By Reuters – Oct 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Women sit at a cafe on a beach in Tripoli, Libya, on Saturday (Reuters photo) TRIPOLI — Fashionable cafes springing up in Libya’s capital are shutting out single men and catering for women looking for a break from the tensions — political […]
Oct 30,2017 -JORDAN TIMES – Hassan A. Barari Explicit in many statements coming from various Israeli politicians is one theme: a military confrontation between Hizbollah and Israel is a matter of when, not if. Apparently, Israelis seek this confrontation as a preventive war in order to prevent Hizbollah from gaining […]
Oct 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, in which Great Britain’s foreign secretary, Lord Balfour, stated in a note to his colleague, Lord Rothchild, that “His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home […]
Source: Huffington Post By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman Saudi Arabia has announced plans to allow women to enter sports stadiums starting next year, in the latest incremental advance for women’s rights in the […]
Source: BBC News By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionEmissions from human activities have levelled off but concentrations in the atmosphere continue to grow Concentrations of CO2 in […]
Source: Pew Research Center Babies born to Muslims will begin to outnumber Christian births by 2035; people with no religion face a birth dearth More babies were born to Christian […]
Source: Yahoo News By JOHN SANTUCCI and ADAM KELSEY George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, pleaded guilty earlier this month to making false statements to […]
Epigraph: “If we could view Muhammad as we do any other important historical figure we would surely consider him to be one of the greatest geniuses the world has known.” […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 30, 2017 12:16 PMOct 30, 2017 – 12:16 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has banned two Muslim foreign preachers from entering the city-state because their views bred intolerance and were a risk to its social harmony, the government said on Monday. The […]
In a secret report, NATO warns that it may not be prepared to confront a hypothetical Russian attack. Senior military officers would like to see a return to the command structures used by the alliance during the Cold War. By Matthias Gebauer, Konstantin von Hammerstein, Peter Müller and Christoph […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science reporter, BBC News website Scientists have demonstrated an “incredibly powerful” ability to manipulate the building blocks of life in two separate studies. […]
Around the world, migrants are locked up in camps, abused and often driven to the brink of starvation. Many die as a result. These crimes should finally be punished, by the International Criminal Court. A Guest Editorial by Ioannis Kalpouzos and Itamar Mann DPA Border fence between Hungary and Serbia. […]
Emma Day Fashion Forward—and Fashion First. It won’t officially land in stores until early next year, but Dubai got its first glimpse at Nike’s upcoming activewear hijab at Fashion Forward. […]
Turkey Pulse Pinar Tremblay October 19, 2017 Article Summary Despite long and dogged efforts, hopes for a unified island of Cyprus diminish as too many factors seem to favor the […]
Barin Kayaoglu October 25, 2017 Article Summary The European Council has decided to cut its pre-accession funds for Turkey in yet another bad sign for the country’s EU membership process. The European Council, the EU organ comprised of heads of member states who give strategic direction to the European integration project, […]
The University of Hamburg has become Germany’s first institute of higher education to set forth guidelines for religious practice on campus. A 10-member interdisciplinary commission drafted the guidelines. The University of Hamburg has become Germany’s first higher education institute to write a code of conduct that defines how students can live […]
Source: Time BY Alana Abramson 10:13 AM ET President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have fallen to their lowest point since the start of his presidency, a new poll finds. Just 38% […]
Source: The Guardian BY John Naughton Left to right: Sergey Brin of Google, Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Steve Jobs of Apple and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. Composite: Joe […]
Source: BBC News By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter A year after the epic Planet Earth II, Sir David Attenborough is returning to our screens with a follow-up to 2004’s […]
Source: Time BY Amanda MacMillan Oct 27, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Doctors have warned for years that Americans are not getting enough sleep, with health consequences ranging […]