Secret convoy let hundreds of IS fighters escape
13 November 2017 The BBC has uncovered details of a deal that let hundreds of IS fighters – including foreign militants – and their families escape from Raqqa in Syria, […]
Pakistani police clash with protesters at anti-blasphemy sit-in
Source: The Guardian Capital on near lockdown after rally in support of cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi in row over electoral oath wording Members of the Tehreek-e Labaik Pakistan party shout […]
The capital under siege
Source: Dawn FOR the past one week, Islamabad has been virtually under siege with the followers of a radical cleric blocking the expressway connecting the city to the airport. The administration’s move to enclose the Red Zone with containers has added to the chaos. While the clerics blast the civil […]
No end in sight for Saudi-Iran proxy war
Mohamad Bazzi For The Straits Times Published The Middle East suddenly hurtled towards a regional conflict over the past week, after Saudi Arabia charged that a missile fired at its capital from Yemen was provided to rebels by Iran and constituted “an act of war”. “Iran cannot lob missiles at […]
Khawaja Muhammad Asif : India-Pakistan conflict taints Swiss honorary doctorate ceremony
This content was published on November 15, 2017 5:08 PMNov 15, 2017 – 17:08 Pakistan’s foreign minister was not diplomatic about India in his acceptance speech (Geneva School of Diplomacy) While accepting an honorary doctorate from the Geneva School of Diplomacy, Pakistan’s foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif called India […]
Alliances, interests and fate of some countries
Nov 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Tehran was a show of solidarity with Iran at a time the country is facing […]
Jordanian and Palestinian Evangelicals unite in Amman
Nov 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab In a moving ceremony held at the Free Evangelical Church in Amman’s Khalda neighbourhood on November 14, members of evangelical churches in Palestine and Jordan announced the creation of a unified coordinating alliance, made up of: the Council of Local Evangelical Churches […]
Jordan to go ahead with Red Sea-Dead Sea project despite Israel’s withdrawal threat
By Mohammad Ghazal – Nov 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES The Red Sea- Dead Sea project is planned to generate more water for Jordan and save the Dead Sea (Photo courtesy […]
Why I chose to donate my eggs
Source: BBC News Why would anyone donate their eggs to help a stranger have a child? Elaine Chong explains her reasons. I first heard about egg donation when I was […]
Amnesty says China detains 30 relatives of exiled Uighur leader
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have in recent months detained up to 30 relatives of an exiled ethnic Uighur leader, Rebiya Kadeer, […]
Who is a Muslim; Time to Learn from the Christians?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I bet you that even the most informed Muslims, including the majority of the Muslim […]
The U.S. also expressed concern over treatment of Ahmadis:
Source: RT On Monday over two dozen countries criticized Pakistan’s human rights record at the universal periodic review (UPR) of UN Human Rights Council. The criticism came not only from developed countries like the U.S. and U.K but also from developing countries like Ethiopia and Namibia. Majority of the countries […]
The trials of Netanyahu and Israel’s layered corruption
Ramzy Baroud | Published — Tuesday 14 November 2017 Whether or not the corruption scandals hounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lead to his sacking matters […]
The Muslim Overpopulation Myth That Just Won’t Die
The claim that Muslims have “too many children” is reliably powerful anywhere there’s a sizable Muslim immigrant or minority population. After fleeing from Burma, Noor Kayes holds her daughter in […]
World’s largest solar plant built in a refugee camp launched in Zaatari
12.9-megawatt solar facility will bring free and clean electricity to over 80,000 camp residents By Mina Mohit – Nov 13,2017 -JORDAN TIMES The world’s largest solar power plant built in […]
From Jordan: Dangerous claim
Nov 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL Allegations that Iran plans to establish a permanent military base in Syria fuel the already high tensions over Iranian influence in Syria and […]
Dial A for Apartheid
November 13, 2017 Dial A for Apartheid This year’s annual Khatm-e-Nabuwwat Conference (October 19-20) couldn’t have asked for a more perfect timing.… By K. K. Shahid | Newsbeat National | Published 18 hours ago This year’s annual Khatm-e-Nabuwwat Conference (October 19-20) couldn’t have asked for a more perfect […]
Saudi Arabia is creating a total mess in Lebanon
By Jamal Khashoggi November 13 2017 Saudi King Salman, right, meets last week with outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via Associated […]
Saudi Arabia backs down in Middle East crisis
Nov 14, 2017 Saudi Arabia’s dramatic moves to counter Iran in the region appear to have backfired, significantly ratcheting up regional tensions and setting off a spiral of reactions and anger that seem to have caught the kingdom off guard. Now it’s trying to wind back its escalations in Lebanon […]
Saudi Arabia, at War With Itself
Forget Yemen, Syria and Lebanon, just a few of the countries in which Saudi Arabia is fighting a proxy war with Iran, its long-time enemy. The Saudi royal family now […]