COVID-19: West’s zero-risk society is the biggest risk of all
DR. JOHN C. HULSMAN September 18, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/9ca55 The normally bustling Rue de Rivoli in central Paris is deserted on March 17, 2020, after a lockdown came […]
Channel Crossings: Migrants found on Essex beach deported to France and Germany
© Provided by The IndependentMore than a dozen migrants landing at a beach in Essex after crossing the English Channel in small boats have been returned to Germany and France, said the Home Office.Much of the focus in managing migrant crossings has been on Kent, but UK Border Force officials were waiting for […]
Cyprus: UN call to revive peace talks gets edgy welcome
1 hour ago NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Both sides on ethnically divided Cyprus on Thursday welcomed the United Nation chief’s expressed intention to soon start thawing out a frozen peace […]
EU: Greece-Turkey crisis talks might include other nations
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks at the European Parliament, in Brussels, Belgium September 15, 2020. (REUTERS) Short Url https://arab.news/2rskb EU’s […]
Belgian king’s daughter fights for right to call herself a princess
Delphine Boël, whose mother had affair with ex-king Albert II, also wants to take her father’s surname Delphine Boël leaving court in Brussels with her lawyer, Marc Uyttendaele. She is […]
Danes tap migration envoy as EU eyes asylum system reforms
By JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish government on Thursday appointed an envoy to “help open doors” for a new approach on migration to Europe and to “ensure that real refugees are helped faster and better in the surrounding areas.” The move comes as the […]
EU court adviser backs ritual animal slaughter without stunning
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU judges should strike down a Belgian law requiring all animals be stunned prior to their death, which has effectively outlawed slaughter according to Jewish and Muslim […]
Thousands homeless as blaze guts Greece’s migrant camp
By AFP – Sep 09,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Children sit on the ground in the burnt camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos after a major fire broke out […]
As Washington retreats, Eastern Mediterranean conflict further marginalises NATO
Sep 08,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is an alliance in name alone. Recent events notwithstanding, the brewing conflict over territorial waters in […]
How Angela Merkel’s great migrant gamble paid off
Source: The Guardian By Philip Oltermann in Berlin Mohammad Hallak found the key to unlock the mysteries of his new homeland when he realised you could switch the subtitles on […]
Greece, Turkey agree to talks over Eastern Mediterranean, NATO says
By Robin Emmott and Daren Butler 3 hrs ago © Reuters/POOL FILE PHOTO: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speak to reporters after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at chancellery in Berlin […]
Charlie Hebdo reprints offensive Prophet Muhammad caricatures
Source: Al Jazeera Move comes a day before 13 men and one woman – accused of assisting the 2015 attackers of the newspaper – go on trial. The French satirical newspaper whose Paris offices were attacked in 2015 is reprinting the controversial caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad that the gunmen […]
Who are Europe’s Dreamers?
00:00:00 00:26:20 Across Europe, millions of young people live in undocumented limbo, in fear of deportation from the countries they grew up in because of hostile migration policies. Now, inspired […]
EU envoy sees Serbia-Kosovo normalisation deal in months
By Marja Novak 1 hour ago © Reuters/JOHANNA GERON FILE PHOTO: European Union foreign ministers hold an emergency meeting to discuss ways to try to save the Iran nuclear deal, in […]
Riots in Sweden after far-right activists burn Koran
Source: MSN Far-right activists have burned a Koran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, sparking riots and unrest after more than 300 people gathered to protest. Rioters set fires […]
Goethe and ISLAM: Religion has no nationality
Source Qantara.De By Melanie Christina Mohr Translated from the German by Ruth Martin Johann Wolfgang von Goethe may have had his reservations about Islam – as he did about Christianity […]
Lawyers ‘painted as villains by Home Office’ over migrant crossings
By Michael Drummond, PA South East Correspondent 8 hrs ago © Gareth Fuller Small boats thought to be used by migrants are towed into Dover, Kent, by Border Force officers following […]
Greece has a deadly new migration policy – and all of Europe is to blame
Daniel Trilling Every time Athens pushes a refugee boat away, it’s the result of an entire continent acting in its perceived self-interest A dinghy carrying refugees from Gambia and the […]
The past, present and future of European Muslims – Part II
Muslim men attend Friday prayers near Rome’s ancient Colosseum. PHOTO: A European Muslims need a reconstruction of religious thought, socio-economic integration, and dialogue with non-Muslims Hassan Mirza March 28, 2020 […]
The past, present and future of European Muslims – Part I
Is Muslim integration in secular European societies possible? Hassan MirzaMarch 27, 2020 This article is the first in a two part series which explores the history, current status and future of Muslims […]
