Is Pope Francis Becoming a Muslim?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Epigraph: “Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in […]
U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in drone strikes
(Reuters) – The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder named the dead U.S. citizens in a letter to members of Congress a day […]
U.S. Retailers See Big Risk in Safety Plan for Factories in Bangladesh
Source: NY Times. By STEVEN GREENHOUSE American retailers remain sharply opposed to joining an international plan to improve safety conditions at garment factories in Bangladesh as their European counterparts and consumer and labor groups dismiss the companies’ concerns about legal liability. A few shareholders at Gap’s annual meeting this week […]
Court Documents Detail a Deadly Family Feud From Brooklyn to Pakistan
Source: NY Times. By MOSI SECRET She fled her husband and her family, sneaking out of her home in Pakistan to take sanctuary in the American Embassy, which then whisked her to a secret hide-out in the United States. The thrilling escape seemed to end the harrowing ordeal of Amina […]
Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics
Pope Francis rocked some religious and atheist minds today when he declared that everyone was redeemed through Jesus, including atheists. During his homily at Wednesday Mass in Rome, Francis emphasized […]
Orthodox Jewish Wedding Of Shalom Rokeach And Hannah Batya Penet Attracts 25,000 Guests (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
If you thought it was tough to organize a couple hundred guests at your wedding, imagine if 25,000 well-wishers decided to drop by. A wedding between two members of one […]
Engineers See a Path Out of Green Card Limbo
SAN FRANCISCO — Sanket Sant, a citizen of India, came to the United States at age 21, earning a master’s degree in engineering, followed by a doctorate and then landing a well-paying job at a company making semiconductor equipment. Then, he waited for the American government to decide if he […]
Woolwich killing a betrayal of Islam and UK Muslims – Cameron
Russia Today: UK Prime Minister David Cameron has slammed the Woolwich killing as an attack on the British way of life and a betrayal of Islam. In a public address […]
Woolwich attack reaction: Riots and two arrested over mosque attacks as al Qaeda gloats
TWO men have been arrested after separate attacks on mosques after the sickening Woolwich attack in which a man was decapitated on a London street. British police have boosted their presence after a man, believed to be a soldier, was butchered in broad daylight on the streets of southeast London. […]
SUBMERGED STRUCTURE STUMPS ISRAELI ARCHAEOLOGISTS
TIBERIAS, Israel (AP) — The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and […]
Kingdom (of Jordan) ‘not involved in arming Syrian rebels’
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 23, 2013 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Wednesday dismissed as baseless allegations that it is involved in arming Syrian rebels, reiterating its consistent position […]
Jordan: ‘Experimental pumping from 22 Disi wells to begin later this month’
Security conditions in south ‘badly affected’ project’s progress — source by Hana Namrouqa | May 22, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Disi Water Company will start experimental pumping […]
‘Friends of Syria’ call for forming transitional body to rule country with full powers
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 23, 2013 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah met with top Western diplomats as Amman hosted the “Friends of Syria” meeting on Wednesday. […]
Sunbathing crocodile shocks Indonesian beachgoers
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Expatriates Can Apply for Saudi Citizenship in Two-to-Three Months
P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR, ARAB NEWS Monday 14 February 2005 JEDDAH, 14 February 2005 — Expatriates seeking Saudi citizenship can apply within two to three months, according to a top official. “A working team has been appointed to prepare the naturalization law’s executive regulations, which will allow the department of civil […]
The New Face of Terror
Source: The daily Beast. A blood-splattered jihadist with a meat cleaver in one hand declaring to a bystander’s smartphone camera “Allahu Akbar” and “we will always beat you” in a pronounced south London accent? While waiting twenty minutes for the police to arrive after he’s taken part in what seemed […]
Syria highlights US political impotence
Source: Asia Times. Contradictory discourse in the US over the Syrian civil conflict underlines how American strategy in the Middle East has become watered-down to the point of impotence. It’s a far cry from the days of invading Iraq and carving up the region through “peace deals” – yet this […]
And the winner is …
Source: Asiatimes. Iran’s roster of would-be presidents has been whittled down to eight from nearly 700, courtesy vetting by the Guardian Council. Two potential big draws are ruled out – former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim, too much outgoing President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s man. That leaves an uninspiring […]
Illegal money: Swiss Cabinet drafts unique law on dictators’ assets
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch May 22, 2013 – 18:15 Cabinet has presented a draft bill setting the rules for the freezing and restoring assets obtained illegally by foreign dictators and […]
Man beheaded in suspected terrorist attack outside army barracks in London
A man believed to be soldier has been beheaded in an attack on a street outside Woolwich barracks in South East London. Armed police who responded to incident have also reportedly shot and injured two people, one of them seriously. http://rt.com/news/woolwich-killing-emergency-cameron-650/