Philippine rebel chief: 30,000 rebels to be disarmed in deal
Source: Associated Press By Jim Gomex MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The leader of the largest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines said Tuesday that 30,000 to 40,000 armed fighters would […]
Emboldened Ortega vilifies Catholic Church in bid to derail talks in Nicaragua
Source: Miami Herald By Tim Johnson In a risky change of strategy, embattled President Daniel Ortega has backed off from a Catholic Church-mediated dialogue with his opposition and launched […]
Chilean prosecutors probing 36 claims of Catholic Church sex abuse
Source: Reuters BY Aislinn Laing, Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) – The Chilean civil authorities are investigating 36 accusations of sexual abuse against bishops, clerics and lay workers in the Roman Catholic […]
Stop the ‘weaponization’ of religion in Pakistani politics
July 24, 2018 Pakistani politician Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, addresses his supporters during an election campaign in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 23, 2018. Pakistan holds general elections […]
China: Tibetan students banned from religious activities
Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Children in traditionally Buddhist Tibet have been banned from taking part in religious activities over the summer holidays, an official Chinese Communist Party newspaper […]
Counting begins in Pakistani elections marred by suicide bomb
QUETTA/PESHAWAR, Pakistan Reuters Published July 25, 2018 A suicide bomber killed at least 29 people near a polling center as Pakistanis voted on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election pitting […]
Is Democracy Dying in Pakistan?
How the Military and Judiciary Threaten the Upcoming Elections By Ahmed Rashid Pakistan’s upcoming general elections on July 25 may be the most tense and fraught in the country’s brief […]
Turkey eyes 850K medical tourists for 2018, following boom in sector last year
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL With the opportunities and quality it offers, Turkey has experienced a boom in its health tourism sector with 700,000 tourists coming to the country […]
Turkey not obliged to abide by sanctions imposed by US or UK against Iran, FM says
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu talks at a press conference during a visit in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, in the city of Lefkoşa, July […]
Brussels pledges to pay for each migrant taken by EU governments
REUTERS BRUSSELS Reuters Photo The European Commission offered on Tuesday to shoulder the cost of taking in migrants from boats in the Mediterranean, seeking to entice more governments to shoulder […]
Iraq’s unrest could pave way for profound political reform
Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif More than two months after Iraqis headed to the polls to elect a new parliament and as Muqtada Al Sadr, whose […]
Erdogan says new Israeli law fascist, Hitler’s spirit reemerging
By Reuters – Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on Tuesday shows a view of ongoing construction works at Ramat Shlomo, a Jewish settlement in the mainly Palestinian […]
Israel rules Palestine as land of Jews!
Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Finally, the Israeli Knesset had passed a law declaring Israel as a Jewish state, in fact declaring the land on which […]
Maronite patriarch supports Jerusalem Hashemite custodianship
New Maronite church at Baptism Site further encourages religious tourism By JT – Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Prime Minister Omar Razzaz stressed that Jordan is proud to […]
Fifty years on, and Catholics are still in turmoil over contraception
Source: The Guardian Papal declaration that artificial birth control is inherently wrong continues to affect lives of the most vulnerable BY Harriet Sherwood Religion Correspondent Pope Francis dismayed health educators on […]
Ibtihaj Muhammad: I felt like a social ‘pariah’ after making Team USA
Source: The Lily Ibtihaj Muhammad The following is an excerpt from “Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream,” by United States Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad. Muhammad is an American fencer who rose […]
The Ottoman caliphs: Why European Islam’s current problems might reflect a 100-year-old mistake
Europe’s move to undermine the caliphate shifted the centre of theological influence Erasmus Jul 26th 2016 by ERASMUS EVERY time a European city is shaken by an act of mass violence, the […]
The 10 Best and Worst Oils For Your Health
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN July 23, 2018 Home cooks have plenty of options when it comes to choosing which type of oil to sauté, bake and drizzle with. Some, like […]
President Trump Is Considering Revoking Security Clearances of His Critics
Source: Time By BRIAN BENNETT Updated: July 23, 2018 4:18 PM ET President Donald Trump is considering revoking the security clearances for a half-dozen former high-level intelligence and national security officials […]
Thai cave boys ordained in Buddhist ceremony
Source: BBC News Most members of the Thai youth football team rescued from a flooded cave have had their heads shaved as part of a Buddhist ceremony to ordain them […]