Another move against French colonialism: The eco currency in Africa
BY AHMET KAVAS OP-ED JAN 05, 2021 West African CFA franc currency banknotes and coins sit in this arranged photograph in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 11, 2015. (Photo by Getty Images) […]
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 […]
Defending Islam: The hallmark of Ahmadiyyat
1st January 20210 Jazib Mehmood, Student Jamia Ahmadiyya Ghana There have always been allegations against Islam. Since the time of the Holy Prophetsa, opponents of Islam have continuously made thoughtless […]
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 economic experts are certain of about 2021: More global uncertainty
2020 was the year of the biggest economic downturn in nearly a century, a brief but dramatic collapse in world commerce, and the most tumultuous year for crude oil in […]
The Islamic way of celebrating the New Year
Summary of Friday Sermon Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(at) Today’s Friday sermon was delivered by Khalifatul Masih V (May Allah be his Helper) from Baitul Futuh mosque, London. After Tashahhud and […]
Unveiling the story behind the great challenge
25th December 202017 Click here for Urdu version Asif M Basit With the coronavirus pandemic, the world saw an unprecedented phenomenon of lockdowns across the globe. World leaders and the […]
African Traditional Religions
Fazal Ahmad – UK 27th December 2020 Fazal Ahmad, UK Introduction The great faiths of the world have a religious text to refer to, and yet, our observance of religious […]
“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. […]
Peace and zero hunger go hand in hand
Author PRINCE FAISAL BIN FARHAN & DAVID BEASLEY December 28, 2020 About 300 children gather at Coronationville Secondary School as they wait for a food and goods distribution ahead of […]
Nowhere to be seen
BY M A NIAZI Islamic countries showed up nowhere in responding to the pandemic AT PENPOINT One of the more interesting features of the world’s response to the covid-19 pandemic has been the extent to which it has confirmed Samuel Huntington’s 1992 thesis of a ‘clash of civilisations’. Huntington had […]
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 […]
Prognosis of world order in 2021
Dec 24,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Shehab Al Makahleh Every year, futurologists and astrologers try to predict the future of economic and political incidents worldwide. Their prophecies or those of geopoliticians are based mainly on historical analogies, which are catchy to readers, listeners and viewers. Many think tanks issue such […]
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 […]
COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Its Worldwide Devastation
WRITTEN BY KHALIDA JAMILAH| JULY 2020| FEATURED, MISCELLANEOUS, SCIENCE, SOCIETY When we hear the word devastation, an image that comes to mind is of a ruined building in a war-torn […]
COVID-19 lessons may change the world
Author JARED DIAMOND December 24, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/zxtfg Today, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is devastating the world. It is in the process of infecting many (perhaps even most) of […]
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 […]