Obey the Khulafa with true sincerity
Friday Sermon delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II and Musleh-e-Maudra on 29 June 1917. After reciting Tashahud Ta‘awuz, and Surah al-Fatihah, the following verses were […]
Covid-19 study on hydroxychloroquine use questioned by 120 researchers and medical professionals
Source: The Guardian By Melissa Davey More than 120 researchers and medical professionals from around the world have written an open letter to the editor of the Lancet raising serious […]
450k Umrah pilgrims sent back home amid pandemic
Over 60,000 pilgrims were sent back to their home countries through special flights during the five-day Eid holiday. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/vgbft Around 1,500 pilgrims, who were stranded in the country, also left in April. JEDDAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah facilitated the return of as many as 450,000 […]
Syria’s Rami Makhlouf relinquishes assets to charity
Short Url https://arab.news/9cb53 Arab News May 29, 202 Makhlouf said he was “very relieved and euphoric” The Syrian government said his company owes $77 million DUBAI: Rami Makhlouf, one of […]
Crossing Divides: The bomb maker turned peacemaker
By Rebecca Henschke and Endang Nurdin BBC World Service 28 May 2020 Ali Fauzi is now helping others turn their backs on extremism and intolerance “I am an expert bomb […]
The Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck had 18 previous complaints against him, police department says
(CNN) The former Minneapolis police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd’s neck had 18 prior complaints filed against him with the Minneapolis Police Department’s Internal […]
‘Ramy’ and the New American Muslims of TV
Even positive portrayals of Muslim Americans after 9/11 seemed burdened with a responsibility to explain and defend. But that burden is starting to be cast off. Ramy Youssef, left, with […]
Saudi Arabia to end curfew on June 21, except in Mecca
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will begin easing restrictions on movement and travel this week, more than two months after stringent measures were introduced to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Restrictions will be lifted in three phases, culminating in the curfew completely ending – with the exception […]
Poland shocked by documentary exposing church pedophilia
Source: DW The Primate of Poland has informed the Vatican about new cases of pedophilia uncovered in a recent documentary. The Church and government are both under pressure following the revelation of what happened to the victims. But when their parents’ backs were turned the brothers say Arkadiusz would cuddle, […]
Rise of the civilization state in post-nation-state Middle East
by Rabee Al-Hafidh Op-Ed May 29, 2020 During the COVID-19 crisis, Turkey was able to climb to new international heights in health and wellbeing as Turkey is now a source […]
Given the vacuum of moral responsibility across the Middle East, who can trivialise the trial of Benjamin Netanyahu?
Source: Independent UK We pick and choose who we want to stand trial among the leaders across the region – but the law is something that binds us all, writes […]
Glaxo to Make 1 Billion Doses of Pandemic Vaccine Booster
Source: Bloomberg By Marthe Fourcade and James Paton GlaxoSmithKline Plc plans to produce 1 billion doses of a vaccine adjuvant — a booster that can help any brand of shot — to support […]
When Will Each Cruise Line Resume Sailings Again?
Source: Cruise Hive The cruise industry has pretty much come to a standstill and due to the current health pandemic around the world, the return to service of cruise ships […]
Roche Partners With Gilead in Covid Trial of Drug Combination
Source: Bloomberg Roche Holding AG and Gilead Sciences Inc. are initiating a late-stage trial of a two-drug combination in hopes of creating a new weapon in the battle against Covid-19. The study will […]
The tree that changed the world map
Source: BBC Deep in the Andean rainforest, the bark from an endangered tree once cured malaria and powered the British Empire. Now, its derivatives are at the centre of a […]
Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress
Source: smithsonianmag.com Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress Omar Ibn Said, a wealthy intellectual from West Africa, wrote about his capture […]
For Palestinians, the truth is not enough
Ray Hanania May 27, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/9qhts It is not enough for the Palestinians to break all ties with Israel and “suspend” the agreements signed under the terms of […]
Political ambiguity or a doomsday weapon: Why Abbas abandoned Oslo
May 26,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD This time, we are told, it is different and that President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, is absolutely serious about his […]
Political realism critical in facing Jordan-Israel challenges
JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh 27th May 2020 Jordan continues to face challenges internally and regionally, and as the annexation of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley […]
Be street smart, not book smart!
By Younas Chaudhary, author of: From Dirt Roads to Black Gold: An Oilman Follows His Destiny from a Small Village to the Mansions of Texas Book smart describes a person who […]