Vernon’s first Pathways to Peace conference a success
Source: Vernon Morning Star Pathways to Peace, a world religion conference, came to Vernon for the first time Monday. Taking place from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Vernon Recreation Centre, scholars […]
Multinational conference on Afghanistan begins in Geneva
By Ahmad Shah Erfanyar On Nov 27, 2018 KABUL (Pajhwok): The Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan which reviews Afghanistan’s progress in the common effort to attain lasting peace and […]
Aga Khan at 2018 Conference on Afghanistan
Aga Khan at 2018 Conference on Afghanistan Regional cooperation and a commitment to pluralism are key to a country’s national development and stability, says Aga Khan Geneva, Switzerland, 28 November […]
Chinese scientist He Jiankui defends ‘world’s first gene-edited babies’
Source: BBC A Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies has defended his work. Speaking at a genome summit in Hong Kong, He Jiankui […]
Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani attends a two-day conference on Afghanistan at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, November 27, 2018. (Reuters) Arab News Ghani has formed a 12-strong negotiating […]
Saudi Arabia pledges $50 mln to UN Palestinian refugee agency
Arab News November 28, 2018 Saudi Arabia has pledged $50 million to UNRWA which has been hit by the withdrawal of all US funding The announcement was made […]
UNICEF warns of ‘dire’ winter risks for 1 million children in Middle East and North Africa
AFP November 27, 2018 The UN agency said it was facing a $33-million funding gap for assistance to children across the region this winter Cold and rainy weather would […]
Turkey says Saudi prince has asked to meet Erdogan at G-20
By Reuters – Nov 27,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman poses for a selfie during the Future Investment Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23 (Reuters […]
Netanyahu’s predicament: The era of easy wars is over
Nov 27,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his army to carry out a limited operation in the besieged Gaza Strip on November 12, […]
Islamophobia is a form of racism – like antisemitism it’s time it got its own definition
It has become so normalised in our society yet we struggle to define it. Our report will provide something we can all get behind By Anna Soubry and Wes Streeting […]
The electric scooter scheme taking over Paris
Source: BBC News Hundreds of the two-wheeled vehicles have appeared on the city’s streets, but some residents have voiced concerns over the scheme. The issue has made its way to […]
India and Pakistan work to set up a Sikh religious corridor
Source: The Straits Times By Debarshi Dasgupta NEW DELHI – Relations between India and Pakistan have taken a cautious step forward with the two countries deciding to establish a religious […]
India, home of the world’s tallest statue, announces plan to build a taller one
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Safi South Asia correspondent The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh says it will build the world’s tallest statue, weeks after the current record holder – an […]
Malaysia to deport 4 Finns for distributing Christian items
Source: Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Four Finnish tourists will be deported and barred from returning to Malaysia after they were detained for distributing Christian materials on a resort island in the Muslim-majority country, police said Tuesday. The two women and two men, aged between 27 and 60, […]
Myanmar seizes boat carrying 93 fleeing Rohingya camps for Malaysia
Source: Reuters BY Shoon Naing, Simon Lewi YANGON (Reuters) – Authorities in Myanmar have seized a boat carrying 93 people, apparently Rohingya Muslims, fleeing displacement camps in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State and […]
India, home of the world’s tallest statue, announces plan to build a taller one
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi South Asia correspondent The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh says it will build the world’s tallest statue, weeks after the current record holder – an […]
Afghan Shias in the firing line: ‘IS wants to wipe us out’
Source: BBC News By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Kabul Tears and wails of grief fill the air around a hilltop cemetery in the outskirts of Kabul. “Why did you leave us?” […]
Call to prayer is a daily reminder of Turkey’s religious and political shift
Source: Los Angeles Times By Umar Farooq Five times a day, the loudspeakers affixed to the spires of some 90,000 state-run mosques crackle to life, and the Islamic call to […]
Woman describes torture, beatings in Chinese detention camp
Source: Associated Press By MARIA DANILOVA WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Uighur minority on Monday detailed torture and abuse she says she experienced in one of the internment […]
Scholars condemn China for mass detention of Muslim Uighurs
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries must hit China with sanctions over the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs, hundreds of scholars said on Monday, warning that a failure to act […]