AFP EGYPT INDEPENDENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians have agreed on the basis to resume peace talks. Here is a chronology of events: 1991: – Nov 1: The Madrid Peace Conference sets peace process framework. 1993: – Sept 13: Israel and […]
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization announced that MERS — the new coronavirus in the Middle East — is not yet considered a public health emergency. But emergency or not, the situation is a serious one. To date, MERS has infected 88 people and killed 45 people — some of […]
Speech by Mubarak Nazir, Missionary In charge, Canada
Source: BBC One third of people diagnosed with throat cancer are infected with a form of the HPV virus, a study suggests. HPV (human papillomavirus) is the major cause of cervical cancer, and the virus is known to spread through genital or oral contact. Actor Michael Douglas is reported to […]
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by Ruth Pollard Middle East Correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald Cairo: A tiny woman dressed all in black sits at a crowded communal table in the Cairo neighbourhood of Agouza, […]
Source: dailytimes.com.pk The Islamic sectarian divide, which was just a political divide over the legacy of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), has a long list of sectarian atrocities and the conflict in Syria is just one of its new chapters Islam as a religion was divided between Shias and Sunnis after the death […]
After pondering the terrorist attack on Boston by two alleged Muslims, Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his brother Dzhokhar, I am writing this article to distance Islam from any act of terror or violence, even if it is done by anyone who claims that his or her act is religiously motivated. When […]
Source: tehrantimes.com TEHRAN – Iran has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the holy shrine of Hazrat Zeinab (SA), the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad (S), in Damascus on Friday. A […]
By Associated Press, Published: July 20 WASHINGTON POST TRAPPES, France — About 250 people hurling projectiles clashed with police firing tear gas west of Paris, in apparent protest over enforcement of […]
Source: buffalonews.com Fareida H. Yafai doesn’t start to feel the effects until around 4 p.m. daily. Her eyes get heavy, and the thirst and hunger become noticeable. “When you’re busy doing other things, you’re not thinking about not drinking and not eating,” said Yafai. “It doesn’t affect me until that witching […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: As we stop profiling Afro-Americans, we do not have to start profiling the Muslims. Washington (CNN) – Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, has been a member of Congress for almost two decades. Yet when he is walking down the street in Washington, D.C., at night and white […]
Epigraph: ‘O my sons, go ye and search for Joseph and his brother and despair not of the mercy of Allah; for none despairs of Allah’s mercy save the unbelieving […]
Reuters | Jul 20, 2013 | ARABNEWS NAJAF — The civil war in Syria is widening a rift between top Shiite Muslim clergy in Iraq and Iran who have taken […]
RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas invited Arabs and Muslims to visit the Palestinian territories to show support for the Palestinian economy and the steadfastness of the people. In a […]
ANKARA: ARAB NEWS Friday 19 July 2013 The National Campaign for Syrian refugees has distributed 70,000 food kits as part of the second phase of the Ramadan relief for Syrian refugees in the Syrian-Turkish border towns, a campaign official said. The aid also consists of hygienic materials. “The campaign aims […]
DAMMAM: ARAB NEWS Sunday 21 July 2013 The organs of a 20-year-old brain-dead woman have been used to provide transplants for seven patients in Riyadh and Dammam. The Shafah Al-Hasna Committee, linked to the Society for Organ Donation (Ethar), succeeded in obtaining an agreement for the organs of the woman […]
JEDDAH: RIMA AL-MUKHTAR & FOUZIA KHAN Friday 19 July 2013 This year’s Bisat Al-Reeh festival has been successful because it helped showcase the talent and innovation of Saudi businesswomen.’ This […]