Turkey’s bid to become maritime powerhouse unsettles Mediterranean
By AFP – Aug 23,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Retired Turkish admiral and author Cem Gurdeniz speaks to AFP about his vision for Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea (AFP photo) ISTANBUL […]
We need to look beyond social media to tackle the scourge of disinformation
Blaming social media ignores the importance of untrue or misleading information spread by political actors or traditional media Thomas Colley @ThomasColley 18 hours ago Disinformation is widely perceived as a great threat to liberal […]
London’s Tower Bridge gets stuck open, causing traffic chaos,
Source: CNN Traffic in the capital was “gridlocked” after the bridge failed to close after allowing a ship to pass along the River Thames, the PA Media news agency reported. Queues of motorists and pedestrians waited for at least an hour, while police asked motorists to find alternative routes around […]
Muslim charity’s entire board steps down over antisemitism row
Source: The Guardian The entire board of the UK’s largest Muslim charity is stepping down after it emerged that the man drafted in to replace a trustee who made antisemitic […]
UN, rights groups accuse Greece of using pandemic to ‘step up’ migration restrictions
Henrique VALADARES 7 hrs ago © Alkis Konstantinidis, Reuters While numerous NGOs and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have accused Greece of using the Covid-19 epidemic as […]
COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Its Worldwide Devastation
WRITTEN BY KHALIDA JAMILAH| JULY 2020| When we hear the word devastation, an image that comes to mind is of a ruined building in a war-torn country. With the ongoing coronavirus […]
Istanbul hosts 32nd Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL SPORTS AUG 23, 2020 AA Photo Organized by the Turkish National Olympic Committee, the 32nd edition of the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race was held in Istanbul Sunday […]
German population of migrant background rises to 21 million
Source: Migrants Info Germany saw a 2.1% increase in the population with a migrant background in 2019, though the rate of increase was the least rapid since 2011. The largest […]
South Asian heritage isn’t solely about food and cultural identity – it’s deeply linked to anti-racism too
Though there is much to enjoy in our music, art and architecture, we have and should continue to tap more deeply into our roots of solidarity and mutual care Savi Hensman 23 hours ago South Asian Heritage Month UK, with online events and exhibitions, words and images, recently came to an […]
Separate reports find that the integration of migrants in Germany is proceeding ‘well’
Source: Migrants Info By Sertan Sanderson Four scientific studies in Germany conclude that the integration of migrants and refugees is proceeding increasingly well. The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) […]
Economic value of newly discovered Black Sea natural gas nearly $65 billion, energy minister says
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL BUSINESS AUG 21, 2020 Turkey’s drilling ship, the Fatih, sailing through the Bosphorus toward the Black Sea on May 29, 2020, Istanbul (AP Photo) The […]
Turkish government reconverts another former church into a mosque
By Associated Press Reporter © Emrah Gurel Details of St Saviour in Chora church, known as Kariye in Turkish, in Istanbul (Emrah Gurel/AP) The Turkish government formally converted a former Byzantine […]
Turkish Drilling Ship Finds 320 Billion Cubic Metre Gas Field in Black Sea, Erdogan Says
Source: Sputnik Ankara has been engaged in a row with Greece over drilling in the Mediterranean since the research vessel Oruc Reis launched drilling ops to the south of Antalya […]
Ask Islam – Questions regarding Marriage and Divorce. Audio Answers by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV. as
Search icons Home > Society > Marriage and Divorce Question → In Islam, does the wife have any right over the money of the husband? Question → Is there any corresponding course Islam prescribes for ladies […]
Foreign minister: Saudi Arabia is committed to Arab peace plan
Previous 1 / 3 Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said it was committed to peace between the Palestinians and Israelis based on the Arab peace plan. (KSAMOFA) 2 / 3 Saudi Arabia on […]
Some Western countries contradict values by closing doors to refugees: Parliament speaker
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA DIPLOMACY AUG 20, 2020 Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop spoke through video link from Ankara, Turkey, at the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, Aug. 19, 2020. […]
‘Turkish people deserve gratitude for their solidarity with refugees,’ IFRC’s Castellanos says
BY ERALP YARAR ISTANBUL POLITICS AUG 19, 2020 Xavier Castellanos, the deputy general secretary of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), gave an exclusive interview with […]
How MI6 and CIA Recruited Army Generals and Bribed Politicians in Run-Up to 1953 Coup in Iran
© AP Photo / MIDDLE EAST 13:03 GMT 17.08.2020( by Chris Summers In the 1950s Iran was one of the world’s biggest oil producers and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company – […]
Is it true that the Quran says to not take the Jews and Christians for friends?
(Question/Answer) Listen to the answer in Audio MP3 – Question/Answer 1 – Question/Answer 2 The verse of the Holy Quran is also used to malign Islam and its teachings. I think the biggest misconception […]
Greece secretly expels over 1,000 refugees, abandoning them at sea
August 17, 2020 at 2:39 pm | Published in: Europe & Russia, Greece, Middle East, News, Syria, Turkey Migrants are seen on a inflatable boat as they try to reach Greece [file photo] August 17, 2020 […]