May 12, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker who was kidnapped by gunmen in Kenya 18 months ago, waves at Ciampino military airport in Rome, Italy, […]
By Ashley Mantha-Hollands and Liav Orgad May 13, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The Covid-19 crisis has put a temporary stop to handshaking and taught us to cover our faces. (Keystone) […]
By Urs Geiser May 13, 2020 – SWISSINFO.ch The border with neighbouring Germany was closed in mid-March as part of efforts to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Source: CNBC By Berkeley Lovelace Jr.; @BERKELEYJR Health officials and scientists across the world are racing to develop vaccines and discover effective treatments against the coronavirus, which has infected more […]
Muslims and 73 Sects in Islam, a pictorial look By Dr. H. Koya This picture below gives a clear synopsis of the differences between all major sects in Islam and the most opposed sect called the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The important feature to note is THE DIFFERENCES. There is none […]
Amjad Mahmood Updated May 13, 2020 Community to be included if chief “submits in writing that they accept the Constitution, their status as non-Muslims.” — APP/File LAHORE: Lauding the […]
By Harmeet Kaur (CNN) A law effectively decriminalizing bigamy, when two people marry while at least one of them is already legally married, is now in effect in Utah. For […]
Source: Daily Mail A European Commission spokesman said that Britain is still subject to EU free movement rules while it is in the transition period before leaving the bloc at the end of the year.’Restrictions to free movement, as well as lifting restrictions, have to comply with the principles of proportionality […]
Source: BBC Once famous for being tax-free, Saudi Arabia has announced it is trebling its Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5% to 15% and cancelling the monthly living subsidy from next month. The moves come as global oil prices have crashed down to less than half what they were a […]
Source: Dawn NEW YORK: The United States saw a record number of anti-Semitic incidents last year, including a sharp spike in physical attacks, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said on Tuesday in its annual report.The ADL, which works to protect Jewish communities, recorded 2,107 acts of anti-Semitism in the US in […]
By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent Saudi Arabia has gone through radical change in a short space of time under Mohammed Bin Salman Once famous for being tax-free, Saudi […]
By Emily Judd, for Al Arabiya English Pope Francis has called on “believers of all faiths” to unite next Thursday in a day of fasting and prayer to ask “God […]
by DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Life May 12, 2020 From avoiding caffeinated beverages to skipping dehydrating salty foods, there are some considerations you should make when it comes to fasting […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s Note: The reader may keep in mind that this is News out of Saudi Arabia. Not all Arabs will agree. Source: Arab News LONDON: […]
Arab News Wednesday . May 13, 2020 The online service is available for Makkah city only but it will be gradually expanded to other cities. (Photo/Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/ps9qt Nada Hameed May 13, 2020 JEDDAH: Zamzam water is being distributed during Ramadan via the Saudi electronic business platform HNAK, said […]
Feel like you’re going mad after weeks without being touched by another person? Helen Coffey finds out why we crave human contact Source: Independent By Helen Coffey “It’s hard to remember when I last had physical contact with another human. That’s how normal it used to be – I wouldn’t […]
Reflections by Wee Kek Koon The religion is believed to have arrived in the 600s, brought in by traders from the Middle East and Central Asia Although Muslims settled in […]
Source: CNBC KEY POINTS Pfizer plans to test a coronavirus vaccine in thousands of people by September. CEO Albert Bourla said that if a vaccine proves to be safe, the company […]
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As countries around the world slowly begin to reduce social distancing restrictions, the need for a vaccine against the COVID-19 disease becomes increasingly urgent. One Canadian […]
Source: WSJ By Michael S. Derby Fed’s purchases are part of the central bank’s efforts to restore functioning to the financial markets during the coronavirus pandemic The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday that starting Tuesday one of its emergency market support facilities will begin buying corporate-bond exchange-traded […]