EU’s energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger, the director general for energy Philip Lowe, and the head of the EU’s Athens task force Horst Reichenbach have discussed the idea of enabling Greece to repay some of its debts to EU member states, such as Germany, by providing them with solar energy. “Several […]
Odisha, one of the eastern state of India has decided to make solar fencing in the district of Ganjam to arrest increasing man-elephant conflicts in Ganjam district. “The work for solar fencing will start after the elephant herds are driven away Ganjam block,” divisional forest officer, Berhampur AK Jena said. […]
(Reuters) – Dysfunctional politics threatens to deliver a protracted period of slow global growth, possibly lasting well beyond 2012, which will only deepen the political and economic problems for the West. The global financial crisis that began four years ago has morphed into a political crisis for the United States […]
DawnOKARA: Sultan Mehmood Gujar was a solid supporter of militants and even donated money to them, until he attended an innovative 40-day lecture series by a moderate cleric aimed at countering violent extremism. The course, given to the public at an Islamic school in a hotbed of militancy in Pakistan, […]
Most people see buying a home as a part of the “American Dream”, well for most it’s become a nightmare. Buying a home is pretty much the best way to throw your money away and here’s why. Renters win because they have the flexibility that homeowners do not and after 30 […]
The euro won’t collapse, Barack Obama won’t lose the White House – and Labour’s lumbered with Ed Miliband. By Janet Daley of Daily Telegraph. It has become this column’s tradition […]
With the chill wind of austerity blowing through the country, religion’s warm embrace looks more and more inviting. Peter Oborne welcomes the resurgence of a national pastime: churchgoing. It’s Sunday […]
Source: Dawn Author: Sana Saleem You would have to be exceptionally callous to be able to forget the image of a woman being shot in broad daylight; unarmed and seven […]
Muslim Americans spread the message of peace in New York’s Times Square on New Years Eve. Source / Courtesy: CNN ireport Around one million people gathered in the Time Square […]
Ulma Haryanto, Ezra Sihite & Dessy Sagita, Jakarta Globe A Shiite-run Islamic boarding school in East Java was set on fire on Thursday by a group claiming to be Sunnis, […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Investors may be saying good riddance to a choppy year, but they’d better buckle up. The first quarter of 2012 is going to be a roller coaster ride, with Europe front and center. “The euro debt crisis continues to be on the feared side of the […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Zia Khan Published: January 1, 2012 ISLAMABAD: It looks like the sweets former premier Nawaz Sharif received from President Asif Ali Zardari […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Owais Jafri Published: January 1, 2012 MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the decision of forming an […]
Indonesian Muslims welcome 2012 with a mass prayer event for the Nation and fireworks on New Year’s Eve in the area of the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta.
RISHON LEZION, Israel — For years, many Israelis got a little jittery as New Year’s Eve approached. Their neighbors, some of the nearly 1 million Soviet citizens who flocked to […]
Source / Courtesy: China Daily RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia confirmed on Friday that it has signed a deal to buy 84 new US fighter jets to maximize its […]
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Aakanksha Gupta, a 16-year-old Indian girl who studies in Class 11 in Pathways School, Noida, wrote the letter as part of an essay-writing competition to French president Nicolas Sarkozy, criticising the burqa ban in his country. It was sent to the French premier, who decided to meet her to discuss the issue in detail. The contest required […]
A couple of years ago, a Hollywood movie based on a Mayan prediction was released, entitled 2012. The movie obviously was pure science fiction based on a fantastical future. The year 2012 however is finally here. Is the world going to end? Of course not. What I mean to say […]
By MUSHTAK PARKER | ARAB NEWS Islamic finance and business education has flourished over the last decade or so in line with the growth of the industry. Universities, business schools, colleges and professional bodies — both in the Muslim countries and in other countries especially Europe, Singapore and the US […]