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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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:
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
STORY SUMMARY The sectarian bloodbath in Syria is such a threat to regional security that a victory for Bashar al-Assad’s regime could the best outcome to hope for, a former CIA chief said Thursday. Michael Hayden, the retired US Air Force general who until 2009 was head of the Central […]
STORY SUMMARY The sectarian bloodbath in Syria is such a threat to regional security that a victory for Bashar al-Assad’s regime could the best outcome to hope for, a former CIA chief said Thursday. Michael Hayden, the retired US Air Force general who until 2009 was head of the Central […]
MAN WITHOUT A CORE: Najib betrays his own Moderates Movement with Sunni Islam call Written by Zairil Khir Johari Amongst the more ridiculous propositions to emerge from the recently concluded Umno General Assembly was the suggestion that Article 3 of the Federal Constitution should be amended to stipulate that Islam […]
MAN WITHOUT A CORE: Najib betrays his own Moderates Movement with Sunni Islam call Written by Zairil Khir Johari Amongst the more ridiculous propositions to emerge from the recently concluded Umno General Assembly was the suggestion that Article 3 of the Federal Constitution should be amended to stipulate that Islam […]
BEIRUT — A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East Thursday, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing already miserable Syrian refugee camps with snow. […]
ScienceDaily — Dec. 10, 2013 — Priming people to think about money makes them more likely to cheat, but priming them to think about time seems to strengthen their moral compass, according to new research published inPsychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The research, conducted by psychological […]
Source: Mercola.com There are many studies supporting the belief that people with an upbeat and positive perspective tend to be healthier and enjoy longer lives. For example, in one study,1 […]
By Mudar Zahran – Gatestone Institute …………………………….. The Al-Aqsa Mosque has been one of the items at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Almost every known Arab political organization has […]