North Korea: New UN sanctions an act of war
Source: BBC News North Korea has described the latest UN sanctions imposed on the country as an “act of war”. A foreign ministry statement said the measures were tantamount to […]
The Real Problem With Apple Slowing Down Older iPhones
Source: Time By LISA EADICICCO December 22, 2017 If you’ve ever thought your old iPhone was feeling sluggish, you’re not alone. And you’re not imagining it: Apple has confirmed to multiple media outlets that it slows […]
U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands Apologizes After Bizarre ‘Fake News’ Exchange
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME December 23, 2017 The new U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands is apologizing after a bizarre exchange with a Dutch reporter went viral in both countries. When […]
Dr Abdus Salam love for Punjabi language
https://jang.com.pk/print/422413-mukhtar-masood-doctor-abdus-salaam-or-punjabi-zabaan مختار مسعود، ڈاکٹر عبدالسلام اور پنجابی زبان By Zafar Mahmood- this article recounts how Punjab government asked Dr Salam to devise science education policy for the province. Accordingly an education institution like MIT – Lahore Institute of Technology was planned. This whole exercise was not advertised due to religious […]
Principles and practice of Islamic Banking
Dec 22 2017 – Dada AdefolamiIslamic finance and banking system Dada Adefolami By Dada Adefolami The World Bank Group and the Islamic Development Bank published the first Global Report on Islamic Finance, which details the prospects for the global Islamic finance industry and its potential to help reduce worldwide income […]
Ahmadi Muslims Group Brings Festive Cheer To Elderly And Isolated
‘Serve them, sit with them, pack them a meal, then take them home.’ 23/12/2017 15:54 GMT 2.0 K Chris York Senior Editor, HuffPost UK A minority Muslim group has launched a nationwide initiative this Christmas to bring some festive cheer to the elderly and isolated. Young Ahmadi Muslims from the […]
Saudi fashion goes global
OLIVIA CUTHBERT | Published — Sunday 24 December 2017 LONDON: The rising stars of Saudi fashion may soon have more reasons to strut their stuff at home as much as […]
Saudi authorities demand one-third of Alwaleed bin Talal’s fortune to free him
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL File Photo of Saudi tycoon Prince Alwalid bin Talal Saudi Arabian authorities demanded at least $6 billion from Prince Alwaleed bin Talal in exchange for his […]
‘There’s a war coming,’ Marine Corps general warns US troops
MILITARY By Bradford Betz | Fox News A Marine Corps commandant on Thursday warned U.S. troops stationed in Norway to be prepared for a coming war. “I […]
Macedonia ready to give up claims on Alexander the Great
Associated Press SKOPJE: Macedonia’s left-wing prime minister says he is ready to renounce his country’s claim to the legacy of Alexander the Great to help solve a 26-year-old dispute […]
Help refugees wherever they come from, Austria’s Kurz says
Reuters International This content was published on December 24, 2017 Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz holds a news conference after meeting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (not pictured) in Brussels, Belgium, […]
Court ruling allows Syrian youth to bring family to Germany
Reuters International This content was published on December 22, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – A Berlin court ruling that permits the parents and siblings of a 16-year-old Syrian migrant to join him in Germany will now take effect after the foreign ministry abruptly dropped an appeal of the decision, German […]
German would-be partners have very different immigration ideas
Reuters International This content was published on December 24, 2017 12:26 AMDec 24, 2017 – 00:26 FILE PHOTO – Syrian refugees disembark from a bus on arrival at the […]
Birth Control for Men? Researchers Will Test a Hormone Gel in 2018
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN December 22, 2017 TIME Health A new kind of male birth control may be on the horizon. The largest clinical trial to date on hormonal […]
Donald Trump has spent a year lying shamelessly. It hasn’t worked
The Toronto Star, By DANIEL DALE Washington Bureau Chief, Fri., Dec. 22, 2017 WASHINGTON—If you are looking for anecdotal evidence that evidence no longer matters in American politics, you can call up someone like Lana Shardea. Shardea, a 73-year-old in Phoenix, believes Donald Trump is “the most intelligent, powerful, courageous president […]
Amasra: A town molded by the spirits of the ancients
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Like any other Black Sea towns, Amasra is blessed with greenery; but what makes it different is its ancient history dating back to […]
Reliving Lenin’s ride: A revolutionary train journey across wartime Europe
By Thomas Dworzak / Magnum Photos, Jo Fahy (text), Ester Unterfinger (picture editor) Photos showing Lenin’s journey from Switzerland to Russia This content was published on December 16, 2017 A […]
The madness of missiles
Dec 21,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power The nuclear weapon missile business is contradictory, full of missteps, highly dangerous and prepared in its madness (Mutually Assured Destruction, aka MAD, […]
US hypocrisy at the Security Council
Dec 20,2017 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Since becoming the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations, Nikky Haley has had plenty of words to say about everyone. Of special […]
Why Mohammed bin Salman is taking an interest in the Arab Bank
There is no evidence he got his teeth into any of the president of the Arab Bank’s money – or tried to – but many Palestinians regard this as a […]