Ocean Viking ship rescues hundreds of migrants off Libya coast
Al Jazeera English More than 370 migrants and refugees have been rescued off the coast of Libya by the Ocean Viking humanitarian vessel in two days, a French NGO running […]
‘Je ne regrette rien’ won’t do, M. Macron
Author DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB January 24, 2021 French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to the French Bakery and Pastry Federation members next to the traditional epiphany cake, at […]
The eternal promise of the Arab Spring
Jan 20,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohamed ElBaradei VIENNA — The Arab Spring that erupted a decade ago was a quest for human dignity whose protagonists sought to overcome decades […]
France’s reckoning with colonial past reviewed in Algeria report
By AFP – Jan 19,2021 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo taken in 1957, Algerian fighters from ALN (National Liberation Army), armed wing of the nationalist National Liberation Front […]
Arabs education: Doing well, could do better
Author NIDHAL GUESSOUM January 17, 2021 Zeina Amro attends an online class at home due to the coronavirus in the West Bank village of Dura near Hebron. (File/AFP) Short Url […]
Another Gold Coast for Ghana: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V launches MTA Ghana
15th January 20211 15 January 2021: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa during his Friday Sermon today announced the launch of a new 24-hour TV station: MTA Ghana. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa […]
Amid Nile dam tensions, Egypt recalls Aswan 50 years on
By AFP – Jan 13,2021 – JORDAN TIMES A photo taken on January 3, 2021 shows a general view of Egypt’s High Dam in Aswan, some 920km south of the […]
UN calls for enhanced international cooperation to tackle terrorism
Vladimir Voronkov, under-secretary-general of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/v6grs Security Council ministerial meeting told that threats have evolved and spread in the 20 years since 9/11 […]
Jordan, Egypt could join Quartet’s Mideast peace drive
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ayman Safadi (L), French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, and German Foreign Heiko Maas (R), attend […]
The Algerian state, Sunni Islam and violations of religious freedom
12/18/2020, 14.07ALGERIA – ISLAM by Kamel Abderrahmani Illiberal laws try to impose a certain view as an absolute “truth”. The law and justice system are used to target Muslim minorities […]
The pandemic’s long economic shadow
Jan 03,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Stephen S. Roach NEW HAVEN — The outlook for economic and financial markets hinges on the interplay between two cycles, the COVID-19 cycle and the business cycle. Notwithstanding the true miracles of modern science that we are now witnessing, the post-pandemic economy is in […]
Germany approved arms exports worth over 1B euros to Middle East in 2020
BY GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA BERLIN DEFENSE JAN 03, 2021 Soldiers of German Army Bundeswehr load a U.S. M109 tank onto a heavy goods transporter during preparations for the […]
Hijab-wearing model Halima Aden quits fashion over religious beliefs
By FRANCIS AKHALBEY | Content Manager Francis Akhalbey is a Social Media techie, Writer and Content Manager. He loves basketball and dreams to make it in the NBA in his […]
“What did I do to you?” – Last words of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi to rebels just before he was killed
MICHAEL ELI DOKOSI Oct 20, 2019 FULL BIO Michael Eli Dokosi is a journalist and a formidable writer with a decade’s experience. He is a blogger, voice-over artist and MC. […]
Putting a price on normalization with Israel
BY BATU COŞKUN OP-ED DEC 25, 2020 White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference in Jerusalem, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP […]
Arab Spring: A flashback to past 10 years (A Turkish view)
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN COLUMNS DEC 23, 2020 Adecade has passed since the December 2010 self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor who set off mass protests in the Arab […]
Turkey bolsters influence across North Africa’s Maghreb
By AFP – Dec 24,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A file photo posted on the Facebook Page of the media bureau of ‘Volcano of Anger’ operation on May 18, 2019, reportedly […]
Israeli envoys, Jared Kushner visit Morocco after establishing relations
US presidential advisor Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat arriving in the Moroccan capital Rabat. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/g2nqs Israeli delegation led by Led by […]
Perception shift needed to end ‘clash of civilizations’ mentality
Author December 21, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/c3za3 The year 2020 demonstrated, once again, that the relationship between the Western and the Arab and Muslim worlds remains muddled, complicated by lingering […]
Egyptian designer creates bold looks for modest fashion lovers
Short Url https://arab.news/vfhjc Shay Jaffar’s e-store Nomad Story caters for a growing global demand for conservative clothing High-street brands are removing the stigma that modest fashion has to be old […]