Tunisia decided to close down about 80 “illegal” mosques to avoid having them spread hatred and incitement to violence.The decision, suggested by the previous Tunisian prime minister as well, came in the wake of a deadly attack in this Arab country where tourism accounts for 7 pe

Three major terrorist attacks bearing the hallmark of the terrorist group Daesh occurred over the past few days, leaving scores dead and the world in dismay.The attack on a hotel in the popular Tunisian resort area of Sousa took 38 lives, most foreign tourists.A few hours earlier

HRH Princess Basma recently chaired the first meeting of the reconstituted Jordanian National Commission for Women, amidst hopes that the commission will do more to empower women and defeat biased gender stereotyping.Created by the government in 1992, the commission has worked to

The severe heatwave that affected Pakistan is responsible for the death of over 800 people.The majority died in government-run hospitals in the port city of Karachi, according to a senior provincial health official.With above 45 degrees centigrade temperatures and most people fas

His Majesty King Abdullah’s talks with visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius tackled regional developments, mainly efforts to confront the danger of terrorism through a comprehensive approach that sees partnership and coordination among the parties concerned.They also a

Greece offered some concession to the European Union on Monday, a step that may help it avert a default, but politicians did not expect a breakthrough at the summit, later yesterday, to secure the country’s future in the eurozone.The stand-off between Greece and the EU on its loo

His Holiness Pope Francis has released yet another thought-provoking document, this time about environment and the need to address the growing threat of global warming.This latest Vatican document, an encyclical on the environment titled “Laudato sii” (Be praised), teaches that c

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s Thursday’s criticism of Israel’s military conduct in Gaza last summer as “a black day for the UN”.All the UN head did to incur the wrath of the Israeli PM was to tell Israel, during an open UN

Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania’s visit to Al Hussein Social Foundation for Orphans just before the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan shows the extent of Their Majesties’ compassion for children who were deprived of the love and care of parents.The mo