Reviving the Islamic Spirit convention
The Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS 2013) Convention was held in Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Canada. Prominent Muslim thinkers, theologians and intellectuals including Abdallah Bin Bayyah, Habib Ali al-Jaferi, Amr Khaled ,Tariq Ramadan, Hossein Nasr, Denise Spellberg, John Esposito, Hamza Yusuf , and Zahir Mahmood participated. Mesut Kurtis, a renowned Macedonian musician of Turkish descent, […]
Talks between Iran and P5+1 under way
Technical talks between Iran and P5+1 to implement the landmark nuclear deal has advanced said Iran’s deputy negotiator Abbas Araqchi. P5+1 consisting of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council- United States, Russia,China, United Kingdom, and France plus Germany was constituted in 2006 to arrive at an agreement with Iran as regards its nuclear programme. “They […]
New Customs Formalities at Indian Airports
Travel to India has become stricter with stringent guidelines imposed on the passengers. All the Passengers arriving at the country’s 19 international airports must fill out a detailed customs declaration form with specific fields for dutiable and prohibited goods, including gold jewelry, gold bullion and Indian currency exceeding the permitted limit. The new rule took […]
For Customers’ Ease Live Chat Service in Arabic and English
A live chat service in Arabic and English has been launched by The Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA), on its website, on Tuesday. The first of its kind in UAE, the service is titled ‘Ask Ahmed’ and is accessible locally and abroad, 24*7. It’s one of the new fourteen interactive channels facilitating effective communication between the […]
Hacktivism is Target of US Defence Research
The American Ministry of Defense is funding research into the rapidly advancing and engrossing world of cyber space detailing several projects including the one on the culture of computer hackers, crowd behavior at music festivals and football matches, and the impact of Twitter, Facebook and online conspiracy theories in times of crisis.PhD students of various […]
‘UK Admin Panders to Alcohol Lobby’
Senior doctors have accused the UK Government of its supporting attitude towards the drinks industry after the health officials and ministers had 130 meetings with alcohol and supermarket lobbyists regarding the new price controls. The government justified the meetings as being entirely proper. In a letter, twenty one senior doctors and campaigners including Prof Sir Ian Gilmore, […]
Obesity: Campaign for sugar cut
Group of experts including doctors and scientists are launching a campaign against the excessive usage of sugar in food and drinks. The obesity experts behind the campaign named Action on Sugar will be demanding theUK government to cut the sugar content by up to 30%. According to the campaign members, the reduction of the sugar content […]
Iran set to resume nuclear talks in Geneva
Talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers will be resuming in Geneva on Thursday. The two day meeting between Abbas Araqchi, Iran’s negotiator, and Helga Schmid, representative of the P5+1 group in Tehran aims to activate the landmark deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif said on his […]
African migrants rally outside Israeli Parliament
It’s the fourth day of strike by the African migrants outside Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem with the protestors sticking to the demand of recognition as refugees and opposing the state policy of long-term detention. Micky Rosenfeld, Israel’s police spokesman told AFP news agency that Wednesday’s demonstration was “calm” with the number of protestors “more than […]
Camel Tracks Down His Master
A camel identified its previous owner during a parade in Saudi Arabia making its way among the cars as it recognized the owner’s voice and embraced him by wrapping its neck around the man and restfully closing its eyes .The Saudi owner Mohammed bin Shouishan al-Sabaii had sold the camel to Sheikh Abdelmohsen al-Rajehi seven […]
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