WASHINGTON: New orders from the Pentagon: The military on Thursday formally opened thousands of jobs to women in units that are closer to the front lines than ever before, reflecting what’s already been going on as female American soldiers fight and die next to their male comrades. The new rules, […]
By GWYNNE DYER ARABNEWS Published: Feb 12, 2012 AS THE Syrian opposition abandons non-violent protest for armed resistance, many people think this means that President Bashar Assad and his Baathist regime are in even deeper trouble than before. On the contrary, it means that Assad and the Baathists are winning. […]
by Isobel Leybold-Johnson, swissinfo.ch Global warming could lead to more of the world’s oceans becoming “dead zones” – where a lack of oxygen leads to marine life dying out. This […]
Express Tribune: Difa-e-Pakistan has organised three large gatherings in Punjab alone. The first was in Lahore, which was organised by Jamatud Dawa (JuD), whose leadership is in charge of coordination and communication between all members of the group. The movement will now hold a rally in Karachi on Sunday (today), […]
By DR. QAISAR HAMED METAWEA, Q.METAWEA@MAKLAWFIRM.NET ARABNEWS Discrimination exists in almost every country but the levels and types of such discrimination vary vastly from one country to another. Also, discrimination is an issue that should be tackled by every country and it should not be ignored. Some countries have made […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | Feb 12,2012 | 23:05 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan is considering withdrawing its ambassador in Damascus in light of the worsening situation in Syria, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh has said. Interviewed by Al Arabiya TV late Thursday, Judeh said the Jordanian ambassador is currently present in […]
Washington Post: BEIRUT — Fears of an as-yet-undefined Middle Eastern war are darkening the horizons of a region that only a year ago was celebrating the fall of dictators, the ascent […]
Source / Courtesy: The Express Tribune Express Tribune: Things in our country are really moving from the absurd, to even more absurd. And most frightening of all is the hatred […]
Source: Alislam-eGazette By Abdul Haq Compier Religious tolerance may seem very self-evident to the modern reader, who is educated to believe that tolerance is one of the fundamental values upon […]
Courtesy Asia Times Online: At 9:37 Eastern Daylight Time on September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the western side of the Pentagon, killing all 59 passengers and 125 others in the building. News of the crash went global within minutes; yet another symbol of American power was […]
Minnesota researchers are trying to figure out the source of a greyish-brown foam forming on top of manure pits that’s causing hog farms in the Midwest to unexpectedly explode (via Gawker). Kali Dingman of The Minnesota Daily reports that farmers first noticed the issue in 2009 when incidents of pit foaming […]
Mothers are spending more than they should on baby products, a new study says. While more than half of new moms said they were stressed about their financial situation, only 30 percent opted to buy store brand products in lieu of name brand items, according to Kelton Research. The firm surveyed more than 1,900 […]
Is marriage good for your health? In general, research suggests yes. Married people live longer, have better access to health care, enjoy a more satisfying sex life, experience less stress, live a healthier lifestyle, and have lower rates ofheart disease, diabetes, anddepression compared to their single counterparts. The list of health perks conferred by […]
President Ernest Bai Koroma on Friday 3rd February 2012, expressed appreciation for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Sierra Leone over what he described to be their contributions towards local communities’ […]
WE in the media have spared no effort to vilify the civilian elected politician but our vigour seems to taper off dramatically in the case of other significant players in the country. Take for example a news item in this newspaper on Wednesday which said four armed Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) […]
Speaking at the Islamic Revolution’s 33rd anniversary that brought down the U.S. backed Shaw of Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday his country will soon unveil “big new” nuclear achievements. Nasser Karimi at The Associated Press reports tens of thousands of Iranians were on hand, with more rallies around the […]
The influence of the Taliban is not on the increase in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, where the Netherlands is conducting a police-training mission, says Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal. His statement is based on all available information. He also knows of no information to suggest that Talban units have infiltrated parts of […]
The much-vaunted “reintegration” of the Taliban, which Britain has funded with £7 million, is not quite what it seems, writes Ben Farmer in Kabul. Wrapped in shawls against the cold, […]
The German flag was burnt in Athens last week as fury over further austerity measures boiled over. Harriet Alexander travelled to a town that bears the scars of hatred between nations, and found a town both angry at German demands and frightened for the future. A protester burns […]
The biggest car factory in North Africa has been officially opened in Morocco by the French firm Renault. The plant is in Melloussa, a small town on the Mediterranean near […]