Canada closes the door on polygamous immigrants
Agence France Presse | Published — Friday 7 November 2014 OTTAWA: Canada’s Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has unveiled plans to ban entry to migrants who practice polygamy and what […]
Why Eating Slowly May Help You Lose Weight
Source: Mens Health Remember those times when your parents ask you not to gobble down your meals, and start eating slowly instead, you may not have listened then, but you […]
The ‘real’ St. Valentine was no patron of love
Source: The Conversation On Feb. 14, sweethearts of all ages will exchange cards, flowers, candy, and more lavish gifts in the name of St. Valentine. But as a historian of Christianity, […]
I’ve Been a Mormon for 75 Years. Here’s What I Know About the Church and Assault.
Source: The Cut By Judy Dushku Jennie Willoughby describes how her ex-husband Rob Porter was abusive to her. Photo: Courtesy of The Washington Post The most shocking thing about the outing of […]
Burma Welcomes Genocide Deniers to Rohingyas’ Home
Source: The Daily Beast By TIMOTHY MCLAUGHLIN The country of Burma (Myanmar), faced with accusations of ethnic cleansingover its brutal campaign against Rohingya Muslims, is on the defensive. The international community has ratcheted up […]
Kuwait says $30 billion pledged to rebuild Iraq
AP http://www.arabnews.com Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (L), Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (C) and Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres attend the second day […]
The War on Valentine’s Day in India
Source: The Atlantic BY ELIZABETH FLOCK In the days before Valentine’s Day 2009, members of a group called the Sri Ram Sena dragged several young women out of a pub […]
How Bill Gates is taking on President Trump
Source: Time By FLORA CARR February 13, 2018 In the tenth edition of the Gates Foundation’s annual letter, Bill and Melinda Gates have chosen a different tact, tackling head-on “The 10 Tough […]
Muslim boys who insulted Christianity sentenced to memorise verses of Quran that honour Jesus
Source: Independent By Bethan McKernan Unique sentencing from Christian judge in Lebanon, where insulting religion can be punishable by up to three years in prison, praised as message of coexistence The […]
Why did Christianity prevail?
Source: The New York Times By TOM BISSELLFEB. 13, 2018 A woman holding a rosary at Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church. CreditSaul Martinez for The New York Times THE TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY […]
Capitalism will eat democracy, unless we speak up
Source: TED Talk BY Yanis Varoufakis Yanis Varoufakis thinks we need a radically new way of thinking about the economy, finance and capitalism. Have you wondered why politicians aren’t […]
A.I. will be ‘billions of times’ smarter than humans and man needs to merge with it, expert says
Source: CNBC BY Arjun Kharpal A.I. will be ‘billions of times’ smarter than humans, says expert Artificial intelligence could be “billions of times smarter” than humans and people may need to […]
New York Times CEO: Print journalism has maybe another 10 years
Source: CNBC BY Kellie Ell | @KellieAutumnEll The newspaper printing presses may have another decade of life in them, New York Times CEO Mark Thompson told CNBC on Monday. “I believe at least 10 […]
Melinda Gates: President Trump’s ‘Misguided’ Budget Shows U.S. Doesn’t Care About Women and Children
Source: Time By ARIC JENKINS February 12, 2018 President Trump on Monday released his latest budget request for the next fiscal year.The plan drew reactions from all over, including criticism from philanthropist Melinda […]
President Trump Promised to ‘Hire the Best People.’ Rob Porter Is Just the Latest Red Flag
Source: Time By TESSA BERENSON and PHILIP ELLIOTT February 12, 2018 The resignation of top White House aide Rob Porter amid allegations of domestic violence certainly raised questions about the vetting process for working for President Donald […]
Sorry Turkey: US will continue to train local Kurdish forces in Syria
By News Desk 13/02/2018 The United States will continue to train local security forces in Syria and maintain a military presence in the country as long as required to defeat […]
View from Turkey: Open letter to Rex Tillerson
THE EDITORIAL BOARD Daily Sabah, Istanbul Mr. Tillerson! Welcome to Turkey. We at Daily Sabah expect you to take a leading role in ending the manic nature of what […]
Avoiding a cliffhanger showdown in Syria
Osama Al Sharif » Feb 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syria has become a congested arena for various state and no-state combatants, each with its own agenda. So much so […]
Iraq says reconstruction after war on Daesh to cost $88 billion
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Feb 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Participants walk past brochures of previous funds collected by the International Islamic Relief Organisation (IIRO), during the Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq on Monday, in Kuwait City (AFP photo) KUWAIT — Rebuilding Iraq after three years of […]
An overdue confession
Feb 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL President Donald Trump has at last recognised that Israel’s settlement policy is a significant impediment to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. During a rare interview with Israeli Hayom daily newspaper, published on Sunday, Trump has finally conceded that Israeli policies have a lot to do with […]