Source: asiatimes on line TAIPEI – A recent New York Times op-ed article by Paul Kane, a former international security fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, has hit a raw nerve. Kane called on United States President Barack Obama to end military support for Taiwan in exchange for China forgiving […]
source: dailytimes A former general and NSA would not — by all standards of rationality — agree to deliver an anonymous letter to the highest military officer in the US, which means Mansoor Ijaz must have briefed him on the memo, its basic background, and where it was coming from […]
Source: Spiegel.de Iranian Airline Buys Chancellor Merkel’s Retired Jet On its website, Iranian airline Mahan Air (“The Spirit of Excellence”) counts five Boeing 747s and 27 Airbus aircraft among its fleet. The fact that sanctions against the country make maintenance of the jets extraordinarily difficult, however, is not addressed. Still, Mahan […]
(CNN) — Four months ago Raya Al Habsi didn’t know how to swim and was a complete sailing novice. Yet Al Habsi is set to become one of the first professional women sailors in the sultanate of Oman. Al Habsi is one of 30 women being trained as part of […]
BANGALORE – The rising tide of religious intolerance in the Maldives is threatening the country’s young democracy. Monuments donated by Pakistan and Sri Lanka were vandalized last week as they were seen to be “idolatrous” and “irreligious”. Member-countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) donated monuments to […]
JAKARTA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — Indonesian Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu said the government has set a target of 8 million foreign holidaymakers coming into the […]
The bill for a Basic Law on Israel – the Nation-State of the Jewish People is unnecessary and merely deepens tensions between Jews and Arabs; it should be shelved completely. In response to the scathing criticism and pressure within his Kadima party, MK Avi Dichter retreated from his original proposal […]
The issue of blasphemy is a hot issue that remains in news particularly in Pakistan. In 2010, a Christian woman Asia Bibi, who was charged with blasphemy in Pakistan, made […]
By: Zia H Shah Montgomery Watt calls Muhammad, one of the Greatest sons of Adam. The expression, seal of the Prophets means the Greatest Prophet! According to Karen Armstrong, “Mahound’s fictional status in the West has perhaps made it even more difficult for people to see him as an historical […]
Source: Google Knol By: Zia H Shah Umar (Arabic: عمر بن الخطاب; Transliteration: `Umar ibn al-Khattāb, c. 586-590 CE – 7 November 644), also known as Umar the Great or […]
By MOHAMMAD AL-RASHEED It all started with the search for spices and ended with colonization Europe’s contribution to human progress is colossal. That is a fact. Just remember the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution and what followed and you get the idea. The other fact is that Europe has contributed […]
BAPTISM SITE (Petra) – HRH Prince Ghazi, chairman of the Royal Al al Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, on Monday said Islamic-Catholic dialogue, particularly between political and religious leaders, has […]
By Mohammad Ghazal JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH – His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday reiterated Jordan’s support for the unity of the Palestinian people and efforts to realise national reconciliation that […]
Cairo (CNN) — Fresh violence broke out in and around Cairo’s Tahrir Square early Tuesday, hours after Egypt’s Cabinet submitted its resignation to the nation’s military-led government. Multiple people suffered injuries in intense early morning clashes, according to CNN staff on site. Ambulances could be seen on video rushing in […]
Published: November 21, 2011 Credit: Xpress Tribune ISLAMABAD: Media Adviser to the President Farahnaz Ispahani, who is also the wife of Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani, said on Monday […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The United States may be known as the Saudi Arabia of coal thanks to its large deposits. But under an expected investment push, Saudi Arabia could soon become the Saudi Arabia of solar power. Early next year the oil rich kingdom is expected to announce a […]
France24. Chaudhry Maqsood ur Rehman. AFP – France summoned the Israeli ambassador in Paris to a meeting at the foreign ministry Wednesday to protest after an air strike wounded a French diplomat in Gaza along with his wife and daughter. A spokesman for the ministry said that France’s ambassador in Tel […]
IWAKI, Japan (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Europe’s debt crisis had shown up a “major flaw” in the 17-member euro zone system and it would take more than words to fix it. “There is a major flaw in the euro system … I do know the system as […]
Laughter relaxes the whole body. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. Laughter triggers the release […]
An Earthquake measuring 5.8 in Richter scale hit northeast India. Epicenter of the earthquake was 130 kilometers from the state of Manipur. Located deep within Myanmar. Northeastern region is considered to be seismologically sensitive. Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Moderate-earthquake-shakes-Northeast/articleshow/10818592.cms