Major Step Forward for Waste Dumping Ban More than 170 countries have agreed to fast-track the implementation of a ban on the export of hazardous and toxic waste to developing countries, thanks to an Indonesia Swiss initiative. The agreement on the early entry into force of the proposal, which is […]
Authorities find source that leaked every Israeli’s personal information online Former Welfare Ministry employee who had access to the Population Registry stole the details in 2006 and passed them on to a business client, after which it made rounds until it was finally uploaded onto the internet. By Tomer Zarchin […]
Source/Credit: Express Tribune Pakistani journalist and daughter of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, Shehrbano Taseer, received a Human Rights Award during an annual award dinner in New York City on Saturday. In the months since her father’s slaying, Shehrbano has continued to speak out publicly against discriminatory laws that target […]
Source/Credit: Associated Press (AP) ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — Five people were pulled out alive Monday from the rubble in eastern Turkey after a 7.2-magnitude quake leveled buildings and killed some 272 people. Four of them were rescued after one managed to call for help with his cell phone. Dozens of […]
Source/Credit: Aljazeera Dr Neelam Singh is on the front line of India’s battle to save its girls. Modern medical technology – specifically ultrasounds for determining the baby’s sex – coupled with ancient cultural values which give preference to boys, mean that hundreds of thousands of girls are never being born. […]
LAST DAYS OF THE PROPHET At last the day drew near which every human being must face. The Prophet’s work was done. All that God had to reveal to him for the benefit of man had been revealed. The spirit of Muhammad had infused new life into his people. A […]
by Isobel Leybold-Johnson, swissinfo.ch Swiss newspapers have been mulling the consequences of Sunday’s parliamentary polls for the cabinet election in December – and have not made up their minds. A less powerful rightwing Swiss People’s Party – which suffered a big loss – might actually make it more eligible for […]
Until recently I thought that only Christianity had a big problem with enlightenment and science and that I have examined in many of my Google-knols, but, now I am becoming increasingly aware that the medieval Muslim scholars do not fair any better. What do I mean? Firstly, let me address […]
BY COLIN FREEMAN, TELEGRAPH. A populist party is on course to trample over the politics of politiness in Sunday’s election, writes Colin Freeman in Zurich As his two-legged party comrades like to point out, Zottel the goat represents everything that is good about the hard Right in Switzerland. The official […]
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By ANDREW QUINN | REUTERS ARABBEWS DUSHANBE: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Tajikistan on Saturday that efforts to crack down on religious freedom might backfire and increase sympathy for radical views that could threaten stability in the Central Asian country. Clinton, who met Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon on […]
By ABDUL JALIL MUSTAFA Amman: Jordan’s main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, on Sunday turned down an offer by the Prime Minister-designate Awn Khasawneh to join the new Cabinet, saying the time was “still not ripe” for such a step. The reply came in a letter addressed to Khasawneh by […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: On Sunday more than 100,000 pilgrims were sent to Madinah in convoys consisting of 2,600 buses. The South Asian Tawafa Establishment achieved this with the collaboration of the traffic department, the United Car Syndicate responsible for pilgrims’ transportation and transport companies. Close […]
By Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA – Energy experts on Sunday predicted that solar power will be the most important source of energy in the Middle East within the next decade, calling on regional governments to shift from their reliance on oil to clean, renewable energy resources. Energy drives […]
Buenos Aires (CNN) — Dressed in black, evoking her trademark style, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner addressed cheering crowds after preliminary vote counts on Sunday showed her heading toward re-election. “I have come to places in my life I have never thought I’d arrive. The honor of not just […]
Key contributors to global economies, rural women play a critical role in both developed and developing nations — they enhance agricultural and rural development, improve food security and can help reduce poverty levels in their communities. In some parts of the world, women represent 70 percent of the agricultural workforce, […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Peaceful assemblies can be held in stadiums as shown by Himpunan Sejuta Umat (Himpun)’s calm gathering, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Najib compared Himpun’s peaceful gathering at the Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday to the street demonstration by Bersih 2.0 in July and said there […]
PETALING JAYA: A burst water pipe caused massive jams on the Federal Highway and other roads leading to and out of it Monday. Police said the burst pipe located near the PAWS Centre along the Subang Airport Road caused congestion for about 10km right up to the Mid Valley Megamall. Scores of motorists […]
KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu and Kelantan are bracing for the upcoming monsoon and flood season with various preparations already implemented, including several flood mitigation projects in flood-prone areas and distribution of emergency supplies. Terengganu Drainage and Irrigation Department director Mat Hussin Ghani said among the flood mitigation projects set to be […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has announced a RM1mil special fund to help children of retired and former policemen with their education. The Prime Minister said the money, a contribution from the 1Malaysia Development Bhd Foundation, would be channelled to Yayasan Pengaman Malaysia. “I leave it to the […]