Century21C: A cooperative triangle involving Jordan, Israel and the US turns its attention to producing alternative fuels for the two Mideast neighbors. In wealthy Western countries, renewable energy developments are a source of progress, pride and smart business. For Israel and Jordan, two Middle Eastern countries severely lacking in water […]
Israel21C: How many peppers can Peter Piper pick? Well, if the protagonist in the old tongue twister were picking them in Israel’s Arava Desert, the surprising answer is about 150,000 […]
Express Tribune: The UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, expressed serious reservations on Tuesday about Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, weak prosecution, procedures of such sensitive cases […]
Dawn: Minuscule tax revenues, mismanagement and overgenerous subsidies mean Pakistan is heading for a new financial crisis, say diplomats and analysts, with this week’s budget unlikely to offer any respite. […]
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The UNHCR’s Representative in Indonesia, Manuel Jordao, believes on similarities between Islamic law and international law, especially on refugee rights. He said that in a book review, […]
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PONTIANAK – The West Kalimantan Provincial Capital of Pontianak is ready to host ASEAN Quran Reading Competition (MTQ) in July 2012. ………………. Meanwhile, West Kalimantan branch of Nahdlatul Ulama […]
Credit: Express Tribune Will challenge the ruling in the higher courts, says Ahmadi spokesperson. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE LAHORE: Two years after the tragic attack on worshippers at Darul Zikr, an additional session […]
Credit: Heros of Pakistan via Wasim Saroya. In HOP, there is a deliberate effort on our part to highlight not only the prominent heroes of Pakistan like Dr AQ Khan’s. Rashid Minhas’s biography but we also try to bring into the fore some of the Heroes which are being cruelly […]
For printed article with photos click HERE. By Zubair Khan ” Oh Taxi Fahrer is noch mal da” Oh taxi driver is again here, is the English translation of aforementioned German sentence the receptionist uttered, when Mr Mansoor, wearing a Jean and shirt, entered a hotel to use toilet in […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star The past year across the Arab world has revealed the variety of ways in which citizens and governments deal with the challenges they face from their own people for significant political reform, or even a change of regime. Four countries in particular – […]
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Mohammad Ismat from Manipur has topped the All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE), 2012 for Class XII conducted by the Central Board […]
by Rand Dalgamouni | May 29,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Countries in West Asia and North Africa (WANA) should build peaceful ties with each other to come up with […]
Source: Washington Post By Harris Zafar On May 28th this year, we observed Memorial Day, a day to remember and honor those who have died in service to our nation. But on this year’s Memorial Day, I also reflected on other brave souls who died in another service: to their […]
Source: Kuwait Times MUMBAI: Angry Catholics have accused an Indian sceptic of blasphemy after he argued a dripping crucifix was caused by faulty plumbing rather than divine intervention, leaving him facing a possible prison term. Thousands of believers flocked to a suburban street in the west of Mumbai in March, […]
Indonesia’s rise is the big story we’re missing Can Australia handle having a stronger, richer neighbour? AUSTRALIANS see Indonesia today through a kaleidoscope of negative images: Islamic terrorists, people smugglers, […]
The Middle East Monitor: Al-Aqsa Association for Religious Endowment (Waqf) and Heritage has accused the Israeli occupation authorities of planting thousands of fake Jewish tombs around Al-Aqsa Mosque and the […]
London, 28 May 2012: At a dubious ceremony in London in which Pakistan’s Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry awarded himself the International Jurist Award by the International Council of Jurists […]
by Paul Kokoski, TIME LIVE I commend Muslim protesters for causing Lady Gaga to cancel her Born This Way Ball in Indonesia (“Hardliners rain on Gaga parade”), yesterday. I COMMEND […]
Credit: Pakistan Today via Wasim Sarooya LAHORE – Two female faculty member of Post-Graduate College of Nursing, Birdwood Road, are getting life threats for being “members of the Ahmadiya community”, with religious elements inside the college alleging that the two were preaching their faith inside the college, Pakistan Today learnt on Monday. […]
Source: PressTV, Iran A recent fatwa issued by a Wahhabi mufti calls for destruction of all churches in the Arabian Peninsula. He issued the fatwa in late March 2012 in […]