France to propose abolishing customs union between Turkey, EU
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS NOV 09, 2020 French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a press conference following a Defense Council meeting at Elysee Palace in Paris […]
French Foreign Minister, in Cairo, affirms respect for Islam in dispute over cartoons
Source: Reuters Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s visit comes in the wake of several attacks in France apparently provoked by anger over the defence of the caricatures, considered blasphemous by […]
From an asylum centre to a Swiss university
During his studies, Dagun Deniev has practically lived in the university library as it’s hard to study in asylum centres swissinfo.ch Higher education offers a window of opportunity for refugees in Switzerland but it’s not easy to get through – and the Covid-19 pandemic has made it harder. But Chechen […]
Rising populism, racism, Islamophobia eroding EU values, Turkish FM Cavusoglu says
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS NOV 06, 2020 Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu heads the informal meeting of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Turkey’s southern Antalya province, […]
Famous Hagia Sophia cat Gli dies at age 16
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL LIFE NOV 07, 2020 Gli the cat of Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is pictured at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey July 2, 2020. […]
Attacks in France and Austria bring home Europe’s violent extremism problem
Police officers stand guard by the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Basilica in Nice after a knife-wielding man killed three people at the church. Two women, below, react to the attack. (AFP) […]
In Memoriam: Bob, as I knew him … (Robert Fisk)
Source: DAWN.COM TODAY’S PAPER | NOVEMBER 09, 2020 By Omar Waraich Robert Fisk, the legendary journalist, died on October 30. He suffered a stroke at his home in Ireland at […]
Trudeau and Macron speak after cartoon remark controversy
Source: BBC Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken with his French counterpart amid controversy over recent comments he made about free expression. Mr Trudeau expressed Canada’s solidarity with “the […]
Al-Andalus revisited: Why the values of the Muslim golden age are more important now than ever before
BY FAISAL J. ABBAS FOR ARAB NEWS Faisal Abbas is the Editor in Chief of the Arab News The scenes of awful terrorist attacks on people in the streets of […]
Geneva freezes more than $1bn belonging to US tech entrepreneur
Geneva s banking district The Geneva public prosecutor has blocked over a billion dollars of a US businessman’s money in Geneva banks as part of the biggest tax evasion case […]
Iran’s peace initiative on Nagorno-Karabakh gains steam
November 4, 2020 TEHRAN – Following a speech delivered by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Azerbaijan welcomed an Iranian peace initiative that was presented earlier with the […]
Muslims’ efforts pay off in Greece as Athens welcomes 1st mosque since Ottomans
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES İSTANBUL EUROPE NOV 03, 2020 Sunni Muslims living in Greece pray on the first day of Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan Bayram) prayers in Piraeus, near Athens, […]
‘Political Islam’ is an extremist ideology that is nothing to do with Shariah: MWL
SAUDI ARABIA 3 days ago REPORT Hind Al Soulia – Riyadh – Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL) reiterated that “political Islam” is an extremist […]
Austria honours Palestinian hero in Vienna attack
A Palestinian immigrant was honoured for his role in saving a wounded police officer during a Daesh-linked terror attack in Vienna November 4, 2020 A 23-year-old Palestinian was recognised for […]
The Islamic Roots of the Modern Hospital
BY: DAVID W. TSCHANZ SOURCE: ARAMCO WORLD OCT 5, 2020 Depicting a scene in the hospital at Cordóba, then in Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain), this 1883 illustration shows the famed physician […]
Why has the West turned against Islam?
Source: The Daily Sabah BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN Historically, Western governments prefer liberal values and principles in their foreign relations only when they enjoy a competitive advantage. When the governments experience […]
Turkish Cypriot president, Greek Cypriot leader back UN bid to relaunch peace talks
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY NOV 04, 2020 9:27 AM GMT+3 Elizabeth Spehar, U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP Mission poses with Cypriot President […]
Confronting France’s Muslim problem should be through dialogue
Nov 03,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif Religious extremism is not exclusive to Muslims as demonstrated by Buddhist zealots in Myanmar, Jewish fundamentalists in Israel and white Christian […]
Inside Geneva: The future of the United Nations
Is there reason to celebrate the United Nations marking 75 years? Can it survive another 75? Imogen Foulkes November 3, 2020. The past seven and a half decades have seen […]
Vienna shootings: Three men praised for helping emergency services
Published 3 hours ago Turkeyâs ambassador in Vienna Ozan Ceyhun (C) meets with Recep Tayyip Gultekin (R) and Mikail Ozen (L), two ethnic Turks in Vienna who risked their own […]