After nearly nine years, the death of over 115,000 Iraqi civilians and more than 4,400 US troops, and the expenditure of hundreds of billions of dollars, President Barack Obama has said the last American soldier would leave Iraq by year’s end with his head held high. The troops are proud, […]
By Hani Hazaimeh JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Political party leaders on Tuesday expressed pessimism about the new government’s ability to make substantial progress in the reform process, reiterating that actions, not words, will restore public trust in the government. Opposition figures reiterated their persistent demands, expressed in the slogans they […]
By Rand Dalgamouni JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – The Arab Spring has generated more interest in Arab-American writers and their reflections on the changes taking place in the region, an author said on Tuesday. “The media in the [United] States has been reaching out to Arab-American writers,” Susan Muaddi Darraj told […]
Source / Courtesy: China Daily The Shenzhou VIII spacecraft is assembled with the Long-March II-F rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China’s Gansu province on Oct 23, 2011. The unmanned Shenzhou VIII, part of China’s first spacecraft rendezvous and docking mission, was reported to be launched in early November.[Photo/CFP]
Source/Credit: /Wednesday, October 26, 2011 The death of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi has closed a chapter of four decades’ rule and opened a new chapter of freedom and democracy. The new beginning has started and now the Libyan people have to focus on establishing peace, freedom, democracy and human rights for […]
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V aba, gave an exposition on harmful innovations in religion in his Friday Sermon, delivered on October 29, 2010. He began by reciting the following Quranic verse: ‘Surely, Allah will not forgive that any partner be associated with Him; but He will forgive whatever […]
Halloween exposes people to ‘sadism, sexual violence, torture’ Source/Credit: : Wednesday, October 26, 2011 , by B.Borg You may think it’s simply a spot of trick-or-treating but according to the Church’s Theological Commission, Halloween “runs contrary to the central belief of Christian eschatology”. As a Church, we are warning parents of Halloween’s […]
Is one Israeli worth 1,000 Palestinians? Source/Credit: / Wednesday, October 26, 2011 , by Abraham-B.Yehoshua The celebrations in Israel over the release of the kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit come after the Israeli government concluded that diplomatic rarity, an agreement with Hamas. It is as if the government had brought back an Israeli […]
Source: Spiegel International A Somali politician living in Berlin has a simple plan for his country: He wants German construction aid to build a small harbor complex in Somalia’s Galmudug region that he says could help stimulate the local economy and lift people out of poverty. With civil war, Islamist […]
China will not allow its carbon dioxide emissions per person to reach levels seen in the US, according to the minister in charge of climate policy. Xie Zhenhua, vice chair of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that to let emissions rise that high would be a “disaster for […]
China is considering new legislation to define terrorism more precisely, in the face of what an official described as a “real threat”. State news agency Xinhua said the draft bill could pave the way for a renewed campaign against terrorist groups and allow their assets to be frozen. China says […]
TOKYO — A survey conducted by Recruit online through its wedding magazine Zexy shows that 36% of single Japanese women have become more positive about marriage since the March 11 disaster. Read more
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Step aside 9-9-9. A new flat tax proposal is coming to town. On Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry will propose an economic growth package that includes a flat tax. “It starts with scrapping the three million words of the current tax code, and starting over […]
Source / Courtesy: China Daily KUALA LUMPUR – About 5,000 Malaysian Muslims rallied at a stadium near Kuala Lumpur on Saturday in a move to defend their religion and protest against what they saw as a trend of proselytization among Muslims in the country. They were also pressing for new laws to penalize […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Making use of modern information and social media in promoting dialogue between the followers of different religious faiths and cultures is the theme of an international interfaith dialogue conference that was opened in Doha on Monday. Speakers emphasized the importance of dialogue […]
By GALAL FAKKAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The 2011 Haj and Umrah season has saved more than 3,000 travel and tourist agencies in Egypt from going bankrupt, according to sources involved in Haj and Umrah services in the country. They said the agencies suffered immense financial losses following the Jan. […]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization set to vote on Palestinian membership in organization as part of general conference in Paris Ronen Medzini The Palestinian bid for statehood may have been postponed to November but the coming days may see progress for the PA’s campaign. The United Nations Educational, […]
“The rise in personal wealth in Indonesia has been stunning since the year 2000” VIVAnews – It is estimated that the number of millionaires in Southeast Asia doubled compared to last year. Singapore is at the first place, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia. The three countries have an estimated 190,000 […]
MAKKAH, 26 Dhul Qadah/24 Oct (IINA)- A total of 43 Indonesian pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia this year, with most of the deaths caused by vascular diseases, the government says. According to Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry’s Integrated Hajj Computerized System (Siskohat), this year 34 Indonesian pilgrims have died from […]
Worship in peace Charles Lewis, National Post : The idea was first suggested in the midst of the federal election campaign, the kind of proposal that was politically astute because it targeted the religious ethnic communities the Conservatives needed to win a majority: A promised office of religious freedom that […]