Nepal PM angers India with Hindu deity claim
Bharatiya Janata Party activists hold a protest in Kolkata on Wednesday against the West Bengal state government, demanding a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe into the death of BJP […]
‘Hunger crimes’ on the rise in crisis-hit Lebanon
Lebanon’s strict and early lockdown was imposed in March. (File/AP) Short Url https://arab.news/g5gck The small Mediterranean country is mired in an economic crisis marked by a steep currency fall and […]
Should the Palestinian Authority abdicate?
Jul 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Many Palestinian Authority (PA) critics blame it for serving the Israeli occupation rather than dedicating itself to Palestinian liberation and […]
What a Biden presidency will look like for the region
Jul 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF President Donald Trump’s goal of winning a second term as president in November is looking feeble every day, as a […]
Bella Hadid’s deleted Instagram post shows how Palestinians are silenced
Is the word “Palestine” hate speech? Instagram seems to think it may be. The social media platform recently removed a post by the model Bella Hadid celebrating her Palestinian […]
Genocide denial gains ground 25 years after Srebrenica massacre
A genocide survivor prays near the graves of his father and two brothers at the memorial centre near Srebrenica. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters Even as remains continue to be identified, denialism […]
Coronavirus: Llamas provide key to immune therapy
Source: BBC By Victoria Gill; Science correspondent, BBC News As Fifi the llama munches on grass on a pasture in Reading, her immune system has provided the template for a […]
Moderna coronavirus vaccine shows ‘promising’ safety and immune response results in published Phase 1 study
By Jacqueline Howard and John Bonifield, CNN Updated 5:24 PM ET, Tue July 14, 2020 CNN — A Covid-19 vaccine developed by the biotechnology company Moderna in partnership with the […]
The unlikely war between Egypt and Turkey in Libya
Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) forces in Tripoli, Libya on 27 March 2020 [Amru Salahuddien/Anadolu Agency] Hassan Abu Hanya July 14, 2020 Many countries are engaged in what is […]
San Gabriel Mission, a symbol of faith, history and oppression, is badly damaged by fire
Fire destroyed the roof and gutted much of the interior of the San Gabriel Mission Church early Saturday. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) By ANDREW J. CAMPA, ALEX WIGGLESWORTH, SONALI KOHLI […]
Is the Palestinian Authority dead ?
Should the Palestinian Authority be dissolved? Mohamed Hassan , Zaha Hassan 13 July 2020 09:50 UTC | source:
An American Civil War
Our Rights Have Been Stripped Credit: Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com By Osaama Saifi Sun Jun 14, 2020 Civil War. Two words to describe today. No one would have conceived that […]
COVID-19 Cancels the Islamic Pilgrimage, Grounding a Lifelong Dream for Some N.C. Muslims
BY ANTON L. DELGADO Photo by Anton L. Delgado | NC News Intern Corps Members of the Islamic Center of Cary in the midst of their Friday prayers, taken with a […]
Zakir Naik: India seeks to extradite Islamic preacher in Malaysia
In the latest string of accusations, fundamentalist preacher Zakir Naik has come under fire for allegedly having met one of the accused in February’s Delhi riots. New Delhi is calling […]
Hindu temple in Muslim Islamabad?
Source: Pakistan Today BY HASAN AFTAB SAEED The CDA has halted the construction of the boundary wall of the Krishna Mandir citing technical reasons. But now that the issue has […]
A glimpse into history: Geneva: ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’
History & Religion The turbulent history of anarchists in Switzerland ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’ The scene of the murder of Empress Sisi in Geneva, drawn by comic author Andrea Caprez. In 1898, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria was murdered in Geneva. The popular “Sisi” was stabbed to death […]
Is AIPAC losing its grip on Democrats?
Jul 13,2020 – JAMES ZOGBY I came to Washington, more than four decades ago, to run the Palestine Human Rights Campaign (PHRC). We founded the PHRC after hearing from […]
WHO says no return to normality for ‘foreseeable future’
By AFP – Jul 14,2020 -JORDAN TIMES Members of Bungoma County Isolation Team carry the coffin of Dr. Doreen Lugaliki, 39, the first Kenyan doctor who died of the COVID-19 […]
‘You simply die all over again’: the agony of Srebrenica, 25 years on
Human rights in focus Srebrenica massacre The women who lost loved ones in the massacre of Bosnian Muslims are still burying bodies – and still seeking justice as the guilty […]
This pandemic is spreading extremism as well as coronavirus. I’m trying to fight it – but I need the government’s help
Extremists of all persuasions are using the digital landscape as a battleground, where they are seeking to inspire and recruit the vulnerable and disaffected Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan 17 hours ago The […]