Dead Sea’s revival with Red Sea canal edges closer to reality
By AFP – Mar 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Jordanian farmer works on his land close to the shore of the Dead Sea near the village of Al Haditha in Jordan on March […]
America’s forgotten allies in Syria
Mar 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Mahmoud Berkhdan AFRIN, SYRIA — On January 20, Turkey began targeting northern Syria with air strikes and heavy shelling in a campaign that it […]
Saudi Arabia’s powerful 32-year-old crown prince is coming to America. Here’s what we know
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives in the United States on Monday for a multicity trip. The powerful 32-year-old royal will focus on shoring up U.S.-Saudi ties and […]
Stephen Hawking predicted ‘the end of the universe’ two weeks before his death
Source: MSN News BY Clark Mindock A theory explaining how we might detect parallel universes and a prediction for the end of the world was completed by Stephen Hawking shortly before he died, […]
Why has this Nobel winner been ignored for 30 years?
Source: BBC News By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Islamabad Image captionAbdus Salam was born to a family of modest means in the Jhang region of central Punjab in 1926 before […]
Russia election: Muted Western reaction to Putin victory
Source: BBC News World leaders are congratulating Vladimir Putin on his election for a new six-year term as Russian president, but Western leaders have been slow to respond amid recent […]
3 rural Illinois men charged with Minnesota mosque bombing
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities on Tuesday charged three men from rural central Illinois with the bombing of a Minnesota mosque […]
Rising Spirituality in America
Source: Pew Charitable Trust Americans have become less religious but more spiritual over time, with 59 percent saying they regularly feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and well-being. Host […]
A Solar Storm Could Bring Spectacular Northern Lights Tonight. Here’s How You Can See Them
Source: Time By JENNIFER CALFAS March 14, 2018 A solar storm this week will heighten the Earth’s auroras, making the stunning northern lights visible to the northern-most parts of the United States. Lasting from […]
How Exercising Into Old Age Can Keep Your Immune System Young
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN March 9, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Exercise, even in old age, is known to have a wide range of health benefits, from preventing disability to slowing […]
Sustainable Development Goals and the role of Islamic finance
Submitted by Abayomi Alawode On Thu, 02/15/2018 co-authors: Ahmad Hafiz Abdul Aziz, Ana Maria Aviles Malaysia is home to a vibrant Islamic banking sector. Islamic finance has grown rapidly in the past two decades and it now stands as a potential contributor in supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. Photo: bigstock/joyful […]
Moody’s: Islamic finance to grow faster than conventional finance
March 19, 2018 By Correspondents The growth of the Islamic finance sector will continue to outstrip the growth of conventional assets across core Islamic finance markets in coming years, as demand for Shari’ah-compliant financial instruments rises, Moody’s Investors Service, has said. “The Islamic finance sector will be supported by governments, […]
Our yellow stars
Irfan Husain March 17, 2018 irfan.husain@gmail.com THE Islamabad High Court’s recent ruling that Pakistanis have to declare their faith to obtain birth certificates, ID cards and passports, and to get […]
Peace Symposium 2018 – a Summary of the Address by the Khalifatul Masih V.
Source: Motaher Chowdhury HUZUR-E-ANWAR’S ADRESS DURING PEACE SYMPOSIUM 2018: FUNDAMENTALS OF ESTABILISHING LASTING PEACE KEY POINTS 1. People may question benefit of Peace Symposium given world peace has deteriorated in […]
Saudi Arabia’s youngest gymnast vows that she ‘will win Olympic gold’ one day
DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR | SPECIAL TO ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 17 March 2018 Saudi Arabia’s youngest gymnast Aya Shata. (AN photo) Saudi Arabia’s youngest gymnast Aya Shata. (AN photo) […]
Saudi Arabia’s Haramain train project expected to serve 30 million pilgrims
Source: Arab News JEDDAH: The high-speed Haramain train’s importance to Saudi Arabia has been highlighted with an announcement by King Salman that he will rely on the super-fast service for […]
US and Saudi Arabia arms significantly enhanced Isis’ military capabilities, report reveals
Number of US and Saudi supplied weapons in Isis’ hands goes ‘far beyond those that would have been available through battle capture alone’ Bethan McKernan Beirut @mck_beth Friday 15 December […]
Human Rights group wants homeless sheltered in cold
By DAN DESROCHERS Recorder Staff Thursday, March 15, 2018 GREENFIELD — When subzero temperatures impacted the region this winter, shelters in Greenfield became packed with homeless residents seeking shelter […]
Human Rights Solidarity documents Libya criminal, political violence cases in 2017
March 18, 2018 – Written by: AbdulkaderAssad Libyan Human Rights Solidarity (HRS) issued a report Saturday documenting kidnap and murder cases of political and criminal backgrounds during 2017, based on official and media reports. The HRS said the statistics doesn’t include casualties of armed clashes. 744 violence victims across Libya; […]
Pakistan: No faith to state
Waqar Gillani March 18, 2018 Leave a comment A recent judgment, that expects people to declare their religion at the time of accepting government jobs or getting identity documents, has […]