Helping young Arabs find a renewed sense of confidence
JIHAD AZOUR May 17, 2023 Optimism can be difficult to muster at a time of heightened uncertainty and global turmoil. The 2022 ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, conducted only a […]
A new trajectory for the region
May 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Palestinian Nakba Day commemorations at the UN and the lifting of Syria’s suspension from the Arab League have altered the trajectory of […]
Religious Freedom: U.S. Decries Algeria’s Continuing Harassment, Persecution and Violations
North Africa PostMay 16, 2023 5:13 pm The United States has denounced the continuing violations of religious freedom in Algeria wherein non-Muslim minority groups and Shiites suffer unabated harassment, persecution […]
Airstrikes, artillery fire rock Khartoum as Sudan clashes continue
BY REUTERS KHARTOUM MAY 16, 2023 – DAILY SABAH A screen grab shows black smoke and fire at Omdurman market in Omdurman, Sudan, May 15, 2023. (Reuters Photo) RECOMMENDED Brain drain […]
Sudan crisis holds real danger for Arab, North Africa and Sahel nations
DR. MOHAMMED AL-SULAMI May 15, 2023 It has been somewhat inevitable that Sudan’s geopolitical position has seen the crisis in that country spill over into the region including the Sahel […]
How Sudan crisis casts long shadow over Libya
HAFED AL-GHWELL May 14, 2023 Short Url As crisis grips a Sudan strangled by years of political instability, economic hardship and widespread unrest, neighboring countries such as Libya could become […]
ICC issues four new arrest warrants in Libya war crimes investigation
Khan said he had also applied for an additional two warrants in the past few weeks. (Reuters) ALI YOUNES May 12, 2023 NEW YORK CITY: The prosecutor of the International […]
Joint Press Stakeout on the situation in Libya
STATEMENTS We would like to make this statement on behalf of the following members of the Security Council that are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal […]
Can Morocco solve Europe’s energy crisis?
bbc.com By Jonathan Josephs Business reporter, BBC News, Rabat Morocco has big ambitions to export electricity produced by solar and wind farms to Europe, but should it be prioritising such […]
Civil wars are getting longer and more difficult to resolve
KERRY BOYD ANDERSON May 09, 2023 The recent outbreak of fighting in Sudan has highlighted the terrible human and economic toll of civil wars. Sudan is hardly alone. Depending on how one defines civil war, there are between 10 and 100 ongoing today. According to the Geneva Academy, the Middle […]
US repositioning in the Middle East
May 08,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh In a recent speech at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan made various […]
Cleopatra was not black
Zahi Hawass , Saturday 6 May 2023 There is no evidence to suggest that the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra had African features. Cleopatra 00:00PreviousPauseNext 00:01 / 01:41UnmuteSettingsFullscreen Copy video url Play […]
Specter of instability haunts fragile neighbors of violence-torn Sudan
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 2 In this image grab taken from handout video footage released by the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 23, 2023, fighters ride in the […]
Why the world must take a firm stance against Dagalo
ALI MOHAMED AHMED OSMAN May 03, 2023 The international community needs to understand the reality of military confrontations in Sudan and take note of the heinous crimes against humanity committed […]
The roots of Sudan’s internal crisis
SEYID OULD ABAH May 02, 2023 Since April 15, Sudan has been experiencing a violent confrontation between the two armed heads of power, foreshadowing a dark moment in the country’s […]
Dialogue the best option for feuding Sudanese generals
DR. MOHAMMED AL-SULAMI May 01, 2023 The world is watching with grave concern the confrontations and bloody clashes between the Sudanese army led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the […]
UK sums up rich world’s increasingly hostile attitude to refugees
CHRIS DOYLE May 01, 2023 Another war. Another disaster. Another series of desperate evacuations. Another bolted door in the face of desperate refugees. How many times in recent years have […]
UK and Canada announce winner of 2023 Media Freedom Award
News story Egyptian online newspaper Mada Masr wins joint UK-Canadian accolade for extraordinary commitment to high-quality independent journalism.From:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficePublished1 May 2023 The 2023 Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom […]
Why the feud between two Sudanese military leaders caught the world by surprise
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 3 Gen. Abdel Fattah Al- Burhan, right, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, left, attending a ceremony in Khartoum on August 17, 2019, during which they signed a “constitutional […]
Clashes rock Sudan despite truce as ex-PM warns of ‘nightmare’
By AFP – Apr 30,2023 – JORDAN TIMES This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on Friday, shows an aerial view of black smoke rising over Khartoum (AFP photo) KHARTOUM — […]