Cycling in Jeddah: Saudi women embrace change
Reuters International This content was published on April 9, 2018 2:09 PMApr 9, 2018 – 14:09 Amirah al-Turkistani, a graphic design lecturer at Jeddah International College, rides her bicycle […]
More awareness: Record number of reported discrimination incidents in Switzerland
This content was published on April 8, 2018 The number of incidents reported in schools and training centres also increased (Keystone) The number of reported cases of discrimination based […]
Facebook data: How it was used by Cambridge Analytica
Source: BBC News Facebook has said it believes that up to 87 million users’ data was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica claims its data and research helped Donald […]
Ancient Finger Bone Found in Saudi Arabia Reveals a New Clue About Early Humans
Source: Time By MALCOLM RITTER / AP (NEW YORK) — An ancient human finger bone found in Saudi Arabia provides a new clue about when and how our species migrated out […]
Kim Jong-Un Has Offered to Talk Denuclearization With President Trump, U.S. Official Says
Source: Time By NICK WADHAMS / BLOOMBERG April 8, 2018 The U.S. has confirmed that Kim Jong Un is willing to talk to President Donald Trump about getting rid of his […]
Outer Hebrides to get its first mosque after crowdsourcing campaign
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood; Religion correspondent Leeds businessman Aihtsham Rashid has raised more than £63,000 to renovate derelict building in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis The Outer Hebrides is to get […]
Hidden gems: Rare religious treasures go on show in Lucerne
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44020262&locale=en Embed code This content was published on April 6, 2018 On its 1,250th anniversary, the Court Church of St. Leodegar in Lucerne is opening up its treasure trove […]
Geneva talks: What’s to be done about killer robots?
By Simon Bradley This content was published on April 9, 2018 An example of a Lethal Autonomous Weapons System (LAWS) – better known as a “killer robot” (darpa.mil) Activists seeking […]
Military confrontation between Turkey, Greece not an option, Greek foreign minister says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said Monday a military confrontation between Turkey and Greece was not an option and problems have to be resolved diplomatically, amid strained […]
UN Yemen envoy kicks off peace drive in Oman
Source: Gulf News By: Fahad Al Mukrashi Muscat: The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, believes Oman plays a “pivotal role” in helping the people of Yemen. Martin Griffiths […]
Saudi-led airstrike kills 15 in Yemen
Source: Fox News By AHMED AL-HAJ | Associated Press SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni tribal officials say a Saudi-led coalition airstrike has killed at least 15 people, including children, in the southwestern […]
Gulf feud hits new low with proposal to make Qatar an island
Source: Fox News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi media are reporting a proposal to dig a maritime canal along the kingdom’s closed border with Qatar, turning the peninsula-nation into […]
Islam and cryptocurrency, halal or not halal?
Source: Al Jazeera In Dubai’s decades-old Gold Souq, customers from around the world haggle over bangles and necklaces. Elsewhere in the emirate, the region’s top centre for gold trade, bullion […]
Settlement will prevent illegal NYPD surveillance of Muslims
Source: RNS NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department has agreed not to conduct surveillance based on religion or ethnicity and to listen to Muslims as it develops […]
Syria war: Attacks hit Syrian airbase in Homs province
Source: Al Jazeera News Missiles have struck a Syrian airbase in Homs province early on Monday, state media reported, with Russia and Syria blaming Israel for carrying out the attack. Two Israeli […]
Deep down, what does Donald Trump want in Syria?
YAHYA BOSTAN @yahyabostan The new U.S. military bases in northern Syria indicate Washington does not want to pull out of the country, and instead is planning to do something […]
As Saudi prince arrives, ties with France more complex than before
By Reuters – Apr 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud is seen during a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the […]
Waning interest in UN activities on human rights
Apr 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi A top-ranking UN official at the Office of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights in Geneva complained recently during a meeting […]
Reshaping regional politics
Apr 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The launching of construction on Turkey’s first nuclear power plant by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is a […]
Thanks, but a ‘Love a Muslim Day’ isn’t enough to counter Islamophobia
Guardian: Twenty-four hours on from the “Punish a Muslim Day” and the well-meaning but deeply reductive framing of “Love a Muslim Day”, the UK’s Muslim communities and no doubt the police and authorities are breathing a huge sigh of relief that this designated day of hate passed off without major incident. “Punish […]