By Suzanna Goussous – Jun 10,2016 -JORDAN TIMES In this recent photo, volunteers at the Restaurant of Mercy in Amman’s Jabal Luweibdeh prepare the iftar meal to serve underprivileged people during Ramadan (Photo courtesy of Restaurant of Mercy and Caritas Jordan) AMMAN — Delivering a message of peace, forgiveness […]
Iranian diplomat Ghadanfar Rokonabadi disappeared after being caught up in the mass panic on last year’s Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca Robert Fisk @indyvoices He was smart, occasionally humorous and detailed in his replies to my questions. Officially, he was an attaché at Iran’s high-walled, black-painted embassy in Beirut, but back in 1996 I […]
Source: BBC Bangladesh police say they have detained about 900 people as part of a crackdown on militants following a series of deadly attacks. Police launched the week-long campaign on […]
Source.ET It is the interior ministry which is responsible for the identification of groups that are to be banned under the Terrorism Act of 1997. PHOTO: EXPRESS There is a sense of weary resignation hung around the shoulders of reports that the government is struggling, and largely failing, to keep […]
Each false atrocity bleeds into the body of evidence of other, real crimes, contaminating the truth for decades to come Robert Fisk in Beirut @indyvoices We all know the problem. […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Friday 10 June 2016 JEDDAH: Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who heads the Council of Senior Scholars, has urged Muslims who have undertaken many Umrah trips to refrain for entering Makkah, so that others have a chance to perform the rituals. Al-Asheikh said it […]
Jun 09,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – George S. Hishmeh The French-sponsored conference that was attended by senior representatives of 26 countries, including senior French and American officials, has failed to outline the next step towards reaching the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict now approaching 50 years. This disappointing outcome underlines the […]
Source: The New Yorker By Alice Su The Martyr’s Memorial in Shadian, China, is a gray pillar topped with a crescent moon, set on a stone block engraved with names. […]
Source: BBC A Hindu priest has been killed in Bangladesh, in the latest attack by Islamist militants. The body of Ananda Gopal Ganguly, 70, was found in a field near […]
Source: Patheos.com By Ayesha Noor Respected Members of CII, As a mother of all believers, I should address you as my sons. But I will not. Because you have disgusted […]
Source: Dailystar.net An operative of militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was killed during a “gunfight” between his cohorts and police in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi early today, hours into the confession of his involvement in Bagmara Ahmadiyya mosque attack, police said. Jamal Uddin, 25, son of Tabjul Haque of […]
Reuters International JUN 7, 2016 – 08:49 Fire engines stand beside a Turkish police bus which was targeted in a bomb attack in a central Istanbul district, Turkey, June 7, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (reuters_tickers) ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A car bomb attack on a Turkish police bus killed 11 people, seven […]
By Duc-Quang Nguyen JUN 6, 2016 – 15:32 The ageing population is increasing at an unprecedented rate. If the phenomenon only affected developed economies in the past, now it has a worldwide effect. Pensions, health costs, lower economic growth … Through a weekly series of graphics, swissinfo.ch will help explain […]
Source: Tehran Times TEHRAN – The 24th International Holy Quran Exhibition, promoting the motto “Toward Understanding the Holy Quran”, will open at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla today, the first day […]
June 6, 2016 TEHRAN – On Monday, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran declared implementation of the legislation that would provide the Foreign Ministry for demanding compensation from the U.S. for inflicting “spiritual and material damage” on Iran in years before and after the 1979 Revolution. The law comes after […]
Associated Press | Published — Monday 6 June 2016 www.arabnews.com El Mesaharty Hussien wakes up residents for their pre-dawn meals during the first day of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) Millions of Muslims around the world on Monday marked the start of Ramadan, a month […]
By Reuters – Jun 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi government forces drive on a road near the village of Al Azraqiyah, northwest of the city of Fallujah, on Sunday, during an operation to regain control of the area from the Daesh terror group (AFP photo) BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq — An […]
Source: CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN)All U.S. Navy sailors in Japan are banned from drinking alcohol and restricted to base except for essential trips after several recent alcohol-related incidents […]
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Dhaka A Christian was knifed to death after Sunday prayers near a church in northwestBangladesh in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Police said […]
Source: Gulf News Tokyo: A 96-year-old Japanese man has entered the Guinness World Records after becoming the oldest person in the world to receive a university degree, officials said on Sunday. Shigemi Hirata, who lives in Takamatsu, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Design from Kyoto University […]