Osama Al-Sharif | Published — Tuesday 7 November 2017 Time is running out fast for Daesh, the terrorist group that first appeared in late 2013 and within months was able to claim vast swaths of Iraqi and Syrian territories on which it proclaimed its so-called caliphate. In recent days Iraqi […]
Nov 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Just as hopes were rising that some of the fires raging in many parts of the Arab region were slowly beginning to die down, a new one suddenly erupted where least expected. After years of uncertainty, political stagnation and institutional deadlock, […]
Nov 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD The postponing of an Israeli Knesset bill that would have annexed major illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank to the Jerusalem municipality is the result of behind-the-scenes US and, possibly, European pressure. But the story of the so-called Greater Jerusalem law […]
Patel heads a department which has a long history of humanitarian and development funding for Palestinians. Indeed she has taken a close interest in that funding, going so far as […]
From the UK and US to Yemen, Qatar, Turkey and Lebanon – the fallout from the Crown Prince’s ‘corruption’ sweep could be felt across many nations Kim Sengupta Diplomatic Editor […]
LONDON: Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan took a leave of absence on Tuesday from the University of Oxford following multiple rape and sexual misconduct allegations, the British institution said. “By mutual agreement, and with immediate effect, Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies, has taken a leave of absence from the […]
The phrase “Allahu Akbar” is commonly used by Muslims to remind themselves of God’s vastness and power. It literally means “God is greater” or “God is the greatest.” Throughout their day and in prayer especially, Muslims use this term to remind themselves that God is greater than the beauty and […]
By Anees Ahmad Nadeem, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Japan Bait-ul-Ahad – The Japan Mosque opens its doors to public to commemorate its 2nd Anniversary “Trips to the Mosque easing Japanese people`s fears of Islam”, Imam Anees Ahmad Nadeem The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan is inviting fellow Japanese to come and visit […]
Source: The National Post Setsuko Thurlow will be in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10 to jointly accept the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of this year’s laureate, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The 85-year-old Toronto resident is a Hibakusha — a survivor of the atomic attacks […]
Father told he can only talk to children about Islam in a ‘non-pressuring way’ The unnamed father has been to court 13 times to get custody of his children PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images A Muslim father whose three children are being cared for by a Christian foster family was told by a […]
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Detention of more than 30 senior figures in hotel highlights how kingdom depends on tribal loyalty to secure royal family’s reign Men walk out of the entrance of the […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh This picture taken November 4, 2017 shows ten-year-old Rohingya refugee Tahera Begum collecting water from a hand-pump at the Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Ukhia district (AFP Photo) Tahera Begum walks a mile alone at dawn to collect firewood for her […]
Source: New Delhi Times Pakistan’s government has formed a regulatory body to monitor and block blasphemous content online in an effort to further extend the enforcement of the country’s controversial […]
EMRE GÖNEN The case of sacked high-ranking officials, the missile from Yemen and recently the helicopter accident are all signals of a palace coup about to happen in Saudi […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL File Photo A Saudi prince reportedly died late Monday during a gunfight while resisting arrest. Former FBI Special Agent Ali H. Soufan announced the passing of Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd at age 44 on Twitter without specifying a cause of death. Prince Aziz was the youngest […]
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL A handout photo made available by the Saudi Press Agency shows King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia (R), and U.S. President Donald […]
Nov 05,2017 -JORDAN TIMES The surprise resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri is bound to complicate even more an already complex and tense situation in the region. Hariri, who announced that he was stepping down while in Saudi Arabia, also said, in a televised broadcast, that he took […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla The massacre that took place at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on Sunday was the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history. The suspect, 26-year-old […]