Assange tells UK, Sweden to let him go after UN finding
By AFP – Feb 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, holding the UN report, speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorean embassy in London, Friday (AP photo) LONDON […]
Syrian Kurds begin diplomatic push with Moscow office
By AFP – Feb 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Kurdish women hold flags and shout slogans during a demonstration against the exclusion of the Syrian Kurds from the Geneva talks, in the northeast Syrian Kurdish city of Qamishli, on Thursday (Reuters photo) QAMISHLI, Syria — Syrian Kurdish separatists have announced […]
Generous gesture
Feb 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah recently issued directives to concerned Royal Palace officials to continue implementing Royal initiatives extending help to underprivileged families, charity societies, orphanages, the elderly and people with disabilities. These most vulnerable groups of people will benefit from the Royal directives, which […]
Morocco unveils massive solar plant
By AP – Feb 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Aerial view of the solar plant of Ouarzazate, central Morocco, on Thursday (AP photo) OUARZAZATE, Morocco — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI […]
President Obama’s Mosque Visit Is What ‘True Islam’ Means
Source: Time By Muhammed A. Chaudhry is CEO of Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Communications Director for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. ‘If you’ve ever demanded Muslims stand up to extremism, […]
After entering Aleppo with Russia’s help, the Syrian army may set its sights on Raqqa
Voices The tables have turned and now it is the rebels who find themselves surrounded, along with the tens of thousands of civilians in their sector of the city Robert Fisk Middle East correspondent @indyvoices Friday 5 February 2016 61 comments A Syrian man comforts a boy amid the rubble […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah warns Syrian refugee ‘dam will burst’ if rich nations don’t take fair share
The Independent Adam Withnall © Provided by The Independent An aerial view of the Zaatari refugee camp on the Jordan-Syrian border, which houses 80,000 people (Picture: [copyright])The king of Jordan has warned his country could stop taking refugees from Syria if it is not offered more support by the international […]
Does the Israeli occupation fuel ‘extremism’?
Our Source: MSN News Ban Ki-moon and the Israeli government are at odds after the United Nations secretary-general criticised the Israeli occupation in an address to the Security Council last week. Ban said it was “human nature” for Palestinians to react to the occupation, specifically pointing to settlement building as […]
Who are the two million foreigners living in Switzerland?
DATA By Duc-Quang Nguyen FEB 5, 2016 – SWISSINFO.CH The issue of immigration regularly features at the ballot box in Switzerland. On February 28 voters will decide whether to back a rightwing initiative to enforce the deportation of convicted foreigners. Who are the foreign residents living in the small alpine nation? […]
Iran’s Rezaee sees possibility of regional war if Saudis enter Syria
Iran’s Rezaee sees possibility of regional war if Saudis enter Syria Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, the former chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, has not ruled out the possibility of a widespread war in the Middle East if Saudi soldiers enter Syria. The remarks by […]
Top Iraq Shiite cleric Sistani to end weekly political messages
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. (AP) AFP Published — Saturday 6 February 2016 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s top Shiite cleric will no longer provide weekly Friday political messages that have had a major impact on politics and security, an apparent sign of frustration with the government. Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, who is revered […]
Stop demolition of Palestinian housing, EU tells Israel
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Published — Sunday 7 February 2016 BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union on Saturday called on Israel to halt the demolition of Palestinian housing, some of which was EU-funded, and reiterated its opposition to expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. “In the past weeks there have […]
Bangka’s Ahmadiyah followers evicted
Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Archipelago | Sat, February 06 2016, 3:15 PM Women and children of the Ahmadiyah religious sect in a district in Bangka regency, Bangka Belitung province, were evacuated on Friday evening to save them from the wrath of local residents. The evacuation was made […]
Rights Group Urges Govt. to Protect Ahmadis in Bangka, Indonesia
Jakarta. A rights group has urged the Indonesian government to take firm action against local authorities in the Bangka district of Bangka-Belitung Islands province to stop the expulsion of the Ahmadiyah religious minority, and to protect its members. The local government on Bangka Island is currently expelling members of the community, after it issued a Jan. 5 […]
I’m Finally Breaking Up With Richard Dawkins
Source: Huffington Post By Chris Sosa Campaign Manager, Political Commentator I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m done with Richard Dawkins. As a teenager, the brilliant scientist was among the […]
Gov`t Must Prevent Ahmadiyah in Bangka from Banishment: Activist
Source: Time TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Human rights advocacy group Setara has demanded the government to protect Ahmadiyah followers from banishment initiated by the Bangka regent Tarmizi H. Setara Institute deputy chairman […]
Denmark Has Figured Out One Way To Foil Corporate Greed
Source: Huffington Post NEW YORK — Denmark is not the socialist utopia celebrated by Sen. Bernie Sanders during the first Democratic presidential debate in October. Just ask Prime Minister Lars Løkke […]
Renewable Energy Is Trouncing Fossil Fuels
Source: Huffington Post The United States has to reduce greenhouse emissions to less than a quarter of what they were in 2005 to meet its commitment under the Paris climate […]
Honduran cardinal warns against aborting Zika fetuses
Source: RNS (RNS) Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, a top adviser to Pope Francis, has denounced the idea of “therapeutic abortions” — which are carried out because of fetal […]
Concern grows at Catholic church’s silence over Zika virus crisis
Source: The Guardian The Catholic church has remained silent in the face of the mounting crisis caused by the Zika virus in Latin America, which has led at least four […]