Pakistan moves against airline after crash
Source: Dawn Pakistan blocked the head of an airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country as it began an investigation Saturday into the country’s second major […]
Narrowing Islam-West cultural gap
By JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE ARAB NEWS STAFF The two-day seminar, to be organized by the Ministry of Higher Education in collaboration with the King Abdul Aziz University, is another major […]
Patriarch lauds Hashemites’ commitment to protecting holy sites
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem on Thursday commended the Hashemites’ role as custodian of the holy sites in Jerusalem. During a meeting with HRH Prince Ghazi, […]
Bhoja Air B4-213 crash: Passenger list
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune Published: April 20, 2012 KARACHI: A passenger plane, flight B4-213 of Bhoja Air, crashed at Koral Chowk on Islamabad Express Highway in […]
Sharia bylaws discretion of regional administrations: Minister
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has played down the suggestion that regional sharia-based bylaws have the potential to trigger social conflicts despite the fact that Indonesia is a multicultural country. The regional autonomy system, which was first introduced 1999, entitles local administrations the right to issuing […]
Ahmadiyah followers ‘must obey’ law: Suryadharma
The Jakarta Post, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali is telling Ahmadiyah followers to obey the law despite the fact that it was them and their properties that were under attack on Friday morning. “There might have been something wrong in the region. We must to promote discussion to settle this […]
Bangladesh’s example: Give secularism, tolerance a chance, says new body
Source: Express Tribune While militants and ultra-right wing terrorists around the world are connected to each other, liberal and secular proponents of society remain unaware of each other’s presence and work, observed speakers at the launch of the Pakistan chapter of the “International forum for secular Bangladesh […]” on Wednesday. […]
Vietnam’s new war: Incurable mystery virus kills 19 kids to date
Russian TV: Hanoi has asked the World Health Organization for help to cure a virulent disease affecting children. Symptoms include blistering on hands, feet and mouths accompanied by high fever […]
Ahmadiyah mosque in Tasikmalaya under attack
Hundreds of people attacked an Ahmadiyah mosque in Babakan Sindang village, Tasikmalaya, West Java, prior to a Friday prayer, showing further evidence of attacks against minorities in the country. According to Ahmadiyah follower Enda Juanda, initially there were dozens of people gathering around the mosque at around 9 a.m., with […]
Passenger plane crashes near Islamabad with 127 onboard: police
AFP A passenger plane crashed while trying to land during bad weather near Islamabad on Friday, police said. The Bhoja airline flight from Karachi came down outside Islamabad airport, police official Fazle Akbar told AFP, adding that emergency teams were on their way to the site. “It was not immediately […]
Sri Lanka hen gives birth to chick without egg
The Muslim Times editor for Pakistan Credit: Dawn.com LONDON, April 19: A hen in Sri Lanka has given birth to a chick without an egg, in a new twist on […]
Deaths put Siachen standoff into sharp relief
Credit: Asia Times By Sudha Ramachandran BANGALORE – An avalanche near the Siachen Glacier, which buried around 140 Pakistani soldiers and civilian contractors a fortnight ago, has triggered debate in India and Pakistan over the huge costs of keeping troops in a stand-off at its icy heights. Pakistan’s army chief […]
A deal with Iran is possible, if no one muffs his lines
By David Ignatius The Daily Star, Lebanon The nuclear talks with Iran have just begun, but already the smart money in Tehran is betting on a deal. That piece of intelligence comes from the Tehran stock index, which on the day after the talks opened posted its largest daily rise […]
Nasrallah, Assange and injustice in Syria
By Michael Young The Daily Star, Lebanon Which devotee of the anti-globalization left, enlivened by anti-Americanism, could resist a frisson of pleasure when watching Julian Assange interview Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, […]
Age of consent for marriage of Saudi girls soon
By DAMMAM: ARAB NEWS The Justice Ministry will soon make an announcement to establish the age of consent for Saudi women to marry, local daily Al-Madinah reported yesterday quoting an official source at the ministry. Director of the Department of Marriage at the ministry Muhammad Al-Babtain said a decision on […]
OIC TV channel to counter Islamophobia
By LIBREVILLE, GABON: ARAB NEWS The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday announced its plan to establish a satellite channel and promote investment in the media to fight Islamophobia […]
Indian State Finds Itself in Tight Grip of Addiction
Source: The New York Times KAZIKOT VILLAGE, India — In this village not far from the Pakistani border, the wheat harvest is only days away. Water buffaloes are resting in the shade. Farmers are preparing their fields. And drug addicts like Pargat Singh are crouched in the shadows, injecting […]
India test-fires ‘China-killer’ missile capable of reaching Beijing, Europe
Source: MSNBC India test-fired a nuclear-capable, long-range missile capable of reaching deep inside China and Europe Thursday, television stations showed, putting the emerging Asian power into an elite club of nations with intercontinental nuclear defense capabilities. A scientist at the launch site said the launch was successful, minutes after television […]
Israeli Volunteers Provide Free Surgery to Thousands in Ethiopia
The Israel National News: The Israeli volunteer organization Eye from Zion is providing free cataract surgery to thousands of patients in Ethiopia, according to a press release issue by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. When the delegation of volunteers first arrived in Ethiopia in February, they were […]
Indonesian eight-year-old boy kicks his smoking habit
The Jakarta Globe: AN eight-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked more than a pack a day from age four has kicked the habit, a child-welfare commission said today. The boy, Ilham, […]