The disastrous consequences of Dagalo’s Sudan coup attempt
ALI MOHAMED AHMED OSMAN May 18, 2023 The recent coup attempt by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo was a threat to the whole of Sudan, including his own Rapid Support Forces militia, […]
Saudi Arabia to offer ‘home-grown’ solutions to regional challenges at Arab League summit: Analysts
SPECIAL Delegates attend the Arab Foreign Ministers Preparatory Meeting ahead of the 32nd Arab League Summit in Jeddah on May 17, 2023. (AFP) Updated 47 sec ago RAED OMARI May […]
Justice for whom? Hypocrisy of the International Criminal Court
OPINION 13 DAYS AGO The global body has been reduced to being a political tool of US-led Western nations, blatantly insulating their war criminals and selectively targeting others. ZIYAD MOTALA […]
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 […]
Asante King asks British Museum to return gold to Ghana
bbc.com By Katie Razzall Culture and media editor The ruler of Ghana’s Asante people has asked the British Museum to return gold items in its collection to his country. The […]
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 […]
The water crisis is a vital investment opportunity
May 10,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Project Syndicate Archives By Ambroise Fayolle and Henk Ovink LUXEMBOURG — Together with air, water is arguably the planet’s most important natural resource. Functioning […]
Saints, scholars and queens: The women who helped forge Islam
Hossein Kamaly’s History of Islam in 21 Women is a warts-and-all celebration of the women who helped shape one of the world’s biggest religions The women highlighted in Kamaly’s book […]
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 […]
Gulf leaders, government officials join international dignitaries in London for coronation of King Charles III
Saudi Arabia’s representatives at the coronation, minister of state Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz (R) and Saudi ambassador to UK, Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan (L). […]
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 […]