By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Lebanon I had a particularly enlightening and depressing day last week as a student of American democracy and Arab-Israeli diplomacy. I know better now why most Arabs have totally given up on expecting anything positive or fair to emerge from the United States […]
Courtesy: CNN Here’s a quick and fascinating breakdown by total amount held and percentage of total U.S. debt, according to Business Insider: Hong Kong: $121.9 billion (0.9 percent) Caribbean banking centers: $148.3 (1 percent) Taiwan: $153.4 billion (1.1 percent) Brazil: $211.4 billion (1.5 percent) Oil exporting countries: $229.8 billion (1.6 […]
House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie said on Friday that cabinet members practicing polygamy should not be replaced by the president just because of their personal lives. “Please don’t reshuffle the cabinet just because [a minister] has two wives. ” Marzuki said. “As long as it does not violate Shariah […]
Palestine is people, culture and nation that cannot be denied nor oppressed by any force, no matter how powerful it claims to be – more you oppress the people, more they will rise with determination, foresight and power to seek freedom from foreign occupation and slavery of the few. “The […]
Source / Courtesy: CNN By Isaac Herzog, Foreign Affairs This coming week, the Palestinian Authority intends to ask the United Nations to vote for Palestinian statehood during the annual session of the General Assembly. The Palestinian bid represents Israel’s greatest political challenge in years. Although the United States has promised […]
The Sindh Province of Pakistan is under heavy rain for last many days; millions have been badly effected, and the situation is getting worse every day. According to different reports more than 7 million people have been affected, millions of acres of crops is finished, millions have become homeless, homes […]
Source: The New York Times PHILADELPHIA — A year ago, when chemotherapy stopped working against his leukemia, William Ludwig signed up to be the first patient treated in a bold experiment at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Ludwig, then 65, a retired corrections officer from Bridgeton, N.J., felt his life draining away […]
Source: The Times of India NEW DELHI: Brushing aside China’s warning on Thursday asking countries “outside the region” to stay away from the South China Sea, foreign minister SM Krishna told his Vietnamcounterpart Pham Binh Minh that India’sONGC Videsh will go ahead with oil and gas exploration in the disputed region or […]
Source: The New York Times Human rights lawyers and victims of clergy sexual abuse filed a complaint on Tuesday urging the International Criminal Court in The Hague to investigate and prosecute Pope Benedict XVI and three top Vatican officials for crimes against humanity for what they described as abetting and covering up the […]
By ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: An Asian maid who gave birth to an illegitimate child has begged authorities not to deport the boy with her, claiming it would put both their lives in jeopardy. The woman already served two years in a Makkah prison for the crime and is awaiting deportation, […]
Najran Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah congratulates one of the six newly-converted Muslims on Friday following the Juma prayer. Majed Al-Rojaie, assistant chief justice in Najran Public Court, assisted the new converts to pronounce the Shahada. (SPA) Source ARABNEWS
During the visit of Sarkozy and Cameron to Benghazi the militias of the new Libyan Government were told to ‘step back’ and 300 French commandos secured the area around the meeting place. I think by this act Sarkozy just lost some of the ‘star appeal’ that he had before his […]
Source: Vaughan today It’s 8:45 on an August night and the sidewalks of Ahmadiyya Avenue are illuminated with the vibrant colours of women and children in shalwar kameez. The unisex South-Asian cultural garb, traditionally worn in Pakistan, comes in an array of colours, though men generally wear white. While many […]
By ARAB NEWS Published: Sep 2, 2010 00:34 Updated: Sep 2, 2010 00:34 MAKKAH: As hundreds of thousands of pilgrims throng the Grand Mosque in pursuit of blessings in the last 10 days of Ramadan, the growing phenomenon of irritating mobile phones is disturbing the worshippers. Ringtones from thousands of […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS Published: Sep 16, 2011 23:23 Updated: Sep 16, 2011 23:23 MAKKAH: The Tawafa Organization for Non-Arab African Pilgrims has organized two workshops on the frequent transport system being implemented by Saudi authorities for the transportation of pilgrims from certain countries during the peak […]
“Despite the pressures that we face, Palestine goes to the UN on the 23rd of this month to seek admission as a full member,” Abbas told Egyptian TV on Wednesday, as quoted by Agence France-Presse. On Thursday Netanyahu announced that he too would address the United Nations, to set out […]
This video gives a glimpse of the efforts of his holiness Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (May Allah strengthen his hand) the 5th caliph of the Promised Messiah Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (peace be upon him) of Qadian towards world peace and in defense of Islam.
WROCLAW, POLAND — European finance ministers struggled Friday to remove hurdles that were holding up their latest rescue plan for the euro, as the U.S. Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, warned that failure to act could leave “the fate of Europe” to outsiders. Their meeting comes at a time of […]
Source / Credit: Al Jazeera Turkey’s elections resulted in an increase in the number of women in the 550-seat parliament from 48 to 78. At 14 per cent, the proportion of women in the new parliament is higher than in at least two European Union states, Romania and Cyprus, according […]