JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday reopened a temporary walkway leading to Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, just two days after closing it, defusing a diplomatic spat that had turned the […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JAKARTA: Veteran Indonesian journalist Parni Hadi urged Muslim journalists to apply principles set out by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in their work to enhance their credibility. Addressing the International Islamic Media Conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, the former chief of Antara […]
JERUSALEM — Israel’s president says he is “ashamed” that lawmakers are trying to pass a string of bills he regards as undemocratic. Shimon Peres’ comments break with the presidential custom […]
Decision to bar public access to Temple Mount through rickety bridge makes tourist unhappy. Police says City trying to ‘pass the buck’ Tourists visiting Jerusalem were very unhappy to discover […]
MOSCOW, (SANA) – Russia described the EU decision to impose sanctions against the Syrian newspaper al-Watan and Cham Press news website as “irrational” and that it came within the framework […]
With their completion, Jewish settlement in the northern Etzion bloc will reach the edges of Bethlehem’s southernmost suburbs. CAIRO – In a clear punishment for the Palestinian people following moves […]
Source: TOI JERUSALEM: In a controversial move, Israel’s hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed his support for a proposed law that would ban mosques from using loudspeakers to call people to pray, stressing that “there is no need to be more liberal than Europe”. The law popularly known as the […]
Source: Asia times. Iran is facing ominous rhetoric and deadly explosions as the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia step up efforts to open Iran’s nuclear facilities to inspection. Tehran is gauging its support from abroad. Syria, a longstanding ally, is in turmoil and Hezbollah in Lebanon would be of […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Muslim media should play an important role in spreading the message of Islam, said Muslim World League Secretary-General Abdullah Al-Turki on […]
By ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: More than 7,000 real estate units will be expropriated and demolished in Makkah in 2012 to make way for the expansion of the Grand Mosque and the development of the holy city, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported on Sunday. “About 3,000 of these new units worth more than […]
The 18th Holiday of Holidays Festival multicultural event marks Hannukah, Eid Al-Adha and Christmas in interfaith harmony. By Sarah Carnvek It’s a happening that brings tens of thousands of happy […]
By Brad Fregger The question: Is Ron Paul ignorant about history or just ignoring the lessons of history because they don’t fit with his core belief system? It appears that […]
Written by David Rosenberg They aren’t planning to put the first Israeli on the Moon. But they do want to plant the country’s flag there, send a robot on a 500-meter or so stroll past some craters and send pictures back home. Along the way, they want to inspire the […]
By Yasmine Saleh, Reuters, Jordan Times CAIRO – An Islamist surge in Egypt has left a large Christian minority divided over whether to flee the country, stay silent or reach out to a political force that seems guaranteed a major role in the country’s future. The pessimists say a revolution […]
“I believe it is essential, that we urgently increase our efforts to save the world from this destruction. There is an urgent need for mankind to recognise its Creator as […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Monday urged the international community to adopt a united and decisive stand to help the Palestinians get their legitimate rights including an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital on the basis of UN resolutions. The weekly meeting of […]
By Khetam Malkawi JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Two-thirds of Jordanians believe that satellite TV channels had a role in driving recent protests and revolutions in the Arab world, a newly released survey showed. The poll, “How the public evaluates media coverage of the Arab revolutions” surveyed 1,933 participants from across […]
By NAWAR FAKHRY EZZI What if there were a society where all people are in black and white with everyone murmuring the same prayers and leading the same way of life? For some people, this would be a dream come true. They believe that there is only one “true” path […]
By Taylor Luck AMMAN – Global and regional politics are not yet ripe for a Palestinian state, according to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, as leadership in Ramallah eyes a less than certain future. The Palestinian premier, a champion of institution-building as a path to statehood, said the current political […]
Thirty years ago this month, religious extremists pulled off an audacious attack on Islam’s holiest site in Mecca. Sec Kanwar speaks to one of the few writers to study this under-reported event, and looks at how what followed led to the global spread of Wahhabism, whose impact has been felt […]