by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch and agencies The president of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has demanded “immediate access” to parts of Syria hit by violence. Meanwhile, the Syrian army has begun a military operation to restore security in the town of Jisr al-Shughour near the Turkish […]
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai sprang a surprise on Saturday by affirming for the first time publicly that the “United States is involved in peace talks with the Taliban”. The statement comes against the backdrop of growing tensions over Washington’s efforts to get him to agree to a strategic partnership […]
Circumvention, hypocrisy and narrow-mindedness describe best the behaviour of clergy and politicians when it comes to condemning terrorists and extremism. Fearing electoral losses, the politicians and ulema have chosen to either remain mum or side with the rising tide of bigotry and fanaticism. The Sharifs of Punjab are playing the […]
What a pity! Poland is issuing Gurantee for Greece. Huge collapse to this one of the greatest civilisation of the past? Poland intends to grant Greece 250 million euros guarantees in the framework of the European Stability Mechanism, Prime Minister Donald Tusk told a press briefing on Friday. http://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/cat/news
Though the New York Senate remains undecided about voting on legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, the region’s largest Protestant conference has approved a resolution asking its national policy-setting board to allow these weddings in its churches. At a meeting earlier this month, the 2,000 clergy and laity delegates of the […]
Click Photo to enlarge Last Roll Out of a NASA Space Shuttle Credit & Copyright: Ben Cooper (Launch Photography) Explanation: In the final move of its kind, NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis was photographed earlier this month slowly advancing toward Launch Pad 39A, where it is currently scheduled for a July […]
A UNHCR report released today reveals deep imbalance in international support for the world’s forcibly displaced, with a full four-fifths of the world’s refugees being hosted by developing countries – and at a time of rising anti-refugee sentiment in many industrialized ones. UNHCR’s 2010 Global Trends report released on World Refugee Day […]
A forum on the status of Islam in the West will be held by Cultural-Social Center of Paris on June 25. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – The program has been organized in the form of three sessions. The first session will be held with the presence of Al-‘Arabi Kashat, head of the center and […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants Malaysians to overcome disputes and misunderstandings by reminding themselves of the values that all religions cherish, while taking the route of moderation. He said all religions taught the value of kindness and respect towards one another, regardless of race, ethnicity, creed and background. […]
DOHA: The Qatar Foundation Central Library (QFCL) will open by the middle of next year with an immense collection of print and digital books on varies subjects, reported an Arabic daily yesterday. The library is one of the major projects of the Qatar Foundation will be a 45,000 square-metre building […]
A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a German army convoy in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing three Afghan civilians. Two German soldiers received slight injuries. More Here…
An Austrian terror suspect arrested this week was plotting to crash a plane into the Reichstag building in Berlin, which houses the German parliament, a report said Saturday. Officials said a German with links to the suspect was also detained. Read More…
Cosmic Anger: Abdus Salam – The First Muslim Nobel Scientist by Gordon Fraser. Oxford University Press. Hardback ISBN 9780199208463 The late Abdus Salam – the only Nobel scientist from Pakistan – came from a small place in the Punjab called Jhang. The town is also famous for “Heer-Ranjha”, a legendary […]
UNHCR goodwill ambassador and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited asylum seekers held in detention and open centres in Malta yesterday morning. During an unannounced visit, Ms Jolie spoke with migrants held at Lyster Barracks and then visited the Ħal-Far Hangar Open centre where families are housed in tents. The Oscar-winning […]
Wide divergences in how member states process claims for asylum must be significantly reduced, says EU Commissioner responsible for migration issues Cecilia Malmström. European Commissioner for home affairs Cecilia Malmström today inaugurated the European Asylum Support office (EASO), a new European Union agency based in Malta. The documents of establishment were […]
DUBAI — Bahrain is suing British daily The Independent for alleged libel after veteran writer Robert Fisk slammed the Gulf kingdom for becoming an extension of Saudi Arabia. The Information Affairs Authority has appointed a UK-based lawyer to sue the newspaper, the official BNA news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting […]
By DIAA HADID | AP TRIPOLI, Libya: What was once the most beautiful synagogue in Libya’s capital city can now be entered only by sneaking through a hole smashed in a back wall, climbing over dusty trash and crossing a stairwell strewn with abandoned shoes to a space occupied by […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the allocation of SR476 million annually to support the public education of poor students in the Kingdom, Education Minister Prince Faisal bin Abdullah announced on Sunday. Prince Faisal, chairman of the board of trustees of the […]
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The British government has appointed Mohammed Shokat as the UK special envoy to the 57-member Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in a major bid to boost ties between the two. The OIC and the UK have also announced plans to develop a […]
By MUHAMMAD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Ministry of Labor has given private companies and establishments three months to comply with the Nitaqat program, which aims to improve employment opportunities for Saudis. Ministry spokesman Hattab Al-Anazi said companies would have until Sept. 10 to ensure they are fully compliant […]