HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 13 February 2015 ANGER and hatred are without doubt the most influential emotions that prevent some people from being able to forgive one another. If there is also an element of justification to that anger, then it is even harder for someone to overcome […]
AFP | Feb 12, 2015 | Jordan Times UNITED NATIONS — Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appealed to the UN Security Council Thursday for action to halt Yemen’s slide towards anarchy, warning it was “collapsing before our eyes”. The UN chief was reporting to the 15-member council following his visit to […]
by Laila Azzeh | Feb 12, 2015 | Jordan Times A makeshift memorial is on display, Wednesday, at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in remembrance of Deah Barakat, Yusur and Razan Abu Salha, who were killed on Tuesday (AP photo) AMMAN — […]
Kurdish militia fighters took back control of the town from the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) on 26 January. Hundreds of Kurds died in the fighting and more than 1,000 IS fighters perished, activists say. An initial assessment of the satellite pictures by the UN’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (Unosat) […]
More than 400 rabbis from Israel, Britain and around the world have called on Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes. By IMEMC News | February 10, 2015 […]
by Michael Young, The Daily Star, Lebanon Summary Today, even Arab countries opposed to Assad have made the campaign against ISIS a priority, undermining the primacy of the struggle against a brutal Syrian regime. Terrorism is the new catchword and has fragmented those opposed to Assad. President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has […]
ABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM Published — Thursday 12 February 2015 Sometimes during a war, one picture changes the flow of events and put an end to the war. Observers may recall the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of Phan Thi Kim Phuc taken during the Vietnam War on June 8, 1972. The picture shows […]
The Journey Bullfights, Flamenco, Gachas, Spanish guitar, Siesta and castles come to mind when a tourist packs his bags for Southern Spain. For a Pakistani traveler, however, Spain is only […]
The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon is facing plan that aims to divide Arab countries into warring states and prevent diversity or coexistence, General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim said Wednesday. “Nobody […]
“Extremism has tarnished Islam and the image of Muslims around the world,” said a top official at the King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND), underlining the importance of dialogue in communities. Abdullah Al-Mutlaq, KACND chairman and member of the Council of Senior Ulema, made his observation at the […]
Rami G. Khouri, Daily Star, Lebanon Summary The stunning situation in Yemen, as the country’s foundations shake and slowly collapse, is an example of the structural weaknesses that plague many countries in the Arab world. If you want to teach someone about why the Arab world continues to lurch from […]
Petra | Feb 10, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Lower House on Tuesday held a monitoring session during which the government responded to questions by MPs. Answering a question by MP Hassan Obeidat (Construction list), Interior Minister Hussein Majali said around 76,000 Syrian refugees have willingly returned to […]
By ALEXANDRA ZAVIS AND NIGEL DUARA From a young age, ‘Islamic State’ hostage Kayla Mueller was propelled by a ‘strong desire to serve’ At an age when most kids are preoccupied with friends and school, Kayla Jean Mueller devoted herself to helping those in need around the world. She volunteered […]
375. Commandment – Muslims are allowed to marry upto four women as long as they deal with them justly, otherwise marry only one [4:4] And if you fear that you will not be fair in dealing with the orphans, then marry of women as may be agreeable to you, two, […]
MENAFN – Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) – (MENAFN – Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani welcomed here on Sunday the decision taken by Belgian parliament to recognize the State of Palestine. He said in a statement it is an important […]
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs has rejected reports that rare antiquities found during the expansion of the Grand Mosque has been selling for thousands of riyals on […]
AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday said extremism in all its guises is “alien to our values” and “has no place among us”. Queen Rania made the remark […]
Haaretz: On the instructions of the Netanyahu government, the Civil Administration last year prepared major expansions of the settlements of Kedumim, Vered Yericho, Neveh Tzuf and Emanuel. Some 3,740 dunams in the areas of the settlements were marked as state lands. More than 99 percent of state lands are allocated […]
Ali Rashid Al-Matani MADINAH: YUSUF MOHAMMED Published — Monday 9 February 2015 As pilgrims flock to Madinah after performing Umrah in Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, they make sure to visit famous historical and archaeological sites in Madinah. Arab News met an Omani pilgrim, Ali Rashid Al-Matani, who has performed […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah met on Sunday with Prince Charles, who is currently on a working visit to the Kingdom as part of a regional tour. During a […]