Malaysia 1MDB scandal: Ex-PM Najib Razak arrested
Source: Al Jazeera News Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been arrested in Kuala Lumpur, state media reported, as part of a probe into alleged theft and money-laundering at the […]
Merkel, to Survive, Agrees to Border Camps for Migrants
Source: The New York Times By Katrin Bennhold and Melissa Eddy BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel, who staked her legacy on welcoming hundreds of thousands of migrants into Germany, agreed on Monday to […]
Sikhs and Hindus Bear Brunt of Latest Afghanistan Suicide Attack
Source: The New York Times By Zabihullah Ghazi and Mujib Mashal JALALABAD, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus arriving to meet with President Ashraf Ghani […]
Woman harassed by Maryland shooting suspect: ‘I was afraid he could kill me’
Source: The Guardian A woman whose harassment by the suspect charged in the Capital Gazette shooting said she immediately panicked when she learned of the attack. Five employees of the Annapolis, Maryland, […]
Muslim candidates rise above Trump hostility to focus on issues
Source: The Guardian Deedra Abboud, an attorney, is competing for the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Arizona. She has never sought public office before. But she has become […]
Why You Should Enroll Your Kids in Piano Lessons, According to Science
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME With 88 keys and hundreds of internal strings, a standard piano produces a slew of unique sounds and tones. And mastering that complex system doesn’t only […]
There is nothing genuine about Israel’s humanitarian aid to Syrians
The use of aid to whitewash Israel’s record of occupation and human rights violations is not new Abir Kopty Monday 2 July 2018 Tags: Palestine; south Syria; Golan […]
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. […]