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 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 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 ...

Asif Haroon Raja When George W Bush decided to invade Afghanistan, outwardly he pretended that the purpose was to avenge 9/11 attacks allegedly perpetrated by Osama bin Laden led al-Qaeda based in Afghanistan and to free the world from the menace of terrorism and to prevent 9/11 like attacks to recur. The US hidden motives were however altogether different. After regime change, [caption id="attachment_2357" ...

By Philip Giraldi The Passionate Attachment Why I don’t like Mondays?-------Sometimes it’s better to sleep in on Monday morning. I had carefully avoided two [caption id="attachment_2317" align="alignright" width="216"] U.S.-Israel Flags[/caption] appearances on FOX and CBS by Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday morning talk shows but should have expected that the wisdom imparted by the great Israeli statesman woul ...