Are you a maximiser or a satisficer? There are two types of decision-makers. Satisficers (yes, “satisfiers” is a word) make a decision once their criteria are met; when they find the hotel or the pasta sauce that has the qualities they want, they’re satisfied. Maximizers want to make the best […]
Source: Petra Press Agency, Jordan Times. AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday underlined that Jordan will continue its role in protecting Jerusalem and its holy sites. During a […]
by Mohammad Ghazal | Jan 25,2012 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday attended a ceremony to announce the launch of two waqfs for integral chairs to […]
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/739762235.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=H07707WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it intends to hold short-term interest rates near zero “at least through late 2014,” extending its most basic and longest-running response to the financial crisis by at least another 18 months. The decision means that the Fed does not expect the economy […]
Source: Hafiz Fareed Ahmad Khalid, National Seretary Tabligh AMJ-Germany. By Zubair Khan Under the extremely dynamic leadership of its very energetic/agile Amir ( National Head) Mr Abdullah Uwe Hans Peter Wagishauser, AMJ Germany is quite famous for innovative and novel ideas to present the teachings of real Islam. Since many […]
An integrity study conducted by Essex University has suugested that an erosion of trust between people can have economic as well as social consequences. According to the report’s author, Professor […]
The Globe & Mail: At first glance, gang crime in a U.S. city would seem to have little in common with the family conflicts that led to the killing of several women in Canada in recent years. But one Canadian group is taking ideas gleaned from the streets of Chicago […]
The National Post; The jury is still out — figuratively and literally — on whether the 2009 deaths of three sisters and another woman in a cold canal in Kingston, […]
Zee News: Report London: Moderate voices in Pakistan are being silenced by the country’s military intelligence arm, the ISI, and militant groups, a media report said on Sunday. The murder […]
Tribune: The threats against the Ahmadi community keep coming. This time a ‘banned’ Jihadi organisation is joining hands with local traders to hold a rally near an Ahmadi religious centre […]
Source: NY Times. In Shift, Police Say Leader Helped With Anti-Islam Film and Now Regrets It The New York City police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, through a top aide, acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that he personally cooperated with the filmmakers of “The Third Jihad” — a decision […]
Source: NY Times: The president used his State of the Union address to draw a bright economic line between himself and Mitt Romney. WASHINGTON — President Obama pledged on Tuesday night to use government power to balance the scale between America’s rich and the rest of the public, trying […]
PRESS RELEASE: CANADA’S FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS ON HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMAAT IN LONDON Yesterday, Canada’s Foreign Minister, John Baird MP, visited the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, […]
Source: TOI on Line New US envoy to Russia, Mike McFaul, with Hillary Clinton during his swearing-in ceremony. MOSCOW: The new US ambassador to Moscow came under an extraordinary attack on Tuesday from Russia’s parliament for meeting the leaders of protests against strongman Vladimir Putin on his arrival last […]
Source: Times of India Barack Obama’s last State of the Union address WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama says “America is back” as a world power. The president gave a flag-waving defense of American power and influence Monday night as part of his State of the Union address. He said […]
Source: Asia Times: By Emanuele Scimia The approved oil sanctions against Iran signal an unusual assertiveness of the European Union. For Europe, however, it will not be an easy ride to find alternatives sources to the Iranian crude, while the embargo’s impact on the Islamic Republic could be soften by […]
Source: Asia Times By Pepe Escobar In his State of the Union address, United States President Barack Obama said, “Let there be no doubt: America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal.” In the […]
AFP | Jan 25,2012 | 23:52 JORDAN TIMES CAMP PENDLETON, California — A US soldier accused over the deaths of 24 Iraqis faced a sentence Tuesday of three months at […]
By ARAB NEWS Published: Jan 25, 2012 01:39 Updated: Jan 25, 2012 01:39 RIYADH: Foreign exchange companies in Saudi Arabia are increasingly trying to lure individual investors by tempting them with credit coverage of up to 400 percent of their targets’ capital. They also promise to expand their financial portfolios, […]
By WALAA HAWARI | ARAB NEWS Published: Jan 25, 2012 01:39 Updated: Jan 25, 2012 01:39 US businessman and pilot calls for efforts to project true image of his new religion RIYADH: Just after spending one month in the Kingdom, where he was treated with kindness in a spiritual atmosphere, […]