Iran: Nuclear Talks Likely In April
Credit: Stratfor: Iran is expected in the next few weeks to resume talks with six world powers about its nuclear program, Reuters reported March 27. Read More:
Faith and technology: Divine Grace to help trend “Promised Messiah” on Twitter
Ahmadiyya Times: Imran Jattala: When God Almighty wrote the attribute Malik-e Youm-ud Din (مالک یوم الدین) [Lord of the Day of Judgment] for Himself in the opening chapter of the Holy Qur’ān, the Muslim […]
Taliban’s peace options limited
Credit: Asia Times: By Brian M Downing Over the past 10 years, the Taliban have recovered from their ouster and established a presence in half of Afghanistan’s districts, where they have become a de facto government in many of them. The Afghan government is frail and unwilling to reform. The […]
Pilgrims keen to visit historical sites in Madinah
By MADINAH: YOUSUF MUHAMMAD ARAB NEWS STAFF Pilgrims who come to Madinah to pray at Prophet’s Mosque also make it a point to visit old mosques and historic sites in […]
Arab summit 2012: new leaders, new politics
AFP | Mar 27,2012 | JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — This week’s Arab summit in Baghdad will be very different from the one that met two years ago, with many long-time autocrats swept away by the political tsunami that has struck across the region. Instead, new Islamist leaders will sit alongside […]
How Jinnah’s Pakistan became Abul Kalam Azad’s Pakistan?
Did Azad Predict the break up of Pakistan? Yes he did. In short Azad said that the two nation theory is a non starter. Economic interests of Muslim […]
Global polio emergency in Pakistan: Travel ban could be imposed on all Pakistanis
Express Tribune: BALOCHISTAN: Global polio emergency would be declared in Pakistan if the situation is not improved within three months time particularly in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and the Federally Administered […]
In Pakistan, Hindus Say Woman’s Conversion to Islam Was Coerced
Source: The New York Times GHOTKI, Pakistan — Banditry is an old scourge in this impoverished district of southern Pakistan, on the plains between the mighty river Indus and a sprawling desert, where roving gangs rob and kidnap with abandon. Lately, though, local passions have stirred with allegations of […]
Israel cuts all ties with UN human rights watchdog over settlement row
Israel is halting all cooperation with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) following the council’s decision to launch a fact-finding mission into the country’s settlements in the West Bank […]
Ahmadiyya Mosque at Saidabad in Hyderabad attacked by Extremists
By Shahid Pervaiz, Bangalore Ahmadiyya Mosque at Saidabad in Hyderabad was attacked and the worshipers were locked inside for more than 3 hrs, today. Youm e Messiah-e-Moud was being celebrated today (Sunday being a public holiday) at many Mosques and Mission Houses around India. At the Saidabad Mosque “Masjid ul Hamd” the Jalsa had started at 11am and […]
Iran not keen to walk Turkey’s red carpet
Credit: Asia Times: By Kaveh L Afrasiabi CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – In a major setback for Turkey’s self-promotion as a pivot of regional diplomacy, Tehran could rebuff Ankara’s bid to hold the next round of multilateral nuclear talks in Istanbul. As a result, unless Ankara sends Tehran some reassuring signals, it […]
Pakistan: Stop Reporting or get Killed: Journalist warned
AHRC.Com: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a journalist of a US based news agency is receiving death threats from Taliban Pakistan for writing stories on […]
Govt pays compensation to stranded Sri Lankan maid
By RIYADH: MD RASOOLDEEN, ARAB NEWS STAFF The Saudi government paid SR72,000 in compensation to a stranded Sri Lankan housemaid whose Saudi sponsor had not paid her wages for the last 17 years. Kusuma Nandini, 57, who had come to Riyadh in 1994, was kept a virtual slave in the […]
Jordan: Authorities detain suspected Syrian ‘spies’
by Taylor Luck | Mar 25,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Authorities confirmed on Sunday the arrest of several Syrian army defectors on suspicion of spying for the Syrian regime. According to the Public Security Department (PSD), police forces in Mafraq arrested last week 10 alleged army defectors who entered […]
Davao native to be South Korea’s first foreign-born lawmaker
A Davao native who emigrated to South Korea may soon become that country’s first foreign-born lawmaker, Korea’s Ambassador to the Philippines Hye Min Lee said on Saturday. Ambassador Lee, speaking with reporters at the sides of an airport send-off to Seoul for Vice President Jejomar Binay, said a Filipina-Korean naturalized […]
Jinnah had a dream, and we failed him
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune March 25, 2012 Recommended by Zubair Khan, Germany Hopes were high when Jinnah presided over the Constituent Assembly in 1947 and […]
Israel seeks to punish PA over UN human rights probe
Jerusalem Post: ‘Israel considering freezing PA tax transfers over UN move’ Jerusalem may freeze joint economic ventures with PA after UN decision to probe settlement effects of West Bank Palestinians; […]
Saudi women in misyar unions become losers due to lack of rights awareness
By JEDDAH: DIANA AL-JASSEM, ARAB NEWS STAFF Published: Mar 24, 2012 23:51 Updated: Mar 24, 2012 23:51 Saudi women fail in misyar marriages due to low awareness of their rights and duties. A misyar marriage is a marriage created to fulfill the needs of both the man and woman, with […]
UN launches aid appeal as number of Syrians fleeing to Jordan rises
by Taylor Luck | Mar 24,2012 | JORDAN TIMES THE UNITED NATIONS has launched a multimillion dollar aid appeal to support Syrian refugees as the numbers of Syrians fleeing to […]
Sheikh Waqas Akram exposing hypocrisy of Mullahs
Credit: Munir Ahmad Munawar of Austria: khuda kay lye meray mulk ko in moulviyoon say bachao … Shaikh Waqas This clip is in Urdu. To watch the video in Youtube […]