Muslims Celebrate Jesus year around Source: The North Country Times: By Monsura Sirajee Temecula We may not put up stockings and Christmas lights in my house during the holiday season, […]
Dawn: When one is sitting thousands of miles away from Pakistan, every horrifying story and news event come across as more malicious than ever. Perhaps, living in safer countries, where rights are mutually respected and accepted, puts things into clearer perspective. There are times when I want to question God […]
LONDON: ORLANDO CROWCROFT ARABNEWS Friday 14 December 2012 There are those who would argue that the two-state solution was dead long before the recent announcement of new settlements in the E1 area of East Jerusalem last month. But — should it go ahead — Tel Aviv’s controversial plans will be […]
(The writer is director, Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar) Peace, harmony and Islam: Peace indicates tranquility, mental calm, quiet, serenity, reconciliation, amity, accord, concord, friendliness, harmony, […]
Source: TOI MOSCOW: Syria’s most powerful ally, Russia, said for the first time Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country and the rebels might win the civil war, dramatically shifting the diplomatic landscape at a time of enormous momentum for the opposition. More:
Dawn: Nadeem Paracha: It is believed that Pakistan’s descent into the quagmire of violence, partaken in the name of religion has its roots in 1974 when the otherwise ‘secular’ government […]
PALESTINE NEWS AGENCY On Thursday 13th December, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas informed several leaders in the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to be prepared for a new confederation project […]
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A Russian official has said for the first time that the Syrian government may be defeated by opposition forces. President Bashar al-Assad’s forces are “losing more and more control and territory”, deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday. Russia was also making plans for a possible evacuation of thousands […]
This is the third in a series of entries looking at what we can expect in 2013. Each weekday, a guest analyst will look at the key challenges facing a selected country – and what next year might hold in store. By Michael Kugelman, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Michael […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS The Unified Office of Zamzama, suppliers of Zamzam water, signed a SR 20 million contract with the Water Technology Company (WTC) to build a Zamzam bottling plant […]
Source: Asia Times: By Victor Kotsev A day after the United States and more than 100 countries formally recognized the new Syrian opposition council as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people, American officials told The New York Times that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had fired […]
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, distributed the Prince Naif International Prize for the Prophet’s Sunnah and Contemporary Islamic Studies to the winners during […]
ARAB NEWS Thursday 13 December 2012 MARRAKESH, Morocco: Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal reiterated Saudi Arabia’s recognition of the National Coalition as the sole representative of Syrians but emphasized the […]
Source: BBC Habiba Ismail Khan can’t forget the day her eldest son ventured out to get food and water. Their Mumbai slum had been overcome by communal rioting, sparked by the destruction of the Babri Mosque by Hindu hardliners in faraway Ayodhya. This week marks the 20th anniversary of that […]
Source: Jagran प्रतिनिधि, काठगढ़ : विश्व शांति और आपसी भाईचारे को कायम रखने के उद्देश्य से कस्बा रैलमजारा में अहमदिया मुस्लिम कम्यूनिटी सर्किल पटियाला की ओर से मस्जिद में सर्व धर्म सम्मेलन करवाया गया। कार्यक्रम के दौरान सांसद रवनीत सिंह बिट्टू के भाई गुरइकबाल सिंह हनी व सीनियर कांग्रेसी नेता […]
Nesw.com.au THE death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has climbed above 900, with hundreds still missing, the government says. Typhoon Bopha killed 902 people mostly on the southern island of Mindanao, where floods and landslides caused major damage in nearly 2000 villages on December […]
Source: Daily Star Bangladesh will confer awards on 65 more foreign friends in the fourth phase on December 15 for their outstanding contributions to the country’s Liberation War 41 years ago. The foreign friends’ support came when Bangalees stood up against the atrocities and genocide and contributed to the eventful […]
Source: Financial Express Mamun Rashid The gentleman is my childhood buddy. After the college, he went to East Europe for higher studies, then to Canada; got married to a Central American lady and he is now settled in New Zealand. In the past, whenever he visited Dhaka, he used to […]