More than 70 million displaced worldwide, says UNHCR
Source: BBC News The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million globally last year – the highest number in the UN refugee agency’s almost 70 years […]
Kushner’s economic plan for Mideast peace faces broad Arab rejection
By Reuters – Jun 24,2019 -JORDAN TIMES RIYADH/AMMAN/CAIRO — Arab politicians and commentators greeted US President Donald Trump’s Middle East $50 billion economic vision with a mixture of derision and […]
Priorities of Jordan, even after ‘Manama’
Jun 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The Bahraini capital of Manama will be the centre of attention for most of the region this week. The US-led workshop […]
Islamic Dream Interpretation: Seeing a fish in a dream
Seeing ‘fish’ in your dream.. source: http://www.myislamicdream.com/search.html?txtSearch=fish&cmdSearch=Search Fish � Seeing sea fish covered with salt in a dream means lasting richness, because fish are preserved in salt, or it […]
United States of Plastic: Upset about the plastic crisis? Stop trying so hard
We make good-faith efforts to help the planet by recycling, but what we really need to do is even simpler All the plastic ever made: the fate of 8.3bn tons […]
Park named after Komagata Maru tragedy opens in Canada’s Brampton city
Source: The Times of India By Neel Kamal A public park devoted to 105 years old Komagata Maru tragedy is being opened at Brampton city in the Ontario province of Canada on June 22. The park named after the ship has been set up in honour of immigrants. It is […]
How to live forever: meet the extreme life-extensionists
Source: The Guardian Some sleep on electromagnetic mats, others pop up to 150 pills a day. But are ‘life extensionists’ any closer to finding the key to longevity? Alex Moshakis […]
US unveils economic portion of Middle East peace plan
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 22.06.2019 \ The White House on Saturday unveiled the economic portion of its Middle East peace plan, calling for $50 billion dollars in investments […]
Istanbul voters hand clear victory to CHP’s Imamoğlu
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 23.06.2019 The voters in Turkey’s largest city rallied their support behind opposition Nation Alliance candidate Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Ekrem Imamoğlu in the greatly […]
Pompeo asks Pakistan to release those facing blasphemy charges
Last year Pakistan was put in Special Watch List category on Religious Freedom mainly because of the deterioration in religious freedom in the country. The US has asked Pakistan to […]
Regulator launches inquiry into Christian doctor who prays with patients in UK
Source: The Sunday Times The General Medical Council is investigating a complaint about a GP who says he offers spiritual help as part of treatment A GP is under investigation […]
Justin Trudeau Urges Canadian Muslims To Make Themselves “Important” To The Conservative Party
The prime minister said it is the only way to ensure mainstream parties don’t sow fear and division. Source: The Huffington Post By Althia Raj Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged […]
Exclusive: After bruising election, Indonesia to vet public servants to identify Islamists
Source: Swiss Info By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia plans to tighten vetting of senior public servants amid fears that hardline Islamist ideology has permeated high levels of government, […]
Legal question: Mosque dome challenge may test Swiss minaret ban
Jun 20, 2019 – A Bern politician looks set to test Switzerland’s decade-long ban on the construction of minarets by objecting to a dome that is planned for a […]
What would a US-Iran conflict look like?
Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic correspondent @Diplo1 on Twitter 21 June 2019 Tensions have been escalating between the two countries A US naval reconnaissance drone was downed by Iranian missiles. President […]
Integration a necessity for Syrian refugees in Turkey
Sinem Cengiz June 21, 2019 On Thursday, we marked another World Refugee Day, which was dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. A lot has […]
Opposition Istanbul candidate shaking up Turkish politics
By AFP – Jun 20,2019 – ISTANBUL — He does not like fighting, preaches reconciliation rather than confrontation, and campaigns through social media rather than television. That approach has […]
Palestinians reject Kushner ‘economy first’ approach to Mideast peace
Jun 22, 2019 By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA CITY (Reuters) – Palestinian officials on Saturday dismissed proposals unveiled by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for big money projects to form […]
This Is What Kushner’s Plan for the Palestinian Economy Looks Like
Ahead of Bahrain conference, Kushner shares key points of Middle East plan which envisions major financial support from Gulf states to go to West Bank, Gaza and neighboring countries Reuters Jun 22, 2019 5:51 PM White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is to formally unveil the first part […]
Arabic calligraphy exhibition opens at Katara
19 Jun 2019 By Raynald C Rivera / The Peninsula Iranian artist Abulfadel Khuzaei creatively inscribes “Bismillah – In the name of Allah” in 30 different variations using various types […]