M Tarhir Iqbal Ever since the emergence of Bhariagate episode, serious questions and aspersions have been cast about the character and role of media men—writers, reporters, analysts, anchors and the mighty owners of media houses. This dubious role of media became the talk of the town when two leading anchors were caught manipulating a fictitious talk show of a business icon and owner of Bahria Town, Malik R ...

            By Sajjad Shaukat With the official backing of the government, during the anti-Muslim riots, intermittent massacre of Muslims by Hindus has become a permanent feature of India. In the last few years, more than 3,000 unnamed graves of the innocent Muslims, found in mutilated forms were discovered in the various areas of the Indian occupied Kashmir. Notably, human rights groups have [caption id="a ...

By Joby Warrick The Obama administration and Congress moved separately Tuesday to tighten the economic screws on Iran, betting that additional pressure from sanctions will force Iranian officials to accept a compromise to curb their nuclear activities. The White House imposed new penalties on two foreign banks — one in China, another in Iraq — for allegedly acting as surrogates for Iranian financial institu ...

By Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi I have been reluctant to write about Burma (Myanmar) and what is happening to Muslims there. Many readers have told me that I should. My answer was always that I needed to know more before I could give my opinion. I then started following what was being written and said in the international media, like NPR radio and BBC, and here in Saudi Gazette. I found particularly useful the art ...

By Ray McGovern Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's strong pro-Israel statements over the weekend, including his endorsement of Jerusalem as Israel's capital (a reversal of long-standing U.S. policy), increases the pressure on President Barack Obama to prove that he is an equally strong backer of Israel. The key question is whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister E ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan Syrian situation continuously deteriorated due to U.S. interference. Recently, it has been found that Syria  also alleged that rebels are being supported with weapons by the U.S . However on July 31 2012, Syrian ally Iran has warned [caption id="attachment_2370" align="alignright" width="297"] Syrian War[/caption] their common neighbor Turkey that it will meet a harsh response shou ...

By Joel Greenberg JERUSALEM — In his first communication with Israel since taking office, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi responded to a greeting from Israeli President Shimon Peres with a message Tuesday pledging to work to put Middle East peace efforts back on track, Peres’s office said. But the announcement drew swift denials in Egypt, where ties with Israel remain controversial and are opposed by Islam ...

By Richard Leiby Pakistan will allow NATO supply convoys to cross its territory into Afghanistan until the end of 2015, one year beyond the deadline for withdrawal of U.S. combat forces there, under an agreement signed Tuesday by U.S. and Pakistani officials. The pact seems to close, for now, one of the most contentious chapters in the turbulent relationship between Washington and Islamabad, cementing coope ...