HOW ATATÜRK MADE TURKEY SECULAR
Source: Lost Islamic History The evolution of Turkey in the early 1900s is one of the most baffling cultural and social changes in Islamic history. In a few short years, […]
Trump’s ‘control-alt-delete’ on climate change policy
Source: BBC By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Are the recent actions taken by the Trump team on the issues of climate and energy the opening shots in a war on […]
The surprising power of the tiny brain
Source: BBC By Sarah Hewitt 24 January 2017 A bumblebee flies up to inspect a flower, looking for a taste of nectar. It buzzes around a bit and realises that […]
US President Donald Trump invites Narendra Modi
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has invited India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the United States after a phone call between the two leaders. Washington said Mr Trump […]
Australian of the Year is injury research pioneer Alan Mackay-Sim
Source: BBC A biomedical scientist who helped restore mobility in a quadriplegic person for the first time has been named 2017’s Australian of the Year. Prof Alan Mackay-Sim, from Queensland, […]
Donald Trump: ‘We will build Mexico border wall’
Source: BBC Donald Trump has said a “big day” is planned on national security, including an announcement to build a wall on the border between the US and Mexico. The […]
Trump pledges ‘major investigation into voter fraud’
Source: BBC President Donald Trump has promised a “major investigation into voter fraud”, after making claims about millions of illegal ballots. The new president said the inquiry would include “those […]
18 Behaviors of Emotionally Intelligent People
Source: Motto By Travis Bradberry / Inc. When emotional intelligence (EQ) first appeared to the masses, it served as the missing link in a peculiar finding: people with average IQs […]
Israeli court sentences Palestinian youth to 18 years in prison for stone-throwing
JAN. 24, 2017 Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli forces during clashes near the West Bank town of Betunia on June 12, 2015. (AFP/Abbas Momani/File) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian youth on Tuesday was sentenced to 18 years in an Israeli prison for manslaughter after allegedly throwing a rock at […]
Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees
Reuters International JAN 25, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a meeting with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (reuters_tickers) By Julia Edwards Ainsley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting […]
Two terror suspects arrested during WEF meeting
SECURITY JAN 24, 2017 – Security forces were on heightened alert during the 2017 WEF annual meeting in Davos (Keystone) Two people suspected of links to terror groups were arrested during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos last week but were later released by a local court, […]
(Official) View from Turkey: Those trying to supervise Turkish democracy
İLNUR ÇEVIK@ilnurcevik Articles COLUMNSTurkey remains a ray of hope for Africa COLUMNSTrump should not be fooled by pro-PKK lobby COLUMNSBeware of the imported terrorists from Central Asia The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe rejected a motion for an “urgent” debate to put Turkey on the […]
Former EP president Schulz to stand against Merkel in September elections
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL This file photo taken on January 16, 2017 shows then European Parliament President Martin Schulz waiting for the announcement of the candidates for the election. (AFP Photo) Germany’s Social Democrats leader Sigmar Gabriel on Tuesday said the party had formally nominated former European Parliament chief […]
Duterte’s new target: the Catholic Church
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures while addressing families of the 44 Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) members who were killed in a 2015 police operation. Jan. 24, 2017. (Reuters Photo) The Philippines’ controversial President Rodrigo Duterte, known for his extrajudicial killings of drug dealers, insulted on […]
Israel approves 2,500 new settlement homes in occupied West Bank
AFP, REUTERS | Published — Wednesday 25 January 2017 This file photo taken on December 28, 2016 shows a partial view of the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AFP) JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: Israel has approved the construction of 2,500 settler homes in the occupied […]
Does Israel call the shots in British politics?
LINDA S. HEARD | Published — Wednesday 25 January 2017 Linda S. Heard Russia’s alleged attempt to sway the results of the US presidential election pales by comparison to Israel’s proven infiltration of Britain’s political sphere. However, whereas the US political establishment is up in arms, threatening a new […]
Foreign powers back Syria truce deal, war erupts among rebels
By Reuters – Jan 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Residents walk through the destruction of the once rebel-held Salaheddine neighbourhood in the eastern Aleppo, Syria, on Friday (AP photo by Hassan Ammar) ASTANA — Russia and regional powers Turkey and Iran backed a shaky truce between Syria’s warring parties […]
Paris Peace Conference: An end to Western-dominated era?
Jan 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud No, it was not just “another Middle East peace conference”, as a columnist in the Israeli Jerusalem Post attempted to depict the Paris Peace Conference held on January 15, with top official representations from 70 countries attending. If it had been, indeed, just […]
NATO seeks closer ties with Gulf, opens new centre
By AFP – Jan 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (3rd right) speaks during the North Atlantic Council — Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) meeting after opening ceremony of NATO-ICI regional centre in Kuwait on Tuesday (Anadolu Agency photo) KUWAIT CITY — NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg on […]
Muslim community hopes to produce Irish language version of the Qur’an
Source: Irish News By John Monaghan THE Muslim community in Galway is hoping to produce an Irish language version of the Qur’an, if a translator for the project can be […]