70 years ago Celebrating World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on May 8, 2018 An ICRC aid convoy in Daraya, Syria, in 2016 (swissinfo.ch) On May 8, 1948, the first Red Cross Day […]
The Iraqi elections and the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem will illuminate the damage Trump has really done to the Middle East
As one commentator put it, there are more unpredictable ‘moving parts’ than ever before in the different crises, parts which may break loose at any moment Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The problem […]
Opinion: Aga Khan’s contributions little-known, but significant
Dave Mowat Published on: May 9, 2018 His Highness the Aga Khan, left, is greeted by Lois Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi upon arrival in […]
In the Middle East right now, all sides in this complex battle are staring at each other with increasing concern
An Israeli statement that the Iranians had missiles in Syria was surely made in concert with the Trump administration – it came within hours, and coincidences don’t run that close […]
First mosque opens on Outer Hebrides in time for Ramadan
Source: The Guardian Money raised worldwide to convert building in Stornaway before start of holy month By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent, @harrietsherwood The first mosque in the Outer Hebrides has […]
Exclusive – Iraq used Baghdadi aide’s phone to capture Islamic State commanders
Reuters International This content was published on May 10, 2018 A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Mosul, July […]
Traditional carpet-making skill is becoming a lost craft among Afghan refugees in Pakistan
1 / 3 A vendor shows a carpet at the Afghanistan Rug and Carpet Center show room in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 1, 2018. (REUTERS) 2 / 3 An Afghan […]
Patriarch hopes to reopen seminary after talks with president
STELYO BERBERAKIS ISTANBUL DHA Photo Halki or Heybeliada, a seminary that has been a source of contention for Turkey’s Orthodox community for decades, may be reopened, Patriarch Bartholomew I […]
The ‘deal of the century’ dead on arrival
HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian A Palestinian paints over a mural of President Trump during a protest in Bethlehem, the West Bank, Dec. 7, 2017. (AP Photo) U.S. President Donald Trump’s impending […]
The US Senate must not allow a torturer to become CIA boss
May 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power In Charles Dickens’s novel “A Tale of Two Cities”, set during the French revolution of 1789, he draws the character of Madame […]
Syria rebels exit towns near Damascus
By AFP – May 10,2018 – Last updated at May 10,2018 googleplus Syrian people wait to be evacuated in Al Rastan town of Homs to Al […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir sworn in as world’s oldest leader after shock poll win
By AFP – May 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Former Malaysian prime minister and opposition candidate Mahathir Mohamad (centre) celebrates with other leaders of his coalition during a press conference following […]
The Egyptian boat buried for 5,000 years
Source: BBC News Found in a pit next to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the ancient vessel was buried to transport Pharaoh Khufu’s spirit to the heavens. Original Source
Where people commute by cable car
Source: BBC News By Larry Bleiberg 9 May 2018 After two hours of mountain hiking, my first destination came into sight, and it hardly seemed worth the trip. The wooden […]
Kalkaska village president ousted in recall after anti-Muslim Facebook post
Source: MLIVE By Mark Tower mtower@mlive.com KALKASKA, MI — A village president in a small Northern Michigan community who gained national attention in June 2017 for controversial social media posts was […]
Man pleads guilty to vandalizing Tennessee Islamic Center
Source: Associated Press By SHEILA BURKE NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to vandalizing a Tennessee Islamic Center last July with profane references to Allah in spray-paint […]
David Goodall, 104, just took his own life, after making a powerful statement about assisted death
Source: The Washington Post By Lindsey Bever On his final day, before he went to a Swiss clinic to die, David Goodall spoke about his 104 years of life — and […]
Church and religion take back seat as a secular Ireland votes on abortion
Source: Reuters NENAGH/CORK, Ireland (Reuters) – Three decades after Ireland introduced one of the world’s only constitutional bans on abortion, the Church that was so pivotal in securing the law’s […]
Berlin court bars Muslim teacher from wearing headscarf
Source: BBC News A Muslim primary school teacher has lost her bid to overturn a law banning the wearing of religious clothing by public servants in Berlin. The Berlin labour […]
Iraq’s Sunnis wary but hopeful about upcoming election
Source: Associated Press By BALINT SZLANKO and MUHANAD AL-SALEH HASSAN SHAM CAMP, Iraq (AP) — After bearing the brunt of a 3½-year war against the Islamic State group, Iraq’s minority […]