Afghanistan will not become Islamistan or even Talibanistan. It will, when the West finally packs up and leaves, become Mafiastan. Perhaps it already is Robert Fisk @indyvoices A young man sits among the wreckage after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul in July EPA As usual, all the warnings were […]
India Biryani Wars Source: BBC By Husna Haq If India had a national food, one contender up there with rotis, dal or samosas might be the spiced, multi-layered rice dish […]
Source: ET Consciousness of Allah and feeling His presence is an essential part of Islamic teachings. It requires believers to be ever-conscious of Allah’s presence in every breath of life. His presence is ubiquitous and this has been amply mentioned in the Holy Quran. This kind of feeling makes one […]
Oct 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh A culture of negativity has been on the increase in our society for some time now, and it needs to be reversed. It is no denying that the Arab region has, since 2011 in specific, been going through particularly difficult times. Politically, […]
30 Years of The Independent Face to face with Bin Laden Speaking exclusively – and chillingly – to Robert Fisk, the ‘rebel leader’ openly plotted terror against the West Robert Fisk 10 July 1996 Osama bin Laden, the fiercest opponent of the Saudi regime and of America’s presence in the […]
Source: Time By Munir Ahmed / AP Pakistan’s Prime Minister blamed India for the rising tensions between the two countries but said he wanted to resolve the Kashmir dispute through talks (ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan’smilitary on Wednesday accused India of another “unprovoked” attack in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, saying it […]
Source: Time Parliament closed a loophole that allowed “honor” killers to go free (ISLAMABAD) — Pakistani lawmakers have passed a law that stiffens the penalty for convicted “honor” killers and […]
By GPD on June 17, 2016 The Zionist intelligence Chief, Major General Herzi Halevy, said that the last three months have been the most difficult for ISIS since its inception.In […]
Source: ET We — and I still volunteer in the aid and development sectorsperiodically — are the unarmed soldiers on the frontlines these days. Most of us make informed decisions about going into harm’s way. Polio vaccinators are more likely driven to the job by poverty rather than the humanitarian […]
Source: ET A powerful Iranian general has been quoted suggesting that Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince is so “impatient” he may kill his own father to claim the throne, Associated Press reports.His comments come as Saudi Arabia conducts naval drills in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Unforgiving rhetoric has been common between the two countries since […]
OCT. 4, 2016 Israeli security forces tend to an injured soldier next to the body of a slain Palestinian in the southern occupied West Bank on Oct. 16, 2015. (AFP/Hazem Bader, File) By: Chloe Benoist BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In October 2015 began what has been in turn called a wave […]
JAEGER-LECOULTRE By Anand Chandrasekha OCT 4, 2016 Could the face that launched several Indian films also be the one painted on an iconic Swiss watch? (Nikhil Dhanrajgir) Sébastien Marcel is an unlikely judge of beauty queens, but his face recognition expertise could finally solve the identity of an Indian woman […]
OCT 5, 2016 – Fierce gun battles have played out around Kunduz in recent days (Keystone) Switzerland will continue funding humanitarian projects in Afghanistan to the tune of CHF26 million ($26.6 million) per year until 2020, a conference in Brussels was told. Thomas Greminger, head of the Swiss delegation […]
Award seeks to recognise structures that help Muslim communities worldwide Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, ChinaImage Credit: Aga Khan foundation Superkilen, Copenhagen, DenmarkImage Credit: Aga Khan foundation Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, IranImage Credit: Aga Khan foundation Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, LebanonImage Credit: Aga Khan foundation Awaidha Murshed Al […]
October 5, 2016 TEHRAN — The Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, a huge infrastructure that connects two parks separated by a highway in northern Tehran, has won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture worth $1 million. The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced during a ceremony held […]
August 31, 2016 TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan Qashqavi and Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran Rajeh Saber Abboud al-Mousavi exchanged views about preparations for the upcoming Arbaeen ceremony. During the meeting held in Tehran on Wednesday, the two diplomats talked about ways […]
Reliable source has confirmed that services of COAS (Chief of Army Staff) have been extended for one year and CGS (Chief of General Staff), who has been vice chief and will […]
Source: BBC India’s central bank has cut a key interest rate to its lowest level for nearly six years, in an effort to boost the economy. The bank cut its […]
SAUDI ARABIA AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | Published — Tuesday 4 October 2016 An employee of the Saudi Binladin Group searches for his name in a list of employees ready to be paid their delayed salaries. (AN file photo) RIYADH: The government has transferred delayed funds to Saudi Binladin Group […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Tuesday 4 October 2016 Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri. (SPA) RIYADH: The lack of intervention by Saudi Arabia and Arab coalition forces in Yemen would have turned the country into an Iranian missile base with dangers extending up to the southern border of the Kingdom. And […]