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Time for Britain to have tough licensing laws
Source: The Peninsula; Qatar’s Daily Newspaper By Lauren Booth In Britain we have reached the stage in our relationship with booze best summed up as ‘can’t live with it and […]
Iraqi lawmaker, rights group urge inquiry into mosque attack
Reuters International OCT 24, 2016 – BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi lawmaker has called on her government to investigate a suspected air strike at a Shi’ite mosque during fighting in nearby Kirkuk last week, saying U.S.-led forces could have been involved – a suggestion dismissed by the coalition. Human […]
Australians rally for refugees in stand against far-right sentiment
Reuters International OCT 22, 2016 – By Harry Pearl SYDNEY (Reuters) – Thousands of Australians took part on Saturday in rallies to welcome refugees and make a stand against rising far-right sentiment against foreigners. More than 20,000 people, including prominent politicians, attended demonstrations in 25 cities and towns across the […]
France starts clearing ‘jungle’ migrant camp in Calais
Reuters International OCT 24, 2016 – 11:03 Migrants with their belongings queue as their evacuation and transfer to reception centers in France, and the dismantlement of the camp called the “Jungle” in Calais, France, starts October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (reuters_tickers) By Matthias Blamont CALAIS, France (Reuters) – France began […]
Report: Settlers continue building new illegal outpost despite stop-work orders
OCT. 23, 2016 5:35 P.M. (UPDATED: OCT. 24, 2016 A bulldozer is seen next to a new housing construction site in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa in East Jerusalem on March 19, 2014. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli, File) TUBAS (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities ordered settlers to stop construction on a new […]
Bavarian critics back Merkel for Chancellor again
Source: The Local “If Angela Merkel wants to stand for Chancellor again, she has my full support,” Gerda Hasselfeldt, leader of the CSU in the Bundestag, told the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung.“We are prepared to resolve the few remaining differences we have and now need to concentrate our efforts on our opponents. […]
Pakistan Army takes gold in Exercise Cambrian Patrol held in UK
Source: Dawn A Pakistan Army team won gold in a premier patrolling event of the British Army called Exercise Cambrian Patrol.”This year, the 59 Punjab from the 37th Division/1 Corps represented the Pakistan Army in Cambrian Patrol in the UK and won a Gold medal.” Pakistan Defence tweeted. More:
Syrian rebels caution civilians in Aleppo about offensive
By AP – Oct 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Rebel fighters ride a military vehicle on the outskirts of the Syria Democratic Forces-controlled Tall Rifaat town, northern Aleppo province, Syria, on Saturday (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — A leading northern Syrian rebel coalition warned civilians in Aleppo to stay away from […]
Somali pirates free 26 Asian sailors held since 2012
By Reuters – Oct 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Sailors who had been held hostage by pirates for more than four years walk to board an airplane after being released in Galkayo, Somalia, on Sunday (AP photo) MOGADISHU — Somali pirates have freed 26 Asian sailors held captive in […]
Can we blame the West for thinking of Muslims as they do!
Source: The Express Tribune By Raza Habib Raja In recent times, religiously motivated terrorism incidents have taken place in the West, from Brussels to New York. Due to these barbaric acts […]
Possible outcomes of the Mosul battle
Oct 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh According to various security reports, the last few weeks have seen systematic mass withdrawal of Daesh fighters from Mosul, in anticipation of the battle to free this city from the terrorist group’s grip. The US insists on separating political and military […]
Hottest mineral water well in Jordan attracts investors — minister
By Hana Namrouqa – Oct 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES The water in Qastal was found 1,200m underground, with salinity levels of 3,000mg and diverse unique therapeutic minerals (Photo by Osama Aqarbeh) QASTAL — Just 30km south of Amman, the hottest mineral water well in Jordan has been discovered, […]
Iraqi and Kurdish forces feel let down by US air support in fight to reclaim Mosul from Isis
There is support, but a lot of the time it’s delayed,’ says one general Loveday Morris, Thomas Gibbons-Neff Kanhash @lovedayM Saturday 22 October 2016 families wait to receive food supplies at a processing centre for displaced people In Qayyara, south of Mosul REUTERS Iraqi and Kurdish forces, who have relied […]
Saudi Arabia ‘deliberately targeting impoverished Yemen’s farms and agricultural industry’
Increasing evidence suggests Kingdom is not merely bombing civilians in neighbouring country, but systematically targeting infrastructure survivors will need to avoid starvation when the war is over Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices Fire and smoke rise after a Saudi-led airstrike on a site near Sana’a AP The Yemen war uniquely combines tragedy, hypocrisy and […]
That ‘thing’ …
An old Arab lived near NYC for over 40 years. He would have wanted to plant potatoes in his garden, yet he is now old and sick. His son is in school in Paris, so the old man sends him an email to clarify the issue: “Darling son, I’m exceptionally […]
Smoke until you die …
In an Egyptian tea shop an American, a French Man and an Egyptian were drinking tea together and were smoking their own brand of cigarettes. On the boxes these days there are warnings that ‘smoking kills’. Therefore the three guys were wondering how much they need to smoke until they […]
What has Jesus got to do with ISIS? A lot
Source: Religion News Service By Tahir Nasser (RNS) This week, the assault on Mosul — the last stronghold of ISIS — began. As a student of religious history, it reminded me of […]
Channel 4 presenter says hijab ruling means it’s ‘open season’ on Muslims
Source: The Guardian By Matthew Weaver The presenter Fatima Manji has questioned whether the press regulator will ever prohibit hate speech on the grounds of religion after it cleared the Sun […]
Effects of news addiction
İBRAHIM ALTAY PublishedOctober 17, 2016 Illustration by Necmettin Asma – twitter.com/necmettinasma As we enter the third part of the debate surrounding the concept of news addiction, another perspective shows us that even the usage of the word addiction is not agreed upon, though negative aspects seem, regardless, to affect the […]