their way into Serbia en route to Western Europe (Keystone) The Swiss public has donated CHF20 million ($20.5 million) inside a month towards helping the victims of war-torn countries. […]
Sep 30,2015 – JORDAN TIMES The Iraqi delegation to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that arrived in Geneva Tuesday for the consideration of Iraq’s fourth periodic report on the extent of the country’s adherence to the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights took […]
By JORDAN TIMES – Oct 01,2015 – AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday co-chaired a joint meeting on human rights, peace, security and the role of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in this regard. At the meeting, […]
Commandment – And obey Allah and the Messenger that you be shown mercy [3:133] And obey Allah and the Messenger that you be shown mercy. [8:21] O ye who believe! obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him while you hear him speak. [3:33] Say, ‘Obey […]
NY Times: Saudi Objections Halt U.N. Inquiry of Yemen War The aftermath of an airstrike Sept. 5 in Sana, Yemen. The Saudi-led air campaign has caused heavy civilian casualties. Credit […]
Reuters International SEP 30, 2015 – 12:07 By Katie Paul and Angus McDowall DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Pilgrims reported feeling the hands of their relatives slip away into the crowd on Thursday morning when a crush at the Mina camp in Mecca killed at least 769 in the deadliest haj disaster […]
BY PAUL WEINBERG | SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 The award-winning journalist Robert Fisk is a rare breed. A lover of the English language, his reporting and analysis of the world’s hotspots cannot resist going after theOrwellian phrases and talking points that are the stock-and-trade of the world’s most awful politicians and […]
MARIAM ANWER Published — Friday 25 September 2015 Like Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was born at a time when ignorance was at its peak, at Babylon in Iraq during the reign of a tyrant disbeliever Namrud. Namrud was a ruler who was filled […]