Huge Indonesia earthquake rocks Lombok island
A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Lombok. A tsunami warning was issued in its aftermath but it was lifted several hours later. The US Geological […]
Lombok Earthquake – the latest …
Indonesia earthquake update: Is there a tsunami warning in Lombok? Can you travel to Bali? LOMBOK is under threat from a second huge earthquake as a 7.0 magnitude tremor has […]
Prevent children from exposure of electronic devices
Parents are being admonished to control their children’s use of electronic devices The Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, says parents, who prevent their children from the uncontrolled exposure […]
The end of the pretended Israeli democracy
Source: Arab News At last, an end to the masquerade of Israel’s ‘democracy’ Yossi Mekelberg August 04, 2018 Initially one is pressed to find a single item of merit in […]
Global warming: Drought hits Iraq’s agriculture
Cultivated areas halve in Iraq as drought tightens grip By AFP – Aug 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An Iraqi man uses a shovel on a dry field in an […]
How Israel influences US elections – and gets away with it
Israel also weighs on US elections Aug 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi While Russia continues to dominate the news within and outside the US about its alleged […]
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, […]