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 / […]
Attempt to ban Balad from Israeli election was politically motivated
YOSSI MEKELBERG October 11, 2022 Short Url Disqualifying a party from contesting an election should be a rare occurrence and should only happen if the party poses a clear and […]
Israel has a paltry valuation of American lives
RAY HANANIA October 11, 2022 Short Url Two news items were reported at the same time last week about compensation being offered to the families of Americans who were killed […]
With or without you (Netanyahu)
Oct 10,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby In less than one month, Israel will hold its fifth national elections in four years. The Israeli press is filled with […]
On the death of Rayan Suliman and his fear of monsters
Oct 11,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Children of my Gaza refugee camp were rarely afraid of monsters but of Israeli soldiers. This is all that we talked about […]
The dangerous repercussion of the failure of renewed truce in Yemen
Oct 09,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh After a six-month truce, the Yemeni government and the Houthis failed to extend the nationwide ceasefire. The current situation might well […]
Jason Greenblatt’s ‘In the Path of Abraham’ offers an inside track on the Middle East peace process
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 6 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for a picture with the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Morocco and the UAE following their meeting in […]
Why West responds so differently to murders in Palestine, Iran
RAY HANANIA October 05, 2022 Short Url Do the issues of who you are and where you are murdered impact the coverage given to your case by the mainstream American […]
Jerusalem’s Christians debunk attempts to deny their reality
DAOUD KUTTAB October 05, 2022 Short Url The Israeli narrative of it being a benevolent, liberal democratic country that respects the rights of all people under its domain, including their […]
Oil-rich Iraq should be flourishing but is, instead, floundering on edge of collapse
Oct 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Iraq remains in turmoil three years after mass protests erupted across the country. Thousands of Iraqis gathered last Saturday in Tahrir Square […]
Hindu temple Dubai: official Jebel Ali opening, prayer timings and bookings
House of worship in Jebel Ali opens on Wednesday Jebel Ali’s Hindu temple officially opens on October 5. Chris Whiteoak / The National Ramola Talwar Badam Oct 05, 2022 Listen […]
The implications of Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented economic boom
DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG October 04, 2022 Short Url Saudi Arabia announced over the weekend a positive assessment of the economy during 2022, expecting a significant fiscal surplus for the […]
Newest Hindu temple officially opens its doors to UAE residents
Previous 1 / 2 A visitors holds a mobile phone at the newly inaugurated Hindu Temple in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 4, 2022. (Reuters) 2 / 2 Visitors stand outside the […]
Palestinian citizens’ apathy may hand Netanyahu victory
OSAMA AL-SHARIF October 04, 2022 Short Url As Israeli voters head to the polls on Nov. 1 for a fifth Knesset election in the space of four years — one […]