Elaborate Welcome for President Trump in Saudi Arabia
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and PETER BAKER MAY 20, 2017 Slide Show SLIDE SHOW|3 Photos Trump Arrives in Saudi Arabia Trump Arrives in Saudi Arabia CreditStephen Crowley/The New York Times […]
In victory for moderates, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wins re-election
Source: CNN Iranian President Hassan Rouhani handily won re-election in what amounts to a victory for the Shiite nation’s reformist camp and a sign that citizens favor fruitful engagement with the outside world. Rouhani, who defeated his conservative challenger Ebrahim Raisi in the Friday elections, garnered 57% of the vote, Interior […]
Dubai’s ruler wrote an open letter about science … and it went viral
By Jason Lemon; Managing Editor An open letter by Dubai’s ruler highlighting the importance of science and innovation has gone completely viral, receiving tens of millions of views on social […]
Record Visitor Numbers Attend 1001 Inventions Exhibition in Jordan
Source: 1001 Inventions 2,500% increase in visitor numbers to Jordan Museum for Ibn Al-Haytham Exhibition AMMAN — As part of Jordan’s Year of Science 2017 (JYS), more than 24,000 pupils […]
BAD TIMING: Swiss nationality request rejected for not repaying welfare
MAY 19, 2017 – Tougher naturalisation requirements at the federal level from 2018 onwards will make it more difficult to pocket a Swiss passport(Keystone) The Swiss Federal Supreme Court […]
An untold economic success story in Syria
May 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Hidden almost literally under the rubble of war in Syria is an economic success story that is rarely told. Hanan Odah is a 30-year-old Palestinian refugee living in Jaramana refugee camp in Damascus. She supports her family of three, displaced several times, from a thriving […]
Donald Trump’s extravagant trip to Saudi Arabia is a desperately-needed distraction from his crisis at home
The events planned for the President’s summits in Riyadh are pretentious and reek of hypocrisy. There’s even one dedicated to Twitter – in a nation that locks up anyone who uses […]
US air strikes in Syria: Why America really attacked pro-Assad militia convoy
Source: Independent Exclusive: For the Pentagon to suggest that this was a sideshow to Washington’s battle against Isis was to stretch the truth beyond credibility Robert Fisk The Pentagon’s account […]
Organiser asks Lithgow anti-mosque group to speak at Islam forum rather than protest
Phoebe Moloney16 May 2017 ENCOURAGING DIALOGUE: Usman and Attia-Tull-Karim Mahmood with their children at the Anzac Day service in Lithgow. Usman Mahmood, a Lithgow residents who has organised a question and answer session about Islam on Friday, May 19, in Lithgow has requested community groups to refrain from protesting outside the […]
India: World’s Lightest Satellite invented by Indian Muslim teen Rifath Sharook to be launched by NASA on 21st June
Source: India The 64-gram satellite has been named after the former Indian president, and a pioneer in aeronautical science in India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. By Aishwarya Krishnan | Published: May 15, 2017 2:53 PM IST India has been a pioneer in the field of science and an 18-year-old teen, […]
Before You Take Ibuprofen, Try This
Source: Time BY Amanda MacMillan Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen and naproxen are widely used to treat pain and don’t require a prescription. But recent studies suggest that when taken […]
Swedish Prosecutor Drops Rape Investigation Against WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
Source: Time (STOCKHOLM) — Sweden’s top prosecutor said Friday she is dropping an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years. The Swedish Prosecution […]
Violent Attacks on Health Care Facilities Increased in 2016, Report Finds
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. In a 48-hour period in November, warplanes bombed five hospitals in Syria, leaving Aleppo’s rebel-controlled section without a functioning […]
China claims breakthrough in mining ‘flammable ice’
Source: BBC China has for the first time extracted gas from an ice-like substance under the South China Sea considered key to future global energy supply. Chinese authorities have described […]
Why automation could be a threat to India’s growth
Source: BBC By Edd Gent Ravi is one of thousands of Indian IT workers who will lose their jobs this year, caught between a slump in India’s previously booming IT […]
Intermarriage in the U.S. 50 Years After Loving v. Virginia
Source: Pew Research Center One-in-six newlyweds are married to someone of a different race or ethnicity BY GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON AND ANNA BROWN Terminology In 2015, 17% of all U.S. newlyweds […]
Masculinity vs equality
Source: Dawn MOST men in the Middle East do not believe in women’s equality. This was what can be concluded from a recent survey conducted by UN Women. The 10,000 […]
Sweden drops Assange investigation, UK police says he still faces arrest
Reuters International MAY 19, 2017 – 14:37 FILE PHOTO: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain February 5, 2016. […]
Jordan’s Azraq refugee camp becomes first to run entirely on solar energy
UNHCR hails development as ‘a milestone’ for 36,000 Syrians living in desert camp Chloe Farand Officials from the IKEA Foundation, and the U.N. refugee agency tour a newly inaugurated solar […]
India: Amritsar physician kidnapped after wife pays ransom
Tribune News Service, Amritsar, May 19 A doctor kidnapped on Thursday night by gangster Gopi Ghanshaypuria and his accomplices near Ajnala in Amritsar was released after his wife paid a ransom of Rs 7.5 lakh to the kidnappers.The gangster is reportedly linked to Vicky Goundar. (Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)http://tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/amritsar-doc-kidnapped-released-after-wife-pays-rs-7-5-lakh-in-ransom/409550.html The […]