EU supports Jordan with 3b euros over three years
Focus will be on economic growth, SMEs by Hani Hazaimeh | Feb 22,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan will receive a financial assistance package of around 3 billion euros […]
‘Any fool could have been a Darwin,’ Richard Dawkins
Cat is out of the bag. After a life time of idealizing and making an idol out of Sir Charles Darwin, Prof. Richard Dawkins has a Freudian slip that any […]
“Conquest 1453” about Istanbul, hits cinemas
By Menekse Tokyay for Southeast European Times in Istanbul — 20/02/12 It is rare to see movie theatres packed in the middle of a workday, but that’s what happened Thursday (February […]
Joachim Gauk to be the new German Federal President
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she backs Joachim Gauck, a pastor and former East German rights activist, to be the country’s next president. Mr Gauck was proposed by the opposition Social […]
Spain growing barter economy: Pay your house rent with printers
(Reuters) – It’s 10.30 on a chilly winter’s morning in central Madrid and retailer Emanuela Scena is opening up for business. Her shop is one of several offering second-hand goods […]
Master weaver from Makkah dazzles at British Museum
By JOMANA ALRASHID | ARAB NEWS LONDON: The British Museum here is hosting a demonstration of textile weaving by Hassan Alwany, the master weaver from Dar Al-Kiswa in Makkah, revealing […]
Shoura OKs King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Center for Dialogue in Vienna
By MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The Shoura Council approved a draft proposal on Monday to set up the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue in Vienna. The approval was given at the eighth regular session of the council chaired by Abdullah Al-Asheikh on […]
West’s poker face at Middle Eastern grand chessboard
by Adrian Salbuchi for RT The planned neo-colonial takeover of the Middle East is gearing up. As the heat rises, the West finds it increasingly difficult to proceed with its […]
British Museum’s Tribute to Hajj
Newsweek: Today, a staggering 3 million Muslims travel to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. They come from all over the world and speak different languages but are united by hajj, the […]
Godless godparents new headache for church
Finns’ exodus from the country’s dominant Evangelical Lutheran Church is shrinking the pool of possible godparents. The church has started counselling parents on what to do when their children’s godparents, […]
State-mosque relations in Europe, the other half of the story by Jonathan Laurence*
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts — Just over 1 percent of the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims reside in Western Europe, yet this minority has had a disproportionate impact on religion and politics in its new home. In just 50 years, the Muslim population has ballooned from some tens of thousands to 16 […]
Swiss come into US sights again over Iran
by Jean-Michel Berthoud, swissinfo.ch The United States authorities have long been at odds with some Swiss banks, but could soon be turning their sights on Swiss-based commodity traders. At issue […]
For once, Richard Dawkins is lost for words
The Daily Telegraph: Which of us hasn’t groaned when the Rev Giles Fraser, former canon of St Paul’s, pops up with his Thought for the Day on Radio 4? Dr […]
“Swiss umma” project takes shape
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch An initiative to create a democratically elected body representing Switzerland’s 400,000 Muslims, a so-called “Swiss umma”, is steadily gaining ground. The organisers say the parliament could […]
Christians must choose between religion and obeying law
The Daily Telegraph: Christians must choose between their religion and obeying the law, according to Trevor Phillips, the human rights watchdog. He declared that Christians who want to be exempt […]
For would-be moms, dogs are best friends
Credit:TOI on Line: LONDON: Dogs are a woman’s best friend too, particularly if she is expecting . A new study by the University of Liverpool, University of Bristol and Waltham Centre has found that dogs are an unlikely ally for pregnant women – in fact, canines can keep expecting mothers, […]
Switzerland: Joint aid cooperation package published
The cabinet has earmarked SFr11.35 billion ($12.4 billion) for international cooperation and development aid for the next four years. At a joint presentation with the foreign ministry on Wednesday, Economics […]
Greek economy spirals down as EU forces final catharsis
A Greek default and traumatic ejection from the euro moved a step closer last night after eurozone finance ministers cancelled a crucial meeting, accusing Athens of failing to flesh out […]
Internet is a powerful catalyst for jihad: Dutch security service
The internet has become a powerful catalyst for international violent jihad, according to a new report from the Dutch security service AIVD. The organisation says it expects online jihadism to become a ‘crucial factor’ in the threat to the Netherlands and to other Western countries over the next few years. In particular, […]
Germany warns Israel against Iran attack
Press TV Germany’s Defense Minister has warned Tel Aviv against any military adventurism in Iran amid the escalating anti-Iran war rhetoric by the US and the Israeli regime. Thomas de Maiziere insisted in a Saturday interview with Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung that the success of such an effort against the Islamic […]