Despite a general consensus among the scientific community that current research is not enough to produce a “cure” for Ebola, startups and scientists all over the world are seemingly racing against one another to find marketable medication for the disease. San Diego-based Mapp Biopharmaceuticals has been ramping up production of now well-known ZMAPP, the drug administered to at least two …

Several acid attacks on women in the historic city of Isfahan has raised alarm and prompted rumors that the women were being targeted for not being properly covered. The Iranian police have declined to comment on the issue, but say that many suspects have been arrested and that an investigation is currently ongoing, General Hossein Ashtari was quoted saying by …

Almost 75% of neighborhoods in Vancouver are too expensive for the average family to buy a house in, a study conducted by The Vancouver Sun suggested. The daily created an interactive “affordability map”, and found out that a family with an income of less than $ 80,000 before taxes cannot afford homes in 76% of the Metro Vancouver region’s neighborhoods, …

Houthi rebels reportedly stormed the Yemeni Interior Ministry headquarters In Sana’a on Wednesday, expelling employees from their offices. According to sources, the militants arrived in cars to premises broke in many offices, including the office of Mohamed al-Sherafi, the Undersecretary for Financial Affairs. The incident came on the heels of the Yemeni government failing to meet the deadline on the …

The Libyan House of Representatives based in the city of Tobruk on Tuesday ordered the army to launch an operation to “liberate” capital city Tripoli from armed militiamen. It also called on local civilians to start a civil disobedience campaign against the fighters occupying their city. The interim parliament, whose legitimacy is being disputed, in its statement said that it …

India on Friday test-fired a cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons from the town of Balasore in the southern state of Orissa, Indian daily the Times of India reported. The missile, named Nirbhay, can reach a target over 700 kilometers away. According to the Times of India, the test-fire on Friday was the second developmental trial of the cruise …

A new poll conducted by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs suggest that 75% Jewish Israelis oppose a potential state of Palestine based on the international borders in 1967, the division of Jerusalem, and Israel’s withdrawal from Jordan Valley. The body has been conducting opinion polls on the Palestinian-Israeli peace process since 2005; according to the latest poll it conducted …

Pakistani immigrant Ahmer Ali Khan is one of seven people behind tech giant Apple’s latest innovation “Apple Pay”, which promises to revolutionize the way consumers purchase products. Thirty-eight-year-old Khan hails from Rawalpindi and had moved to Silicon Valley in 2000 after graduating from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Newsweek Pakistan reported. He worked at several …

A Saudi prison, in the city of Beraydah, has decorated the prison cell of an inmate this week in celebration of the convict’s wedding ceremony. According to prison official Saleh al-korzaii, the prison management had “used suitable decor to set the appropriate atmosphere for the event” to celebrate the 30-something inmate’s wedding. Korzaij also said that there is precedent for …

The British Columbia Muslim Association (BCMA) will host the “Muslim Scientist in the West – From Glory in Spain to Glory in Canada?” on, Saturday October 25th, celebrating Islamic History Month. The event is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. at the Al-Salaam Masjid & Education Centre in Burnaby, BC. Noted Astrophysicist from the University of British Columbia Dr. …