Mar 29,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen According to the UN, some 300,000 to 400,000 Iraqi civilians remain trapped in the Daesh-held Old City of Mosul. Caught in the crossfire between Daesh defenders and Iraqi government attackers, trapped families lack food, water and medical supplies. Hundreds have been killed and […]
Endgames: inside Syria Robert Fisk reports from the front line in Aleppo province where, for 40 miles, not a house, stable or even fence remains standing Robert Fisk Tader, eastern Aleppo @indyvoices A Syrian soldier demonstrates how the crucifixion stand erected and used by Isis works photography by George Ourfalian You can’t […]
By JT – Mar 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Arab leaders and heads of delegations gather for a group photo at the opening of the Arab summit at the Dead Sea on Wednesday (Anadolu Agency photo) AMMAN — The 28th Arab summit meeting held on Wednesday at the Dead Sea […]
The summit will do little to end the conflicts in the region, analysts say. Jordan King Abdullah II (R) receives Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi upon his arrival in Jordan, […]
This story is a part of PRI’s The World March 02, 2017 By Rebecca Collard AbuRadwan-1.jpg Abu Radwan and his family converted to Christianity after they fled Syria to Lebanon. […]
Source: Reuters By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj | MUMBAI/NEW DELHI A crackdown on unlicensed abattoirs in India’s most populous state has spread to other states ruled by Prime Minister […]
Reuters International MAR 29, 2017 – By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A crackdown on unlicensed abattoirs in India’s most populous state has spread to other […]
Arab leaders and head of delegations pose for a group photograph during the 28th Ordinary Summit of the Arab League at the Dead Sea, Jordan March 29, 2017. (Reuters) Al […]
Reporting by Agustinus Beo Da Costa; Writing by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Ed Davies and Nick Macfie JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian Muslims led by hardline groups plan to march to […]
MAR 29, 2017 – A woman walks inside Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand, March 9, 2017. Picture taken March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha(reuters_tickers) By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha […]
Endgames: inside Syria and Iraq Soon the Assad regime will be able to claim complete control of the major city of Homs for the first time in years. Robert Fisk witnesses a day of huge significance in the history of Syria Robert Fisk Homs @indyvoices a day ago 53 comments They came […]
Source: BBC Pakistan’s media regulator has ordered a controversial televangelist to apologise on air for hate speech. Aamir Liaquat Hussain had accused liberal activists, bloggers and journalists of blasphemy and […]
Source: The Local Turkish citizens line up to vote in Frankfurt. Photo: DPA. Turkish voters in Germany, as deeply split as those in their ancestral homeland, started casting early ballots on Monday in a referendum that could vastly boost President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. Hundreds of expatriates lined up at […]
Epigraph: We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it […]
Source: BBC Image captionWajiha Arooj hoped to continue her education – until gossip changed everything A Pakistani-born woman has won a 17-year legal battle over a university error that triggered damaging gossip that changed the course of her life, reports the BBC’s Umer Nangiana in Lahore. “The university crushed my […]
Dawn.com Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Safron) Lt Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch on Saturday said if former army chief Gen Raheel Sharif accepts the appointment as head of a 39-nation military alliance of Muslim states he will become controversial. “If Raheel Sharif takes up the appointment, he […]
Endgames: inside Syria and Iraq The great geopolitical battles in Iraq seem far away until you notice the contrails sweeping the skies far above Jibl Jarrah Robert Fisk Jibl Jarrah, central Syria @indyvoices It must be the most beautiful front line in the world. Turn right at the ancient city […]
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Gorakhpur In Gorakhpur, the power base of a firebrand monk, religious tension grows with Uttar Pradesh’s 40 million Muslims Supporters of the BJP celebrate […]
Source: Time BY Howard Amos and Jim Heintz / AP Mar 26, 2017 MOSCOW — Thousands of people crowded into Moscow’s Pushkin Square on Sunday for an unsanctioned protest against the […]