Three daughters and mother killed in 2009, Trial continues in Kingston, Ontario
KINGSTON—The defendants say it’s the site of a tragic accident, the prosecution, a crime scene marking the horrific murder of three daughters and a wife. On Thursday, in a judicial rarity, the jury got to see it for themselves. The seven women and five men of the jury in the […]
Saudi Crown Prince of Darkness
Courtesy: Saudi Crown Prince of Darkness Saudi Arabia’s tough-minded interior minister has been named the crown prince—and is next in line to the king. He’s a known commodity in Washington after years of shepherding the Saudi fight against terrorism. by Tara McKelvey | October 28, 2011 10:00 AM EDT The interior minister’s office […]
Unicef promotes “Teach Respect”
KUALA LUMPUR: Unicef (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) has asked corporate, school and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to support its latest campaign, ‘Teach Respect’. The support involves helping to promote two new public service announcements (PSAs). At an exclusive video preview of ‘Teach Respect’ PSAs for the media, Unicef Representative to Malaysia Hans Olsen […]
Saudi Arabia gives $50m for quake-hit
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The Kingdom announced Thursday it would donate $50 million in aid for Turkey’s quake victims. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah had given orders to help “its sister nation” Turkey in its efforts to deal with the devastation of the quake, the Saudi Press […]
King Abdullah appoints Prince Naif as crown prince
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has appointed Prince Naif as the crown prince and deputy premier, the Royal Court statement said late Thursday. Prince Naif was the second deputy premier and interior minister in the Council of Ministers. He will continue to head […]
Scholarship programme covers university costs for 10 children of beneficiaries
By Rand Dalgamouni AMMAN – Having passed her Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) exam with a high average, Rawan Al Najjar was happy to know that her grades qualified her to study nursing at university. When the university admission results were announced in September, Najjar received the good news that […]
‘A failed state’ because of the US
By Michael Jansen JORDAN TIMES It is surprising that President Barack Obama failed to predict that Iraq would refuse the US terms for the extension of the deployment of 3,000-odd US troops to “train” the country’s soldiery. On October 21, Obama announced that the withdrawal of all US forces would […]
Eid Al Adha to begin November 6
AMMAN (JORDAN TIMES) – Sunday, November 6, will be the first day of Eid Al Adha, as Friday, October 28, has been announced as the first day of Dhul Hijja, Chief Islamic Justice Ahmad Hilayel said on Thursday. The main Hajj ritual, Arafa Day, will thus fall on Saturday, November […]
FEATURE – The next challenge: not too many people, but too few?
Source: Reuters (Reuters) – If the world follows the demographic habits of Europe — and that’s a big if — by the year 2200 it could be home to a population of less than half its current level, living in housing built for almost three times that number. With the […]
What we can learn from Gilad Shalit
AsGilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas more than five years ago, was finally released in a vast prisoner exchange, it made me think about the relentless pursuit of his release by Israel. Such a pursuit by one’s family is both natural and understandable. Yet, not only was his […]
Pakistan, Islam & Radicalism │Ali Abbas Zaidi
Source/Credit: The Huffington Post : By Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi | October 26, 2011 I was in Kasur, a small town near Lahore, Pakistan, where the celebrated mystic poet Bulleh Shah is buried. Thousands gathered for the 254th anniversary of his death. Slogans chanted on that occasion would be branded ‘blasphemous’ by […]
Shari’ah ≠ Islamic Law: Misunderstanding the Role of Islam in Libya
Source/Credit: Religion Dispatches By Haroon Moghul After Libya’s interim leader Abdul-Jalil’s Sunday speech, many have raised concerns about the place of Shari’ah law in Libya. Of course, you could take Juan Cole’s angle on this, and ask why we weren’t as concerned about the Islamic nature of the “new” Iraq […]
Germany’s Longest Subway – Billions Upon Billions for Berlin-Munich Bullet Train
Source: Spiegel International The new rail route being built between Berlin and Munich is nothing if not ambitious — as well as being the most expensive transportation project to take shape since reunification. But the line is yet another example of how France beats Germany in the high-speed rail game and critics […]
UK: St Paul’s tries to heal rifts and offers to open its doors
Cathedral may be set to reopen, but the bitterness over the Church’s attitude to protesters has deepened St Paul’s Cathedral looks set to reopen tomorrow as The Church of England appeared to be in the grip of a crisis of conscience surrounding its stance on London’s anti-capitalist protest. Those camping […]
Crony Capitalism Comes Home
October 26, 2011 Crony Capitalism Comes Home By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Whenever I write about Occupy Wall Street, some readers ask me if the protesters really are half-naked Communists aiming to bring down the American economic system when they’re not doing drugs or having sex in public. The answer is […]
Limits of Magical Thinking
October 25, 2011 Limits of Magical Thinking By MAUREEN DOWD Steve Jobs, the mad perfectionist, even perfected his stare. He wanted it to be hypnotic. He wanted the other person to blink first. He wanted it to be, like Dracula’s saturnine gaze, a force that could bend your will to […]
Billionaire Sawiris Says Egypt Risks Becoming Iran
Source / Courtesy: Bloomberg From his 33rd-floor penthouse apartment with sweeping views of the Nile River, Naguib Sawiris, Egypt’s best-known billionaire and most prominent Christian, can hear the chants of Friday prayers in the distance. As he sits down to a breakfast of taameya and ful, dishes made from fava beans, demonstrators are gathering […]
Europe Agrees to Basics of Plan to Resolve Euro Crisis
BRUSSELS — European leaders, in a significant step toward resolving the euro zone financial crisis, early Thursday morning obtained an agreement from banks to take a 50 percent loss on the face value of their Greek debt. The agreement on Greek debt was crucial to assembling a comprehensive package to […]
Japan’s monks turn to wife matchmaking parties
A number of matchmaking events involving Buddhist monks, who are permitted to marry and have families in Japan, have taken place in the capital. Read more