UAE second highest in students’ happiness index
Muaz Shabandri / 10 December 2013 The PISA 2012 results showed 85 per cent of Dubai’s students reported that they are happy at their schools, above the global average of […]
UAE second highest in students' happiness index
Muaz Shabandri / 10 December 2013 The PISA 2012 results showed 85 per cent of Dubai’s students reported that they are happy at their schools, above the global average of […]
Ex-FBI agent who disappeared in Iran was on rogue mission for CIA
By Adam Goldman, Friday, December 13, 1:38 AM E-mail the writer An American man who disappeared in Iran more than six years ago had been working for the CIA in […]
Australian meat: “As Halal as it gets”
By: Mohammed Alshoaiby Source: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/ At Al-Fursan butcher shop on Riyadh’s busy Dhabbab Street, Chris sliced luscious steaks off a fresh cut of Australian Angus sirloin, promising with sure confidence […]
Greater Olney Interfaith Ministerium, Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service 2013
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eDigest: Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader Abdul Kader Mullah
Epigraph: O ye who believe! equitable retaliation in the matter of the slain is prescribed for you: the free man for the free man, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But if one is granted any remission by one’s brother, … And whoso transgresses […]
US whips firms evading Iran curbs
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is targeting several companies and individuals for evading international sanctions against Iran and for providing support for Iran’s nuclear program. The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday they are freezing assets and banning transactions of entities they say are involved in the proliferation of material used […]
When you travel, better learn the language … (true story!)
A British man, who recently traveled to Germany, got the shock of his life when he looked at a clock and was confronted with the word: DIE. In fact he got such a shock that he needed medical treatment. When questioned in detail what happened he could be put ‘at […]
With so many mosques being constructed in Europe many Imams find jobs …
In one small town it so happened that a Mosque was constructed just near a church (No, the story is NOT from Zurich, where the first mosque in Switzerland is just opposite a church!) and consequently a Imam became a neighbor of a priest. The relationship did not develop exactly […]
U.S. wholesale prices remain subdued in November
(Reuters) – U.S. producer prices fell for a third straight month in November, pointing to a lack of inflation pressure that could give the Federal Reserve pause as it weighs the future of its monthly bond purchases. The Labor Department said on Friday its seasonally adjusted producer price index slipped […]
Two men arrested for anti-Semitic tweets after Spurs v West Ham match
Source: BBC Two men have been arrested for posting anti-Semitic tweets following Tottenham Hotspur’s match with West Ham. A 24-year-old man from Croydon and a 22-year-old man from Wiltshire posted the comments about Hitler and the gas chambers after the Premier League match on 6 October. Both men were arrested […]
Mt. Soledad cross must come down
Source: NY Times: Overall view of the Veteran’s Ceremony at the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial. — Charlie Neuman SAN DIEGO — A San Diego federal judge made a reluctant ruling Thursday that the cross atop Mount Soledad is unconstitutional, although the chances of the La Jolla monument coming down anytime soon […]
No to Gays Marriage
Source: The NY Times: SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s highest court on Thursday struck down a landmark law that had begun allowing the country’s firstsame-sex marriages. More:
Iran quits nuclear talks protesting US blacklist move
Source: The Daily Beast. But Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said the US move went against the spirit of the deal struck in Geneva under which the powers undertook to impose no further sanctions for six months and Tehran was weighing the “appropriate response”. “America’s move is against the […]
The manner in which she has been humiliated by the US authorities is not acceptable?
Source: TOI “We are shocked and appalled at the manner in which she has been humiliated by the US authorities. We have taken it up forcefully with the US government through our embassy in Washington. We are also reiterating, in no uncertain terms, to US embassy here that this kind of […]
Where the sovereignty of God almighty alone will be our reference and ruler
Source: CNN The Islamic Front was created last month by seven groups with the aim of toppling the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and creating an Islamic state in Syria “where the sovereignty of God almighty alone will be our reference and ruler.” Two weeks later the Front abandoned […]
North Korea says leader’s uncle was executed
Source: CNN (CNN) — An uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been executed for trying to overthrow the government, the Korean Central News Agency reported early Friday. “Traitor Jang Song Thaek Executed” blared the headline posted by the state-run news agency about the man who, until recently, had […]
North Korea says leader's uncle was executed
Source: CNN (CNN) — An uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been executed for trying to overthrow the government, the Korean Central News Agency reported early Friday. “Traitor Jang Song Thaek Executed” blared the headline posted by the state-run news agency about the man who, until recently, had […]
Grand mufti calls suicide bombers criminals
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 13 December 2013 Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh has condemned suicide bombings as grave crimes, reiterating his stance in strong language. “Killing oneself is […]
Western-backed Syria rebels in disarray as aid halted
STORY SUMMARY By Serene Assir Daily Star Syria’s Western-backed rebels were in disarray Thursday after Washington and London suspended non-lethal aid following the loss of a key border crossing and arms depots to a powerful Islamist alliance. Last week it withdrew from the FSA’s Supreme Military Council headed by General […]