China and Saudi Arabia pledged to work together to further expand all-around exchanges and cooperation as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday unfolded his official visit to the Middle East kingdom. China and Saudi Arabia have treated each other as equals with respect and their cooperation has been fruitful since the […]
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1115408–tebowmania-prevails-in-denver-home-of-football-s-broncos-and-quarterback-tim-tebow DENVER—There is an electronic billboard here, on an otherwise nondescript street corner north of the downtown, that is becoming famous internationally. A Japanese news crew was the latest to make the pilgrimage this week. In the wake of the Denver Broncos stunning NFL playoff victory over heavily favoured Pittsburgh […]
Mulla Nasruddin used to carry a door with him wherever he went. When somebody asked him about it, he replied: ”It is just a security measure. Nobody can enter my […]
swissinfo.ch As guardian of the Geneva Conventions Switzerland has the moral authority to seek action over Israeli “violations” of international law, says the chief Palestinian negotiator. This week Saeb Erekat […]
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/469208998.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=H07707PARIS — Standard & Poor’s downgraded the credit ratings of France, Italy and seven other European countries on Friday, a move that may have more symbolic than fundamental financial impact but served as a reminder that Europe’s economic woes were far from over. Another memory jog came Friday from Greece, […]
Source: Cornwall Standard Freeholder CORNWALL – Rizwan Rabbani has seen his religion painted in a negative light through the actions of extremists, and is hoping the series of information events he organizes as the national executive director of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada will present a more positive […]
By A Vaez & Charles Ferguson Wednesday’s assassination of Mostafa Ahmadi-Rowshan makes nuclear negotiations more difficult and a nuclear Iran more likely Mostafa Ahmadi-Rowshan was on his way to a […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Sumera Khan Published: January 13, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Another Memo-like fiasco reared its head on Friday as media reports alleged that, sometime this […]
Source RT: Katerina Azarova: A statement made by Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the Russian Duma Committee for International Affairs, said that “a military operation against Iran could have grave consequences. And […]
Source Dawn.com: Sana Saleem: On Saturday evening a group of men attacked a mosque in Manghopir, they slapped the children, ransacked the mosque, kicked the shelves holding the Quran, smashed and broke the loud speakers and threatened and accused the children of disrupting a carol. How dare the mosque call […]
By JOMANA ALRASHID ARABNEWS Published: Jan 14, 2012 00:12 Updated: Jan 14, 2012 00:15 LONDON: The British Museum here witnessed on Thursday the installation of one of the oldest known […]
Courtesy Dawn.com: Sana Saleem: On Saturday evening a group of men attacked a mosque in Manghopir, they slapped the children, ransacked the mosque, kicked the shelves holding the Quran, smashed and broke the loud speakers and threatened and accused the children of disrupting a carol. How dare the mosque call […]
“My Fun Philippines: I went up Mount Pinatubo in ’08 and I haven’t gotten it out of my mind since. The scenic 4×4 ride to the base of the mountain, the arduous but fun three hour trek that turned to five hours, drinking in the tranquil but deadly beauty of […]
Economists on Wall Street are out with their recommendations for 2012. A few have come out with calls for 2015. But one, HSBC, is out with a call for 2050. “The World in 2050,” a new report by HSBC economist Karen Ward, forecasts the economic prowess of the 100 largest economies. Of […]
A criminal record is usually not the kind of qualification most employers have in mind when looking for new hires. But some managers know that formerly incarcerated employees can add value to their companies. Mark Peters, CEO of Butterball Farms, Inc., a national supplier of specialty butters, regularly hires former prisoners […]
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN I ARAB NEWS RIYADH: A Nobel laureate has supported Prince Talal’s idea to create a special bank for poor Saudi citizens at a symposium in Riyadh […]
By AP first published on ARAB NEWS BERLIN: Germany’s foreign minister says the West must avoid the mistake of assuming that Islamic-oriented parties aren’t compatible with freedom and modernization as […]
Telegraph, UK Regal personage The Indonesian government signalled that it may finally act against the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) after a mob stoned the Home Affairs Ministry in a […]
The Star By Petti Fong Western Bureau CALGARY—The mayor of a city isn’t supposed to admit to having a favorite neighborhood but Naheed Nenshi doesn’t need much persuading to reveal […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Express / PPI Published: January 13, 2012 Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani expressed his fears of a possible coup by the Army to […]