The Palestinian march for freedom is relentless
RAMZY BAROUD September 05, 2022 Short Url Former Palestinian prisoner Jalal Lutfi Saqr once told me: “As soon as I left prison, I went to (my brother) Nael’s grave. It […]
Can the Arab East move past the mess it is in?
Sep 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby I have been on vacation for the past two weeks. Unlike previous years, this time I cut myself off from work. […]
Ukraine aid requirements leave other global hotspots starved of funds
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 4 Ukrainian refugees being evacuated from Irpin to Kyiv after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. (Shutterstock) SPECIAL 2 / 4 People who have fled to refugee centers to escape […]
Qatar’s revamped Museum of Islamic Art to reopen in October
The museum will reopen in October. (Supplied) Short Url Updated 04 September 2022 REBECCA ANNE PROCTOR September 04, 2022 DUBAI: Designed by famed Chinese American architect I.M. Pei, Qatar’s Museum […]
Islam’s response to contemporary world problems (31)
Sat, 09/03/2022 – 19:00 We continue the series of installments related to the Holy Quran’s teachings on DUTIES and PROHIBITIONS for the sake of bringing about a lasting Social Peace. […]
How Miss Arab USA 2022 Marwa Lahlou overcame obstacles to help herself and those in need
Marwa Lahlou was chosen out of 20 outstanding Arab American women for the prestigious title. (Instagram) Short Url RAFFI BOGHOSIAN September 02, 2022 LOS ANGELES: Moroccan American Marwa Lahlou fulfilled […]
Preventing future food security crises in the Arab world
TURKI FAISAL AL-RASHEED September 01, 2022 Short Url History repeats itself and, after more than a decade, food security is again at the top of the agenda of governments worldwide, […]
Islamic lessons to wash, shroud dead in demand at UK charity
Previous 0 seconds of 1 minute, 47 secondsVolume 40% 1 / 2 Supporting Humanity said the ghusl workshops are set to resume on Sept. 25. (AN Photo/Sarah Glubb) 2 / 2 Supporting […]
Saudi Arabia’s power and global influence are wasted on one man
August 31, 2022 at 4:44 pm | Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud takes part in the traditional cleaning of Kaaba, held as […]
Palestinians recognize the suffering of the Holocaust
RAMZY BAROUD August 31, 2022 Short Url A week after Israel ended its deadly April 2002 onslaught on the besieged Palestinian refugee camp at Jenin in the northern West Bank, […]
When starvation the only means Palestinian prisoners can adopt to challenge Israel
Aug 31,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen If he survives until today, Khalil Awawda will have been on hunger strike for 172 days in protest against Israeli administrative detention […]
Ambitious new vision needed to fix Arab region’s inequalities
OSAMA AL-SHARIF August 30, 2022 Short Url The title of the latest report by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia on inequality in the Arab region is […]
Iraq’s current and future uncertain political scene
Aug 28,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh Since the last Iraqi election, Muqtada Al Sadr, the powerful Iraqi Shia cleric, is emerging as the actual game changer on […]
On Abbas’ “Holocaust” and the depravity of Israeli hasbara
Aug 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud “There was no Massacre in Jenin” was the title of a Haaretz editorial on April 19, 2002, one week after Israel ended […]
Palestinian prisoners demand to be treated with dignity
DAOUD KUTTAB August 29, 2022 Short Url The images of Khalil Awawdeh released last week were jarring. After 178 days of abstaining from food, the body of this protesting Palestinian […]
Iraq on verge of civil war: protestors killed as Sadr quits politics
UPDATE Iraq’s powerful Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics permanently. (File/AFP) Short Url Updated 13 sec ago ARAB NEWS August 29, 2022 Witnesses said earlier that Sadr […]
Iraq gets deeper and deeper into a political quagmire
HAFED AL-GHWELL August 27, 2022 Short Url Ten months ago, Iraq was on the verge of pulling off a remarkable, albeit improbable, feat after the conclusion of national parliamentary elections. […]
Salman Rushdie attack ‘unacceptable’ to Islam, says MWL chief Al-Issa
Updated 21 August 2022 BY FRANCESCO BONGARRÀ Al-Issa was speaking at the 43rd “Meeting of Friendship Between People” in Rimini, Italy In an interview with Arab News on the side […]
OIC calls on international community to support Rohingya people
Rohingya refugees gather to mark the second anniversary of the exodus at the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. (REUTERS) Short Url Updated 26 August 2022 ARAB NEWS August 26, […]
Syria, the forgotten crisis?
Mid-August, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that it faced a record funding gap for its emergency response budget in 2022. Last December, OCHA appealed […]