June 16, 2013 – 12:32 In response to an American whistleblower’s revelations of US spies operating in Geneva, Swiss president Ueli Maurer has called for a broadening of legislation to allow for investigations into foreign spy activity in Switzerland. “We have known for a long time that foreign information-gathering activities […]
Now that moderate Iranian cleric Hassan Rouhani is set to assume the presidency, the West will have to get to the negotiating table to talk to Tehran in a serious […]
A former French foreign minister says Britain had been planning a war against Syria some two years before to the unrest broke out in the Arab country. The statement by […]
By Joby Warrick, Sunday, June 16, 2013 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Syrian tanks were closing in on the rebel-held town of Qusair last month when a Kuwaiti sheik named […]
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk More than 70 parliamentarians celebrated the centenary of Ahmadiyya Muslims in the UK and their contribution to British life. The occasion was marked at a reception in honour of […]
By Dean Obeidallah, Special to CNN updated 8:44 AM EDT, Sat June 15, 2013 Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is a political comedian and frequent commentator on various TV networks […]
Epigraph: And if thy Lord had enforced His Will, surely, all those on the earth would have believed, without exception. Will thou, then, take it upon thyself to force people to become […]
rohrabacher.house.gov: Today, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s (R-CA) amendment tying the Defense Department’s ability to give monetary aid to Pakistan’s military to its treatment of ethnic and religious minority groups was included in final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 by the House of Representatives. The amendment requires the […]
ET: by Faheem Younas Teacher to Akram and Aslam: You both failed the test because you were late for class. Why were you late? Akram: Sir, I was busy looking for my atthani which I lost on my way to school today. Teacher: What is your reason Aslam? Aslam: (Sheepishly): Sorry sir, but […]
Islamahmadiyya: youtube: Published on Mar 20, 2013 Islam is about service to God (Haqooqullah) and to fellow human beings (Haqooqul Ibad). A brief introduction to the services of Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Rawal TV: Youtube: The purpose of Islam is to worship God and serve Human kind. Watch how Ahmadiyya Muslims serve the human kind through its Relief organization named Humanity First, […]
June 14, 2013 – 16:40 The Swiss authorities have presented their latest proposed revision of the country’s asylum legislation, aimed notably at cutting the time needed to process requests from 1,400 days today to just 140 in most cases. Speaking in Bern on Friday, Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said the […]
AFP | Jun 15, 2013 | 23:38 JORDAN TIMES CAIRO — Thousands of Islamists rallied in the Egyptian capital this weekend in support of calls by Sunni Muslim clerics for a holy war against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The demonstration took place outside a Cairo mosque on […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Sunday 16 June 2013 LONDON: Four men including a police officer were in hospital hospital Sunday after being stabbed during an attack at a mosque in […]
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS Sunday 16 June 2013 In an unprecedented move aimed at preventing congestion and stampedes and ensuring safety of the guests of God, Saudi authorities have […]
Source: ET A firefighter stands near a burning bus after a bomb attack in Quetta June 15, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS QUETTA: The bomb attack on Sardar Bahadur Khan University, Quetta – which killed 14 female students – was carried out by a female suicide bomber, Express Newsreported, quoting security sources on Sunday. […]
Prelude: A Compliment in Disguise: Pakistan Government has Banned the Muslim Times Google tests balloons to beam internet from near space Source: BBC Google is launching balloons into near space […]
The evolution of Turkey in the early 1900s is one of the most baffling cultural and social changes in Islamic history. In a few short years, the Ottoman Empire […]
Saudi Arabia: Islamic scholars, legal experts and aid workers exchange views 12-06-2013 News Release 13/105 Kuwait (ICRC) – A three-day workshop on the rights and obligations of humanitarian workers within the scope of international humanitarian law and Islamic jurisprudence concluded in Jeddah today. Approximately 75 aid workers, representatives of non-governmental […]
(CNN) — Iranian centrist candidate Hassan Rouhani has won the Islamic republic’s presidential election, Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced Saturday. Iranian officials reported a high turnout, with nearly 73% of some […]