ARAB NEWS Wednesday 1 August 2012 BEIRUT: The humanitarian crisis in Syria has grown to such dimensions that at least $500 million in aid is required to meet the needs of the Syrian people, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said in an appeal to donors. “We are calling for […]
ARAB NEWS Wednesday 1 August 2012 JEDDAH: About 4.8 million foreign pilgrims, from a total of six million, have performed Umrah this year, according to Haj Minister Bandar Hajar. He made this statement after inspecting services being extended to pilgrims by various government agencies in Makkah. Since the beginning of […]
Family says woman is now in Sweden after leaving Turkey Habib Toumi Bureau chief GULF NEWS Manama: A Saudi woman who has made headlines for fleeing her country after allegedly converting to Christianity has not actually given up her religion, a local daily said. “She did not convert, but simply […]
AFP | Aug 01, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — For many Arab Israelis, the fact that a young Muslim woman could willingly accept to perform national service at a hospital in the northern city of Haifa is nothing less than a betrayal. But for 19-year-old “Nadine”, taking part […]
By Associated Press, THE WASHINGTON POST SITTWE, Myanmar — Government forces stood by and watched as sectarian violence erupted last month in western Myanmar and then opened fire on Muslim Rohingyas as they tried to save their burning homes, Human Rights Watch claimed Wednesday. In a 56-page report, the New […]
RT: More than ten percent of the world’s population has found itself without electricity, after three of India’s power grids failed. Blackouts have now plagued India for two consecutive days, leaving half the country without power. The string of power shortages began on Monday, when India’s northern and eastern power […]
PhilippinesNews MANILA, Philippines — A typhoon dumped torrents of rain as it swept past the Philippines, killing at least seven people and displacing more than 20,000 others by Tuesday. Another storm lashed the capital and neighboring provinces, leaving several parts of Manila without power and under water. The wild weather […]
Source: The New York Times An Indian court on Monday sentenced 21 Hindus to life imprisonment in the deaths of 11 members of a Muslim family during some of the country’s worst sectarian violence 10 years ago. The killings took place in 2002 in Visnagar, a town in Gujarat State. […]
The Industry Ministry is hoping to turn Indonesia into an Islamic fashion capital by 2020, and is looking to Europe as its main export market in the future. Euis Saedah, […]
MUI May Issue Halal Certifications for Indonesian Television Shows television shows will be stamped with the Indonesian Council of Ulema’s (MUI) Halal seal under a plan currently being discussed by […]
By Ronen Bergman, Juliane von Mittelstaedt, Matthias Schepp and Holger Stark Spiegel.de As the battle against Syrian rebels reaches a new stage, Israel is worried that President Assad might use his vast arsenal of chemical weapons against his own people or neighbors — or perhaps even give some to Hezbollah. […]
Source: Nation.Pk SLAMABAD – In a bid to promote interfaith harmony in Pakistan, Minister of State for National Harmony, Akram Masih Gill, said on Wednesday that formation of national peace committees for interfaith harmony was under way. While talking to a delegation of Ulema headed by Allama Muhammad Shoaib, Chairman […]
Boss of Pakistan intel agency to push CIA chief Petraeus to end drone strikes CBS News Zaheerul Islam, head of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, and CIA chief Gen. David Petraeus is meant to ease the tension between the two allies, Pakistani and Western officials warn the issue of drone […]
Credit: Asia Times By Animesh Roul At a time when questions are being raised about Saudi Arabia’s tacit support for the global Salafist movement, recent developments have displayed the kingdom’s new-found seriousness in fighting terrorism, especially that emanating from South Asia. These developments include the deportation of a top Lashkar-e-Taiba […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Dawn.com AFP | 1 day ago JHANG: The two-room bungalow, the birth place of Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, today stands empty, testament to […]
RAMTHA — Hundreds of Syrians on Monday protested against their transfer to a recently opened refugee camp as authorities imposed new regulations restricting their movement within the country. The refugees […]
by Suleiman Al Khalidi | Reuters JORDAN TIMES REYHANLI, Turkey — Abdullah Ben Shamar, a Saudi student, puts a small copy of the Koran among his few belongings packed neatly in a holdall as he prepares to set off with a Libyan friend across the hilly terrain separating southern Turkey […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 30 July 2012 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah received at his palace here Saturday a large number of citizens who came to greet […]
Daily Star: Courtesy Abdul Awwal: The Myanmar government has conveyed its anxiety to the Bangladesh mission there that the Jamaat-e-Islami had been helping the Rohingya groups in Bangladesh with arms to incite […]
NYDailyNews.com The two-room bungalow, the birth place of Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, today stands empty, testament to the indifference, bigotry and prejudice surrounding the country’s greatest scientist. Professor Abdus Salam, the child prodigy born to a humble family on the sun-blasted plains of Punjab who won accolades all over the […]