Portugal: Extent of Loulé Islamic bathing complex revealed
Excavations in the historical centre of the southern Portuguese town of Loulé have now revealed the layout of the public bathing complex, one of the most complete on the Iberian […]
Israel wants to annex 4th settlement bloc — radio
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US Secretary of State John Kerry that he wants to annex a fourth bloc of West Bank settlements, army radio […]
Islamists reject ‘conspiracy’ to settle Palestinian issue at Jordan’s expense
AMMAN — The Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday urged Jordanians to unite against the “conspiracy to settle the Palestinian issue” that threatens Jordanian sovereignty. In a statement issued by the movement and its political arm, the Islamic Action Front, the Islamists urged the government to reveal the “truth” behind US Secretary […]
Pilgrimage is the biggest example of brotherhood
In the previous article, we discussed what God said about the message of Prophet Muhammad (May Allah’s peace and mercy be upon him). The message of Prophet Muhammad is universal […]
Driver gifted car on ‘sponsored’ big fat Saudi wedding
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS In a heart-warming gesture rarely witnessed, a Saudi businessman in Buraidah celebrated the wedding of his Indonesian driver and, what is more, handed over the […]
Humanity Is Becoming Increasingly Less Violent, with One Exception — Religious Violence
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper gets a hero’s welcome in Israel
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has arrived in Israel to kick off his inaugural visit to the Middle East. The Star: JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Israel to a hero’s […]
Yarmouk: A camp without hope for a people without a land. Of its 250,000 Palestinians, scarcely 18,000 now remain; up to 1,500 are dead, many of them due to hunger
by Robert Fisk, The Independent, UK Not long after the start of the Syrian civil war, from the heights of the Qasioun mountain north of Damascus, I watched with Syrian friends as the first shells exploded upon the Yarmouk Palestinian camp. The Syrian army artillery behind us fired lazily, maybe […]
Peace possible in Syria as political landscape changes. The terrible butchery could end now that the US and Russia both want to finish the war
By Patrick Cockburn, THE INDEPENDENT Gloomy predictions precede this week’s Geneva II peace talks aimed at ending the three-year-old war in Syria. US Secretary of State John Kerry says the meeting is about a mutually agreed political transition in Damascus, while the Syrian government insists it should focus on how […]
Abu Bakr — Prophet’s closest companion
AISHA STACEY ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 17 January 2014 “If I had taken anyone as my closest friend I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and […]
Kaaba Kiswa manufacturer seeks modern technology
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED ARABNEWS Published — Sunday 19 January 2014 The historical factory that manufactures the Kiswa, the covering for the Holy Kaaba in Makkah, is exploring the possibility of […]
Sentencing Israel of Genocide
01/18/2014 Dr. Elias Akleh While the so-called international legal bodies such as ICC, UN and Security Council lack the guts to face up to the Zionist global terrorism, the Kuala […]
Syria’s camps as seen by a Swiss humanitarian
January 18, 2014 Oscar Assadullah Mukhtar Bergamin has been helping refugees facing starvation in different camps in northern Syria since July 2013, when he founded his association Ash-Sham Care in Zurich. For the past few months, Syrians in besieged areas have been dying of hunger, thirst, sickness and more recently […]
Saudi husbands now taking out ‘marital’ loans
JUBAIL: SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR ARABNEWS It was unthinkable a mere 15 years ago, but Saudi husbands are now increasingly relying on their wives to provide financial support for life’s necessities. It […]
Looted Iraqi museum hopes to reopen, minus many relics
Story Summary By Alexander Dziadosz A decade on from the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and whipped up a tsunami of theft in Baghdad, Iraq’s National Museum is preparing to display its treasures of Mesopotamian culture – even if thousands are missing. The looting of the museum under […]
Exclusive – Russia steps up military lifeline to Syria’s Assad: sources
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – In recent weeks Russia has stepped up supplies of military gear to Syria, including armoured vehicles, drones and guided bombs, boosting President Bashar al-Assad just as rebel infighting has weakened the insurgency against him, sources with knowledge of the deliveries say. Moscow, which is […]
Sacred music festival opens with impressive show
AMMAN — The festival of sacred music, Animae Musica, organised by the Institut Français opened on Wednesday with an outstanding performance at the Royal Cultural Centre in Amman. by Jean-Claude […]
Bitter irony of assistance
STORY SUMMARY Pledges of monetary support to alleviate the horrific humanitarian situation in and around Syria were made once again in Kuwait Wednesday, with the international community able to boast of a new figure of $2.4 billion. Some might suggest that a parallel conference is needed, namely one that figures […]
Syria builds dollar reserves, thanks partly to Assad’s foes
STORY SUMMARY January 17, 2014 12:22 AM By Suleiman al-Khalidi (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb) Syria’s central bank has bought hundreds of millions of dollars from the […]