Source: Asia Tiems: By Victor Kotsev The anticipated renewal of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington, DC, this week has the potential to reshape not only the Israeli-Palestinian political scene but the entire region, and with it the narrative of the Arab Spring. Whether this potential will be realized is […]
Source: Asia Times: By Hossein Askari While growing up, I thought certain things in life were not for sale – that no amount of money could buy them. These included a democratic country? its national interest and its highest offices, the reputation of internationally admired men and women, Nobel laureates, […]
Review of Religions: Islam and Spain: Spanish land; lost by the sword; Spanish hearts won by the message of peace In 1946, Mirza Bashir-Ud-Din Mahmud Ahmadra, Second worldwide Head of […]
Guardian: Last week, a nail bomb partially exploded at a mosque in the West Midlands – the fourth attack in two months on mosques in Britain during Friday prayers. A suspect in […]
Guardian: Community leaders, campaigners and students from the Hazara community in Pakistan have reacted angrily to the announcement from the prime minister, Kevin Rudd, that all asylum seekers who arrive inAustralia by boat will be sent to Papua New Guinea for processing and resettlement, and none will be allowed to stay in Australia. Calling the […]
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Source: TOI WASHINGTON: Researchers have claimed that they have discovered molecules that are responsible for stress, anxiety and even depression. They discovered that the protein receptor CRF1 is responsible for releasing hormones which could cause anxiety and depression over long time periods, the Independent reported. Researchers in their study, conducted […]
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by Samir Barhoum | Jul 21, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that the road to establishing a viable Palestinian state lies in peaceful negotiations, […]
by Samir Barhoum | Jul 21, 2013 | RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas lauded Jordanian support for the Palestinian people and emphasised that coordination between the two leaderships is […]
RIYADH: SHARIF M. TAHA ARABNEWS Monday 22 July 2013 The volume of hotel investments in Makkah is predicted to hit SR500 billion ($133 billion) by 2015 in light of the […]
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Monday 22 July 2013 The new mataf bridge around the Holy Kaaba opens for pilgrims this week. Only disabled and elderly pilgrims will be allowed to […]
Epigraph: ‘Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet, the Immaculate one (Muhammad), whom they find mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel which are with them. He enjoins on them […]
Epigraph: “Say, ‘O mankind! truly I am a Messenger to you all from Allah.” (Al Quran 7:159 ) Speech by Maulana Mubarak Ahmad Nazir (Missionary Incharge Canada), on July 6, 2013 – 37th Annual Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada.
Source: Hindustan Times: Saudi Arabia has transferred $2 billion to the Central Bank of Egypt as a deposit for five years without interest, state-run Ahram Online reported Sunday. On July 9, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered financial assistance worth $5 billion to Egypt, including $2 billion in […]
Source: Hindustan Times via Wasim Sr A Norwegian interior designer jailed in Dubai for illicit sex after she reported being raped says she has no regrets about coming forward if her warning will protect others from a similar fate. A court on July 17 sentenced Marte Deborah Dalelv to 16 […]
Source: ET Reforms to run the strategy The National Counter Terrorism Force (NCTF) shall be established. It will have intelligence and law enforcement powers. It will collect information and strike at the terrorists itself. “Regular police will continue to do its routine crime control work and cooperate with NCTF in […]
Source: Daily Times via Wasim Sr: As I looked at Dr Salam’s tombstone, I felt a pang of guilt and shame at what we have done to the Ahmadis in Pakistan. We have abolished their religious freedom and in the process our own The disgusting manner in which Malala Yousafzai […]
Epigraph: And come not near unto adultery; surely, it is a foul thing and an evil way. (Al Quran 17:33) Speech by Ataul Wahid Lahaye (Secretary Wafq Jadid – Nau Mobaeen), on July 5, 2013 – 37th Annual Convention, Canada […]
Courtesy: Muad Oudeh, Haifa, Israel There are Many ! Chlorogenic acid, the key component of green coffee bean extract, is a powerful natural anitoxidant which combats free radicals in the […]