Earthquake or its social aftershocks, which is more destructive?
By Setareh Behroozi January 2, 2018 All began with a massive earthquake which hit the western province of Kermanshah on November 12, 2017. The sad news and photos of the […]
US gave clearance to Israel to assassinate Iranian general Suleimani, report claims
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and IRGC commanders in Tehran, September 18, 2016. (AP Photo) The […]
India Muslim man beaten to death ‘over New Year music’
Source: BBC News A Muslim has been beaten to death in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand after reportedly asking a group to stop playing loud music on New Year’s […]
North Korea: South proposes Olympics delegation talks
Source: BBC News South Korea has offered high-level talks with North Korea next Tuesday to discuss its possible participation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. The North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, […]
Report: Expect more war, hunger in 2018
REUTERS GENEVA A woman holds her severely malnourished 10-month old daughter at the feeding center for children, South Sudan, Dec. 10, 2017. Humanitarian crises around the world will worsen […]
Jerusalem decision a test for Muslims leaders, an end to hopes for peace
MEHMET ÇELIK @celik ISTANBUL AFP Photo Jerusalem, or Al-Quds as the Muslim world calls it, came to the forefront of world politics once again when U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Trump says U.S. has gotten ‘nothing’ from Pakistan aid
Reuters International This content was published on January 1, 2018 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters before departing the White House for a visit to the Walter […]
Saudi Arabia: High-speed rail takes minister on first Madinah-Makkah journey
ARAB NEWS |Published — Monday 1 January 2018 RIYADH: Dr. Nabil Al-Amoudi, minister of transport and chairman of Saudi Railway Organization and Saudi Railways Company (SAR), on Sunday took […]
Israel charges Palestinian teenager in viral ‘slap video’
AFP | Published — Monday 1 January 2018 Jerusalem: Israeli authorities have filed charges against a Palestinian woman after a video showing her and her cousin slapping and kicking […]
Pakistan man exonerated after serving 9 years for blasphemy
Source: ABC news By ZARAR KHAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS Pakistan’s supreme court exonerated a man convicted of blasphemy after he served nine years of a life sentence in prison. A two-judge panel of the […]
There’s more than Alwaleed’s empire at stake
By Bloomberg News – December 30, 2017 In Photo: Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal at London’s High Court Almost two months into it, Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption is […]
Likud party calls for de-facto annexation of Israeli settlements
Reuters International This content was published on December 31, 2017 Party supporters demonstrate during a Likud Central Committee meeting in Airport City, Israel December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (reuters_tickers) […]
Double-talks on the Syrian crisis
Dec 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi Seasoned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that the US must withdraw its remaining soldiers from Syria, estimated to be no more than 2,000 deployed in and around the recently liberated Raqqa region, now that the war against Daesh has ended. Fair enough. Russian President Vladamir Putin has deployed […]
Treated ‘worse than animals’: thousands of Indian women feared trapped in ashrams
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Delhi Delhi authorities say thousands more women could be living in the estimated 300 properties linked to the group Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya nationwide. Photograph: […]
Padmavati: Controversial film ‘cleared by Indian censor board’
Source: BBC News India’s film censor board has cleared the release of controversial Bollywood film Padmavati, reports say. The film, which tells the story of a 14th Century Hindu queen […]
India: Muslim women can perform Hajj alone now
DAWN.COM December 31, 2017 Modi speaks of ‘freeing Muslim women from injustices’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his government has removed the restriction on Muslim women from performing Haj alone, following which hundreds of women have applied to travel alone for the pilgrimage, Times of India reported. Modi, […]