US envoy sees Israel keeping Golan Heights forever
By Reuters – Sep 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Israeli army vehicles patrol the border fence with Syria in the Golan Heights on July 4 (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The […]
The unprecedented Whodunnit over anonymous New York Times op-ed writer – and what it means for Trump and White House
It is a whodunnit, the like of which has not gripped the nation’s capital for decades. Perhaps not since “Deep Throat” in 1972 revealed to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, details […]
Trump denies wanting Assad killed after Syria chemical attack
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before a meeting with Republican Congressional leaders at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 5, 2018. (AFP […]
‘A sportsman always is an optimist’, says Imran Khan in meeting with Pompeo
ISLAMABAD: Responding to a query during his meeting with top US diplomat, Prime minister Imran Khan, who led Pakistan to World Cup victory in 1992, voiced his optimism, saying he […]
Erdogan has limited options to save Turkey from financial crisis
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A 20 lira banknote is seen through a magnifying lens in this illustration picture taken in Istanbul […]
New book by Woodward says Trump wanted Syrian leader killed
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on strengthening retirement security in America at Harris […]
Dynamic Religious Movements
Dynamic Religious Movements Edited by David Hesselgrave Publishers: Baker Book House, Michigan (1978) Asif M Basit The last four decades of the twentieth-century saw a major shift in […]
Jalaluddin Haqqani: From a CIA acolyte to a fierce anti-US insurgent
BAKER ATYANI September 04, 2018 The Taliban have undoubtedly lost one of their key figures with the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani. He was not from the founding fathers, but […]
Changing the rules of the game
What lies beneath: The US-Israeli plot to ‘save’ Gaza Sep 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES –Ramzy Baroud Israel wants to change the rules of the game entirely. With unconditional support from […]
Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence?
Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence Source: Associated Press By Frances D’Emilio VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday recommended silence and prayer to counter those […]
Is God Alive or Dead: A Metaphor for the Scriptures from the US Constitution?
A growing share of Americans (55%) say the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution “means in current times,” rather than what it “meant as originally written.” […]
Abraham Lincoln’s administration sought the advice of Muslims on the issue of slavery
Abraham Lincoln’s administration sought the advice of Muslims on the issue of slavery. In 1864, General Pasha of Tunisia wrote to the U.S. Sec. of State urging him – “in […]
A funeral for a world that never was
Senator John McCain’s grand funeral was also a chance for the Establishment to take one step closer to its grave By SPENGLER SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 A Military Honor Guard […]
Russian Media Outlet Regnum.ru: The Third World War Has Already Started, So Far It Is Economic, Not Nuclear
The nationalist Russian media outlet Regnum.ru (its editor is banned from entering the Baltic countries and the Ukraine) published an article, titled “Eurasia’s Battle Against The Global Island: Does The […]
Europe able to resist U.S. sanctions on Iran, but unwilling to do: Chomsky
September 2, 2018 TEHRAN – Noam Chomsky asserts that Europe is able to resist U.S. sanctions on Iran, but will probably be unwilling to do so. In an exclusive and […]
Intimate portraits show the diversity of America’s Muslims
Source: CNN “Islam continues to be associated with terrorism,” said Guzman, explaining why he embarked on the project. “It is the scapegoat used by politicians, white supremacists and some media outlets to falsely claim that Muslims support acts of violence and the erosion of democracy. “The series, as a whole, […]
USA: Meghan McCain Rebukes Trump
By Mihir Zaveri, NYTimes Meghan McCain, John McCain’s daughter, delivered a powerful speech at her father’s funeral on Saturday, and in a reproach of President Trump, said the “America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because it was always great.” Ms. McCain’s speech contrasted her father’s legacy with […]
Puerto Rico Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid lawsuit
Source: Associated Press By DANICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Archdiocese of San Juan filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday after officials embargoed $4.7 million from its […]
Chicago police have made arrests in only about 27 percent of homicide
‘Ain’t nobody been locked up. And they ain’t trying to solve nothing.’ Source: The Washington Post By Wesley Lowery August 30 at 8:00 AM CHICAGO — Deangelo Norwood had been in the […]
Religious freedom feels the heat from growth in atheism and irreligion
Source. CT It is dismaying to see religious freedom struggling for life in the countries which pioneered it. The most important reason must surely be the growth in non-belief and irreligion. For what is the surest foundation on which religious freedom may rest? Is it not the solemn recognition of […]