Food insecurity threatens the Middle East
BY IRFAN ASHRAF OCT 14, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Illustration by Reuters. RECOMMENDED What’s happening in climate change negotiations? CLIMATE-CHANGE The Middle East is beatified with the highest rate of […]
Settlers attacking Palestinians with impunity as elections loom
CHRIS DOYLE October 17, 2022 Short Url The last week has seen arguably one of the most intense bouts of Israeli army and settler violence against Palestinians since the height […]
Palestinians fed up with Israeli occupation and their own leadership
RAMZY BAROUD October 17, 2022 Short Url This headline in Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post only tells part of the story: “The Lions’ Den, other Palestinian groups are endless headache […]
Assistant Foreign Minister meets UK Minister of State for Middle East
Published: 16 Oct 2022 – Photo: Twitter / Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of WimbledonFollow usnewsCopyA+A- QNA | The Peninsula Online DOHA: Assistant Foreign Minister HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater met […]
Concern grows over expanding settler attacks in occupied West Bank
SPECIAL Palestinian men confront Israeli settlers while soldiers stand by during recent clashes in the town of Huwara in the occupied West Bank. (AFP) Short Url Updated 16 October 2022 […]
Greek archaeology colloquium discusses Biblical city from story of Lot
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Oct 16,2022 – JORDAN TIES Ghawr as Safi, lower area in front (north) of the sugar presses. Sugar juice conduit on the right of photo, leading to the […]
Iraq – Is there hope at last?
HAFED AL-GHWELL October 15, 2022 Short Url Last year, Iraqis took to the polls in renewed hopes of charting a new path to a prosperous, stable and secure future for […]
Ukraine should learn the lessons of Lebanon
KHALED ABOU ZAHR October 13, 2022 Short Url Beyond a vague feeling of solidarity with Ukrainians, I will admit that the Lebanese have generally been quite uncaring about the current […]
What the new Lebanon-Israel maritime border deal means for everyone
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 3 A picture taken on August 5, 2021, from the northern Israeli town of Metula near the border with Lebanon, shows Lebanon and Israel flags. (AFP) SPECIAL […]
Scholar explores account of 17th century Hajj traveller
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Oct 13,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Léon Belly, Pilgrims heading to Mecca, 1861 (Photo courtesy of Musée d’Orsay, Paris) AMMAN — An ardent Ottoman traveller from the 17th century, Evliya […]
History of slavery in the Muslim world
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the history of slavery in Muslim countries. For other uses, see Islam and slavery (disambiguation). Part of a […]
Lebanon-Israel deal should be followed by a nonaggression pact
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB October 12, 2022 Short Url While Lebanon and Israel finally agreed a US-mediated deal on maritime borders in the Mediterranean on Tuesday, the development only came […]
US should beware the consequences of taking on OPEC
OSAMA AL-SHARIF October 12, 2022 Short Url America’s reaction to last week’s decision by OPEC+ to slash production as of November by 2 million barrels per day has been hysterical, […]
UNESCO board adopts decision on Jerusalem’s Old City, walls
By JT – Oct 12,2022 – Last updated at Oct 12,2022 13 0 googleplus0 0 0 A general view taken on December 9, 2021, from the Mount of Olives shows Jerusalem’s Old City with the Dome […]
Is this the end of the Muslim Brotherhood?
Muslim Brotherhood flag. (Stock photo) Abdulrahman al-Rashed Published: 29 September , 2022 With the passing of yet another Muslim Brotherhood symbol, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the movement loses one of its key propagandists. […]
Israel trades gas fields for a line of buoys
An Israeli Navy vessel patrols in the Mediterranean Sea at the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon, off the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura, on September 4, 2022. (File photo: […]
Saudi Arabia will face ‘consequences’, says Biden, amid anger at cuts in oil output
Moves by Opec+ to reduce production seen as siding with Putin over the US just as midterms loom Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Julian Borger in WashingtonWed 12 Oct 2022 Joe Biden said there “will […]
Why Arab and African countries stand with China at the UN
International Geneva Arab and African countries continue to stand firm behind China in key votes at the United Nations. Reasons for support go beyond siding with an authoritarian regime; they also […]
Male guardians are no longer required to accompany female pilgrims during Hajj, Umrah
A female pilgrim prays at Namira Mosque on Arafat Day during Hajj 2020. (File/AFP) Short Url TAREQ AL-THAQAFI October 11, 2022 MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq […]
OIC calls for global action to ensure access to education for refugees
Previous 1 / 3 Speakers from a number of countries participate in a symposium organized by the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission hosted by Kuala Lumpur last week. (OIC/IPHRC) 2 / […]