Worldwide: ‘Remarkable’ decline in fertility rates
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent, BBC News There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers. Their report […]
Dozens of Rohingya flee camps by boat, reviving memories of 2015 tragedy
Reuters International Nov 8, 2018 By Ruma Paul and Poppy McPherson YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Dozens of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and Bangladesh have boarded boats to try to […]
India clears sale of “enemy shares” held by people who moved to Pakistan
Reuters International Nov 9, 2018 By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s government said it will sell stocks worth millions of dollars seized from people who moved to Pakistan […]
Jordan human rights report reviewed, concerns identified
Gov’t vows to address loopholes by next review By JT – Nov 08,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The UN’s Human Rights Council on Thursday discussed Jordan’s third Universal Periodic Review […]
King of Jordan in US to receive Templeton Prize for interfaith harmony efforts
By JT – Nov 08,2018 -JORDAN TIME Amman — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday departed on a working visit to Washington, DC, during which His Majesty will be receiving […]
Trump’s sanctions on Iran might well achieve regime change – but not to the kind of regime the US would like
Iran’s deteriorating economic situation will likely bolster the power of the country’s most reactionary forces Kim Sengupta The Independent Voices Donald Trump’s reintroduction of sanctions on Iran – overwhelmingly deplored […]
Izzeldin Abuelaish’s three daughters were killed in Gaza – but he still clings to hope for the Middle East
‘I will never forget my daughters. I believe one day I will meet them and I am accountable to God and to them and they will ask me: what did you do for us?’ Robert Fisk Toronto @indyvoices The Independent Voices Rarely can history have dictated that the blood […]
Petition regarding Lahore police’s inaction against TLP leaders fixed for hearing
Rana Bilal Updated November 08, 2018 A sessions court in Lahore on Thursday fixed for hearing a petition against police officials for their failure to register a case against […]
Aasia Bibi flies out of Pakistan: BBC
Source: The Express Tribune MULTAN : Aasia Bibi, a blasphemy accused who was acquitted by the apex court on October 31, flew out of Pakistan in the wee hours of […]
Agreement gives immunity to TLP leadership’s dangerous remarks
ISLAMABAD: The agreement between the government and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) gives immunity to the controversial video statement of top TLP leader Pir Afzal Qadri against the prime minister, army […]
Order from Chaos: Imran Khan and Pakistan’s hardliners
Madiha Afzal Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Before he became Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan wasn’t known as a leader who stood up to the country’s hardliners. As an opposition […]
Pakistani Christian woman freed after blasphemy death sentence reversed
Reuters International Nov 8, 2018 (reuters_tickers) By Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD/LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani Christian woman has been freed from prison a week after the […]
Saudi King issues pardons, unveils projects on domestic tour as MBS keeps silence on Khashoggi
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud walks with his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Nov. 8, 2017. Saudi Arabia, whose […]
US hopes Russia will continue to let Israel hit Iran in Syria — envoy
By Reuters – Nov 07,2018 -JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — The United States said on Wednesday it hoped Russia would continue to allow Israel to strike Iranian targets in Syria, despite […]
JORDAN: Opening borders a mixed bag
Nov 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES According to livestock farmers and merchants, the opening of the Jaber/Nasib border crossing between Jordan and Syria turned out to be a mixed blessing, as […]
AR Rahman reveals Islam keeps him on track
by Entertainment Desk Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman has often given credit to Islam for all that he has accomplished in life. Speaking at the launch of his biography, Notes of […]
A Saudi’s view: Issue of freedom of speech at the heart of Khashoggi debates
Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg November 06, 2018 The heated discussions about Jamal Khashoggi’s life and death have exposed several deep differences between our region and the US. An important issue underlying […]
US backs railway plan to connect Jordan, Israel and Gulf states
By Mohammad Ghazal – Nov 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The US administration on Tuesday voiced its support for “Tracks for Regional Peace”, which is a plan for a […]
‘Mistakes’ of all UN envoys to Syria
Nov 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura has resigned effective at the end of this month, after four years on the job. So […]
A Ray of Hope for the Uighurs of China
West calls on China to close Uighur detention camps Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Western countries including France, Germany and the United States called on China on […]