NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The line in the sand in the fiscal cliff talks is clear: Democrats will only agree to a deal that raises the tax burden on high-income households. Democrats want to accomplish that goal largely through higher tax rates. Republicans hate that idea and say any new […]
KAZAKHSTAN: Muslim Board Islamic monopoly, Catholic exemption By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service , and Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service Kazakhstan’s Muslim and Catholic communities have been given different treatment to other communities in state decisions on whether they are allowed to exist, Forum 18 News Service has […]
Source of the picture Source Huffington Post: Just nine nations voted against the Palestinian Authority’s upgrade to nonvoting observer state status, which passed the General Assembly 138-9, with 41 abstentions. […]
Palestinian UN statehood bid gets thumbs-up; majority of countries on Thursday voted in favour of the Palestinian Authority’s bid to have its status in the UN upgraded to state recognition. […]
Analysis: Non-member state observer status is born The Jerusalem Post: By HERB KEINON……………………………… What happened at the UNGA on Thursday, though no surprise, is a significant diplomatic defeat for Israel. […]
There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet. Is it high time for Pakistan to correct her political and religious mistake of declaring the Ahamdi Muslims as […]
The Unlucky Winners By Nick Carbone RICHARD BURKHART / THE MORNING NEWS / AP Powerball tickets are printed Tuesday afternoon at the Shell Station on Chatham Parkway in Savannah, Ga. […]
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Alistair Lyon REUTERS AMMAN, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Violent protests that shocked Jordan this month have mostly subsided, but unprecedented chants for the “fall of the […]
Following France’s lead, one EU country after another changed their votes in favor of the Palestinians. By Barak Ravid, HAARETZ, Israel As the hours wore on Thursday, the magnitude of the Israeli defeat in the United Nations General Assembly became continually clearer. One after another, the Foreign Ministry and Prime […]
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Russian TV: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says all the necessary physical infrastructure for absolute totalitarianism through the internet is ready. He told RT that the question now is whether the […]
Source: hartfordfavs.com: By Zahir Muhammad Mannan The recent film “Innocence of Muslims” which sparked riots and protests around the Muslim world was not the worst or last deranged attempt to ignite […]
newstrackindia: Islamabad, Nov. 29 (ANI): Pakistan is the seventh most corrupt and the top-most insecure nation out of a total of 97 countries, according to the Washington-based World Justice Project (WJP), which recently released its 2012 Rule of Law Index. Pakistan, as per the report, presents a dismal picture in […]
Huffington Post: In a legislative battle that has stretched on for nearly 15 years, the Philippines legislature has once again failed to move on a reproductive health bill that would ensure universal access to contraceptives and sexuality education in schools. Public support for the bill is solid, with nearly 70 […]
When Swiss voters approved a ban on the construction of minarets on November 29, 2009, the result made headlines around the world. Today, however, finding enough space to worship is […]
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians but an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians’ status to a non-member observer state at the United Nations was approved by a more than […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | Nov 29, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Politicians, former government officials and researchers on Thursday discussed the political and economic impact of the Syrian crisis on the Kingdom at a seminar organised by Al Rai Centre for Research. Participants debated whether Jordan should take a […]
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWs The Saudi General Directorate of Passports announced the launch of a comprehensive campaign all over the country to look for overstaying pilgrims, who have no intention in returning home. According to Col. Badr Almalik, directorate spokesman, the number of overstaying pilgrims has recently decreased to a large […]
REUTERS ARABNEWS Friday 30 November 2012 CAIRO: An assembly drafting Egypt’s new constitution voted yesterday to keep the principles of Islamic law as the main source of legislation, unchanged from the previous constitution in force under former President Hosni Mubarak. The issue was the subject of a long dispute between […]