Libya rejects EU plan for asylum processing centres
Holding centres for migrants to be further discussed in coming weeks by European Commission By AFP – Jul 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Josepha, a 40-year-old woman from Cameroon who was […]
Is Turkey’s economy facing a ‘sudden stop’?
Jul 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Fares Hammoudeh The Turkish government has been emphasising the strong economic growth of 7.4 per cent in 2017 with the unemployment rate dropping down […]
Jordan ‘only Arab state that sells more than buys’ medicines
By JT – Jul 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan is the only Arab country that exports more pharmaceuticals than it imports, a regional sector leader has said. Adnan Kilani, secretary general of the Arab Union of the Manufacturers of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Appliances, made the remarks at a […]
Why Dogs and Humans Love Each Other More Than Anyone Else
Source: Time This is excerpted from TIME How Dogs Think: Inside the Canine Mind, now available at retailers and on Amazon. You speak dog better than you think you do. You may […]
The intriguing history of the ‘Black Madonna’
Source: BBC News By Alastair Sooke 19 July 2018 Most people coming face to face for the first time with Dutch artist Maerten van Heemskerck’s 16th-Century oil painting of the […]
SYMPOSIUM: Do Religious Scriptures bring harmony or evoke conflict?
The Center for Pluralism is pleased to present a symposium as a side event in conjunction with the Department of States’ 2018 Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. to present a […]
Singapore’s Arab community traces ancestral roots to Yemen’s Hadhramaut Valley
Wadi Dawan in the Hadhramaut Valley, main picture. (Arab News photo by Munshi Ahmed) Joanna Tan July 20, 2018 Though the Indian Ocean separates the Asian metropolis of Singapore and […]
Malta: Teachers schooling migrants to help them integrate not given the right training
No adequate structure in place Migrants arriving in Malta risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean in rickety boats, often after spending months or even years in squalid Libyan detention centres. […]
Commentary: Integration may be key to acceptance of refugees
A researchers’ game tested how language and cultural classes helped foster acceptance of immigrants. Sunday, July 15, 2018 By Paul van Lange For The Conversation The executive branch has a […]
Australia could add ‘values test’ for migrants, Malcolm Turnbull says
Prime minister confirms government is considering test for those seeking permanent residency Amy Remeikis and agencies @amyremeikis Fri 20 Jul 2018 03.38 BST First published on Thu 19 Jul 2018 22.51 BST […]
Czech Prime Minister: Here is how I measure the speed of integration
Babiš proposes to end war, poverty and religious extremism with a snap of our fingers. Why hasn’t anybody else thought of this? Andrej Babiš, Czech prime minister(Source: Sme) In […]
Angry protesters tear down independent Jibran Nasir’s campaign banners in Karachi
Source: Geo KARACHI: A group of angry people attacked an independent candidate’s team and tore down campaign posters Friday night in the city’s Bizerta Lines area, Geo News reported, citing […]
The town that doesn’t vote: Pakistan’s Ahmadis say forced to abstain
Saad Sayeed RABWAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – There are no campaign posters in the Pakistani town of Rabwah, and no election rallies on its streets. Though they could be an influential […]
Ahmadiyya Albania and Humanity First provides Food Packets to Needy Families
Source: S.A. Ghori: President AMJ/HF Albania By the grace of Allah Almighty, with the assistance of Humanity First Germany. AMJ organized humanitarian activity in Albania. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at contacted the Mayor of Fier region Mr. Armando Subashi, former Member of Parliament, to get the list of most needy families of […]
Jordan slams Israel for racist nation-state law
By JT – Jul 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Thursday condemned the Israeli Knesset’s endorsement of the “nation-state law” that consolidates the concept of the “Jewish state”. Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Jumana Ghunaimat explained that the new law consolidates apartheid in Israel […]
Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law
By Reuters – Jul 19,2018 – JORDAN TIME OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel passed a “nation-state” law on Thursday declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, […]
Pakistan election: Imran Khan scents victory
By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Lahore 20 July 2018 Leading Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has told the BBC his opponents in elections next week will “lose because of […]
Fake News Leads to Harassment of Pakistan Parliament Candidate
July 20, 2018 Ayesha Tanzeem Flags of political parties are on sale ahead of elections, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, July 20, 2018. ISLAMABAD — A human rights activist running […]
International corruption is to blame for rising inequality, mass movements of people and war – we must end this system of oppression
Illegal migration has become an existential question for Europe’s institutions. The marathon European Council summit on 28 June was evidence of this; European leaders struggled to summon domestic and […]
The Syrian war is a ‘shame to mankind’ says Serbia’s top weapons maker – but I found his instruction books in eastern Aleppo
Exclusive: I pushed the two machine gun manuals across the boardroom table to Brzakovic. He glanced at them, nodded politely, and pushed them courteously back to me Robert Fisk Kragujevac, central Serbia […]