By Laila Azzeh DEAD SEA – The Kingdom on Monday called on the international community to increase support for UNRWA, in order to alleviate the burden on host countries in light of the agency’s worsening financial situation. Speaking on behalf of Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh at the opening ceremony of […]
Source/Credit: Lankaweb: 28 November 2011/ By: Abdul Aziz Pakistan is a country that has invoked laws of hatred against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community which prevent its members in Pakistan from […]
Published: November 28, 2011 Courtesy:Xpress Tribune ISLAMABAD: Following the ‘unprovoked’ attack by NATO forces on Pakistani border checkposts, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani warned the United States, that their relations had gone south […]
BBC: The accident happened when the bridge was being repaired, official said At least 11 people are now known to have died and more than 30 remain missing after a […]
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli President Shimon Peres met in Amman with Jordan’s King Abdullah, the president’s office confirmed. Monday’s unannounced meeting comes amid tension between Jerusalem and Amman over recent developments in the region and the failing peace process. The two leaders discussed bilateral issues, the peace process between Israel […]
Bodies of the victims killed in Mohmand Agency-Pakistan during an attack by US/NATO gunships. Source: Daily Times
Source: asiatimes on line The trillion-dollar question in the “Arab Winter” is who will blink first in the West’s screenplay of slouching towards Tehran via Damascus. As they examine the regional chessboard and the formidable array of forces aligned against them, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the military dictatorship […]
Source: asiatimes on line SPENGLER Blazing Saddles in Pakistan Even before America found itself on the defensive after the air-strike deaths, the Washington consensus was summed up by the need to keep Pakistan on side as a “friend” because of its nuclear capability. While Pakistan menaces the United States with […]
Source: asiatimes on line The air strike by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at the Pakistani military post at Salala in the Mohmand Agency on the Afghan-Pakistan border Friday night is destined to become a milestone in the chronicle of the Afghan war. Within hours of the incident, Pakistan’s […]
By ASSOCIATED PRESS RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad says he will be unable to pay the the salaries of tens of thousands of civil servants, as Israeli economic sanctions start to bite. Israel decided last month to suspend the monthly transfer of about $100 million in tax […]
By MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The 150-member consultative Shoura Council on Sunday denounced the bloody riots carried out by some criminal elements in the eastern city of Qatif […]
By Taylor Luck JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Shots rang out at the Jordanian-Syrian border late Sunday as Syrian forces attempted to prevent civilians from entering the Kingdom, hours after an Arab League decision to impose sanctions on Damascus. Syrian soldiers opened fire on a married couple and their young child […]
By Mohammad Ghazal Jordan Times AMMAN – Islamic scholars on Sunday underlined the need for preserving unity as the Muslim world encounters growing challenges. Calling for solidarity and tolerance among all Muslims, the scholars highlighted the role of the Hashemites in safeguarding Al Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem against the Israeli […]
By Sarfaraz Memon Published: November 28, 2011 Courtesy: xpress Tribune SUKKUR: After weeks of sitting on the fence, Shah Mahmood Qureshiformally announced his decision to join Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf at a rally in […]
By Kamran Yousaf Published: November 28, 2011 Couresy: Xpress Tribune ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan buried its dead from Saturday’s attack on a border check post by Nato troops, the government looked for more […]
Source: Forbes Magazine The only other tech market in Asia that is halfway as exciting as China is India. It has the promise to close the gap with China but is no match yet. India’s mobile market is large, venture spending is vibrant, and high-profile IPOs such as MakeMyTrip are […]
Opposition leader Khaled Khoja tells our writer in Istanbul why revenge is not on the table “If Bashar al-Assad is caught in Damascus, he will not be treated like Gaddafi. But what if he was caught in Homs? We don’t want Mr Bashar al-Assad to face this end. But, as […]
Source: http://www.patrickseale.com Syria is heading for a bloody sectarian civil war. The mutual kidnappings, torture, beheadings and displacement of populations taking place between the Sunni and Alawi communities in the central city of Homs — often described as “the capital of the revolution” — send a fearsome signal of what […]
By Associated Press, Washington Post BEIRUT — The Arab League overwhelmingly approved sanctions Sunday against Syria to pressure Damascus to end its deadly eight-month crackdown on dissent, an unprecedented move by the League against an Arab state. Before the vote, Damascus slammed the vote as a betrayal of Arab solidarity. […]
Israel’s system of military law for children is leaving lasting scars The brutality of some recent cases has surprised even professionals. Israel’s system of military law for Palestinian children has […]