Chaos among Syrian rebels allows jihadists to thrive
October 10, 2012 12:43 AM By David Ignatius The Daily Star Leading the fight in Sakhour on the eastern side of the embattled city of Aleppo is the Tawafuk Battalion […]
Arms supplies to Syrian rebels dry up amid rivalries and divisions
In Aleppo there is still no sign of the heavy weapons for which the rebels have pleaded and ammunition is running low by Martin Chulov and Ian Black guardian.co.uk, Wednesday […]
Emirates Islamic Bank and Dubai Bank launch Indian Rupee remittance campaign
Source: Albawaba Business Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB), one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the region and the Islamic banking arm of Emirates NBD Group, announced today the launch of a three weeks-long “Indian Rupee (INR) Remittance Campaign,” which offers customers the opportunity to remit funds to India at […]
Rid our body politic of communal poison
Source: The Hindu Written by Markandey Katju Indians must defeat all those elements that promote and thrive on religious hatred Though many Hindus and Muslims in India are today infected by the virus of communalism, the fact is that before 1857 there was no communal feeling at all in most […]
I’m embarrassed to be pro-Israel
The Times of Israel: I ride the metro to work at the ungodly hour of 5:45 each morning. I sit there, and when I am not busy staring at the […]
Church leaders urge members of Congress to reconsider US aid to Israel
The Times of Israel: Leaders of several major US Christian denominations — including Protestants, Presbyterians, Baptists, Lutherans and Methodists — have asked members of Congress to reconsider US aid to […]
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest in Four and a Half Years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to the lowest level in more than four and a half years, according to government data on Thursday that suggested improvement in the labor market. The news could help President Barack Obama in […]
Govt of India Documentry on Jesus in Kashmir
It has tonnes of evidence put together in a very constructive way. Day by day we are moving towards uncovering the mask of the false dogma of Christianity. Read more about the Film at: An interview with the Director: The documentary suggests DNA testing as further research to advance the […]
Oldest Quran found in Yemen, man claims
Manama: A Yemeni young man has claimed to have found the oldest surviving manuscript of the Holy Quran. The book venerated by Muslims was found inside a leather cover in a cave in the mountains south of the city of Dhale in the southern part of the country, Yemeni Arabic […]
Mormon church lowers age limit for missionaries
The Mormon church will lower its minimum age requirements for missionaries from 19 to 18 for men and from 21 to 19 for women, the faith’s president announced Saturday The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — THE SEATTLE TIMES The Mormon church will lower its minimum age requirements for missionaries […]
Islam’s inroads in Haiti, land of Voodoo and Christianity
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — School teacher Darlene Derosier lost her home in the 2010 earthquake that devastated her country. Her husband died a month later after suffering what she said […]
Chief Minister assures Ahmadiyya Jamaat speedy probe in FB incident
Wednesday, October, 10 2012 – PUNJAB NEWSLINE QADIAN (GURDASPUR): A high level of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat delegate met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in his resident today and demanded […]
Evolution and Trends in Terrorism Tradecraft
Source: Stratfor: “Evolution and Trends in Terrorism Tradecraftis republished with permission of Stratfor.” The terrorist tradecraft discussed in last week’s Security Weekly does not happen in isolation. The practitioners of terrorist tradecraft conduct their activities in the midst of other people — the authorities attempting to identify them and thwart […]
21 Reasons why Romney should not be a president
21 Major Reasons Why Romney Is Unfit To Be President, By Dr Gideon Polya http://www.countercurrents.org/polya081012.htm 08 October, 2012 Countercurrents.org 1. 1.1 million American preventable deaths annually. Ultimately these deaths could have been prevented by better regulation of dangerous capitalism, better education, better preventive medicine and more money devoted to health […]
Swiss toughen up demands on arms buyers
The Swiss government is tightening up the rules on the export of all war material after Swiss-made grenades – originally sold to the United Arab Emirates – turned up in […]
Military denies presence of US ‘counter-Syria’ forces (they are here under another designation anyway)…
AMMAN – The Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) denied on Wednesday the presence of US military forces assisting Jordan to confront the potential dangers posed by Syria’s chemical weapon stockpiles. In […]
Advantage Through Technology on the Modern Battlefield
Source: Warsaw Voice: “If you want peace, prepare for war”—this ancient maxim is still relevant today. Even though we hope wars will bypass us, for this to happen we have to be prepared for them. Poland is a relatively safe country; its security is built using political methods and guaranteed […]
GCC to promote cultural interaction
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN ARABNEWS Minister of Culture and Information Abdulaziz Khoja said that the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will promote cultural interaction and mutual understanding among themselves, while […]
Libya reserves Haj slots for relatives of martyrs
IBRAHIM NAFFEE ARABNEWS JEDDAH: A quarter of the 7,000 places for Libyan pilgrims to Makkah this year have been reserved for the martyrs’ families of Libyan revolutionaries. A diplomat at […]
Arabic makes debut at papal audience with eye on region
Reuters | Oct 10, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES VATICAN CITY — Arabic made its debut as one of the official languages at Pope Benedict’s weekly general audiences on Wednesday as […]