ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 3 July 2016 PRAYERS AT ITS PEAK: Worshippers throng in Makkah to take optimum benefits from the Qiyamul Layl prayer, on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. (SPA photo) PRAYERS AT ITS PEAK: Worshippers throng in Madinah to take optimum benefits from the […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Monday 4 July 2016 A report revealed that the amount of Zamzam water consumed reached 35,000 tons. (SPA) MAKKAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Central Haj Committee, reviewed a report presented by the adviser to the province, Hisham Al-Faleh, […]
Jul 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is just around the corner and people are preparing to celebrate the occasion with hope that the days ahead will be better, brighter and safer for the country and for the […]
In the 20 years between 1996 and 2016, the CIA and British security and foreign policy agencies have consistently given priority to maintaining their partnership with powerful Sunni states over the elimination of terrorist organisations such as al-Qaeda and Isis Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Friday 17 June 2016 In 1996 the CIA […]
The relief of Isis-besieged Kuweires air base last year after an astonishing two-year hold-out was a major symbolic blow against Isis in Syria. Robert Fisk, the first Western journalist to visit the site, finds tales both of death and defiance Robert Fisk @indyvoices The remains of the Isis fighters still […]
Source: Huffington Post, UK By Farhad Ahmad; British Ahmadi Muslim Imam The summer has dawned upon the UK, in all its rain-filled glory, and is expected to be the hottest […]
Source: The Guardian BY Ashifa Kassam in Iqaluit In Canada’s Arctic, summers are marked by a bright light that bathes the treeless tundra for more than 20 hours a day. For […]
By Jonathan Kent BBC News, Kuala Lumpur It was an Easter Sunday on 26 March 1967. At around 3pm that day Jim Thompson, already well known as the “Thai Silk King”, walked out of Moonlight Cottage where he was holidaying with friends in Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands and was never seen […]
Source: The Guardian BY Steve Conner On a moonless night deep in a Brazilian rainforest the only thing you are likely to see are the tiny smears of light from […]
Source: The Guardian China has hoisted the final piece into position on what will be the world’s largest radio telescope, which it will use to explore space and help in […]
Source: BBC George Osborne has pledged to slash corporation tax to encourage businesses to still invest in the UK following the EU referendum vote. In an interview with the Financial […]
Source: BBC Theresa May has rejected rivals’ claims that the next Tory leader must have supported a Leave vote in the EU referendum – saying people want more than “a Brexit prime minister”. The home secretary promised to bring the Remain and Leave sides together and “govern for the whole […]
Source: BBC Former prime minister Tony Blair has said “we should keep our options open” on the UK leaving the European Union. He told the BBC the 48% who had […]
Source: BBC United Arab Emirates (UAE) nationals are being urged not to wear national dress outside the region, days after an Emirati man was detained in the US. Ahmed al-Menhali, […]
Source: BBC At least 125 people have been killed and about 150 injured in an explosion claimed by the so-called Islamic State group in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. A car […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor To change religions is to wrestle with your past beliefs and think deeply about who God is and what you want your […]
Source: Huffington Post Farhad Ahmad British Ahmadi Muslim Imam The summer has dawned upon the UK, in all its rain-filled glory, and is expected to be the hottest since records began. Some of us have extra reason to welcome the summer this year; it heralds the month of Ramadan when […]
Source: Review of Religions KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY WORLDWIDE HEAD OF THE AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY AT THE 13TH NATIONAL PEACE SYMPOSIUM ON 19th MARCH, 2016, AT THE BAITUL FUTUH MOSQUE, UK. Hazrat Mirza […]
The Telegraph By Zia Weise2 hrs ago Turkey is willing to grant citizenship to Syrian refugees, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, in a controversial announcement that will raise questions over his commitment to halt the migration flow to Europe . Speaking at a Ramadan dinner in Kilis, […]
IMMIGRATION Asylum seekers lose status over home visits JUL 3, 2016 – 11:07 Anyone applying for asylum in Switzerland is not allowed to return to their country of origin. If they do so, they risk losing their recognised status as a refugee (Keystone) Almost 200 asylum seekers lost their official […]