UN Syria envoy to step down in November
By AFP – Oct 17,2018 -JORDAN TIMES UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arriving to a press conference closing a round of Intra Syria peace talks at the […]
Best way to respond to the disappearance of Khashoggi
Oct 17,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB There are two indisputable facts in the Jamal Khashoggi disappearance trauma. He was seen entering and never leaving the Saudi consulate in Istanbul […]
Trump reluctant to abandon Riyadh over missing journalist, wants evidence
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 18, 2018 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey […]
Top Bankers Quietly Prep for Saudi While Their Bosses Skip Forum
Bloomberg THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 17, 2018 The Kingdom Tower, operated by Kingdom Holding Co., centre, stands on the skyline above the King Fahd highway in Riyadh, […]
Jamal Khashoggi disappearance: US asks Turkey for recording evidence
Jamal Khashoggi disappearance Media captionPresident Trump said he wanted answers on the issue The US has asked Turkey for a recording said to provide strong evidence that missing Saudi journalist […]
Colorado Was the First State to Enfranchise Women Through Popular Referendum. Here’s How It Happened
Source: Time By JENNIFER FROST / HISTORY NEWS NETWORK “Western Women Wild With Joy Over Colorado’s Election,” journalist and suffragist Caroline Nichols Churchill exclaimed, following the victory for woman suffrage at […]
China Breaks Silence on Muslim Detention Camps, Calling Them ‘Humane’
Source: The Washington Post By Chris Buckley BEIJING — Under mounting international criticism, China has given its most extensive defense yet of its sweeping campaign to detain and indoctrinate Muslims, with […]
Pressure building on Vatican to give women vote at synod
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pressure is building on the Vatican to give women the right to vote during its big meetings of bishops, with […]
Hindu nationalist-led state changes Muslim name of Indian city
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Delhi An Indian city in a state led by a hardline Hindu nationalist preacher accused of instigating violence against Muslims has had its Muslim name changed to […]
Indian court gives life sentence to guru, 14 followers
Source: Associated Press HISAR, India (AP) — A court in northern India sentenced a Hindu guru and 14 followers to life imprisonment on Tuesday in the deaths of four women […]
Religious hate crimes: Rise in offences recorded by police
Source: BBC News Police have recorded a surge in hate crime directed at people in England and Wales because of their religious beliefs. It rose by 40%, from 5,949 in […]
Egypt extends state of emergency for another 3 months
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has extended its state of emergency for another three months. The government declared a state of emergency after an Islamic State affiliate bombed […]
Jewish lobby in far-right German party denounced for anti-Muslim views
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) — A small group of German Jews has launched a lobby group within the far-right Alternative for Germany party, prompting a swift […]
Stephen Hawking Concludes in His Last Book: ‘There is No God!’
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Catholic priest killed in northern Mexico
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the northern Mexican state of Baja California are investigating the apparent slaying of a Roman Catholic priest in […]
Australia considers following US on Jerusalem embassy
Source: BBC News Australia will consider recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving its embassy there from Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. If acted upon, the move would […]
Russian Orthodox Church breaks with Constantinople in row over Ukraine
Source: Reuters By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) – The Russian Orthodox Church said on Monday it had decided to sever all relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in protest […]
In the Wake of Khashoggi’s Disappearance, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Is Pushed to the Brink
By Dexter Filkins October 16, 2018 Mohammed bin Salman has been celebrated in Hollywood, on Wall Street, and in the Trump White House, even though his violent, impulsive character was […]
Mohammed bin Salman: The dark side of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince
Touted as Saudi Arabia’s progressive reformer, Mohammed bin Salman has an ominous human rights record. 16 Oct 2018 Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of the kingdom, has been […]
Washington Catholic Archdiocese releases names of 31 clergy members ‘credibly accused’ since 1948 of sexually abusing minors
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein and Julie Zauzmer Four days after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl amid criticism of his handling of clerical sex abuse, Washington’s archbishop released a […]