Egypt town fears worst for local men lost en route to Europe
Journey men took became terrifying ordeal long before they reached shores of Mediterranean By AFP – Oct 07,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian Karim Farrag displays a photo of […]
Why Does Islam Allow Polygamy?
Farhan Iqbal – Canada FACTS FROM FICTION 29th September 2020 ©Pixabay Farhan Iqbal, Canada Preamble Marriage is a sacred institution in Islam with very important objectives. In most cases, the […]
El-Sisi: Egyptian water rights are ‘national security issue’
It is not the first time that El-Sisi has described the water issue as a national security issue. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/ywepa Meeting with Kenyan leader zeroes in on development, […]
Ankara’s rising role as a regional disruptor
Oct 05,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF With the latest intervention in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is extending his country’s foreign adventures from the […]
Glimmer of hope in ending Libya’s civil strife
Oct 03,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif Libya watchers believe there is a glimmer of hope as the two main rivals hold a series of talks in Egypt […]
Sudan makes clear its Israel policy
Sudan’s prime minister Abdalla Hamdok. (REUTERS) Short Url https://arab.news/ztv2j Sudan’s surging inflation and plummeting currency have been the biggest challenges to Hamdok’s transitional administration REUTERS September 27, 2020 KHARTOUM: […]
How Islam Won, and Lost, the Lead in Science
By Dennis Overbye Oct. 30, 2001 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was still a young man when the Assassins made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. His hometown had been devastated by Mongol […]
The search for the Arab world
BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN COLUMNS SEP 23, 2020 In the wake of the Arab insurgencies and revolutions, the Arab world lost touch with its role as the main carriers of Arab […]
ANCIENT EGYPT AND BLACK AFRICA
Early Contacts View PDF By David Bourke O’Connor (born 1938), who is an Australian Egyptologist, currently residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. O’Connor holds the position of Lila Acheson Wallace […]
Egypt discovers 27 sarcophagi more than 2,500 years old
© Reuters/Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities 2500-year-old coffins discovered in Egypt CAIRO (Reuters) – Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 27 coffins at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, a burial ground that […]
The UAE is a tool in the service of the US and Israel
August 4, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) after traveling abroad for the first time amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
Virus crisis exacerbates negative effects of children’s Internet use
By Maram Kayed – Sep 14,2020 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The SecDev Foundation held a month-long awareness campaign regarding the safe use of the Internet by children, based on a […]
When Europeans Were Slaves: Research Suggests White Slavery Was Much More Common Than Previously Believed
Jeff Grabmeier Ohio State News grabmeier.1@osu.edu Editor’s note (3/21/20): For an update on this story, visit: Why is a 16-year-old book on slavery so popular now? A new […]
The Future of the Global Muslim Population
JANUARY 27, 2011 Source: Pew Research Center The world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to […]
Sudan Agrees with Rebels to Remove Islam as State Religion
Peace deals include bold pledges on religious freedom. But much work remains for transitional government after three decades under Bashir’s strict sharia. JAYSON CASPER SEPTEMBER 05, 2020 Image: Akuot Chol […]
Egypt’s new administrative capital will be center of Middle East, says official
This picture taken on March 13, 2020 shows an aerial view of ongoing construction development at Egypt’s “New Administrative Capital” megaproject, some 45 kilometres east of Cairo. (AFP) Short Url […]
Morocco hosting talks between warring Libyan sides, Anadolu Agency says
BY ANADOLU AGENCY RABAT DIPLOMACY SEP 05, 2020 From left to right, Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan warlord, Aguila Saleh Issa, president of the eastern Libyan House of Representatives, Libyan Prime Minister […]
Warring parties finally reached a ceasefire in Libya. But this is what will probably thwart it
Instead of war between the east and west, new fault lines are now being drawn between politicians trying to take control on both sides and warlords vying for their personal ambitions Ahmed Aboudouh @AAboudouh 13 hours ago The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support […]
Pompeo flies to Sudan from Israel as U.S. pushes stronger regional links
© Reuters/POOL New FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in JerusalemKHARTOUM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was due to land in […]
Libya ceasefire first step on ‘arduous’ path to peace
By AFP – Aug 24,2020 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on June 18, shows members of the self-proclaimed eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) special forces gather in the […]