Russia confirms it sent Syrian refugee proposal to US
By AFP – Aug 04,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees sit on a bench at the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan on Thursday (AFP photo by Khalil Mazraawi) MOSCOW — Russia’s army on […]
Pakistan’s New Leader Is A Democratically Elected Populist-Visionary
Hybrid Wars, Pakistan Written by Andrew KORYBKO on 03/08/2018 Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which translates to the Pakistan Movement For Justice and is commonly known by its abbreviation as the […]
Malala Yousafzai, Imran Khan condemn burning of schools in Pakistan
Aug 04, 2018, The schools were burnt down late Friday by unidentified assailants in coordinated attacks in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, triggering protest by local residents who sought safety for educational institutions […]
What Indians say: ‘Imran Khan’s Pakistan’
Sunday, 05 August 2018 | Ashok Behuria | in Agenda The cricketer-turned politician’s charisma has finally worked in Pakistan. What remains to be seen is how he will address the […]
Hampshire village welcomes global Ahmadiyya Muslim convention
More than 30,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims from more than 100 countries are gathering on a farm near a small Hampshire village for a three-day religious festival. The event – the biggest […]
Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
By AFP – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian child plays in an impoverished area of the Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel […]
What happened to democracy in South East Asia?
Southeast Asian fall? Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Gwynne Dyer A quarter-century before the Arab Spring of 2011, there was a democratic spring in South-East Asia: The Philippines in […]
High-ranking Chinese Buddhist monk under investigation for sexual abuse
China investigates high-ranking Buddhist monk accused of coercing nuns into sex Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s religious affairs administration said on Thursday it would investigate claims a high-ranking Buddhist […]
Islamic State fighters surrender to Afghan government, making way for Taliban
Taliban Surge Routs ISIS in Northern Afghanistan Source: The New York Times By Najim Rahim and Rod Nordland MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — More than 200 Islamic State fighters and their two top […]
Meet Osama Bin Laden’s Mother — Alia Ghanem
My son, Osama: The al-Qaida leader’s mother speaks for the first time Source: The Guardian By Martin Chulov Nearly 17 years since 9/11, Osama bin Laden’s family remains an influential part […]
Rise of Anti-Blasphemy party in Pakistan elections
‘You Must Vote for the Holy Prophet’: Anti-Blasphemy Party Flexes Muscle in Pakistan Source: Wall Street Journal By Saeed Shah and Bill Spindle A political party formed just last year by a […]
White House bolstering Mideast team ahead of peace plan rollout
National Security Council asks agencies to volunteer staff for Kushner, in first tangible sign in months that administration is advancing Israeli-Palestinian talks proposal By AP Today, 3rd August 2018 President […]
China’s Xinjiang Region A Surveillance State Unlike Any the World Has Ever Seen
In western China, Beijing is using the most modern means available to control its Uighur minority. Tens of thousands have disappeared into re-education camps. A journey to an eerily […]
Pak’s descent into violence rooted in its intolerance to religious diversity: US Congressmen
Press Trust of India | Washington Last Updated at August 3, 2018 Pakistan has failed to arrest the country’s descent into violence mainly due to its intolerance to religious diversity, […]
Imran Khan tells Britain he will retrieve Pakistan’s looted wealth
Imran Khan is won the July 25 general election, but is still trying to form a coalition Credit: Getty Ben Farmer, Islamabad 2 August 2018 • Imran Khan has told […]
A man, no planHow will Imran Khan govern?
Perhaps he will surprise Aug 2nd 2018 | ISLAMABAD A WEEK after a general election rocked by suspicions of fraud, the dust is beginning to settle. It looks all […]
Global Opinions: Who’s afraid of Imran Khan’s Pakistan? Almost everyone
by Mehreen Zahra-Malik August 2 at 1:34 PM Mehreen Zahra-Malik, a former Reuters correspondent, is a journalist based in Islamabad. On Friday evening I drove back home to Islamabad after […]
Kazakh court frees woman who fled China over camp work – report
Reuters International This content was published on August 1, 2018 ALMATY (Reuters) – A court in Kazakhstan on Wednesday freed a former Chinese re-education camp worker who had fled China […]
Indian state’s controversial citizens’ list unites Modi critics
Reuters International This content was published on July 31, 2018 People wait in queue to check their names on the draft list at the National Register of Citizens (NRC) centre […]
Pakistani opposition to challenge Khan with own PM candidate in parliament
Reuters International This content was published on August 2, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Labourers, who set up the venue, sit under a wall with a billboard displaying photo of Imran Khan, […]