11 Surprising Uses For Botox
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Though it’s best known for smoothing wrinkles, Botox, which is derived from one of the most deadly toxins known to man, has repeatedly stunned the medical […]
Elizabeth Warren Pens Heartfelt Promise to Fight Donald Trump
Source: Motto By Megan Lasher President-elect Donald Trump will take office by the end of the month, but Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is already looking ahead to the next round […]
Woman in burqa molested in Bangalore
Source: ET Almost a week after Bangalore made headlines the world over for incidents of mass molestation and assault on New Year’s Eve, another incident of alleged molestation has surfaced; this time against a young burqa-clad woman. A young woman wearing a burqa was reportedly attacked by a man early Friday morning in the city’s KG Haali […]
Without Arab action, Kerry’s truths mean nothing
RAY HANANIA | Published — Thursday 5 January 2017 Ray Hanania Although you have to tip your hat to Barack Obama for at least trying to expose the lies of Israel’s government, the real hero in his fast-ending presidency is Secretary of State John Kerry, an American hero in […]
U.S. intel report: Putin directed cyber campaign to help Trump
By Yara Bayoumy and Warren Strobel | WASHINGTON Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to help Republican Donald Trump’s electoral chances by discrediting Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign, U.S. intelligence agencies said in an assessment on Friday. Russia’s objectives were to undermine public faith in the […]
Hope for a better UN
Jan 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Antonio Guterres, the new secretary general of the United Nations who replaced Ban Ki-moon, assumed his post on January 1 with a pledge to overhaul the world body. Guterres is aware that there is widespread scepticism and cynicism about the UN, and that much […]
Relocating US embassy to Jerusalem a red line — Jordan
Momani says move would inflame Arab, Muslim sentiments across world By JT – Jan 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Jordan has been spearheading efforts to protect Jerusalem’s Arab-Islamic identity in the face of Judaisation policies (File photo) AMMAN — Jordan has warned of “catastrophic” repercussions if President-elect Donald Trump […]
A cross to bear: Christian community marks Cold Epiphany
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I leads the Epiphany ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, January 6, 2017. (Reuters Photo) In the freezing waters of Bosporus, far from the typically warm Middle East where Jesus Christ emerged, the faithful braved the cold to mark his baptism […]
Last heir to former Ottoman Empire, Prince Bayezid Osman dies at age 92
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Osman Bayezid Osmanoğlu, the 44th head of the Ottoman family, has died at the age of 92 on Friday in New York. Osmanoğlu is the second son of Sultan Abdülmecid I’s grandson Ibrahim Tevfik by his fourth wife Hadice Sadiye Hanım. If the Ottoman monarchy were restored, […]
View from Iran:No haj compromise unless Riyadh pays restitution to Iran: senior MP
January 5, 2017 TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Vice-Speaker Ali Motahari said on Wednesday re-launching haj should be deferred until Saudi Arabia has paid restitution to the families of Iranians who lost their lives during a 2015 haj crush. During the haj stampede in Mina in September 2015, 464 Iranian pilgrims […]
Raheel Sharif named chief of Islamic military coalition
Source: ET Former chief of army staff (COAS) General (retd) Raheel Sharif has been appointed chief of Islamic military alliance and posted in Saudi Arabia, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed on Friday. Speaking in Geo TV’s programme ‘Naya Pakistan’, the defence minister admitted that an agreement had been finalised a few days […]
Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: 5 dead, suspect had gun in bag
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet and Steve Almasy (CNN) Five people […]
US tank brigade arrives in Germany for eastern deployment
Source. The Local Three years ago the US withdrew their last tank from European soil. But on Friday a tank brigade will start being unloaded in Bremerhaven on its way to NATO’s eastern frontier. The arrival of three US military cargo ships at the north German port signals a step […]
‘I’m an American and I was racially profiled in Berlin 23 times’
Source: The Local American journalist Sandhya Kambhampati was stopped by police 23 times within her first nine months of living in Berlin. Now she’s investigating racial profiling in Germany – and is looking for others to share experiences.The first time 24-year-old Sandhya Kambhampati was stopped by an officer in Berlin, […]
Video: Reza Aslan On Why America Needs A Muslim ‘Modern Family’
The Muslim Times has a large collection of articles to promote modern Islamic family values. Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor As an American Muslim living in […]
Russia Is Pulling Back From Syria After Helping Bashar Assad Win Aleppo
Source: Time Moscow has been a key supporter of Assad’s government in Syria’s devastating civil war Russia announced on Friday that it is withdrawing its aircraft carrier and some other […]
Trump says Toyota will face tariffs on cars made in Mexico
Source: BBC Donald Trump has tweeted that Toyota will face hefty tariffs on cars built in Mexico for the US market if it builds Corollas south of the border. The […]
The swedes ditching desks to work from strangers homes
Source: BBC By Maddy Savage 6 January 2017 It’s 13:30 and 28-year-old Mårten Pella’s smartphone starts pinging, a signal that it’s time for us to stop working around his living […]
Texas Republicans fuel new row with transgender toilet bill
Source: BBC Top Republicans in the US state of Texas have unveiled a bill that would ban transgender people from using the toilet of their choice. The Texas Privacy Act […]
Bangladesh police say leader of cafe attack has been killed
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Bangladesh police say a militant suspected of being one of the leaders of an attack on a popular cafe in Bangladesh’s capital that […]