The US threat to stop supporting UNESCO financially if it votes for the admission of Palestine as a full member amounts, simply, to blackmail. Washington has been taking an actively hostile position on the Palestinian quest for recognition as an independent state by international organisations; now it is UNESCO’s turn […]
There have been violent protests in the central Chinese province of Henan after a policeman suspected of drunk driving crashed his car and killed five people. Read More…
(Reuters) – Global consumer confidence remained weak in the third quarter with more than 60 percent of consumers saying it was not a good time to spend, and one-in-three North Americans saying they have no spare cash, a survey showed on Sunday. The economic outlook, followed by job security, became […]
Editor’s Note: Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also Special Adviser to United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals. For more from Sachs, visit Project Syndicate or follow it on Facebook and Twitter. By Jeffrey D. Sachs, […]
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Source: Asia Times on Line The United States has embarked on a divide-and-rule strategy in South Asia with a propaganda assault on Pakistan’s warming relations with India and Iran, highlighting Washington’s increasingly desperation to embed itself in the region as the Afghan endgame enters a crucial phase. In this context, […]
Source: Times of India When Libya’s interim government announced the official ” liberation” of the country on October 23, it also declared that a system based on the Islamic sharia, including polygamy, will replace the dictatorship that Col Muammar Qaddafi ran for 42 years. “We as a Muslim nation have […]
Source: Times of India Horror movies are good for mental health (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) Scared of watching horror flicks? Well, its bad news for the ladies who are wary of watching such movies. Excuses for not watching the movies will not work anymore. Studies have shown that horror movies can […]
Source: Times of India No one really knows the exact number of living, breathing human beings on the planet at any one time. But it is worth pausing to note that the worlds population is now approaching or has already exceeded the unprecedented 7 billion.The UN has helpfully issued an […]
Every society is made by people of different classes, values and ages, and everyone has to play an important, essential and crucial role in the society of today and of future. And it is the duty of every member of society to participate to strengthen the society. And every society is […]
RIYADH: A Saudi court on Saturday jailed for 15 years a Saudi woman known as “Al Qaida lady” for being the first woman in the kingdom tried for involvement in violence by the jihadist network, state media said. “A Saudi woman was sentenced to 15 years in jail starting on […]
By KARIN LAUB, Associated Press TAWERGHA, Libya (AP) — This town once loyal to Moammar Gadhafi is no more: its 25,000 residents have fled, fearing retribution from vengeful victors from the neighboring city of Misrata who have burned and ransacked homes, crossed out Tawergha’s name on road signs and vowed […]
By AMY TEIBEL | AP ARAB NEWS JERUSALEM: The Palestinian president, in a remarkable assessment delivered on Israeli TV, has said the Arab world erred in rejecting the United Nations’ 1947 plan to partition Palestine into a Palestinian and a Jewish state. The Palestinian and Arab refusal to accept a […]
By NADEEN IBRAHIM | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: A large number of women Haj guides as well as women pilgrims took part in the Second Women Cultural Forum in Madinah on Thursday. Inaugurating the gathering, Yousuf bin Ahmad Hawala, chairman of the board of directors of the National Organization for Pilgrims’ […]
By Muath Freij JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA – Jordanians and tourists came together at the Dead Sea on Thursday to enjoy the balmy weather and watch live performances at the opening of Dead Sea Nights. The event, which is open every Thursday and Friday from 6:00pm to midnight until November […]
AMMAN (Petra) – The first group of the medical, technical and administrative staff of the Jordan military field hospital to Libya left the Kingdom on Saturday. The medical equipment and the rest of the staff will be arriving at the hospital over the next two days. The hospital, dispatched upon […]
Al-Shifa was one of the early Muslim women. She belonged to the Adiy clan of the Quraysh. This means that she was from the same clan as two of the ten companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) to whom he gave the happiest news of all, which was […]
DUBAI — UAE Foreigh Trade MinisterShaikha Lubna Al Qasimi will officially inaugurate the first edition of Rice Dubai 2011, the new event being launched later this week which will be a platform for discussions on key issues facing the rice industry. Read more
The head of the eurozone’s bailout fund is beginning attempts to persuade China to invest in a scheme to help rescue member countries facing debt crises. After meeting Chinese leaders, Klaus Regling said there were no formal negotiations and would be no deal now. It is thought China may pay […]
By Jessica Valenti, Published: October 28 A common message from anti-abortion activists is that “women deserve better than abortion.” Today, however, one branch of that movement is taking women down a notch with a new strategy that could prioritize the rights of fertilized eggs over the rights of the women carrying […]