‘Saudis plan to join nuclear arms race’
The former Saudi intelligence agency chief has announced that Riyadh may obtain nuclear weapons in line with plans to join “a nuclear arms race.” Prince Turki al-Faisal, who was addressing […]
Research on climate change impact on Chilika
Chilka Lake, Asia’s largest inland brackish lagoon and second largest lagoon in the World is facing challenges emerging out of climate change. Chilika, being home for a number of threatened […]
President Zardari may resign: Report
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune Report in US magazine claims President Zardari may resign over “ill-health”. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE An American magazine reported on Tuesday that President […]
President Zardari admitted in Dubai hospital
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By APP / Express Published: December 7, 2011 ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari was admitted to a Dubai hospital late Tuesday night, linked to […]
Depok Mayor a hardliner against minorities to be evaluated for Corruption
PKS to Evaluate Depok Mayor After Corruption Survey Released He has previously been criticized for failing to achieve anything major during his time in office and has adopted a hard-line […]
Australian faces lashes for blasphemy in Saudi Arabia: Sa(u)dism vs. Islam
An Australian man has been sentenced to 500 lashes and a year in prison after being convicted of blasphemy by judges in Saudi Arabia. Officials in Canberra said they had been in touch with the Saudi authorities to request leniency. Australian reports named the man as 45-year-old Mansor Almaribe from […]
The Head of Ahmadiyyah Muslim Community sends a direct message to Pope Benedict
“I believe it is essential, that we urgently increase our efforts to save the world from this destruction. There is an urgent need for mankind to recognise its Creator as […]
Afghan bloody Tuesday: The Pakistan connection- All threads lead to Pakistan
A Sunni Muslim terrorist group in Pakistan has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings which killed 60 people in Afghanistan on Tuesday in the worst outbreak of sectarian violence in the country since the NATO occupation began 10 years ago. The victims of the blasts were Shi’ite Muslims marking the […]
Management students develop bio-absorbable stent 3V Avatar
Four technocrats with varied experience set up start-up firm to focus on research and development of bio-absorbable stents. Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad students began working on a bio-absorbable drug eluting stent (called 3V Avatar) that becomes part of patient’s body in just 18 months. “Avatar” not only […]
President Zardari suddenly leaves Pakistan — is he on the way out?
Source: Foreign Policy Author: Josh Rogin Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari left Pakistan suddenly on Tuesday, complaining of heart pains, and is now in Dubai. His planned testimony before a […]
Pakistan pulls out of border liaison posts; US concerned
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit:Xpress Tribune AP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday temporarily recalled some troops from border posts meant to coordinate activity with international forces in […]
German FM takes Hina Rabbani Khar into confidence over Bonn outcome
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By APP Published: December 6, 2011 ISLAMABAD: German Foreign Minister Dr Guido Westerwelle called Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Monday night to […]
2011 Yet Another Bad Year for Human Rights: Setara
The year 2011 has been yet another period of abject failure by the government to protect human rights, according to the results of a survey released on Monday. Bonar Tigor Naipospos, deputy chairman of the Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy, said the survey of leading rights activists, community and […]
Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad; are they twins?
Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad behave like mutant clones when it comes to their international brinkmanship and their uncanny knack of furthering their peoples’ international isolation. By Khaled Diab Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad […]
Afghanistan bombs kill 58 in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif
Source / Courtesy: BBC The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville: “It seems this was a co-ordinated attack; it certainly seems to have a sectarian element” Twin attacks apparently targeting Shia Muslims have killed at least 58 people in Afghanistan. In the deadliest incident, a suspected suicide bomb struck a shrine packed with […]
Kingdom seeks global backing for Palestinians
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Monday urged the international community to adopt a united and decisive stand to help the Palestinians get their legitimate rights including an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital on the basis of UN resolutions. The weekly meeting of […]
Post-Assad Syria would drop special Iran ties
BEIRUT: The collapse of the 40-year-old Assad regime in Syria would radically change the politics of the Middle East, reducing the influence of Iran and its Islamist proxy Hezbollah in […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Monday urged the international community to adopt a united and decisive stand to help the Palestinians get their legitimate rights including an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital on the basis of UN resolutions. The weekly meeting of […]
Most Jordanians see satellite channels as instigators of Arab revolts – poll
By Khetam Malkawi JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Two-thirds of Jordanians believe that satellite TV channels had a role in driving recent protests and revolutions in the Arab world, a newly released survey showed. The poll, “How the public evaluates media coverage of the Arab revolutions” surveyed 1,933 participants from across […]
Jordan requests exclusion from Syria sanctions regime
By Omar Obeidat and Hani Hazaimeh JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Jordan officially requested to be excluded from implementing Arab League sanctions on Syria to avoid possible damage to the Kingdom’s interests, a senior official at the foreign ministry said on Monday. “We asked the Arab League’s technical committee, during its […]