Explosions reported in Turkey’s Istanbul
Source: Aljazeera Two huge explosions have occurred in the Turkish city of Istanbul, according to news reports and posts on social media. Reports say that police are evacuating the area, […]
On human rights day, Pak comes under fire for Ahmadiyya crackdown
Source: Newsdog.today “USCIRF condemns the brutal raid on the Ahmadiyya offices, the first such raid since Pakistan amended its constitution 42 years ago declaring that Ahmadis are ‘non-Muslims’,” said Thomas J. Reese, a Catholic priest of the Jesuit order. “Pakistan’s anti-terrorism laws should not be applied to the peaceful Ahmadiyya […]
India: Punjab police makes foolproof security arrangements for Ahmadiyya Muslim meet in wake of terror threats
The Ahmadiyya Muslim meet will be held on December 26 in Qadian in Punjab Security has been increased after a request from Secretary Anjuman Ahmadiyya There has been criticism of Ahmadiyyas by prominent Muslim organisations, leaders and fundamentalists See more news from India at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome By Atir Khan PUBLISHED: 00:18 […]
Iraqi troops retreat after Mosul hospital battle
By Reuters – Dec 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi internally displaced groom Jassim Mohammed walks with his bride, Amena Ali, during their wedding ceremony at a camp for internally displaced people in Khazir, near Mosul, Iraq, Thursday (AP photo) BAGHDAD —Iraqi troops who seized a hospital deep inside […]
Japan tests innovative magnetic tether for slowing space junk
Source: BBC Japan has launched a cargo ship which will use a half mile- (700m)-long tether to remove some of the vast amount of debris from Earth’s orbit.The tether, made […]
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Park
Source: CNN Lawmakers in South Korea’s National Assembly have voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye. The vote passed by 234 votes to 56. There were six abstentions.The country’s constitutional court will now deliberate the motion, a process that could take up to 180 days. However, it is unclear whether Park […]
The anguish of a family seeking justice for writer shot outside Jordanian court
The family of Nahed Hattar want an idependent investigation into his death, after the journalist was killed on the steps of the courthouse where he was due to stand trial for ‘inciting Islam’. They were charges Mr Hattar rejected Robert Fisk Amman @indyvoices The murder of Nahed Hattar – journalist, Christian, […]
Japanese-Americans Imprisoned For Ethnicity Speak Out In Defense Of Muslims
Source: Huffington Post BY Jessica Prois Executive Editor at Huffington Post & Kimberly Yam Associate Editor, The Huffington Post Seventy-five years ago on Wednesday, the bombing of Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. […]
Boris Johnson says Saudi Arabia is a ‘puppeteer’ in Middle East proxy wars
Source: The Guardian By Patrick Wintour and Rowena Mason Foreign secretary, who has been accused of a series of diplomatic gaffes, breaks with convention by publicly criticising UK ally Boris […]
There’s one key difference between the Second World War and the Syrian conflict – the rebels of Aleppo are no heroes
We refer to them as ‘rebels’ – as if they were the Maquis fighting in the French resistance or Partisans freeing Yugoslavia from the Nazis or, indeed, the insurgents of Warsaw struggling for freedom from the German SS. Which they clearly are not Robert Fisk Warsaw I’ve just spent hours […]
Why has this Nobel winner been ignored for 30 years?
In 1980, soon after Pakistani professor Abdus Salam was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to developing the theory of electroweak unification in particle physics, he was invited to a ceremony at the Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) in Islamabad. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38238131
Boris Johnson accuses Saudi Arabia of ‘twisting and abusing’ Islam
theguardian: by Patrick Wintour ans Rowena Mason — Foreign secretary, who has been accused of a series of diplomatic gaffes, breaks with convention by publicly criticising UK ally Boris Johnson: ‘Saudi Arabia and Iran puppeteering in Middle East’ – video Boris Johnson accused Saudi Arabia of abusing Islam and acting […]
Analysis – How Iran closed the Mosul ‘horseshoe’ and changed Iraq war
Reuters International DEC 7, 2016 – American vehicles are seen in Bartila, Iraq December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (reuters_tickers) By Dominic Evans, Maher Chmaytelli and Patrick Markey BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – In the early days of the assault on Islamic State in Mosul, Iran successfully pressed Iraq to change […]
The future of migration governance
MD. SHAHIDUL HAQUE | Published — Thursday 8 December 2016 Md. Shahidul Haque We live in a rapidly evolving, hyper-connected world, where goods, capital and people are more mobile than ever before. But, whereas countries have shown a willingness to cooperate on exchanging goods and capital, the international community […]
Careem launches women drivers in Pakistan
Source: Tribune Yasmin Perveen, one of the pioneer women ‘captains’ of Careem, adjusts back mirror while driving her car in Islamabad, Pakistan December 7, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS Taxi-hailing service Careem […]
97 Killed as Magnitude-6.4 Earthquake Strikes Indonesia’s Aceh Province
Source: Time Zian Mustakin and Niniek Karmini / AP (MEUREUDU, Indonesia) — A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at least 97 people and sparking […]
Person of the Year Runner-up: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Source: Time A failed coup left the Turkish president even more powerful BY JARED MALSIN When a rogue faction of Turkey’s military moved to seize control of the country on […]
Trump named Time Person of the Year
Source: CNN “I don’t think that we have ever seen one person, operating in such an unconventional way, have an impact on the events of the year,” said Time editor […]
Pakistan passenger plane crashes in north of country
Police official says Pakistan International Airlines flight PK661, which had about 47 people on board, has crashed en route to Islamabad from Chitral A file photo of a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane arriving at the Benazir International airport in Islamabad. Photograph: Faisal Mahmood/Reuters Reuters in Islamabad Wednesday 7 December […]
PIA flight PK-661 crashes enroute to Islamabad
Source: Dawn There are more than 40 passengers on board the plane. Chitral airport sources confirm singer-cum-evangelist Junaid Jamshed, his family, and Deputy Commissioner Umar Waraich were on board the flight and are feared to be among the casualties. More: