Source: Rabwah Times. ©TIMES NEWSPAPERS LTD (Fair usage under educational & non-profit purposes ) Leader of the Scottish National Party in UK Parliament, Angus Robertson met with the leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the community’s headquarters in London on Wednesday, April 27th. During a Parliament session on April, 20th […]
Source: The New York Times By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE APRIL 25, 2016 LONDON — As Britain engages in fierce debates centered on national identity, it is also confronting […]
Source: The Local On Tuesday, city deacon Johannes zu Eltz showed the press the empty shrine, which is set into a wall in a side chapel next to the main altar. The gold-plated monstrance (relic container) and the remains of Saint Hedwig, a baroness of Silesia in the early 13 […]
Source: ET PHOTO: REUTERS BERLIN: Germany’s right-wing populist AfD plans to adopt an anti-Islamic manifesto at a weekend party congress, emboldened by the rise of European anti-migrant groups like Austria’s Freedom Party. The Alternative for Germany — a young protest party now polling around 14 percent — is eyeing entry into […]
Source:Newsweek. A convenience store owner in Glasgow, posted a status update to his Facebook page: “Good Friday and very happy Easter especially to my beloved Christian nation.” Asad Shah continued, “Let’s follow the real footstep of beloved holy Jesus [Christ]…and get the real success in both worlds.” To Shah’s Facebook […]
Reuters International APR 27, 2016 – 19:26 VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s parliament on Wednesday passed tough new asylum measures, including a process under which migrants could be turned away at the border within an hour, which could be activated if lawmakers decree public order is threatened. Austria has mostly served […]
Apr 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH The French government’s repeated attempts to thaw the frozen Palestinian-Israeli peace process do not seem to have ceased despite lack of enthusiasm for the endeavour from almost all those supposedly concerned. Apart form the Palestinian Authority, the two other key partners, […]
Source. Balkan Insight Cracks between the Patriotic Coalition and the Bridge of Independent Lists, MOST, which make up Croatia’s ruling coalition, are deepening and jeopardizing the government’s very survival. More.
Families were preferred, as were those whose homes had been destroyed in Syria, and all had to have proper documents Image Credit: Reuters Syrian couple Rami, 51, and Suhila, 50, walk with their sons Abdul Majid (right), 15, and Rashid, 18, at the Sant’Egidio community in Rome. Published: 18:56 April […]
Mission would be part of a broader Italian plan to close the Western Mediterranean route into the European Union Published: 16:29 April 25, 2016 AFP Rome: Nato is three months away from launching patrols off Libya as part of a plan to stop refugees arriving in Italy, Italian Defence […]
By JT – Apr 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday called for a collective global response to the growing refugee crisis, explaining that its impact is much greater than any one country or any one region’s capacity to cope. The Queen made these statements […]
Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP Published: 25 Apr 2016 12:33 GMT+02:00 Solar Impulse 2, the Swiss-based plane attempting to be the first aircraft to circumnavigate the globe on solar power, has landed in California after crossing the Pacific from Hawaii. Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard completed the 62-hour leg of the journey on […]
Source: The Local President Obama stands in front of European, US and German flags at the Hannover Messe on Monday. Photo: DPA On what is expected to be his last visit to Germany as President, Obama told an audience in Hanover that Europeans ought not to allow the different crises […]
Burying drowned migrants is part of a broader Greek problem Apr 20th 2016, 12:55 by M.TZ. and ERASMUS | MYTILENE THE newly established graveyard, a short drive west of Mytilene port, is a desperately sad place. In the middle of an olive grove, there are dozens of mounds of crumbly earth, some created only a […]
In late antiquity, the religion split the Mediterranean world in two. Now it is remaking the Continent. Robert D. Kaplan May 2016 Issue Global Europe was essentially defined by […]
ANADOLU AGENCY BERLIN PublishedApril 22, 2016 German former President Christian Wulff attends a talk on Islam in Germany in Berlin on April 21, 2016 (AFP Photo) Former German President Christian Wulff spoke against growing anti-Islam sentiment in the country and stressed that Islam belonged to Germany, contrary to what far-right […]
By John Heilprin Apr 22, 2016 – 11:00 Nature already needs extra protection, like the Rhone glacier where tarp is used to help prevent ice melt (Keystone) Switzerland’s essential alpine character stands little chance of surviving predicted man-made global warming, even if the Paris agreement succeeds in putting the world […]
Apr 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MARK LEONARD The consequences of Russia’s intervention in Syria stretch far beyond the Middle East. The Kremlin’s military campaign has tilted the stalemate in favour of the government and derailed efforts to craft a political compromise to end the war. It also heralds the […]
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan President Obama has weighed in on the debate over “Brexit,” shorthand for an upcoming referendum on whether or not the United Kingdom should stay in the European Union. During a press conference on his trip to London on Friday, President Obama said the U.S. and the […]
Omar Sy, the star of “Chocolat.” Photo: AFP Published: 18 Apr 2016 A new movie about the life of France’s first black celebrity is challenging audiences to consider whether Hollywood’s notorious diversity problem is also an issue in France. Born in Cuba to African slaves, Rafael Padilla battled racism to […]