‘I love France, but I left’: The Muslims who decide to emigrate
With Islamophobia on the rise in politics and on the street, many Muslims are leaving France. With bitterness and often without regrets Muslim worshippers pray on the first day of […]
World faith leaders convene in Saudi Arabia for first time in ground-breaking conference to build bridges with Muslim leaders
NEWS PROVIDED BYThe Muslim World League May 13, 2022, RIYADH, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Muslim World League (MWL) – the world’s largest Islamic NGO – has concluded the Forum on Common Values […]
Palestinians spoil Israel’s flag march by underlining Jerusalem’s Arab identity
OSAMA AL-SHARIF May 31, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/gktjx Fifty-five years after it was captured in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, East Jerusalem, with its iconic Old City, remains strikingly and unmistakably […]
Pro-Israel media’s hypocritical approach to Palestinian rhetoric
RAY HANANIA May 30, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/8bgzc Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib this month proposed a resolution calling on the US Congress to recognize the Nakba (catastrophe), in which pre-Israeli […]
Despite direct economic consequences, study finds majority of Arabs do not care about Ukraine-Russia war
Shockwaves from the conflict are affecting millions of Arabs, faced with rising costs of basic foodstuffs heavily imported from Russia and Ukraine, and could lead to protests in countries like […]
Furious
May 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh left me furious: a wonderful woman journalist is gone; the Israel’s response is predictable; and […]
Hundreds of Israelis storm Al-Aqsa complex amid flag march
BY AGENCIES MAY 29, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Jewish settlers walk during a visit to the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount […]
GCC chief condemns extremists, Israeli Knesset member for storming Al-Aqsa Mosque
Demonstrators gather with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem on May 29, 2022, during the Israeli “flags march” to mark “Jerusalem Day.” (AFP) Short […]
‘Sending Aya Back’ — a heart-wrenching documentary about a Syrian refugee in Denmark
Previous 0 seconds of 50 secondsVolume 40% Next Short Url https://arab.news/pwzdr ARAB NEWS May 28, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/may/24/sending-aya-back-the-syrian-teen-facing-deportation-in-denmark-documentary LONDON: UK newspaper The Guardian released a documentary film on Friday that tells the story of Aya Abu-Daher, a 19-year-old Syrian refugee in Denmark whose residence permit was revoked, leaving her facing deportation. […]
Why Ibn Khaldun remains of great importance to Arab world
ZAID M. BELBAGI May 27, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/pxzsz The Arab world is at an important historical juncture. The next generation will either create an opportunity for reform that will […]
A new plan for Palestine that may just work
BY DAOUD KUTTAB May 28, 2022 Source: Arab News The killing of Palestinian TV journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the appalling Israeli police assault on her funeral appear to have […]
Another global recession?
May 25,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Jim O’Neill LONDON — At the start of the year, I expressed concerns about the outlook for financial markets, owing to all the considerable uncertainties that I could identify, and to the many other potential risks that were not yet clear. This was after […]
Conference reaffirms Hashemite Custodianship of Jerusalem’s Christian holy sites
By JT – May 26,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Participants during the ‘Christians and Christianity in the Middle East’ conference in Amman on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Participants in the “Christians and […]
Modest Warming in U.S. Views on Israel and Palestinians
Young Americans’ attitudes are as favorable toward the Palestinian people and government as toward Israel BY BECKA A. ALPER How we did this In recent years, U.S. public opinion has become […]
Logistics and the decoupling of East and West
KHALED ABOU ZAHR May 27, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/8tk6a Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” is a favorite of business and investment executives, to the point of becoming a cliche. […]
Long marginalised, ‘right of return’ once more a Palestinian priority
May 24,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud The Nakba is back on the Palestinian agenda. For nearly three decades, Palestinians were told that the Nakba — or Catastrophe — […]
Saudi foreign minister reiterates Kingdom’s position on Israel
Saudi Arabian FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan reiterated the kingdom’s stance regarding normalization with Israel. (AN Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/cy4gw ARAB NEWS May 24, 2022 Normalization comes as an end […]
Palestinians denied justice in Israeli courts
YOSSI MEKELBERG May 24, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/cxy7u Once upon a time, there were courts in Israel where Palestinians could, at least occasionally, obtain some of the justice denied to […]
The reasons behind Gulf states’ neutral policy on Ukraine
DR. MOHAMMED AL-SULAMI May 23, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/bfucq The Russian military campaign in Ukraine has thrown Europe’s geopolitical landscape into disarray. This crisis also overshadows the global order, with countries worldwide adopting various positions toward the crisis, including the Gulf states, which have adopted a policy of neutrality. But […]
Long marginalized, the ‘right of return’ is once more a Palestinian priority
RAMZY BAROUD May 23, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/9snjr The Nakba is back on the Palestinian agenda. For nearly three decades, Palestinians were told that the Nakba — or “Catastrophe” — […]