Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic correspondent The Nobel Committee’s decision to honour the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as Ican, provides a powerful and timely reinforcement of the opprobrium and concern that should be attached to nuclear weapons. It comes at a moment when North Korea is actively developing […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo Turkish and Lebanese historians unveiled the photography exhibition “Beirut Vilayet during the Ottoman Period” in Beirut on Friday. The exhibit includes 40 photographs depicting […]
FAHRETTIN ALTUN (A view from Turkey) Orientalism is not just the West’s ideological supremacy. It is also an attempt to irrationalize the East and make it exotic In one of my columns I did an analysis on orientalism in Western media and someone named Steven, […]
Source: The Guardian A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is courting controversy in Indonesia. Photograph: ayopoligami.com BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is […]
Source: Pacific Standard By MASSOUD HAYOUN OCT 5, 2017 It appears no Austrian party could afford to stand up against the nation’s controversial new veil ban. On Sunday, the Austrian government […]
Source: The Atlantic By BEN ROWEN After the deadliest gun attack in modern U.S. history left 59 dead and hundreds injured in Las Vegas, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, both Nevadasenators, and […]
By Veronica DeVore October 5, 2017 1:30 PMOct 5, 2017 – 13:30 Handguns require special permits in Switzerland(Keystone) Switzerland’s gun laws and high rates of gun ownership reflect the […]
Source: Reuters By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Hard-pressed to find space for a massive influx of Rohingya Muslim refugees, Bangladesh plans to chop down forest trees to extend a […]
Source: The Local Germany on Wednesday moved four Tornado jets flying surveillance missions against the Islamic State group to Jordan after withdrawing them from Turkey amid a bilateral dispute, the […]
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron | October 4, 2017 WASHINGTON (RNS) — Since 9/11, only seven imams have given the opening prayer in the House of Representatives. Abdullah Antepli, from Duke University […]
Holly Meyer, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee As law enforcement pieces together answers about the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, the suffering caused by the attack also raises deep philosophical questions about […]
Source: Pew Research Center Views on religion, its role in policy When it comes to religion and morality, most Americans (56%) say that belief in God is not necessary in […]
Oct 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh Inter-Arab differences are, alas, on the rise. The Arab League is supposed to be playing a key role in mediating and attempting to resolve these differences, but it is not. At the same time, we do not see any serious initiatives […]
I’ve never been a believer in plots but not many months ago, the US air force bombed and killed dozens of Syria’s army defenders in Deir Ezzor Robert Fisk Middle […]
By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Nikolay Nikolov5 hours ago David Miliband is a man with a clear vision for putting the refugee crisis back into the people’s hearts and minds. SEE ALSO: Oxfam trolled Trump and his anti-refugee policies by inviting refugees to his childhood home It the era of fake […]
Source: The Washington Post By Mike DeBonis and Jenna Johnson October 3 The House on Tuesday approved a bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, advancing a key GOP priority for the […]
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley October 3 PARIS — The French Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a controversial national security bill that significantly expands the state’s power to fight terrorism, although critics say […]
Source: The Washington Post By Kirsten Powers October 3 People hold hands in prayer while hiding inside the Sands Corp. plane hangar after the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas. (Al […]
by ismailimail Posted on October 5, 2017 Malaysia celebrates UN international Day of non violence “Mediation has to enter its next phase of Development”- International Cross Cultural specialist tells the […]
By maggie michael, associated press CAIRO — Oct 5, 2017, 8:20 AM ET The Associated Press WATCH Migrant Crisis: The Harrowing Plight of Refugee Families http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/italian-effort-stop-migrants-fuels-bloody-battle-libya-50298950 It began when a Libyan militia paid by Italy to stop migrants heading to Europe intercepted a group of human traffickers offshore. That confrontation […]