Navigating the Syrian endgame
Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM — After a suspiciously sudden conversion, Russian President Vladimir Putin now claims to be worried about the fate of millions of […]
New trend of terrorism requires innovative prevention, intervention plans
Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The recent attacks in Fuheis and Salt completely change the anti-terrorism battleground. The approach to anti-terrorism must be reevaluated given that we are dealing with terrorists who have managed to hide their radicalism by listening to music, smoking in coffee shops […]
Testimonies of Flotilla activists: Israel was trying to break us
The Israeli navy illegally boarded the 2018 Freedom Flotilla sailing to Gaza to break the blockade imposed on the territory since 2007 August 16, 2018 People greet the Freedom Flotilla […]
Bin Salman threatens to target women and children in Yemen despite international criticism
August 27, 2018 at 10:39 am | Published in: Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Bin Salman August 27, 2018 at 10:39 am Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Bin […]
A losing gambler: The raw truth about Mohammed bin Salman
#SaudiStruggle The Saudi crown prince’s grand designs are disappearing in the desert and with them the ambitious reform claims The bubble is bursting. One by one, Mohammed bin Salman’s grand […]
Book Release: Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
Author: Juan Cole, who is a professor of history at the University of Michigan and director of its Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies. A revered public intellectual, […]
Attack on Ahmadi worship place: Fake social media posts spurred violence in Ghaseetpura
Source: Dawn.Com FAISALABAD: Unbridled unauthenticated fake posts on social media created problems for the police to maintain the law and order in Ghaseetpura in the Balochni police area that witnessed an attack on Ahmadi worship place on Thursday. Scores of such posts were seen on social media which claimed that […]
Iran defence minister in Damascus, says will help rebuild Syria
By AFP – Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An artist paints war-damaged buildings in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp on the southern outskirts of the capital Damascus on August 15 (AFP […]
Jordan, Palestine warn against persisting deadlock in peace process
Safadi, Erekat discuss peace push, UNRWA crisis, Palestinian national accord By JT – Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A general view shows an impoverished neighbourhood of the Khan Younis refugee […]
‘I am born once again’ – Pilgrims pray and give praise as haj winds down in Mecca
Reuters International This content was published on August 23, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A Muslim pilgrim prays as she gather with others on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during […]
Myanmar generals had ‘genocidal intent’ against Rohingya, must face justice – U.N.
Reuters International This content was published on August 27, 2018 Rohingya refugees shout slogans as they take part in a protest at the Kutupalong refugee camp to mark the one year anniversary of their exodus in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh August 25, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain (reuters_tickers) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA […]
World Court hears Iran lawsuit to have U.S. sanctions lifted
Reuters International This content was published on August 27, 2018 By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Iranian lawyers will ask the International Court of Justice on Monday […]
Moaning about mosque loudspeaker not blasphemy, says Indonesian Muslim group
Reuters International This content was published on August 24, 2018 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organisation called for greater tolerance on Friday as it criticised a court that jailed […]
Attending my first haj
Reuters International This content was published on August 25, 2018 A Muslim pilgrim prays as she gather with others on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during […]
Ahmadi solidarity needed
Editorial Daily Times August 26, 2018 One of the most urgent challenges confronting Naya Pakistan is the safeguarding of minorities; especially those from the Ahmadi community. A good place to […]
The Human Rights of Ahmadis
Source: The Daily Times By Imran Ahsan Mirza, who is an engineering management professional working as a senior project manager in a technology company in Australia Under ordinary circumstances, it sounds […]
Saudi Arabia silent on reports of Makkah Imam being detained
Imam of Kaaba attacked and humiliated Dawn.comUpdated August 24, 2018 Facebook Count200 Twitter Share 0 Saudi Arabia has yet to confirm or deny the reports of Sheikh Dr Saleh bin Mohammed Al Talib, Imam and Preacher of the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah, being detained by authorities. On Sunday, the […]
Rohingya Muslims seeking refuge in Bangladesh would rather die than go back
‘I Would Rather Die Than Go Back’: Rohingya Refugees Settle Into Life In Bangladesh Source: NPR By JASON BEAUBIEN The Myanmar soldiers arrived in the morning, Dildar Begum says. They surrounded […]
Angry Pakistanis torch minority Ahmadi’s place of worship
Source: Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A spokesman for Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi sect says a mob of Sunni Muslims have torched the group’s place of worship. Thursday’s assault in a village near the eastern city of Faisalabad in Punjab province is the latest sectarian attack on the Ahmadis in […]
Over 100 booked under Anti-Terrorism Act for setting ablaze Ahmadi worship place in Pakistan
Source: India.com By PTI Feeds Lahore, Aug 24 (PTI) Over 100 people have been booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act for setting ablaze a worship place of the minority Ahmadi community […]