By Mohammad Ghazal – Oct 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi troops are seen during a training session at the Jordan-based KASOTC facility on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of NATO) AMMAN — As the Iraqi army gears up to liberate Mosul from the terrorist group Daesh, First Lieutenant Samir Mansour hopes […]
Epigraph: You are standing here in order to enter into a covenant with the Lord your God, a covenant the Lord is making with you this day and sealing with […]
By Huda Islam Expert Question What’s the Difference Between Shia and Sunni Muslims? Answer Both Sunni and Shia Muslims share the most fundamental Islamic beliefs and articles of faith. The differences between these two main sub-groups within Islam initially stemmed not from spiritual differences, but political ones. Over the […]
Some academics argue the Safavid Shahs gave Iranian Shiism a rule-fixation and abandonment of spirituality it has never lost An Iranian man sits in front of holy scroll. Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters Gareth Smyth for Tehran Bureau Thursday 29 September 2016 The crowning of Ismail as king of Iran in […]
Source: TOI Former Pakistan nationals who are now Indian citizens are upbeat over theArmy‘s successful strikes on terror camps across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. “Pakistan was my mother country , but it is now infested with terrorist groups and camps. I am happy with the surgical […]
Oct 02, 2016 – Shafqat Ali With Agency Inputs | Indian films have been banned in cinemas across Pakistan as tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi over recent scuffles in the disputed Kashmir region spilled into the world of Bollywood. “It is deeply regrettable that a film trade body, the […]
Oct 02, 2016 – Abhaya Srivastava | They left India for Saudi Arabia with big dreams, but have returned with only harrowing tales after an oil price slump threw the economy into turmoil, leaving thousands of poor migrant labourers stranded. The workers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Philippines were […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 2 October 2016 MADINAH: Saudi Oger dismissed 1,300 employees working at the King Fahd Holy Qur’an Printing Complex when the company’s initial contract was terminated. But now, according to local media reports, the company has won a new contract to operate the complex for […]
Protesters call for turning off lights to show rejection of agreement By Suzanna Goussous – Oct 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Protesters demonstrate against the gas deal with Israel in downtown Amman on Friday (Photo by Osama Aqarbeh) AMMAN — Activists across the Kingdom have organised protests and marches […]
Source: BBC A tax evasion amnesty in India has prompted tens of thousands of people to declare more than $9.5bn (£7.3bn) in undeclared income and assets. Finance minister Arun Jaitley […]
Source: BBC Thai health officials have confirmed two cases of microcephaly, a severe birth defect linked to the Zika virus. It is the first time in South East Asia that the disease has been linked to the condition, which causes abnormally small brains and heads. Several countries in the region […]
Source: The Daily Beast The case of a Parisian decorator who claims he was beaten, bound and forced to kiss a Saudi princess’s feet shows the lamentable track record of Arabic royal families when it comes to abusing their servants. More:
Source: Dawn By ZULQERNAIN TAHIR LAHORE: The Council of Complaints of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (Pemra) dismissed on Thursday the complaints of the minority Ahmadi community against two private TV channels as ‘non-maintainable’. The decision was made after a mob entered the Pemra office in the Cantonment area, asking […]
Source: ET Aside from the obvious human cost, the repercussions of war between the nuclear-armed neighbours will be far-reaching. PHOTO SOURCE: NDTV As if the world did not have enough conflicts to handle, Pakistan and India are adding to the tension. While experts rule out a full-scale war between the […]
By Andrew V. Pestano | Sept. 30, 2016 at 11:07 AM French Rafale fighter jets on Friday began launching attacks against the Islamic State in Iraq from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea to support Iraqi security forces ahead of the battle for Mosul. Photo […]
Fulya Ozerkan•September 30, 2016 View photos A model poses during a photo shoot in Istanbul (AFP Photo/Gurcan Ozturk) More Istanbul (AFP) – The model adjusts her clothing, stares at the camera with a hint of a smile, holds her head high and the photographer starts snapping. But at this photoshoot […]
SEPT. 24, 2016 – maan news agency (File) RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — More than 1,000 Palestinian minors have been detained by Israeli forces since the beginning of the year, the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs said on Saturday, in a reported increase from 2015.The Committee said that at least 1,000 Palestinian […]
AFP | Published — Friday 30 September 2016 DEEPEST SYMPATHIES: Jordanian King Abdallah II, second right, and Prime Minister Hani Mulki, right, offer their condolences to relatives of Jordanian writer […]
Sep 29,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JONATHAN POWER The last war in the Western hemisphere came to an end with the recent signing of the formal peace treaty between Colombia and the FARC rebels, a conflict that has raged on and off for 50 years. Fortunately, the cities have been […]
Sep 29,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI Is there a single thing that helps us understand why the Arab world has turned into such a horror show of dictatorships and authoritarian governments, state and private political violence, corruption on a massive scale, social polarisation, state fragmentation, and the […]