BERLIN — The German Parliament easily approved the expansion of the bailout fund for heavily indebted European countries Thursday, the most important step in a tortuous process that has rattled markets and raised doubts about the ability of governments to react to the expanding debt crisis. The tally also marked […]
Indonesia’s biggest Muslim organization is calling on the government to block international radical Islamist sites. Nahdatul Ulama says extreme teachings are fueling racial violence across Indonesia. It is understood a suicide bomber who attacked a church in Central Java last week accessed radical Islamist websites. The government has already passed […]
If politics are personal, then let me say this. I love almost everything about the Judaism I practice: Born into a Jewish family, but raised without any formal religious education, I have in recent years become a member of a Reform synagogue in Brooklyn. I love singing the ancient prayers. […]
It is said and believed by many people, including unfortunately many Muslims, that the punishment for blasphemy is death. Such an assertion is totally incorrect. The Holy Book of Islam, the Holy Quran – the source of all the guidance mentions nowhere that the punishment for blasphemy is death, nor even a […]
Source / Courtesy: Times of India. NEW DELHI: Pakistan is “paying heavily” for its mistakes in the 1970s when it started mixing religion with politics and promoted extremism, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. “I think Pakistan is paying a heavy price for the mistakes of 1970s […]
Source: Asia times on line Syria will have to wait. The next stop in the Pentagon-coined “long war” is bound to be Pakistan. True, a war is already on in what the Barack Obama administration named AfPak. But crunch time in Pak itself looms closer and closer. Call it the “no […]
By MICHEL COUSINS | ARAB NEWS BENGHAZI: At Al-Shaheed Yusif Burahil School in downtown Benghazi the cries of excited boys playing football in the school playground can be heard in the streets outside. It is a sound heard the world over. But not for months in Libya. This very ordinary […]
France 24. REUTERS – The top Socialist candidates for France’s presidential election next year promised on Wednesday to bring the banking system to heel, punish tax evaders and empower the government to steer a faltering economy toward recovery. In their second televised debate ahead of a Socialist party primary next month, […]
France 24. In the first face-to-face encounter since his May 14 arrest in New York, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is Thursday set to face Tristane Banon (right), a French writer who has accused the former IMF chief of attempted rape in 2003. Details. http://www.france24.com/en/20110929-strauss-kahn-french-writer-sex-assault-accuser-tristane-banon-justice-paris-france
BY OMAR OBEIDAT, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN –– Jordan and the US on Wednesday signed five grant agreements worth $359.3 million. The grants, presented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will support various sectors, including the budget, education, health and economic development in addition to a plan to […]
A Saudi woman sentenced to be lashed 10 times for defying the country’s ban on female drivers has had her punishment overturned by the king. The woman, named as Shaima Jastaina and believed to be in her 30s, was found guilty of driving without permission in Jeddah in July. Her […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: The first group of pilgrims for the upcoming Haj arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah early Wednesday. The group consisted of 184 South Africans. Supervisor of the reception committee of the Tawafa Establishment for Non-Arab African Pilgrims Hani bin […]
By MARIAM NIHAL | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The lashing punishment handed to Shayma Jastaniah for flouting the driving ban has caused outrage among Saudis and expatriates living in the Kingdom. Shayma, in her 30s, was found guilty of driving without permission and sentenced to 10 lashes on Tuesday, a day […]
KHUZDAR: Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Abdul Salam was gunned down by unidentified people in Khuzdar, Express 24/7 reported on Wednesday. Two armed men riding a motorbike opened indiscriminate fire on Salam’s vehicle and injured him and his daughter. Both the victims were taken to the hospital, where Salam succumbed to […]
Statement on BBC News channel interview with trader Alessio Rastani Date: 27.09.2011 The BBC have today issued the following statement regarding an interview with trader Alessio Rastani on the BBC News channel yesterday (Monday 26 September): “We’ve carried out detailed investigations and can’t find any evidence to suggest that the […]
ndonesia has a national motto which reads in Bahasa Indonesia – Bhinneka Tunggal Ika; translated to English it means Unity in Diversity. For anyone in Indonesia this is familiar but for those less familiar with this country it is an interesting insight into the aspirations of the nation. The word […]
Rosh Hashana 5772: Hope and the Social Justice Movement While right-wing politicians are rolling back democratic rights in Israel, a new generation of protesters is demanding more powers for the people. The Jewish year 5771 brought two diametrically opposed developments in Israel. One was the flood of anti-democratic laws passed […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE THE MONTREAL GAZETTE UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council on Wednesday pushed back a decision on the Palestinian bid to join the United Nations in a move that will give more time to international efforts to revive direct talks. But UN envoys for the two foes […]
Prince Charles’s website states that his company donates its profits to charity, but nothing has been given to good causes in the past two years. The Prince of Wales’s love of painting provides him with a relaxing hobby, while the lucrative sale of his watercolours was also thought to provide […]