EXPLAINER: Islam’s ban on alcohol and how it’s applied
The last-minute decision to ban the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums in Qatar is the latest example of some of the tensions that have played out ahead of […]
Palestine has ‘natural, legal right’ to become full state member of UN, Ambassador Riyad Mansour tells Arab News
Previous EXCLUSIVE 1 / 5 Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour attending a UN Security Council meeting in 2018. (AFP file) EXCLUSIVE 2 / 5 Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour (C) attends […]
Return of Netanyahu and expected regional ramifications
Nov 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh The return of Benjamin Netanyahu to the Israeli political scene marks the political shift in Israel towards the right following the […]
Fact check: 11 eye-catching lines from Gianni Infantino’s speech in Qatar
Fifa’s president told the world he feels Arab, African, gay and disabled, while the media are racist hypocrites. So how accurate was his World Cup monologue? Source: The Guardian By […]
Israel has only itself to blame for its referral to the ICJ
YOSSI MEKELBERG November 19, 2022 Israeli security forces hold back a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on November 19, 2022 (AFP) It remains to be […]
Fake graves cannot bury the truth and bolster false Israeli claims in Jerusalem
DAOUD KUTTAB November 19, 2022 Short Url The Israeli government, with fanatical support from radical Zionist nationalists, is so obsessed with proving its connection to Jerusalem that it has recently […]
FIFA chief blasts ‘hypocrisy’ of Western nations on eve of World Cup
By AFP – Nov 19,2022 – Giant replicas of the football are installed on a hotel in Doha on Saturday, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament (AFP photo) DOHA […]
World Cup 2022: Fifa president Gianni Infantino accuses West of ‘hypocrisy’
By Shamoon Hafez & Emma SandersBBC Sport in Doha Fifa World Cup Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio […]
‘I feel like a migrant worker’: Gianni Infantino hits out at World Cup criticism
World Cup 2022 PA MediaSat 19 Nov 2022 The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has hit back at criticism of Qatar from Europe in a press conference on the eve of the […]
Why should the Middle East pay for Biden’s cheap oil?
JASON D. GREENBLATT November 18, 2022 Short Url US President Joe Biden flew all the way to Egypt last week to attend a conference on protecting the environment, and yet […]
Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi leader given US immunity over Khashoggi killing
By Oliver Slow & Alys Davies BBC News The US has determined that Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – has immunity from a lawsuit […]
Deep rift over climate cash clouds end of COP27
Related Topics By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent UN climate talks head to a conclusion on Friday with nations deeply divided over cash to help poor countries cope with the impacts […]
Three aspects of Iranian foreign policy
BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN NOV 16, 2022 -DAILY SABAH After 40 years of the revolution, Iran had to restructure its foreign policy orientation three times, namely pan-Islamism, pan-Shiism and Persian nationalism. […]
KSRelief continues aid efforts in Somalia, Jordan and Pakistan
Previous 1 / 3 KSRelief distributed 570 winter bags in Pakistan, benefiting 3,990 individuals. (SPA) 2 / 3 KSRelief distributed 140 tons of food baskets in Somalia. (SPA) 3 / 3 KSRelief distributed 140 […]
Saudi Hajj minister launches online Nusuk pilgrim service
Saudi Arabia’s minister of Hajj and Umrah said that the platform, Nusuk, offers more than 100 services that help enrich the experience of pilgrims visiting Saudi Arabia, as part of […]
Holy Family Trail: A new path though Egypt’s holiest sites
Share using EmailShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on Linkedin (Image credit: Anthon Jackson) Recently, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism & Antiquity has launched the Holy Family Trail, stringing together some 25 stops […]
US politics behind FBI probe of Abu Akleh killing
RAY HANANIA November 16, 2022 Short Url Israeli sources, rather than American, announced this week that the FBI was launching an investigation into the May 11 killing of American Palestinian […]
Saudi Arabia to finance restoration of Islamic center in G20 host Indonesia’s capital Jakarta
This aerial picture taken on October 20, 2022 shows the smouldering remains of the collapsed dome of the Islamic Centre mosque in Jakarta. (AFP) Short Url Updated 33 sec ago […]
Time to correct the language of history
Nov 16,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud At a recent Istanbul conference that brought many Palestinian scholars and activists together to discuss the search for a common narrative on […]
Using the metaverse to further enable tolerance
PRINCESS LAMIA BINT MAJED SAUD AL-SAUD November 15, 2022 Short Url The metaverse is here and we must be prepared for what transpires. About 18 years ago, Facebook launched and, […]