2014 marked a farewell to a turbulent decade, but it could be replaced by an even more chaotic one, writes Salah Nasrawi A map generated by the Islamic State group, with regions renamed to conform to its representation of the ‘caliphate’ They weren’t exactly foreseen by Nostradamus, but the dramatic events […]
By Ruth Eglash and Carol Morello December 31 at 2:50 PM JERUSALEM — A day after a failed bid at the United Nations to push a Middle East peace settlement, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signed an appeal Wednesday to join the International Criminal Court — a move that could open the way for filing war […]
The Kingdom has decided to allow Syrians to stay in the country without iqamas as long as their visit, Haj, or Umrah visas are valid, but they would have to correct their status later. According to the Minister of Justice Mohammed Al-Issa, the ministry would allow Syrians holding these visas […]
Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour, left, goes to shake hands with members after a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters. The UNSC has rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) […]
331. Commandment – Eat, then, of that over which the name of Allah has been pronounced and eat not of that on which the name of Allah has not been pronounced [6:119] Eat, then, of that over which the name of Allah has been pronounced, if you are believers […]
338. Commandment – Priests and monks are not suppose to devour the wealth of men by false means [9:34] O ye who believe! surely, many of the priests and monks devour the wealth of men by false means and turn men away from the way of Allah. And those who hoard […]
25/12/2014 Damascus, SANA – Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All East Mar Ignatius Aphram II stressed the role of an inter-Syrian dialogue to have Syrians of different backgrounds talk about the future of their country and means of reconstruction, calling upon “the opposition” to work for Syria. The […]
Andrew Rosenbaum Monday, December 29, 2014 Assad regime survives on funds from Iran and Russia — Tehran is now dominant force in country, political analysts say ANKARA – The Syrian economy has effectively ceased to function, and President Bashar al-Assad’s regime is almost entirely dependent on loans from Iran and some aid from […]
Associated Press BEIRUT: ISIS published Monday an interview with the Jordanian pilot captured last week after his plane crashed in northern Syria. First Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh’s F-16 went down near ISIS’s de facto capital of Raqqa Wednesday. The 26-year-old Jordanian is the first foreign military pilot to fall into the extremists’ hands […]
RAMZY BAROUD Published — Tuesday 30 December 2014 Writing and reporting about the Middle East is not an easy task, especially during these years of turmoil. Following and reporting on these constant changes without a deep understanding of the region will achieve little but predictable and lackluster content that offers […]
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One-a-Day Commandment of the Holy Quran – 333. Commandment – Honey is Halal (allowed to use for eating) and it has Shifa (cure) Amjad Tariq Sydney 333. Commandment – Honey is Halal (allowed to use for eating) and it has Shifa (cure) [16:69] And thy Lord has inspired the bee, saying, […]
AIJAZ ZAKA SYED ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 26 December 2014 Is it finally the end of El Dorado? After surging and serenading above $100 a barrel for years, the much prized oil suddenly finds itself cheap and in diminished global esteem. Oil prices hit a new five-year […]
AMMAN: Jordan vowed Thursday to make every effort to save a pilot captured by the Islamic State group in Syria as Washington denied claims the terrorists shot his warplane out […]
Mailonline: From Russia to America, and from Scotland to the Middle East, the dramatic fall in the price of oil — down by nearly half in six months — has […]
Saudi Arabia Appoints Woman to Position in Two Holiest Mosques The head of the General Presidency of the Two Mosques, appointed Fatimah Al-Rashoud as head of the Women Guidance Committee. Wed, December 24, 2014 The Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the two holy mosques. (Photo: © Wikipedia) […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities gave final approval on Wednesday to the construction of 380 new settler housing units in two areas of annexed East Jerusalem, a local official said. “The municipal commission has given construction permits for 307 homes in Ramot and 73 in Har Homa,” Yosef Pepe Alalu, […]
328. Commandment – Milk is a Halal (allowed to use for drink etc) [16:67] And surely in the cattle too there is a lesson for you. We give you to drink of what is in their bellies, from betwixt the faeces and the blood, milk pure and pleasant for those who drink it. [23:22] And in the […]
330. Commandment – So eat of that which they catch for you, and pronounce thereon the name of Allah [5:5] They ask thee what is made lawful for them. Say, ‘All good things have been made lawful for you; and what you have taught the beasts and birds of prey to […]