Syria, Iran dominate Arab League summit
AFP/Dhahran Filed on April 15, 2018 The summit begins 24 hours after US, France and Britain launched the air strikes in war-torn Syria. Arab leaders meet in Saudi Arabia for […]
Russia’s calculations on Syria may be flawed
Apr 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi Russian Prime Minister DImitry Medvedev “confessed” in 2015 in the wake of the Russian major military buildup in Syria, including the […]
The Single Most Important Attribute of Leadership According to this Famous CEO
Source : Inc By John Eades There are many successful CEOs we can learn from. Take Eric Schmidt growing Google, Howard Schultz scaling Starbucks, Bill McDermott taking SAP to the Cloud, and Jeff Bezos changing the world with Amazon. All of these leaders are incredible, but none of them surpass what Jack Welch did at GE. During […]
10 Things You Can Do First Thing in the Morning to Kickstart Your Metabolism
Source: Time Incorporate these habits into your a.m. routine to burn more calories all day long. BY JENNY MCCOY Your metabolic rate—i.e. the number of calories that your body burns while at rest—greatly impacts your overall health. The faster your metabolism, the more calories you can consume without gaining weight—and […]
In chilling footage of Quebec mosque shooting, a widow finds solace and a testament to her husband’s bravery
Source: The Globe and Mail INGRID PERITZ MONTREAL PUBLISHED APRIL 12, 2018UPDATED 2 DAYS AGO To lawyers, the chilling video of the Quebec City mosque shooting may have been a simple legal document. To Najat Naanaa, it was tangible evidence that her late husband gave his life trying to save […]
Officials: 1 Palestinian killed, 223 wounded by Israeli fire
Source: Associated Press By FARES AKRAM and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians, some burning Israeli flags and torching tires, staged a mass protest on […]
Rare Israeli-Palestinian compromise at UNESCO brings hope
Source: Associated Press By ANGELA CHARLTON and CHRIS DEN HOND PARIS (AP) — Diplomats at UNESCO are hailing a possible breakthrough on longstanding Israeli-Arab tensions at the U.N. cultural agency. […]
Indonesia’s Aceh to take caning indoors after backlash
Source: Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province will no longer allow canings for violations of Shariah law to be carried out in public, its governor said Thursday, apparently in response to international condemnation of the caning last year of two men for gay sex that […]
AP Exclusive: 8 victims seek damages from Legion of Christ
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Eight victims of the Catholic Church’s most notorious pedophile are pressing the Legion of Christ religious order to compensate them for the sexual abuse they endured and the psychological harm they say resulted from the order’s prolonged campaign to discredit […]
Croatia ratifies European treaty despite conservative protests
Source: Reuters ZAGREB (Reuters) – The Croatian parliament ratified on Friday a European treaty that has provoked mass protests by social conservatives who believe it undermines family values in the predominantly Roman Catholic country. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Croats protest against the ratification of the Istanbul Convention in Zagreb, […]
For many, Christianity and Trumpism are synonymous. These evangelicals are pushing back.
Source: Vox Lynchburg’s Red Letter Revival brought “pro-testifiers” to Jerry Falwell Jr.’s door. By Tara Isabella Burton@NotoriousTIBtara.burton@vox.com Apr 12, 2018, 3:30pm EDT SHARE Alex Wong/Getty Images Lynchburg, Virginia, became the site of a battleground over the future of American evangelicalism last weekend. On one side of the conflict was Liberty University, the […]
Superstitions are a control issue
Source: The Star By ISABEL TEOTONIO Life Reporter On Friday the 13th, Star readers share their superstitions. Why do they persist in an information age? Well, we are hard-wired to believe certain behaviours result in reward or punishment, so superstitions provide a simple reason for things that one can never fully understand. […]
How Muslims, Often Misunderstood, Are Thriving in America
Source: National Geographic By Leila Fadel Photographs by Lynsey Addario This story appears in the May 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. This story is part of Diversity in America, a National Geographic series covering racial, ethnic, and […]
How Being a Night Owl Endangers Your Health
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN A new study found that night owls—people who like to stay up late—are more likely to die early compared to morning larks, who rise earlier. The new report, published in the journal Chronobiology International, analyzed a study of about half a million people from ages 30 to 73 and followed what […]
Regular excess drinking can take years off your life, study finds
Source: BBC News By Alex Therrien Health reporter, BBC News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Regularly drinking above the UK alcohol guidelines can take years off your life, according to a major report. The study of 600,000 drinkers estimated that having 10 to 15 alcoholic drinks every week could shorten a person’s life by […]
Saudi crown prince arrives in Madrid as world tour nears end
The New Arab & agencies Saudi crown prince arrives in Madrid as world tour nears end Mohammad bin Salman is on the last leg of his tour [Saudi Kingdom […]
Saudi Crown Prince woos Amazon, Lockheed and others to build a tech hub
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman just capped off a three-week tour across the U.S. to meet with tech moguls. His Vision 2030 goal is to diversify Saudi Arabia’s […]
Is a third world war in the works?
İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 U.S. President Trump and Russia’s President Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit, Danang, Vietnam, Nov. 11, 2017. Ending the Syrian war and […]
Is the Gulf Stream about to collapse and is the new ice age coming sooner than scientists think?
Josh Gabbatiss Science Correspondent @josh_gabbatiss Thursday 12 April 2018 What is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation? So is The Day After Tomorrow about to become a reality, and are we […]
The only way to end the war in Syria is negotiation with Assad – but no one wants to be seen shaking hands with the devil
Assad’s victory is becoming irreversible, but international recognition of it should be conditional on the return of refugees, along with an internationally monitored amnesty and freeing of prisoners Patrick Cockburn […]