AFP | Nov 14, 2013 | 21:53 MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held his first telephone talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in two years, applauding Damascus for its willingness to attend a peace conference and destroy its chemical weapons, the Kremlin said. Putin “positively assessed” the […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse said the Commonwealth must not be a “judgmental body” as he chaired a summit which has been dogged by a dispute over alleged war […]
JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE The government’s crackdown on illegal workers has left 20 percent of jobs vacant and available for legal expatriates and Saudis, an expert said here recently. Fadal Abu […]
TIRANA, Albania: Thousands of Albanians demonstrated on Thursday against a reported plan for Syrian chemical weapons to be destroyed in their country. “No to chemical weapons!” the protesters chanted outside […]
Humanity First – a Canadian relief organization is assisting the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines that caused damage in six eastern and central islands and an estimated death toll […]
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By Charly Wilder spiegel.de For the first time in Germany, politicians seem close to a deal that would extend the right to dual citizenship to children of immigrants and naturalized […]
A pictorial representation of multiverse The lead article written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for […]
By Nurina Merdikawati – GIV on 10:44 am November 14, 2013. Category Blogs, Talk Back Tags: Islamic banking, Islamic sharia banking banks Islamic finance has recently received growing attention in Indonesia. Its resilience during the global financial crisis has positioned the sharia-based financial system as a strong alternative to commonly […]
By William McKenzie wmckenzie@dallasnews.com Published: 04 November 2013 09:13 PM Updated: 04 November 2013 09:13 PM Wiry John Hammond speaks fast and greets a stranger with a broad smile. He watches his […]
Multiple marriages are on the rise in the U.K.’s Muslim communities—and the women are the ones seeking out second-wife status. Jamie Dettmer reports from London. Aisha laughs out loud at […]
By Akbar Ahmed The Daily Star Story Summary The outrageous killings at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, and the All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, last month once again prompted legitimate questions about what can be done to stop terrorist violence. In the case of the Pakistan attacks, […]
Millions of mourners across the globe are commemorating Ashura, the tenth day of the lunar month of Muharram, on which the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (PBUH), and his companions were martyred in an unequal battle. Black-clad mourners are taking to the streets and mosques in different parts of the […]
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian teenager stabbed an Israeli soldier to death at a bus station in northern Israel on Wednesday, police said, in a rare nationalistic attack far from the usual […]
‘Risalat New York,’ the Arab world’s only non-Israeli Jewish-hosted radio show, offers perspective from Brooklyn By Joseph Braude|November 14, 2013 12:00 AM the Tablet Sunday night for me is always […]
The increasing number of prayer areas being converted into mosques for congregational Muslim Friday prayers to confirm that many Zambians are embracing Islam. World Bulletin/News Desk The Islamic faith is […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Kamran Khan / Muhammad Sadaqat Published: November 14, 2013 “This should be a clear warning for all our ministers and MPAs and the […]
Canada: Jews, Muslims Anti Ban on Religious Articles Arutz Sheva Jews and Muslims in Canada have united in their efforts to work against a bill that would ban the display […]
Al Jazeera: Israel braces for reaction to proposed law that would allow Jews to pray in the grounds of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque. Occupied East Jerusalem – Until a few weeks […]
Story Summary Kurds in the Syria’s northeast announced the formation of a transitional autonomous administration Tuesday after making key territorial gains against jihadists in recent weeks. Washington and its European […]