Iraq’s new role in the region
BY FERHAT TUTKAL AUG 18, 2021 – DAILY SABAH An aerial view of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2021. (REUTERS Photo) Iraq is entering a new era with Prime Minister Mustafa […]
International community does have options on Palestine
CHRIS DOYLE April 17, 2023 Absent massive and major action, the Israeli coalition will escalate its occupation and war crimes against the Palestinians. Such an intensified assault will see more […]
What it means for Israel to lose its ‘deterrence’
RAMZY BAROUD April 17, 2023 When Israel launched a war against the Gaza Strip in August 2022, it declared that its target was the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group only. Indeed, […]
Sudan generals’ battle enters 4th day; death toll soars to 185
The power struggle pits Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan (center), the commander of the armed forces, against Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group. Updated […]
King of Jordan honours winners of Koran competition
By JT – Apr 18,2023 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah honours the winners of the international and local Hashemite Competition for Holy Koran Memorisation and Recitation at the King Hussein […]
US forces facing unprecedented challenges in Syria
GHASSAN IBRAHIM April 16, 2023 Militias in northeastern Syria have declared their readiness to confront the US military there. Saraya Al-Khorasani, a terrorist militia, has announced a campaign against the […]
Saudis among scores of Yemen war prisoners freed on day two of swap
Previous 0 seconds of 32 secondsVolume 90% The prisoner swap started on Friday, April 14. (AFP)Next AFP April 15, 2023 SANAA: Scores of prisoners of war, including Saudis, were freed […]
Handing a militia to Ben-Gvir is one step closer to the abyss
YOSSI MEKELBERG April 15, 2023 In light of the breathtaking events that continue to engulf Israel, one might be forgiven for feeling somewhat dizzy and finding it difficult to make […]
Israeli police assault Christians heading to Jerusalem church
Israeli security forces stand at the entrance of the Holy Sepulchre church in Old Jerusalem, as Christian worshippers wait behind a fence set up by them, during the Orthodox Christian […]
Dozens of Yemeni rebels fly from Saudi Arabia in prisoner swap
The flight takes off from the southern Saudi city of Abha, headed for Sanaa, with 120 Houthi rebel prisoners. Published On 15 Apr 202315 Apr 2023 A flight carrying rebel […]
Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon on prisoner exchange in Yemen
Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon @tariqahmadbt Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon @tariqahmadbt Follows you Minister of State Foreign Commonwealth & Development Affairs (South Asia, MEastNAfrica, UN, Human Rights) PM’s Special Envoy for […]
Baghdadis enjoy iftar in historic Ottoman Barracks’ garden
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL APR 11, 2023 – EDITED BY MINDY ANN YARTAŞI Iraqi citizen named Um Muhammed talks to Anadolu Agency (AA) correspondent at Ottoman Barracks in Baghdad, […]
Jordan’s 1st Israel envoy: No chance of 2-state solution, Amman must change approach
Marwan Muasher says usual diplomatic tools won’t work with Netanyahu’s hardline government; wants 1994 peace treaty ‘reviewed’ By TOI STAFF12 April 2023 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL Marwan Muasher gives an interview […]
Respect and tolerance in short supply in Jerusalem
DAOUD KUTTAB April 14, 2023 The two nuns were standing outside the Church of the Flagellation in Jerusalem when six men dressed in traditional Jewish Orthodox clothes and black hats […]
How German literary great Goethe admired the Orient, embraced Islam
BY ALİ TÜFEKÇİ ISTANBUL NOV 11, 2020 – 1:32 PM GMT+3 A portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe by German painter Joseph Karl Stieler in 1828. Contrary to many Enlightenment writers […]
Why the marble flooring of Saudi Arabia’s Two Holy Mosques remains cool even in summer
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 3 The marble floor of the Grand Mosque in Makkah serves a practical purpose, helping regulate temperatures. (AFP file) SPECIAL 2 / 3 The marble floor of the […]
How Israel is unifying Arabs and Muslims around Palestine
Apr 11,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud By ordering a brutal attack against Palestinian worshipers inside Al Aqsa Mosque on the 14th day of the holy Muslim month of […]
Another Ramadan, another brutal Israeli raids into Al Aqsa
Apr 12,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Once again, Haram Al Sharif, Al Aqsa Mosque, and the sublimely beautiful Dome of the Rock have become Ramadan flashpoints in the […]
Arab American Heritage Month is only the start
RAY HANANIA April 12, 2023 The ongoing celebration of April as Arab American Heritage Month is a reflection of how far the community has come. However, it is also a […]
Iran’s embassy in Riyadh opens its gates for first time in 7 years
A picture shows the Iranian embassy in the diplomatic quarter of the Saudi capital Riyadh, on April 11, 2023. (AFP) ARAB NEWS April 12, 2023 RIYADH: Iran’s embassy in Saudi […]