by Jessica Dacey, swissinfo.ch Foreign executives in Switzerland are being urged to learn a national language to help them integrate. For some expatriates, it’s an unrealistic expectation. It’s not the first time language has been raised in the same breath as integration in Switzerland, but it’s rare for the comment […]
Source: Jagran Qadian, Gurdaspur Jalsa Siratul Nabi(s.a.s.) was organised by the local anjuman ahmadiyya and chaired by Maulana Hakim Mohammad Deen sahab, present sadr anjuman ahmadiyya. Maulana Syed Mubashir […]
Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek Efforts by India and the European Union to strengthen trade are threatening India’s ability to deliver life-saving medicines to the world’s poorest, analysts say as the two sides resume protracted negotiations on a free-trade pact. India’s prime minister and top EU officials sit down Friday to a […]
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/692155385.js?D=DM_LOC%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.themuslimtimes.org%252Fwp-admin%252Fpost-new.php%26DM_CAT%3DNYTimesglobal%2520%253E%2520General%26DM_EOM%3D1&C=H07707ATHENS — After days of dramatic talks, Greek political leaders reached a deal on Thursday to support a package of harsh austerity measures demanded by Greece’s financial backers in return for the country’s latest bailout. The deal is expected to unlock the 130 billion euros, or $172 billion, in new […]
AFP: JERUSALEM — President Shimon Peres sent a message of peace to Iranians from the podium of Israel’s parliament on Wednesday, saying there was no need for the two peoples […]
Several banks from the Middle East and Europe are seeking to open branches in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country CAIRO – Taking a share of the booming Islamic […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Our Correspondent Published: February 9, 2012 ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has hinted that Nato supplies might have resumed […]
NY Times: Of 14,000 murders last year in the US not a single was attributed to Islamist radicalism. A feared wave of homegrown terrorism by radicalized Muslim Americans has not […]
Reuters: The United States is seeking more access to Philippines ports and airfields to re-fuel and service its warships and planes, diplomatic and military sources said on Thursday, expanding its presence at a time of tension with China in the South China Sea. But it is not trying to reopen military bases […]
Russian TV: On Wednesday the Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Seyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi declared that Iran has the capabilities to carry out military strikes on US interests around the globe. This […]
Source: Kingston This Week – When Awais Mehmood hears people equate Islam with honour killings, it cuts him to the core. “This hurts,” says the young man, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada. “When people think this is Islam or what the Koran is teaching, it […]
By JONNY BONNER SALT LAKE CITY (CN) – A challenge to Utah’s bigamy law made by the stars of television’s “Sister Wives” will move forward, a federal judge ruled, but […]
By LISA KAAKI, LISAKAAKI@ARABNEWS.COM Published: Dec 27, 2011 23:32 Updated: Dec 28, 2011 01:21 Styleislam.com has become in a record time, one of the most successful online retail stores and […]
By IBRAHIM NAFFEE | ARAB NEWS Published: Feb 8, 2012 23:52 Updated: Feb 8, 2012 23:52 JEDDAH: The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is making international efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis following a veto by Russia and China at the UN Security Council that foiled ratification of a […]
AFP | Feb 09,2012 | 22:57 GAZA CITY — A committee on freedom of movement and expression set up under a Palestinian reconciliation agreement has suspended its work in Gaza, one of its members said Wednesday. Khalil Abu Shamala, general secretary of the Committee on Civil Liberties, said the decision […]
Military deploys troops to reinforce police JORDAN TIMES AP | Feb 09,2012 | 23:42 CAIRO — Egypt refused to back down Wednesday in a dispute with the US over Cairo’s […]
ALL those working for women’s rights are receiving accolades for their continued run of success in the area of legislation. They deserve more of this because they have played a key role in getting the lawmakers round to their point of view. The passage of the National Commission on the […]
5-Hour Energy has been a gigantic success, creating its own niche of energy drinks that has inspired a plethora of copycats. It now has a dominant 90 percent market share in the energy shot industry, with no serious competitors in sight. Even mighty Red Bull, the king of the energy […]
While the view from a nice window seat on an airline might be serene and beautiful, it can also be deadly. According to a report from Carrie Gann of ABC News, sitting in one position for hours at a time can cause the passenger to develop blood clots in the leg. These can […]
Amateur footage claiming to show proof of Iceland’s answer to the Loch Ness monster – a gigantic mythical river worm – has sparked a debate online. Something resembling a large snake was filmed winding its way through the Jokulsa river in the Fljotsdal valley last week and quickly posted online […]