Hamza Ali Abbasi and the issue of Ahmadis
By Saqib Gul | ثاقب گل @SaqibGul01 The moment Hamza Ali Abbasi announced to conduct a program for Ahmadis he has been subject to fury from Muslims. Such a reaction is […]
80% of hotel rooms in Makkah reserved
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 18 June 2016 Paid reservations reached 124,000 rooms, of a total of 155,000 rooms in the central area for the first 10 days of Ramadan. (SPA) MAKKAH: Reservations at hotels in the central area in Makkah registered their highest operational capacity this year, […]
Federal plan for northern Syria advances with US-backed forces
By Reuters – Jun 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this February11, file photo, school boys play in a street in Aleppo, Syria. After four years of grinding battles, Aleppo divided residents face a common fear as the prospect of a total siege looms. Syria’s largest city used to be […]
Is a new plot against Iraq being hatched?
Sat June 18, 2016 By Hassan Lasjerdi June 18, 2016 As Iraqi forces along Popular Mobilization Forces also known as al-Hashd al-Shaabi are engaged in fierce clash with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group and have so far been able to deal major blows to […]
Gujarat riots: India court jails 11 for life over Gulbarg massacre
Source: BBC A court in India has sentenced 11 people to life in prison for their roles in a notorious massacre during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. Of the […]
Pemra bans Hamza Ali Abbasi from hosting Ramazan show
Source: Dawn ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has barred actor Hamza Ali Abbasi and TV show host Shabbir Abu Talib from hosting their Ramazan shows on Aaj TV […]
Turkish vote on stronger presidency may come late this year
Reuters International JUN 17, 2016 – 16:00 Mustafa Sentop, head of constitution commission of the Turkish Parliament, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (reuters_tickers) By Orhan Coskun and Nick Tattersall ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will not hold a referendum on the powerful […]
Pakistan ‘honour’ killing: Why clerics’ call may fall on deaf ears
Source: BBC The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) in Pakistan has declared that killing in the name of family honour is un-Islamic and against the law. The group, which advises […]
Obama meets Dalai Lama in spite of China protest
Source: Reuters BY DAVID BRUNNSTROM U.S. President Barack Obama met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the White House on Wednesday despite a warning by China that […]
Obama, Dalai Lama anger China with White House meeting
Source: Associated Press By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama thanked the Dalai Lama on Wednesday for offering condolences after 49 people were killed in the worst mass […]
Post-Islamic State Iraq should be split in three: top Kurdish official
ERBIL, IRAQ | BY MAHER CHMAYTELLI AND ISABEL COLES Iraqi soldiers gather to go battle against Islamic State militants south of Mosul , Iraq, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/STRINGER Once Islamic […]
Ramadan 2016: Israel ‘cuts off water supply to West Bank’ during Muslim holy month
Tens of thousands of Palestinians left without access to safe drinking water in sweltering heat Peter Yeung @ptr_yeung Israel has cut off the water supply to large areas of the West Bank, […]
Is the backlash faced by French-Lebanese author for speaking to Israeli media justified?
Millions of Arabs are well aware that Palestinian officials speak daily to Israel military and political leaders, so why the focus on Amin Maalouf for speaking to Israeli i24 channel? Robert Fisk @indyvoices Loaded with honours and a Legion d’Honneur, holder of France’s top literary award, one of the French […]
The Magic Kingdom Meets the Middle Kingdom in Shanghai Disneyland
Source: Time By Kim Wall / Shanghai Will Mickey Mouse and friends succeed in winning Chinese hearts and minds? Oscillating between drizzle and downpour, the weather is typical for Shanghai, though […]
Bangladesh clerics issue fatwa on Islamist killings
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Yahoo News Bangladeshi clerics said Monday they have issued a […]
View from abroad: I wrote this column — despite being a woman
Dawn.com: by Shada Islam — TIM Hunt, an English biochemist who is also a Nobel laureate, told the World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul that he believed scientists should work in gender-segregated labs. YES, let’s make fun of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sexist praise of his Bangladeshi counterpart, […]
Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against honour killing
Source: The Guardian An influential group of Pakistani clerics have issued a fatwa against “honour” killings, with a spokesman calling them “unethical and unjustifiable” following a series of attacks on […]
Netanyahu stresses Arab peace initiative must be rewritten
By AFP – Jun 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian protester holds a sign as he chants slogans during a protest against what organisers say is land confiscation by Israel, near Arroub Refugee Camp north of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Sunday (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — […]
Experts hope Petra’s hidden monument could solve mystery of Nabataeans
By Dana Al Emam – Jun 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES This undated handout image shows archaeologist Christopher A. Tuttle investigating the doorsill of the small building on the newly […]
Malaysia’s Islamic airline Rayani Air barred from flying
Source: BBC Malaysia’s first Islamic-compliant airline, Rayani Air, has been barred from flying for breaching regulations. The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said it was revoking the airline’s certification because […]