Swiss satisfaction …
Age, money and human relationships have the largest influence on the happiness of the people Switzerland is considered one of the countries where people are happiest. (Google translation) Source: http://www.nzz.ch […]
Greece in talks to repay debts with solar power
EU’s energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger, the director general for energy Philip Lowe, and the head of the EU’s Athens task force Horst Reichenbach have discussed the idea of enabling Greece to repay some of its debts to EU member states, such as Germany, by providing them with solar energy. “Several […]
Insight: West in political crisis has echoes of 1930s
(Reuters) – Dysfunctional politics threatens to deliver a protracted period of slow global growth, possibly lasting well beyond 2012, which will only deepen the political and economic problems for the West. The global financial crisis that began four years ago has morphed into a political crisis for the United States […]
My predictions for 2012? Much of the same, sadly
The euro won’t collapse, Barack Obama won’t lose the White House – and Labour’s lumbered with Ed Miliband. By Janet Daley of Daily Telegraph. It has become this column’s tradition […]
The return to religion
With the chill wind of austerity blowing through the country, religion’s warm embrace looks more and more inviting. Peter Oborne welcomes the resurgence of a national pastime: churchgoing. It’s Sunday […]
Islamic Finance: Madrid aims to become education hub of Europe
By MUSHTAK PARKER | ARAB NEWS Islamic finance and business education has flourished over the last decade or so in line with the growth of the industry. Universities, business schools, colleges and professional bodies — both in the Muslim countries and in other countries especially Europe, Singapore and the US […]
Eurozone is closer to break-up, warns Standard Chartered’s Peter Sands
The Daily Telegraph: The head of one of Britain’s “Big Five” banks warned that any break-up of the single currency would have dire consequences for the global economy because it would be difficult to judge how the contagion would unravel. “Obviously we close 2011 with a huge amount of focus […]
Muslim Leader Calls for Jihad against extremism and oppression
“Lack of justice leading to increased terrorism and sectarianism” – Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in India concluded on 28 […]
The Lies that Europe’s Politicians Tell Themselves
Source: Spiegel Germany. Delusions of the Euro Zone The Lies that Europe’s Politicians Tell Themselves A Commentary by Armin Mahler REUTERS A ceremony to mark the launch of the euro coins in Frankfurt in December 2001: The euro was always built on delusions. Since its inception, the euro zone has […]
MUSLIM LEADER CALLS FOR JIHAD AGAINST EXTREMISM AND OPPRESSION
Source: Press Secretary AMJ International “Lack of justice leading to increased terrorism and sectarianism” – Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in India concluded on 28 th December in Qadian with a powerful and faith inspiring address by the World […]
Swiss finally acknowledge wartime “heroes”
by Jessica Dacey, swissinfo.ch A chapter of Swiss history has been rewritten, clearing the names of people who helped smuggle refugees into Switzerland during the Second World War. A parliamentary […]
Poles will spend PLN 7.9 bn for New Year’s Eve
Source: Warsaw Time Poles plan to spend around PLN 7.9 billion on the New Year’s Eve celebrations, i.e. nearly PLN 550 per household, a level comparable to last year’s sum, according to a report by KPMG audit, tax and advisory services. Of the amount, PLN 3.3 billion will pertain to […]
Anuj Bidve – An unfortunate loss and lessons to be learned
Anuj Bidve, 23, was shot at point-blank range as he walked with friends near a hotel in Salford in the early hours of Boxing Day. Mr Bidve was with a group of nine Indian students from Lancaster University who were visiting Manchester for a Christmas break. The men and women […]
Architects of EU disasters in charge again
RT: The debt-stricken eurozone is set to enter 2012 in a gloomy mood with Italy’s borrowing costs remaining near the 7 per cent danger zone. The Italian PM has pledged more efforts to revive the ailing economy in his end-of-year speech. Still, there are huge doubts that the new men […]
The Swiss have a vote for it
swissinfo.ch and agencies Direct democracy is as attractive as ever in Switzerland, with 23 nationwide people’s initiatives launched in 2011, a record number. The initiative is a core component of […]
Anne Sinclair’s ‘woman of the year’ award is a repulsive deceit
Of all the achievements of Gallic womanhood in 2011, it would be difficult to beat Christine Lagarde becoming the first female head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Whatever you think about her rightwing economics, the 55-year-old academics’ daughter from Le Havre built her outstandingly successful career alone. She rarely […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Malta Helps L-Istrina 2011
Source / Courtesy: Ahmadiyya Malta Laiq Ahmad Atif, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Malta presented a donation of 500 Euro to His Excellency Dr. George Abela, the President of Malta, in […]
Pillar of Germany’s Economic Miracle Founder of Otto Mail Order Chain Dies
Source: Spiegel Germany. DPA In this 2001 photo, Werner Otto stands in front of a Potsdam palace whose restoration he helped to fund. As a young man, Werner Otto dreamt of becoming a novelist. Instead he sold cigarettes and shoes, laying the cornerstone for what would become the world’s largest […]
Measure of Fear
Source: Spiegel Germany. Banks Bunker Hundreds of Billions in Deposits at ECB The Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt: Last week’s action to flood the financial markets with cash appears to have had little effect. Just before Christmas, the European Central Bank flooded the financial markets with 500 billion euros — […]
France enjoys hottest year since 1900
This year was the hottest in France since the start of the 20th century, Meteo France said on Tuesday, with average national temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the norm. […]