Biden’s Bank Heist
Biden’s bank heist Asad Rahim Khan Published February 13, 2022 IF there was ever a scale for imperial thievery, the past few centuries run the range: there was Clive and Rhodes […]
Letter: Our common humanity
Black History Month, or also known as African-American-Month, is an annual celebration where the accomplishments of African Americans are recognized and remembered for their important role in the history of […]
Punishing the Afghans
Punishing the Afghans Editorial Published February 13, 2022 – dawn.com PRESIDENT Biden’s decision to begin the process of splitting half of the Afghan central bank’s assets on the deposit of $7bn in the Federal […]
Lebanon needs American help on two key fronts
MARIA MAALOUF February 12, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/53qa2 The US is currently activating its foreign policy in Lebanon in two areas. First, there is an American demand that it must […]
Pessimism amid progress
Jan 10,2022 – JORDAN TIMES ‘ J. Bradford DeLong BERKELEY — Humanity as a whole is wealthier today than at any time in its history. And yet, from the short-term challenge of the pandemic to the existential threat of global warming, there is a widespread sense that things are going […]
America’s Afghan imperative
Feb 12,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Charles A. Kupchan and Douglas Lute WASHINGTON, DC — The United States may have lost the war in Afghanistan, but it can still salvage the […]
How the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Created the African Diaspora
The forced transport of enslaved people from Africa led to populations of Black people throughout North and South America and other parts of the world. NICHOLAS BOSTON FEB 3, 2022 […]
“What did I do to you?” – Last words of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi to rebels just before he was killed
MICHAEL ELI DOKOSI | Staff Writer FULL BIOCLOSE Fallen Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, entered the world in 1942, near Sirte. A son of an itinerant Bedouin farmer, Gaddafi was brilliant in […]
The last known ship of the US slave trade
(Image credit: Zoey Goto) By Zoey Goto8th February 2022 The discovery of the remains of the Clotilda, 160 years after it sank, brings new life and interest to the settlement built by the original survivors. “It’s crazy to think they would have sailed right past here,” Darron Patterson said, pulling his […]
Biden releases frozen Afghan assets (and keeps half)
Biden releases frozen Afghan assets Anwar Iqbal Published February 12, 2022 WASHINGTON: After months of waiting, US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order giving half of the $7 […]
US museum more than doubles galleries dedicated to Islamic Art
The new galleries will include works from significant collections and will open in early 2023 Alexandra Chaves Feb 10, 2022 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has announced it will […]
Afghan refugees in UAE protest at halt to US relocation process
1 / 3 Afghans hold a rally at a Gulf facility in in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to protest the lengthy US relocation process. (Rise to Peace/via REUTERS) 2 / 3 […]
Islamophobia: Understanding Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the West
In a 2011 meeting, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, as well as the League of Arab States, a key partner, identified Islamophobia as an important area of concern. Gallup […]
Fleet of SpaceX satellites tumble out of orbit after solar storm
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA FEB 09, 2022 – This time-exposure image shows a trail of a group of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay, some 185 kilometers north of the capital Montevideo, Feb. 6, 2021. (AFP Photo) SpaceX’s latest fleet of satellites is falling from orbit and will likely […]
New nuclear deal ‘in sight,’ US says as senators vow to block it
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani at Coburg Palace in Vienna on February 8, 2022. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/ye3zm ARAB NEWS February 09, 2022 A draft of the final […]
Refugees: myth vs fact
Diversity and Inclusion 17 Jun 2020 BANGKOK POST Nine myths about refugees debunked ‘Refugees can choose to stay home, but move for better jobs overseas.’ ‘Refugees are a drain on […]
Outlaw cryptocurrencies now
Feb 08,2022 – JORDAN TIMES NEW YORK — The price of Bitcoin has undergone yet another wild gyration, rising from $41,030 on September 29, 2021, to $69,000 on November […]
Whither Anglo Saxon nonsense?
Whither Anglo-Saxon nonsense? Jawed Naqvi Published February 8, 2022 – THERE was this gangly gentleman, the sweet Mr Saleh, Egyptian translator at the Gulf News in Dubai who incessantly amused the morning meetings headed […]
Daesh threat cannot be eliminated by focusing on individuals
CHRIS DOYLE February 07, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/peze7 That so few people even knew the name Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi was one of the most extraordinary features of the killing […]
Legitimate investors are financing environmental crime
Feb 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES AMSTERDAM — One of the most profitable global criminal enterprises is one you might not expect. It is crimes like illegal fishing and logging, […]