‘You’ve lost Islam’: Ethiopian PM recounts snub to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
‘We need to learn Arabic quickly, so we could better understand the religion and teach it to you, and return you to it’ Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses his […]
One Year Ago, Tunisia Passed a Groundbreaking Law to Protect Women. Has It Worked?
Source:Time By CHARLOTTE BAILEY/TUNIS 4:57 AM EDT In the 1990s, Ahlem Behladj learned to brave being hassled each day by the police officers that hung around outside the women’s shelter in […]
Brussels pledges to pay for each migrant taken by EU governments
REUTERS BRUSSELS Reuters Photo The European Commission offered on Tuesday to shoulder the cost of taking in migrants from boats in the Mediterranean, seeking to entice more governments to shoulder […]
China moves slowly into the Middle East
Yasar Yakis July 23, 2018 A forum was organized last week in Beijing by Tsinghua University, under the title “Constructing a security community: Equality, equity and justice.” There were four plenaries […]
Hundreds of migrants rescued off Spain
Spain By Euronews • last updated: 22/07/2018 Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service picked up more than 300 migrants in 15 boats on Sunday (July 22) in the Strait of Gibraltar and the […]
The Latest: Libyan coast guard intercepts 40 migrants at sea
By The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Jul 22, 2018, The Associated PressParamedics carry a person rescued from a boat that capsized off Cyprus’ northern coastline, as he is brought […]
Egypt says Israel’s Jewish nation-state law undermines Middle East peace
Palestinian medics carry a wounded man into a field clinic after being shot by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel, Friday, July 20, 2018. […]
Libya rejects EU plan for asylum processing centres
Holding centres for migrants to be further discussed in coming weeks by European Commission By AFP – Jul 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Josepha, a 40-year-old woman from Cameroon who was […]
International corruption is to blame for rising inequality, mass movements of people and war – we must end this system of oppression
Illegal migration has become an existential question for Europe’s institutions. The marathon European Council summit on 28 June was evidence of this; European leaders struggled to summon domestic and […]
Buzzwords and tortuous impact studies won’t fix a broken aid system
Fifteen leading economists, including three Nobel winners, argue that the many billions of dollars spent on aid can do little to alleviate poverty while we fail to tackle its root […]
Muslim World League joins Moroccan league in fight against extremism
MWL Secretary-General Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa with Ahmed Al-Abadi, secretary-general of Mohammadian League of Scholars. SPA Mohammed Al-Sulami July 17, 2018 22:26 Cultural communication generates understanding among nations The […]
The Refugee Crisis
| June 2018 Fazal Ahmad – UK June 20th marks World Refugee Day in the world, when the international community celebrates the stories, contribution and bravery of people who […]
‘Sensational discovery’ 2,000-year-old papyrus medical mystery solved
This content was published on July 16, 2018 The papyrus contains a previously unknown medical text from late antiquity, describing a condition called “hysterical apnoea”(Hasselblad H5D/ University of Basel) Scientists […]
Children among eight migrants who suffocated in Libya truck
By AFP – Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES African migrants, who according to the Libyan navy were rescued by the country’s coast guard, arrive at the naval base of […]
Somali mother first to be sentenced under new law in Switzerland for genital mutilation of daughters
Alex Macbeth alex.macbeth@thelocal.com @alexmacbethtoc 16 July 2018 A court in Neuchâtel last week found a Somali mother guilty of submitting her two daughters to female genital mutilation in a landmark […]
Algeria deports nearly 400 migrants back to Niger
By Reuters – Jul 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants from Niger living near the marketplace in Boufarik, Algeria, cook food near their tents (AFP photo) NIAMEY — Algeria has deported […]
How the Ethiopia-Eritrea peace process could reunite one family
12 July 2018 Related Topics Ethiopia and Eritrea peace agreement Ethiopian journalist Addisalem Hadigu hopes to see his Eritrean wife and two daughters for the first time in 16 years. […]
Two Minutes of Happiness A Failed Journey on the African Migrant Trail
Majid Diallo set off for Europe carrying the expectations of his friends, family and village. But he didn’t make it. His story is one of struggle, imprisonment, several brushes […]
Europe’s iron curtain: The refugee crisis is about to worsen
Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud A recent European Council summit in Brussels was meant to articulate a united policy on the burgeoning refugee and migrant crisis. Instead, it served […]
Tunisia: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon in Tunis On Two-Day Official Visit
Tunis/Tunisia — UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon expected Thursday in Tunis for a two-day official visit. During his visit, the […]