The Ottoman Empire: 600 Years of Domination
Source: Ancient Origins 16 February, 2020 – The Ottoman Empire was one of history’s largest and longest-lasting empires. It was founded around the end of the 13th / beginning of […]
Religious liberty has been eroded in Switzerland
Source: CT In an ironic and intellectually fraudulent move, Swiss government authorities assured voters that even though free speech is being curtailed it is not actually a curtailment of free speech, which according to the Swiss is an inviolable principle. In other words, they say that although there is speech […]
Church of England looks to sport to attract newcomers
Source: CT Sports and wellbeing-focused pilot projects like fitness classes and holiday football clubs are rolling out across seven dioceses as part of the new push into sports ministry. In Gloucester Diocese, plans are underway to launch a network of sport and wellbeing centres that will offer sporting activities while […]
Russia repatriates orphans of suspected Islamic State fighters in Syria
Russia repatriates 26 children held at Syria’s al-Hawl refugee camp, as Kremlin official says plans are to bring dozens more home By MEE and agencies Published date: 7 February 2020 […]
The First European Scholars Were Taught By Africans In Egypt
Again and again, documented historical evidence has shattered widely held views that Europeans were the pioneers of early human civilization. In fact, there is corroborative evidence that half of humanity’s […]
Italy told to stop using Malaysia as plastics dumping ground
greenpeace finds hundreds of tonnes end up in landfill or burned at illegal factories Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 10 Feb 2020 THE GUARDIAN The Italian government has been urged […]
It’s shameful that one in three EU children has been refused permanent residency
These families have made this country their home, yet they are forced to jump through bureaucratic hoops just to have the right to stay here, sometimes the only country they […]
Begum verdict emerges from thin arguments of security v humanity
True story of schoolgirl turned Isis member played only a small part in court deliberations Begum loses first stage of appeal against citizenship removal Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor […]
Turkish Cypriot leader warns Cyprus is facing permanent partition
Mustafa Akıncı says differences between island’s two sides are growing more entrenched Luke Harding in Nicosia Thu 6 Feb 2020 THE GUARDIAN The president of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus has warned […]
Jared Kushner appeared ignorant of what Nato actually does, book claims
The Guardian Sinking in the Swamp says Trump’s ‘lead point of contact’ for US allies seemed unaware of alliance members’ commitment to defend each other from attack Martin Pengelly in […]
I was Boris Johnson’s head of Middle Eastern investment. These are the mistakes he’s making over the region
The flow of oil between the United Kingdom and the Middle East will never be two-way, but the transfer of knowledge can be Omar Hassan 5th February 2020 The Independent […]
The impending threat of a Third World War; a sobering start to 2020
Professor Amtul Razzaq Carmichael – UK Contemporary and Social Issues • Nuclear Weapons • Politics 10th January 2020 Summary of His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad’s (may Allah be his […]
Sephardic Jews : The Sephardic Exodus to the Ottoman Empire
Emergence of the Ottoman Empire The Ottomans began to emerge as a great political and military power from the early 14th century. Uthman, founder of a dynasty, came from a […]
EU rejects Trump Mideast plan amid annexation concerns
https://arab.news/56cj5 AP February 04, 2020 The EU underlined the bloc’s commitment to a two-state solution, based along the 1967 lines The US initiative ‘departs from these internationally agreed parameters’ BRUSSELS: […]
Iran: ‘Swiss mechanism not to tackle medicine sanctions problem’
February 4, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES The ministry of health welcomes every mechanism that eases supply of medicine and medical equipment using all the available capacities to […]
Trial begins of French-Israeli men over fake foreign minister scam
Victims included billionaire spiritual leader the Aga Khan, who handed over €20m Agence France-Presse in Paris Tue 4 Feb 2020 A group of men accused of using Skype and […]
King of Jordan receives EU foreign affairs chief, reaffirms Jordan’s position on Palestine
His Majesty voices appreciation for EU’s support to Jordan By JT – Feb 03,2020 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday received European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell to discuss advancing Jordan’s partnership with the […]
Coronavirus-related xenophobia is spreading – and I’m feeling the effects in the UK
A number of countries have seen overt instances of racist stereotypes – such instances are something we all need to avoid Sophie Lau Sunday 2 February 2020 THE INDEPENDENT I’ve […]
The Erasure of Palestinians From Trump’s Mideast “Peace Plan” Has a Hundred-Year History
Rashid Khalidi February 1 2020, 1:00 p.m. Editor’s Note: This excerpt from Columbia University historian Rashid Khalidi’s newly released book, “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler […]
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: UK minister tries to reassure British Overseas Territories over Brexit
Cayman News | 31/01/2020 | (CNS): The UK minister responsible for the British Overseas Territories, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, has issued a statement trying to reassure the BOTs that Britain’s […]