Sometimes it can seem as though complementary/alternative treatments and traditional medicine live in two silos — never the twain shall meet, as the saying goes. We go to the doctor when we’re sick or for regular wellness checks. And we go to the yoga studio or a meditation class. Yet […]
Israel’s Emergency Regulations Get Lease on Life At a time when the Arab regimes are suspending state-of-emergency laws in the face of popular protests, Israeli lawmakers have quietly voted to extend them another year into their seventh decade. A joint meeting of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense committee and […]
Laiq Ahmed Atif & Hon. George Pullicino, Minister for Resources & Rural Affairs of Malta The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta has participated in the tree planting event on Sunday 22nd May at Selmun Family Park Mellieha. The Hon George Pullicino Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs attended the event; also the Prime Minister visited the […]
African migrants, captured and jailed by the rebels they were fighting in Libya’s Western Mountains, say they were tricked or coerced into the army of Moammar Gadhafi in the belief they faced an al-Qaeda invasion. In rare first-hand accounts from a group branded “mercenaries” by the rebels, five men from […]
CAIRO— Globe and Mail Update A Cairo court on Sunday imposed the first death sentence in the killing of protesters during the popular uprising that deposed President Hosni Mubarak, condemning a police officer who was tried in absentia. It was the first such sentence in over a dozen court cases involving […]
DNA tests come in a bottle these days. Bin Laden’s DNA was confirmed somewhere in Pakistan or on an aircraft carrier within hours after he was alledgedly shot. Now, also the DNA of IMF director Strauss Kahn is confirmed within days. Michael Ruppert, former FBI investigator, wrote what a world-class […]
Rfi Media reports quoting a source close to the inquiry, said on Monday that investigators found traces of semen from former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on the clothes of the hotel maid who has accused him of attempted rape. DNA was found on the shirt of the 32-year-old woman who […]
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Up to 12 million girls were aborted over the last three decades in India by parents that tended to be richer and more educated, a large study in India found, and researchers warned that the figure could rise with falling fertility rates. The missing daughters occurred mostly […]
China has apparently introduced new standards to reduce the number of criminals it executes. The Supreme People’s Court – the highest in China – has told lower courts to suspend death sentences for two years. Read More
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is reported to be in Beijing for a summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The secretive leader’s armoured train was spotted in the capital and later a heavily guarded motorcade sped through the city. Read More
BEIJING – The European Union (EU) will continue to be given top priority by Chinese exporters, but they are “much less confident” about selling products to developed customers such as North America, Japan and South Korea, according to a foreign trade report released on Tuesday. It concluded that the nation’s […]
BEIJING — China’s cell phone user grew by 41.39 million in the first four months of 2011 to 900.39 million in total, covering nearly two-thirds of the nation’s population, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Related readings: Cell phone quest comes full circle 4G network is another […]
London (CNN) — President Barack Obama is due to address both houses of Britain’s Parliament on Wednesday, the second day of a state visit blending pomp, ceremony and diplomacy. He began the day with talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron at his office, 10 Downing Street. Queen Elizabeth II hosted […]
Islam is a universal religion. Islam is the religion that provides true understanding of God and prescribes His true worship. Islam is inherent in human nature and humans are created in accord with Islam. Islam is a very comprehensive religion. It presents a way of life and gives guidance under […]
It’s clear that the fear down there. But above all, they feel very helpless, “says Nasim Malik, a Social Democrat from Kalmar with roots in Pakistan, regarding the situation in Pakistan. Last week, killed some 90 civilians and about a hundred people were seriously injured. However, it was not Bin Laden’s al […]
The Federal Health Office will launch its latest alcohol prevention campaign on Saturday, beginning a so-called dialogue week. There will be more than 260 different activities, including driving simulations, sport and working in a bar. They will take place at 620 locations across the country such as hospitals and libraries […]
By YOUSUF MUHAMMAD | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed will sponsor on Tuesday the graduation ceremony of the 47th batch of graduates from the Islamic University in Madinah, rector Muhamamd bin Ali Al-Oukala has announced. He said the graduates came from 160 countries around the […]
RIYADH: A proposal to expand the joint force of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) called Peninsula Shield is currently being reviewed by the Gulf governments with an aim to boost indigenous capability to deter any external threat or aggression. “The plan is at a preliminary stage being discussed by […]
By UNRWA Public Information Office – Over the weekend UNRWA’s psycho-social community project culminated in an epic kite flying event held in the village of Al Walajeh located between Jerusalem and the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. As part of the event students from local UNRWA schools on Sunday […]