Letter from Kurdistan. Stratfor Geopolitical Weekly
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 By Reva Bhalla At the edge of empires lies Kurdistan, the land of the Kurds. The jagged landscape has long been the scene of imperial aggression. […]
Islamic banking ‘sustainable way forward’
Manama. Islamic banking could be the more economically viable and sustainable model of financing going forward, a report said. Following last week’s World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) in Manama, Bahrain, the report published by Falak Consulting’s Research Department (FCRD) looks at the financial crisis of 2009 where conventional banks witnessed […]
New order
Source: ET Supporters of the Indian Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man’s Party) hold brooms, the party symbol, as they celebrate outside the AAP office after their candidate Arvind Kejriwal won the state assembly election aganist Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, in New Delhi on December 8, 2013. PHOTO: AFP The […]
Media monitoring ordered to keep society from immorality
ARABNEWS.COM RIYADH SAUDI ARABIA The Cabinet (of Saudi Arabia) on Monday ordered the General Commission for Audiovisual Media to monitor the moral and other content of traditional and electronic media, including social media platforms. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Crown Prince Salman, authorized the commission to draft laws and regulations […]
75,000 will circumambulate Kaaba after mataf expansion
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has begun the work of expansion of the mataf around the Kaaba, said Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the chief of the Presidency. The execution […]
Militants losing battle in Syria: Analyst
Foreign backed militants fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria are losing the battle in the Arab country, a political analyst tells Press TV. “Clearly the President of Syria has gained the upper hand here. If we think back over the last three years, the decline in […]
Iranian MP Calls for Muslims’ Vigilance against Enemies’ Divisive Plots
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian parliamentarian called on the Muslim nations to keep vigilant against the plots hatched by the enemies to create a rift among them. Rapporteur of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Seyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini underlined that the bullying powers are seeking to […]
Iranian MP Calls for Muslims' Vigilance against Enemies' Divisive Plots
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian parliamentarian called on the Muslim nations to keep vigilant against the plots hatched by the enemies to create a rift among them. Rapporteur of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Seyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini underlined that the bullying powers are seeking to […]
Israel, Jordan and P.A. sign ‘historic’ water pact
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreement to lay a pipeline between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea that will provide all three with […]
30 Fascinating Photos Of 1960s Afghanistan
Source: all-that-is-interesting.com The peaceful hues of 1960s Afghanistan paint a far different picture of the country embroiled with corruption and struggle. In 1967, Arizona State University professor Dr. Bill Podlich and […]
India: Seminar on Changing Trends in Panegyric Literature on Prophet Muhammad
Source: twocircles.net | By TCN News, Kozhikode: Research papers are invited for an academic seminar organized on the topic of “Versifying Sacred Love: Changing Trends in Panegyric Literature” organized by Samastha Kerala Sunni Student Federation (SKSSF) on January 20th, 2014 at University of Calicut. Theme: Spiritual Attraction towards sacred Personalities has been […]
Sri Lanka: HOLY QUR’AN Exhibition held by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: lankaweb.com By A. Abdul Aziz ,Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at has put up the HOLY QUR’AN Exhibition at Stall No. 37 at the SIYANE NATIONAL BOOK FAIR – 2013, being held at Public Library, Gampaha. The Exhibition was inaugurated by Gampaha Mayor […]
The clash to come in Thailand
Source: Asia Times: By Shawn W Crispin BANGKOK – With an estimated 100,000 anti-government protesters surrounding Government House and the political opposition resigning en masse from parliament, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today bid to defuse tensions by calling for new general elections. It is not clear yet, however, that […]
Worry about militant Islamists in Syria
December 07, 2013 12:19 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY The worsening situation in Syria threatens the Middle East in many ways that will continue to evolve in the months and years ahead. But perhaps the most troubling threat is the continued expansion of the hard-line […]
An obsessive’s documenting of Israeli war crimes in Lebanon can show us how the West lost respect for international law
Odd Karsten Tveit By Robert Fisk, The Independent One Norwegian officer left Lebanon, with a typed report on torture, taped to his chest Odd Karsten Tweit was always a very obsessional […]
MALAYSIA Philippines, MILF “power-sharing” deal struck in Malaysia
DECEMBER 08, 2013 LATEST UPDATE: DECEMBER 08, 2013 11:46 PM The Philippine government and Muslim rebels today signed a crucial power-sharing accord, paving the way for a final peace agreement aimed at ending a decades-long insurgency that has killed tens of thousands. The power-sharing annex had been considered as one […]
Bangladesh court orders Abdul Kader Mullah to be hanged
Source: BBC A war crimes court in Bangladesh has ordered prison authorities to hang an Islamist leader, months after he was sentenced to death. Abdul Kader Mullah of the Jamaat-e-Islami party was found guilty of crimes against humanity during Bangladesh’s independence war in 1971. He could now be hanged at […]
Israel’s New Strategic Position
Geopolitical Weekly TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013 – 04:00 Print Text Size Stratfor By George Friedman Israel has expressed serious concerns over the preliminary U.S.-Iranian agreement, which in theory will lift sanctions levied against Tehran and end its nuclear program. That was to be expected. Less obvious is why the Israeli […]
Israel's New Strategic Position
Geopolitical Weekly TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013 – 04:00 Print Text Size Stratfor By George Friedman Israel has expressed serious concerns over the preliminary U.S.-Iranian agreement, which in theory will lift sanctions levied against Tehran and end its nuclear program. That was to be expected. Less obvious is why the Israeli […]
Family politics of Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif
Source: LUBP 1) Nawaz Sharif (Prime Minister of Pakistan) 2) Shahbaz Sharif- Chief Minister of Punjab province (Brother of Nawaz Sharif) 3) Hamza Shahbaz Sharif-MNA (Nephew of Nawaz Sharif, Son of Nawaz Sharif) 4) Maryam Nawaz Sharif (Daughter of Nawaz Sharif) 5) Captain Safdar-MNA (Son in Law of Nawaz Sharif) […]