Op-Ed : Another election based on religious exclusion
Source: Daily Times No election can be “free and fair” if an entire community of about 0.3 million people is effectively excluded from the electoral process Rana Tanver Set by […]
Soccer team found alive after 9 days trapped in cave
Source: CNN Rescue teams have found all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive in a cave in Thailand nine days after the group went missing. The boys, between 11 and 16 years old, are all members of the Wild Boar soccer team, entered the Tham Luang Nang Non cave […]
Scientific diplomacy Nest boxes and neutrality: Middle East barn owl project seeks Swiss participation
By Celia Luterbacher This content was published on July 2, 2018 Traditionally regarded as a bad omen in some Middle Eastern cultures, attitudes toward owls are changing. Here, two […]
Man in Iran: ‘Iranians crave European culture’
By Jessica Pfister and Werner De Schepper, Schweizer Illustrierte This content was published on July 2, 2018 Philippe Welti, former Swiss ambassador to Iran (Joseph Kakshouri / Schweizer Illustrierte) […]
Austrian presidency of the EU: Tough times ahead for Turkey
EMRE GÖNEN Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives to take part in the last day of the EU leaders’ summit at the Europa building, Brussels, June 29. There are people […]
View from Turkey: It is payback time against the colonialists
İLNUR ÇEVIK @ilnurcevik Migrants rest at a makeshift emergency center at Barbate’s municipal sports center in the south of Spain, June 29. Instead of facing the reality of the […]
The consequences of upholding Trump’s ban
Jul 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby The Supreme Court decision upholding the Trump administration’s infamous “Muslim ban” will have consequences far beyond its restriction on visas for […]
This moment will go down in history: the US has given up on the overthrow of Assad in Syria
When Washington ‘understands the difficult conditions’ its militia allies are facing and says it ‘advises’ the Russians and Syrians not to violate a ceasefire – which was Moscow’s idea in the first […]
Malta detains second charity ship as death toll at sea rises
Governments say charity ships help human traffickers, charities say policy will cause more deaths at sea By Reuters – Jul 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants look at the sea […]
Thailand Cave Rescue: 12 Boys Found Alive After 10 Days. ‘We Are Hungry.’
Video The 12 boys and their coach had been trapped in a flooded cave for more than a week.Published OnJuly 2, 2018CreditImage by Royal Thai Army By Muktita Suhartono […]
‘Terrorists — disguised as women — are among displaced Syrians’
By Raed Omari – Jul 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Jordanian soldier keeps watch at the border between Syria and Jordan on Monday (AFP photo) AMMAN — There are hundreds of armed […]
Dutch parliament approves limited ban on burqa, niqab
Source: Associated Press By RAF CASERT and ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Ban will apply to Islamic veils and robes such as the burqa and niqab Politicians call it ‘a historical day’ in […]
How perfectionism leads to depression
Source: BBC The authors are Marianne Etherson, PhD candidate and graduate teaching assistant at York St John University; and Martin Smith, lecturer in research methods at York St John University. […]
42nd Jalsa Salana Canada starts on July 6
An Exclusive Interview of National President – Mr Lal Khan Malik with Saiful Islam, NRB
Egypt refuses EU call for migrant reception centers
Egypt and four other countries have said they will refuse to host migrants aiming for the European Union. The “reception centers” are part a broader plan to more evenly distribute […]
One in 10 players at the World Cup were born outside the country they play for
WORLDLY CUP Morocco’s multinational squad. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Youyou Zhou June 14, 2018 The players on Morocco’s World Cup team will receive instructions in three languages: English, French, and Arabic. Fully 17 of the 23-person squad were not born in Morocco: eight in France, five in the Netherlands, two in […]
Back to the Jungle : WTO Faces Existential Threat in Times of Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has set his sights squarely on the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Even its critics are worried that without the organization, the world of trade […]
Citizenship: More than one in five Swiss has dual nationality
This content was published on July 1, 2018 Italy leads the way in second nationality followed by France, Germany and Turkey. (Keystone) Since 2010, the number of Swiss citizens possessing another country’s passport has increased by 40%. According to the NZZ am Sonntag paper, a total of 916,000 Swiss citizens […]
Hassan Rouhani: Iranian president pays official visit to Switzerland
This content was published on July 2, 2018 Schneider-Ammann had invited the Iranian president to visit Switzerland during his own official visit to Teheran in 2016, when he was president. […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Spokesperson Says Travel Ban Should Not Be Used To Impose Policies of Bigotry
June 27, 2018 — Charles Fishburne Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Spokesperson Says Travel Ban Should Not Be Used To Impose Policies of Bigotry A spokesperson for one of America’s oldest Muslim organization who lives in Richmond has reacted to the Supreme Court decision upholding President Trump’s travel ban on the issue of […]