International Geneva needs a “real boost”
by Simon Bradley in Geneva, swissinfo.ch International Geneva is described as a sprawling mansion that needs modernising. But the challenges are daunting: budgetary pressures, fluctuating exchange rates, insecurity,…
Emergence of Greece’s Right Wing Party – Refused to Stand up for Oath Ceremony on Koran
Source: The Independent The 300 MPs elected in Greece’s inconclusive May 6 ballot were sworn in today, including 21 from the right-wing Golden Dawn party. …
France: New president Hollande cuts his pay by 30 percent
New president Francois Hollande will slash his salary and his ministers’ salaries, amid promises not to ratify the European treaty on fiscal discipline unless it is amended to…
London 2012 Olympics: Torch handed over to Britain in ceremony today
The Olympic torch will be handed over in Athens today before being flown to Britain. The flame will be formally handed over to the London delegation this…
Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan army
BY: ANNE GEARAN | AP ARABNEWS WASHINGTON: Mapping the way out of an unpopular war,…
Credit for biggest expansion of Haram goes to the king
BY: JEDDAH: BADR AL-QAHTANI ARABNEWS The biggest expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah was…
Oil shale is Jordan’s saviour — int’l expert
by Omar Obeidat |JORDAN TIMES AMMAN –– Oil shale is the “saviour” of Jordan’s economy,…
Kuwait’s ruler blocks MPs’ Islamic law proposal
Reuters | May 17,2012 | 22:41 JORDAN TIMES KUWAIT — Kuwait’s ruler has blocked a…
Indian cabinet clears Turkmenistan gas deal
Yahoo.news The Indian government has approved a deal to buy natural gas from Turkmenistan via a $7.6…
Muslims and modernity: ‘Jihadi danger is from the elite, not from the poor.’
Source: The Express Tribune Most global jihadis are not illiterates raised in poor slums, but…
