Netanyahu takes office in deal that could see West Bank annexation
Rival Benny Gantz to take over as PM of Israeli unity government after 18 months Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in as Israel’s prime minister, heading a unity government in […]
Silicon Valley’s Next Big Office Idea: Work From Anywhere
Source: WSJ By Katherine Bindley Four years ago, Aaron Levie moved Box Inc., the fast-growing cloud-computing company he co-founded, into a new, red-brick building with its logo on the facade. Box decked it out […]
AstraZeneca Aims for 30 Million U.K. Vaccine Doses by September
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Bloomberg By Sara Marley AstraZeneca Plc will make as […]
Infodemic: A by-product of the pandemic
Source: Al Hakam The only good thing about a pandemic is that their potential harm is eventually acknowledged, assessed and then combated with all possible means. Such united and focused effort at a global scale is what has seen tides turn in the past and we hope to see the […]
13 holy sites you can visit on a virtual tour during Ramadan
Source: Daily Sabah In the last week of Ramadan, a different experience for Muslims this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you can pay a virtual visit to many sacred […]
Muslims must perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at home: Al-Azhar
Source: Egypt Independent Al-Azhar’s Senior Scholar Authority on Sunday has decreed that, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, all Muslims must perform the Eid al-Fitr prayers at home either alone or […]
Halifax vaccinology centre to conduct Canada’s first COVID vaccine trials
Source: The Chronicle Herald A Halifax vaccine research centre will conduct Canada’s first human clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. The Canadian Center for Vaccinology will work with the […]
Covid 19: Religious Versus Scientific Perspectives?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has slammed the World Health Organization (WHO) for not endorsing its COVID-19 herbal […]
WHO supports scientifically-proven traditional medicine
Source: WHO Brazzaville – The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes innovations around the world including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for potential treatments for […]
How Saudi Arabia’s King Fahad National Library is preserving Islamic history for posterity
Source: Arab News RIYADH: The big truth about history is that it inevitably fades into the past, but history can also be captured and preserved for posterity. In fact, it […]
Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home
The official said Israeli police had launched an investigation but initial findings suggested no foul play. Mr Du, 57, was only appointed ambassador in February having previously served as […]
Coronavirus: Trial begins to see if dogs can ‘sniff out’ virus
Source: BBC A UK trial to see whether specialist medical sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in humans is set to begin. The dogs are already trained to detect odours of […]
Safadi, European FMs talk formulating effective position against Israel annexation plans
FM speaks over phone with French, Cypriot counterparts prior to EU Foreign Ministers conference By JT – May 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi […]
A lost year in Saudi Arabia
The Economist – The oil crash and the pandemic have roiled plans to focus on diplomacy and growth Apr 4th 2020 BEIRUT THE YEAR had got off to a good […]
In return for Newcastle United, perhaps the Saudis can tell us where Khashoggi’s dismembered body lies
The only truly non-political sports I’ve ever heard of were the Christmas football matches played between British and German troops on the western front, says Robert Fisk @indyvoices 2 days […]
Jewish Settlers Destroy Dozens of Olive Trees near Bethlehem
May 16, 2020 Blog, News, Slider Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank. (Photo: File) Jewish settlers cut down dozens of olive trees in […]
Zionists should return entire occupied lands to Palestinians: Rabbi Weiss
May 17, 2020 TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Rabbie Dovid Weiss, Spokesman of Neturei Karta International, says the anti-Zionist Jews support the return of the entire occupied lands to the […]
Eight sailors from USS Theodore Roosevelt who previously had coronavirus test positive again
(CNN) Eight additional sailors aboard the coronavirus-stricken carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have now tested positive for the virus according to a defense official. These eight sailors had previously tested positive […]
President Barack Obama – HBCU 2020 Commencement Celebration Address — Video
(CNN) Former President Barack Obama told college graduates that the “folks in charge” don’t always know what they’re doing in rare public criticism of the Trump administration. Obama on Saturday […]
Summer weather could help fight coronavirus spread but won’t halt the pandemic
Source: Washington Post By Andrew Freedman and Joel Achenbach New research has bolstered the hypothesis that summer’s heat, humidity, abundant sunshine and opportunities for people to get outside should combine to […]