Once Upon a Different Conference
From the Jewish Journal: My only Iranian friend I could talk to was the very first person I met last summer at a bus station in Bratislava while waiting to […]
Flames of hate: Racist fans torch Israeli club’s office for signing of two Muslim players
RT: The headquarters of Israeli football club, Beitar Jerusalem, have been torched on Friday by a group of racist fans, protesting against the signing of two Muslim players from the […]
Sudanese pyramid sprawl: 35 ancient pyramids discovered in Sedeinga
Archaeologists have reportedly discovered 35 small ancient pyramids in Sudan at a site known as Sedeinga dating back around 2,000 years. Scientists are stunned over how densely the pyramids appeared […]
World record robot car park at DIFC (Dubai)
Robots park your car for Dh5 an hour at world’s biggest automated parking facility which has made it to the Guinness World Records By Jay B. Hilotin, Chief Reporter, Gulf […]
Muslim nations praise Jordan’s support for Syrians, Jerusalem
CAIRO — Leaders of Muslim nations on Thursday praised Jordan’s continuous efforts in safeguarding Jerusalem’s identity and hosting Syrian refugees, according to the closing statement of an Islamic summit held […]
Saudi judiciary and Sorcery
Saudi- ‘Islam forbids practicing sorcery’ MENAFN – Arab News) Justice Minister Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Isa met Tuesday with a delegation from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to […]
OIC Resolution on Israel Palestine Conflict
…………. Reiterates its strong condemnation of Israel’s illegal colonial settlement campaign in all its manifestations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, in which constitutes a […]
WHY AMERICA’S MIDDLE EAST POLICY IS DOOMED: UMA
Assalmao Allaikum Wa Rahmatulla! This was sent my by good friend Iftekher Hai, president of United Muslims of American (interfaith wing, San Francisco Bay Area). LOVE FOR ALL, HATRED FOR NONE ( H. Koya) Why America’s Middle East Policy is Doomed By Chuck SpinneyJan. 30, 2013 The U.S. […]
Syrian Businesses Take Refuge in Jordan As War Ravages Aleppo
The Media Line Staff Amman, Jordan (Adam Nicky The Media Lin – Street noises mix with a call to prayer coming from the King Hussein Mosque in downtown Amman, the city’s commercial center, while on a nearby street corner, Issam, a Syrian businessman, calmly answers a steady flow of phone […]
Suicide attack against Syria intel building in Palmyra: NGO
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Wednesday 6 February 2013 BEIRUT: A suicide bomber on Wednesday attacked a military intelligence headquarters in the south-central Syria city of Palmyra, killing and wounding an unknown number of people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. “A powerful explosion rocked Palmyra this morning and according […]
Abbas hopes Obama visit will usher new US policy: spokesman
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Wednesday 6 February 2013 RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian presidency hopes US President Barack Obama’s forthcoming visit will mark the beginning of a new US policy in […]
Deputy Foreign Minister Mekdad: ‘Everyone Should Save Syria from Falling into Hell’
The regime of President Bashar Assad has shown no signs of giving in even as opposition fighters have advanced to the outskirts of Damascus. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad blames the West for the violence and says Assad has satisfied all opposition demands. […]
Jeddah: Police detain beggar with over SR 21,000 (5600 US$)
JEDDAH: Khaled Al-Subiani ARABNEWS Tuesday 5 February 2013 Security patrols in Jeddah yesterday discovered more than SR 21,000 with a 50-year-old woman who was begging at a traffic light. The […]
Jordan: Centrist Islamists approach Brotherhood for power-sharing deal
by Hani Hazaimeh | Feb 04, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Moderate Islamists who claim to have the so-far largest coherent bloc in the new Lower House have approached the Muslim Brotherhood to engage them in the formation of the upcoming government and have received a positive response, a […]
OIC demands seat on top UN body to represent Muslims
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Tuesday 5 February 2013 The 56-member Organization of Islamic Conference, the largest Muslim organization in the world, should have a seat on the UN Security Council, said […]
Khatib offers Assad peaceful exit
Summary Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib urged President Bashar Assad’s government Monday to start talks for its departure from power and save the country from greater ruin after almost two years of bloodshed. Seeking to step up pressure on Assad to respond to his offer of talks – which […]
Rare scene: Abu Sufiyan’s (staunch opponent of Islam) Praises Prophet Mohammad (saw)
A small intro of Abu Sufyan: Sakhr ibn Harb (Arabic: صخر بن حرب), more commonly known as Abu Sufyan (1 September 560 – 1 August 652), was the leader of […]
Syria opposition leader under fire
MUNICH — Syria’s opposition leader flew back to his Cairo headquarters from Germany on Sunday to explain to sceptical allies his decision to talk with President Bashar Assad’s main backers […]
Hundreds of Syrians flee to Jordan as border battle wages
Hosting refugees expected to cost Amman up to $800 million in 2013 by Taylor Luck | Feb 03, 2013 AMMAN — Hundreds of Syrians fled to Jordan on Sunday as […]
Those promoting sanctions: be proud of yourself! Syria Sugar Consumption Falls 40% as War Shuts Down Sweet Shops
By Maher Chmaytelli & Isis Almeida – 2013-02-02T18:37:52Z …Syria’s sugar consumption fell by as much as 40 percent over the past 12 months as the civil war shut down its confectionery shops, T. Akhras Group Chairman Tarif Akhras said today. Demand for sugar in the Middle Eastern nation fell to […]