By Umberto Bacchi February 5, 2016 11:23 GMT , Updated 5 hr ago ibtimes.co.uk Pope Francis and Russian Patriarch Kirill will meet in Cuba on February 12th, the Vatican has announced. It will be the first time that the heads of the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church have come together […]
New Hampshire’s Jews — yes, they exist — aren’t even talking about it. 02/04/2016 07:02 pm ET Sam SteinSenior Politics Editor, The Huffington Post EVAN VUCCI/ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Bernie Sanders is the first Jewish candidate to win delegates in a presidential primary or caucus. CONCORD, New Hampshire — At a […]
Source: The Star By: Robert Benzie Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Published on Wed Feb 03 2016 CHANDIGARH, INDIA—The octogenarian Flying Sikh gave Ontario’s most famous morning jogger a run for […]
Reason to shop from us! May peace be upon you! – And when books are spread abroad(Quran: 81:11) Welcome to the official online store of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. You can buy Islamic Ahmadiyya books and audio/video online and get it delivered using MasterCard or Visa, and No additional charges, shipping […]
After Prophethood, Khilafat is the most important institution in Islam. Khulafa are ultimately appointed by God through His Divine guidance. Though Khilafat had disappeared, it has been re-established as prophecied by The Holy Prophet, Muhammad sa. more… “Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do good works […]
PETALING JAYA: The Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (Asli) and its Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) have emerged as among the top think tanks in the world in a study by the University of Pennsylvania. The 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report released recently placed the CPPS […]
ECONOMY By Mark Garrison February 03, 2016 President Barack Obama hosts the annual Iftar dinner celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the East Room of the White House July 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday, President Obama makes the first visit to a U.S. mosque during his administration. – Olivier […]
Share on Facebook Charles C. Haynes Thursday, February 4, 2016 Charles C. Haynes is vice president of the Newseum Institute and founding director of the Religious Freedom Center. E-mail: chaynes@newseum.org; Twitter: @hayneschaynes. At a historic gathering in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Jan. 27, more than 300 Muslim leaders—including many of […]
Authorities in Xinjiang have since May 2014 been waging a “war on terror” in response to mountingviolence in the region and elsewhere in China. Official blame for the violence has been placed onreligious extremists and separatists from the Turkic-speaking and predominately Muslim Uyghur minority native to Xinjiang, but rights groups […]
By Dan Merica from Dec, 2015 Minneapolis (CNN) Hillary Clinton argued Tuesday that the U.S. can stop homegrown terrorism, outlining a plan to combat domestic radicalization two weeks after two ISIS-inspired […]
Interview Conducted By Peter Müller REUTERS Vehicles carry concrete blocks used in construction of a fence along the Turkish-Syria border in the western countryside of Ras al-Ain, Syria. As head of the EU border agency Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri has one of the hardest jobs in Europe. Tasked with protecting the […]
By LOLITA C. BALDOR15 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — New intelligence assessments show that the number of Islamic State group fighters has dropped in Iraq and Syria but is rising in Libya, a senior U.S. defense official said Thursday. According to the official, reports suggest there are 19,000 to 25,000 […]
US defence chief says increased activity by other countries would make it easier for the US to accelerate its fight against Daesh Image Credit: AFP US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Published: 10:08 February 5, 2016 Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomed on Thursday a Saudi […]
Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Germany’s chief diplomat Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Tehran on Wednesday that terrorism poses a serious threat to all countries especially […]
Tehran Times Social Desk TEHRAN — TripAdvisor has released its list of the top 25 bed and breakfast and inns in the Middle East, placing Iranian House, Saraye Ameriha Boutique Hotel, and Manouchehri House in the city of Kashan as among the winners of the Travelers’ Choice award in 2016. TripAdvisor […]
Reuters International FEB 5, 2016 – 08:39 By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012 to avoid a rape investigation, was detained arbitrarily in contravention of international law, a U.N. panel will rule on Friday. Assange, […]
WESTERN RULES http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:41927898 EMBED CODE FEB 3, 2016 – 11:00 It’s carnival season in Lucerne. The sex attacks in Cologne on New Year’s Eve have prompted the Lucerne officials to produce a leaflet informing asylum seekers about western behavioural norms. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The Hirschpark asylum centre in Lucerne is keen on […]
By JT – Feb 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jerusalem Awqaf Department Director Azzam Khatib Tamimi has condemned Israel’s violations against the Umayyad Palaces area to the south and southwest of Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Thursday. In a letter […]
Feb 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura declared a “pause” in the tortuous UN-mediated talks to end the war in Syria, postponing them for February 25. While acknowledging that after the first week of preparatory talks “there is more work to be done, not only […]
Feb 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – GEORGE S. HISHMEH Barely were Western sanctions lifted from Iran, after it signed a nuclear deal with key Western powers, than its president, Hassan Rouhani, went shopping in Europe, namely in Italy and France, where he received red carpet treatment. This forward-looking approach should […]