by Conn Hallinan, November 02, 2012 Source: AntiWar.com Two years ago, Turkey was on its way to being a player in Central Asia, a major power broker in the Middle East, and a driving force in international politics. It had made peace with its regional rivals, partnered with Brazil to […]
Source: The Irrawaddy VIENTIANE—In a meeting with President Thein Sein on Tuesday at the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Summit in Laos, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague urged “all political parties in Burma to do what they can to end the violence and address the issue of Rohingya citizenship.” Hague and […]
Source: Dawn CHAKWAL, Nov 4: After being restored to life, the pond at Katas Temple greeted the first flock of Hindu pilgrims. The sacred pond was specially showered with rose petals as pilgrims drank its water and filled bottles to take home. The pond had dried up in summer however […]
Source: Ummid Mumbai: V.S. Naipaul has come in forstinging criticism from noted playwright Girish Karnad for his views on Muslims in India, with the latter saying the Nobel laureate has no idea of the community’s contribution to the country’s history. “Naipaul has no idea of how Muslims contributed to Indian […]
Rebels seized a major oilfield and shot down a warplane in eastern Syria yesterday, a watchdog said, notching up new battlefield successes even as the Opposition met in Qatar under US pressure for a makeover. The rebel advances in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor came as their positions were […]
Source: Duluth News Tribune By: M. Imran Hayee, In America, where freedom prevails and the literacy rate is 99 percent with 40 percent of the population possessing college degrees, fact-checking is a common routine, especially during the heated presidential election campaign. The fact-checkers around the country have been working diligently […]
Lost tribe’s immigration to resume after five years The Times of Israel: The government has quietly decided to approve, after a five-year hiatus, continued immigration of the Bnei Menashe, a […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: November 6, 2012 Doctors at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in UK successfully removed a bullet from the nose […]
By Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver SunNovember 6, 2012 Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is being accused of hypocrisy for refusing to take sides in the ongoing persecution of minority […]
AMMAN — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ LDS Charities has donated more than $590,000 in humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees. In a statement sent to The Jordan Times earlier this week, the charity said additional aid is planned in the near future. In coordination with the Jordan […]
ALEPPO, Syria — Syrian rebels at the front are turning against their commanders, accusing them of being cowards by fleeing abroad and failing to unite a cause that has been […]
ARAB NEWs JEDDAH: Saudi women will have to reveal their faces for security checks before male inspectors if needed, according to a decision made by the Shoura Council on Sunday. […]
Al Jazeera: Tunnels 15 metres beneath Jerusalem’s Old City threaten to penetrate the Temple Mount, home to the Al Aqsa mosque. In the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City – the […]
Shifting Economic power from G7 to developing world After successfully introducing the acronym BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or BRICS including South Africa) in 2001, Jim O’Neill, chairman of Goldman […]
Source: Huff Post. By Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate in Economics The current financial crisis makes it very clear that our current financial system is not sustainable. This is the opportune time […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: November 5, 2012 Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that Pakistan, as a […]
فی زمانہ وطنِ عزیز میں جو حالات چل رہے ہیں ان کو دیکھ کر دل خون کے آنسو روتا ہے۔ حالانکہ ہمارے ملک کے لوگ نماز روزہ زکٰوۃ پر کافی توجہ دیتے ہیں۔ اور کسی کی تعریف کے لیے یہ کہنا کہ فلاں پنج وقتہ نمازی ہے کافی ہے۔ ہم […]
Guardian: By Mohammad Hanif: Apparently, Pakistanis don’t need the Taliban to destroy their schools any more – they can do it themselves. Last week, a girls’ high school was set ablaze in […]
By A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jama’at) Sri Lanka organized its first annual “Peace Symposium 2012” on 3rd November 2012, at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo. In this symposium Professor Kshanika Hirimburegama, Vice-Chancellor, University of Colombo, Ven. Galagama Dhammaransi Thero, […]
Petra | Nov 04, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Latin Patriarch of Jordan, Palestine, Cyprus, Syria and Israel Fouad Twal on Sunday commended His Majesty King Abdullah’s support for Palestinians and the holy sites in Jerusalem. During a visit to Madaba Governorate, Twal highlighted the situation in Palestine, which […]