Wealthy Indonesians on Buying Spree
Wealthy Indonesians have been on a buying spree for private jets, Ferraris and yachts this year. The list of luxury items is set to soon include London’s prime real estate. […]
Saudi Arabia & UAE: Unprecedented jump in expat remittances sounds alarm bells
By ANGUS MCDOWALL | REUTERS DUBAI: A suggestion last month that Saudi Arabia will try to limit how much money expatriate workers send home showed concern about the cost of having foreigners make up nearly a third of the population. An estimated 9 million foreign workers and their dependents remitted […]
Jordan: Political reform laws ‘to be ready early 2012’ – PM
By Raed Omari Jordan Times AMMAN – The government will refer the political parties, constitutional court and elections laws to the Lower House in January, February and March respectively, the […]
‘Jordan three years away from first wind farm’
By Taylor Luck Jordan Times AMMAN – Jordan is three years away from its first operational wind farm as officials field interest in the country’s emerging renewable energy sector. Energy officials expect a wind farm in Fujeij, the Kingdom’s first large-scale renewable energy project, to be operational by 2014, according […]
S&P downgrades Jordan credit rating
AMMAN (AFP) -Standard & Poor’s on Wednesday lowered Jordan’s long-term local-currency sovereign credit rating to “BB” from “BB+” expressing concern about the country’s economy and political situation. The ratings agency also maintained its “BB/B” long- and short-term foreign-currency sovereign credit ratings on the Kingdom as well as the short-term local-currency […]
Robert Fisk: Egyptian crisis gives Syria time to talk about democracy
This is great news for President Assad Egypt is the best thing to happen to Syria for a long time. Just when Western leaders – and Qatar – were hounding President Bashar al-Assad for his brutal suppression of opposition demonstrations, along comes the latest crisis in Egyptian cities where security […]
Russian firm to name alcoholic drink after Gaddafi
Source: TOI MOSCOW: A Russian company is going to produce and sell an alcoholic drink in Russia named after Libya’s slain leader Muammar Gaddafi, a media report said Wednesday. The company, a subsidiary of Rusimport, Russia’s largest producer and importer of liqueurs and vodka, has filed an application for the […]
Former minister Sherry Rehman named Pakistan’s new envoy to US
Source: TOI ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday appointed lawmaker and former information minister Sherry Rehman as the country’s new ambassador to the United States, an official said. The appointment came just hours after Gilani asked envoy Husain Haqqani to resign as the government investigates claims that […]
Dutch Government on compensation for 1947 Indonesian massacre
Government By Associated Press, THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government is discussing compensation for relatives of men executed by Dutch forces in a notorious 1947 massacre during Indonesia’s battle […]
Saleh in Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) to sign over power
By REUTERS ARABNEWS DUBAI: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh flew to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to sign a deal brokered by Gulf states that would ease him from office, Yemeni […]
Jordan: Islamists call for million-man march near Israeli border
By Taylor Luck AMMAN – The Islamist movement has called on citizens across the country to amass at the Jordanian-Israeli border this Friday to urge for the “liberation of Jerusalem”. The million-man march is part of a series of events to be held across the Arab world this week in […]
Religious leaders urged to spread interfaith values
AMMAN (JT) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday received a delegation comprising participants in the Second Muslim-Catholic Forum, which opened at the Baptism Site in the Jordan Valley on […]
Persecution of Ahmadis Spreads
Source/Credit: IPS-Inter Press Service By Zofeen Ebrahim | November 22, 2011 KARACHI, Nov 22, 2011 (IPS) – “Hatred against us has now spread to small towns and villages,” Saleemuddin, spokesperson of the persecuted Ahmadiya community in Pakistan, told IPS. The Ahmadis believe that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, a 19th century cleric, “was the messiah […]
Is it time for Imran Khan?
By:Zubair Khalil Khan After having made in depth analysis of Lahore Jalsa, youth fans declared Imran Khan as one of the most charismatic political leaders of Pakistan and prophesied soon he will have very strong connection with voters of the country. It was also predicted this charismatic politician will find […]
Liar, liar
source: dailytimes A former general and NSA would not — by all standards of rationality — agree to deliver an anonymous letter to the highest military officer in the US, which means Mansoor Ijaz must have briefed him on the memo, its basic background, and where it was coming from […]
Indonesia targets 8 M foreign tourist in 2012
JAKARTA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — Indonesian Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu said the government has set a target of 8 million foreign holidaymakers coming into the […]
Opinion: New ‘Jewish identity’ bill will cause chaos in Israel
The bill for a Basic Law on Israel – the Nation-State of the Jewish People is unnecessary and merely deepens tensions between Jews and Arabs; it should be shelved completely. In response to the scathing criticism and pressure within his Kadima party, MK Avi Dichter retreated from his original proposal […]
Interfaith dialogue supports global peace efforts – Prince Ghazi
BAPTISM SITE (Petra) – HRH Prince Ghazi, chairman of the Royal Al al Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, on Monday said Islamic-Catholic dialogue, particularly between political and religious leaders, has […]
PA welcomes Jordan reconciliation role
By Mohammad Ghazal JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH – His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday reiterated Jordan’s support for the unity of the Palestinian people and efforts to realise national reconciliation that […]
Memogate: We are ready to face legal action, says Farahnaz Ispahani
Published: November 21, 2011 Credit: Xpress Tribune ISLAMABAD: Media Adviser to the President Farahnaz Ispahani, who is also the wife of Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani, said on Monday […]