Reviving Mideast negotiations in Jordan’s best interest – King
AMMAN (JT) – Returning the Palestinians and Israelis to the negotiating table is in the best interest of Jordan and Germany, His Majesty King Abdullah said on Tuesday, warning that […]
Iran: ‘Totally unacceptable behavior’
President Obama calls the occupation of the British Embassy in Teheran as a ‘totally unacceptable behavior’. I agree. But let us look at other ‘totally unacceptable behavior’ versus ‘absolutely acceptable behavior’: ‘Unacceptable’: Entering a diplomatic mission in protest. ‘Acceptable’: Embargo including cutting banking and airline relations, where first of all […]
Iranian protest leads to embassy incursion
Source: CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran Tuesday, breaking down the door, throwing around papers and replacing the British flag with an Iranian one. Iran’s state-run Press TV reported that police had the incident under control, but Britain’s Foreign Office called the situation […]
The people of ‘Ad to whom the prophet Hud was sent
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When the Holy Quran describes past people or archaeological details it gives a very precise and accurate description. […]
Editorial: Dangerous times
It’s tense and dangerous times in the Middle East, thanks to Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel. And Israel should not desist from throwing one more scorching issue into the flames of […]
Who’s destroying antiquities in Jerusalem?
By DAVID M. WEINBERG There is little doubt that Palestinian authorities are conducting this assault on the Temple Mount so as to erase any vestige of archeological evidence for Jewish […]
NATO attack: Pak to boycott Bonn Conference on Afghanistan
Source: TOI on line. PM Yousuf Raza Gilani ruled out “business as usual” with the United States after a NATO attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. LAHORE: Pakistan on Tuesday decided to boycott the upcoming crucial Bonn Conference on Afghanistan to protest a cross-border NATO air strike that killed […]
Russia deploying warships in Syria
Source: Indian Puncline Russia is deploying warshipsat its base in Syria. The battle group includes aircraft carrying missile cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov. The deployment is being projected as pre-planned and having no relation to the current tensions in Syria, but it follows the US move to station the George H.W. Bush […]
Greater GCC coordination sought to counter ‘dangerous’ developments
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Council of Ministers on Monday emphasized the Gulf Cooperation Council’s leading role in preserving the security and stability of the region over the past three decades while calling for greater GCC coordination to counter “dangerous” developments. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by […]
Prince Hassan warns against dangers posed by regional unrest
AMMAN (JT) – HRH Prince Hassan has warned against the dangers that continued unrest might bring to the region, noting that while constructive interaction has started in some corners of the Arab world such as Morocco and Bahrain, the situation is going drastically wrong elsewhere with “band-wagoning either by the […]
Jordan urges more int’l support for UNRWA
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 […]
The Blasphemy Law and the Minorities
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 […]
No more business as usual between Pakistan and US, says Gilani
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 […]
Borneo bridge collapse toll rises
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 […]
Peres, Abdullah meet in Amman
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 […]
Picture of the day
Bodies of the victims killed in Mohmand Agency-Pakistan during an attack by US/NATO gunships. Source: Daily Times
That rocky road to Damascus
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 […]
The second-best solution is to take the nuclear weapons away.
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 […]
US and Pakistan enter the danger zone
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 […]
Palestinian PM: Israeli sanctions starting to bite
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 […]