Syrian refugee numbers pass 5 million mark in region — UN
By Reuters – Mar 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) talks with Syrian girls during a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp on Tuesday (AFP […]
Pundits commend ‘key successes’ brought by Arab summit
Gathering was ‘the best since the start of Arab Spring’ By Mohammad Ghazal – Mar 30,2017 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah presides over the 28th Arab League summit at the Dead Sea (Anadolu Agency photo) AMMAN — The clear and unified Arab message regarding the Mideast peace process, […]
Some scary numbers to ponder
Mar 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri Few people in the Arab world or abroad will take seriously the regular Arab summit of heads of state in Jordan this week, which is a tragedy for all concerned. Pan-Arab action could have generated worldwide respect for the views and policies […]
Can reconciliation ever heal a country with conflict wounds as deep as Syria?
The Syrian army’s local base in Aleppo is now a joint Syrian-Russian military headquarters, festooned with Syrian and Russian flags, its soldiery mixing together, Russian personnel sharing their own intelligence […]
U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on ‘getting Assad out’ – Haley
Reuters International MAR 31, 2017 – FILE PHOTO – Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presents her credentials to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) – The […]
More than 100 die in Malaysian immigration detention camps in two years
Reuters International MAR 30, 2017 A general view of Bukit Jalil immigration detention center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 28, 2017. Picture taken March 28. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin (reuters_tickers) By A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – More than one hundred foreigners died in the past two years in Malaysia’s immigration […]
Blast in northwest Pakistan kills at least 11, wounds dozens
Reuters International MAR 31, 2017 – By Javid Hussain and Jibran Ahmad PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – An explosion apparently targeting a mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Parachinar, in a remote area bordering Afghanistan, killed at least 11 people and wounded dozens, officials said. There was no immediate claim of […]
Indonesia police arrest five ahead of demonstration – TV One
Reuters International MAR 31, 2017 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Friday arrested five people for suspected treason linked to planned demonstrations by hardline Muslim groups demanding the removal of Jakarta’s Christian governor, city police spokesman Argo Yuwono told broadcaster TV One. Hardline Muslim group leader Muhammad Al Khaththath was […]
