My name is Dr Samira Alaani and I am a pediatrician working in Fallujah General Hospital. In the years since US forces attacked our city my colleagues and I have recorded a horrifying increase in the numbers of babies born with congenital defects: spina bifida, heart abnormalities and defects that […]
The Middle East Monitor: Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of worshipers have been injured on Friday [September 6 2013] after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs,rubber-coated metal bullets, and […]
PARIS — “I am French”, explains the young man in the YouTube video carrying a Kalashnikov and wearing a kufiya cotton headdress as he sits in front of a waving […]
Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar has instructed his officials to provide extra space to foreign pilgrims at Mina and other holy sites by allotting them 50 percent of tent space dedicated […]
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW STATEMENT Syria Statement Assuming the U.S. Congress authorises them, Washington (together with some allies) soon will launch military strikes against Syrian regime targets. If so, it will have taken such action for reasons largely divorced from the interests of the Syrian people. The administration has […]
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has warned against the rise of Islamophobia, which seeks to defame Islam and Muslims. JEDDAH: HABIB SHAIKH ARABNEWS In a statement to the fifth International Conference on Islamic Civilization in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on Tuesday, he said, “I firmly believe that […]
AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Thursday asserted that the Kingdom supports a peaceful political solution in Syria. In statements to the press on Thursday regarding comments he made in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) three days ago, Ensour stressed that Jordan will not take part […]
Source:The Times of Israel ‘Israel wants to hold 40% of West Bank in peace deal’ Palestinian official, in unconfirmed leak from new negotiations, says Netanyahu wants to retain dozens of […]
Huff Post: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is celebrated in 2013 from sundown on Sept. 4 to nightfall on Sept. 6. The Hebrew date for Rosh Hashanah is 1 Tishrei 5774. Though Rosh Hashanah literally means “head of the year,” the holiday actually takes place on the first two days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, which […]
Summary Conventional wisdom says that a weakened Syria would undermine Iran’s regional influence, but a U.S. military intervention in the country could actually benefit Tehran. The government there has devised […]
By Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Saul ONCUPINAR, Turkey/LONDON (Reuters) – With his truck fully laden with vegetable oil, driver Mustafa Demir makes his regular trip to the Syrian border from Turkey to sell to rebels desperate for provisions as war closes off normal trade channels. “There is so much demand […]
by Mohammad Ghazal | Sep 04, 2013 | 23:17 AMMAN — Muslims and Christians in the Arab world need to work together to combat extremism, terrorism and violence as it […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Thursday is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, which marks the completion of the yearly […]
Source: us.shalomlife.com On Rosh Hashana eve, Hiddush association’s Religion and State Index also shows that half of public believe religious-secular tension is most serious conflict in Israeli society By: Kobi Nachshoni […]
By —Razi Azmi As to the Quranic verses calling for jihad, they must be read in the context of Arabia of the first half of the 7th century. Only crackpots […]
Associated Press, RAMALLAH, West Bank Israel has proposed leaving intact dozens of Jewish settlements and military bases in the West Bank as part of a package to establish a Palestinian […]
The Jerusalem Post Both the Palestinians and Israel should know that the world will not bankroll Palestinian Authority state-building forever, and that if progress is not made the donations will stop, Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told The Jerusalem Post Tuesday. “The donors will not be ready to keep […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah called on Christian leaders on Tuesday to help bring an end to sectarian strife in the Middle East threatening both Arab Muslims and Christians […]
Following is the official translation of remarks by His Majesty King Abdullah at a meeting with participants in “The Challenges Facing Arab Christians” Conference on Tuesday: In the Name of […]
GENEVA: ARAB NEWS Published — Wednesday 4 September 2013 Around $103 billion in financial aid has been provided by Saudi Arabia to 95 developing countries over the past 30 years. […]