By REUTERS Moscow says Assad’s exit cannot be precondition for talks; Brahimi in Moscow Saturday to discuss peace proposals; Russia has invited head of opposition Syrian National Coalition. ALEPPO PROVINCE, Syria/MOSCOW – Russia invited the leader of Syria’s opposition on Friday to visit for the first time, but the opposition […]
Looting, feuds and divided loyalties threaten to destroy unity of fighters as war enters new phase Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Aleppo The Guardian, Thursday 27 December 2012 t wasn’t the government […]
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has warned that he will disband his Palestinian Authority if there was no Israeli movement toward renewing peace talks after Israel’s elections on January 22. Abbas, […]
AHMAD WAHAJ SIDDIQUI ARABNEWS Friday 28 December 2012 Scientists know this that the celestial bodies are floating. That includes Earth which is floating with its double rotation – axial and […]
AMMAN — Since its launch in October, the “Bread for everyone” initiative has so far secured the participation of at least 36 bakeries, organisers said this week. The brainchild of […]
BY Maya Shwayder | December 26 2012 10:53 AM Before the June 2012 election in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood was one of the largest pan-Arab political groups that was nonetheless shunted aside, gagged and suppressed. It was outlawed across much of the Middle East, including Egypt. Over the years the Brotherhood was […]
Ex-President George H.W. Bush in intensive care From ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush is being treated in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital after suffering “a series of setbacks,” including a stubborn fever, his spokesman said. In a brief email Wednesday, Jim McGrath, Bush’s […]
Source: 3D Mekanlar: Excellent brief history of Masjid Nabawi. For the 3D tour please click in the picture on the right upper flash picture. Still does not fully explain what […]
By YAAKOV LAPPIN JERUSALEM POST 12/26/2012 18:43 Israel to begin allowing 20 trucks with construction materials enter Gaza each day; Defense Ministry source says easing of blockade part of ongoing […]
The long-time Berlin correspondent for Al Jazeera, Aktham Suliman, recently resigned from his post. The journalist tells DW that the Qatari government is exercising undue influence on Al Jazeera’s reporting. […]
Source: Live Leak: A parade of performers dressed in costumes representing the season’s various holidays gathered in the Israel northern city of Haifa for a festive celebration of the region’s […]
By Karen DeYoung, Published: December 25 Planning for the day after the anticipated fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has become a race against time that many proponents of a pluralistic, democratic Syria fear they are losing. In Washington, Istanbul and elsewhere, opposition activists and their supporters are establishing databases […]
By Rania Abouzeid / Outside Aleppo TIME WORLD Abu Adnan smirked from behind his black balaclava, his auburn whiskers peeking through the fabric as the corners of his mouth rose. […]
Over the past month, rebel forces in Syria have enjoyed tactical successes which analysts say demonstrate their growing ability to challenge the government’s military dominance. The Russians – who have […]
Iraq and Jordan have agreed to extend an oil pipeline to the Red Sea city of Aqaba for the export of Iraqi oil to satisfy Jordan’s crude requirements. The agreement […]
Festivities mark ‘birth of Christ and birth of state of Palestine’, patriarch tells crowds The Guardian: Deep in the Grotto of the Nativity, where a 14-point silver star set into […]
Aliberal Saudi writer has been detained on charges of making insulting comments about Islam.Family members said Turki Al-Hamad was arrested on the orders of Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdel Aziz on December 24.Al-Hamad recently attacked radical Islamists on his Twitter account.He accused them of twisting the message […]
OPINION Islam, liberalism and Egypt Last Updated : Tuesday, December 25, 2012 12:38 AM Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi What’s going on in Egypt? I keep receiving questions about events in Egypt and not only from non-Arabs. Saudis and Egyptian expatriates are confused, too. Among the most frequent questions: Is it […]
Muslim scholars and clerics: suicide bombings are un-Islamic. A conference of religious leaders is set to meet in January in Afghanistan specifically to publicize the fact that suicide bombing violence is not in the Quran. By Scott Peterson, Staff writer / December 24, 2012 Share on stumbleuponShare on email KABUL, AFGHANISTAN Suicide bombers […]
By By Gary Peterson / Contra Costa Times Posted on November 19, 2012 Wearing Army boots, Army camouflage pants and an “Iraq Veterans Against the War” T-shirt, Emily Yates worked […]