Saudi Arabia, Iran take steps towards indirect talks: Report
New York Times says Saudi crown prince asked leaders of Iraq and Pakistan to speak to Iran about defusing tensions. 5 Oct 2019 Saudi Arabia and Iran have taken steps […]
Bin Salman ready to recognize Israel if US helps him defeat Iran: Documentary
Tue Oct 1, 2019 in Salman ready to recognize Israel if US helps him defeat Iran: Documentary A new documentary has revealed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — […]
Islam is a Benefactor of Other Religions
8th October 2019 Islam is such a pure religion that it does not permit the use of abusive language against any religious founder. The followers of other religions let out […]
Royal snub: Saudi Prince recalls his special jet flying Imran Khan mid-way
07 Oct 2019 PTI A Lahore-based weekly magazine claimed that Khan’s actions at UNGA miffed Mohammad Bin Salman Pakistan, however, has categorically dismissed as ‘utter fabrication’ the report published in […]
Muslim World League slams abuse of Jewish students in Australia
SPA October 10, 2019 Says bullying others is “appalling and barbaric” and “contrary to the doctrine of Islam MAKKAH: The Muslim World League (MWL) denounced on Tuesday two attacks on […]
Kurdish soldiers I spoke to feared Trump would be a treacherous ally. But the scale of his betrayal is terrifying
We are already on the downslope leading to the ethnic cleansing of up to 2 million Kurds in the vast triangle of land which they call Rojava in northeast Syria […]
Protests resume in Iraq’s Sadr City as uprising enters second week
Oct 9, 2019 – swissinfo.ch REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (reuters_tickers) By John Davison and Raya Jalabi BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s government issued a second package of proposed social reforms on Tuesday in […]
Dr. Abdus Salam and his Hindu teacher
On this #WorldTeachersDay I will like to bring to you a poignant touché story. Dr. Abdus Salam visited India in December 1979, soon after attending the Nobel award ceremony in […]
Erdogan’s end-game in Syria might be dead end
Source: AT Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been warning for weeks that he planned to hit the Syrian Democratic Forces deep inside Syrian territory, and after sending a significant […]
Portals to history and conflict – the gates of Jerusalem’s Old City
Oct 7, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jews, Muslims and Christians pass daily through the gates of Jerusalem’s Old City, on their way to and from prayers or simply […]
Houthi offer of truce in Yemen ‘positive’ — Riyadh
By AFP – Oct 06,2019 – JORDAN TIMES RIYADH — Saudi Arabia gave a “positive” response Friday to a truce offer from Houthi rebels in Yemen and called for […]
Trump leaves his Kurdish allies utterly betrayed by a shady deal with a desperate Erdogan
The Turkish president has agreed to be the prison guard for northern Syria in return for some political gains for his own domestic survival Alpaslan Ozerdem It is no secret […]
Tolerance – Its Importance in Social Life
By Junaid Ahmad Waraich, Pakistan Society is formed by groups of individuals who possess different elements that make them human. We all have our unique characteristics and personalities that make […]
The US and Iran are playing a dangerous game
Oct 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Volker Perthes BERLIN — As the United States and Iran face off in the Gulf, their asymmetric conflict risks spiralling out of control. […]
Yemen’s ‘forgotten war’
Oct 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHEL JANSEN The Arabs must press the main combatants to end the war in Yemen, the region’s poorest country. Opportunities for peacemakers have […]
In Beirut, I can no longer get American dollars out of the ATM. This is what it tells me about Lebanon’s economy
The US is still trying to destroy the Assad regime in Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Is this what underlays the frightening economic undertow? Robert Fisk in Beirut […]
‘Afraid We Will Become The Next Xinjiang’: China’s Hui Muslims Face Crackdown
Source: NPR By Emily Feng Gold-domed mosques and gleaming minarets once broke the monotony of the Ningxia region’s vast scrubland every few miles. This countryside here is home to some […]
Afghan women fear mandatory poll photos could stop them from voting
Source: Reuters By Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Storay Karimi KABUL/HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan women’s rights activists have demanded the authorities lift a requirement that all voters be photographed at polling stations in […]
The Rohingya’s right of no return
Source: The New York Times By David Scott Mathieson YANGON, Myanmar — Late last month, some 200,000 Rohingya living in refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh gathered to mark the anniversary of the brutal […]
China Wants the World to Stay Silent on Muslim Camps. It’s Succeeding.
Source: The New York Times By Jane Perlez BEIJING — When Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visited Beijing this summer, he hailed a new Silk Road bridging Asia and Europe. […]