Christmas: Then and now
Dec 26,2021 – Last updated at Dec 26,2021 The Christmas story as it is told in the West contains timeless elements that have shaped our culture in significant ways. As […]
Israel sets goal of doubling number of Jewish settlers on Golan Heights
This content was published on December 26, 2021 – 17:16December 26, 2021 – 17:16 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s government set a goal on Sunday of doubling the number of Jewish […]
On death: How did mortality shape philosophical thought?
BY EKREM DEMİRLİ DEC 26, 2021 – 1:44 PM GMT+3The Death of Socrates by Giambettino Cignaroli RECOMMENDED Mighty sovereigns of Ottoman throne: Sultan Mehmed III PORTRAIT In “Hayy ibn Yaqzan,” […]
ExxonMobil, Qatar sign Cyprus gas deal despite Turkey opposition
AFP , Saturday 11 Dec 2021 US giant ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy signed a contract Friday for oil and gas exploration and production-sharing off the divided island of Cyprus despite Turkey’s […]
New chapter for Baghdad’s book street
Previous 1 / 4People walk past an installation depicting a Christmas tree made of lights and marking the new year 2022 during the reopening of the renovated Al-Mutanabbi street on Saturday. […]
Restoration of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity uncovers long hidden treasures
By Daoud Kuttab for Arab News This Christmas, visitors to the purported birthplace of Jesus Christ can encounter details uncovered for the first time in centuries A baptismal font, a […]
Riyadh’s King Abdulaziz Public Library showcases Islamic currencies, rare coins
Deputy Culture Minister Hamed bin Mohammed Fayez and other officials explore the rare coins at the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Riyadh. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/4zccp RAHAF JAMBI December 24, […]
Maximum pressure programme
Dec 22,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Israeli politicians in and out of power continue to promote the fictitious Iranian nuclear threat as a means to secure advantage over rivals. Contradicting the […]
When Muslims ruled the civilised world
Beyond the paradox of celebrating a bygone Islamic civilization at the height of Islamophobia in the United States. Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies […]
As-Salt: The Middle East’s city of tolerance and generosity
(Image credit: Marta Vidal) By Marta Vidal22nd December 2021This small Jordanian city where minarets and church towers share the skyline was deemed a “place of tolerance and urban hospitality” by Unesco.T […]
Jerusalem church leaders: ‘Radical’ Israeli groups driving Christians from Holy Land
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY URGES: ‘READ THEIR HEART-CRY’ Guardian of Christian holy places laments ‘unchecked, unpunished’ attacks, as archbishops blame Israeli settlers and security barrier; accusations draw protest from British Jews […]
Our world is changing in worrying ways
NIDHAL GUESSOUM December 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/47y55 In October 2020, with the pandemic still to reach its peak and vaccines not yet available, the writer and CNN host Fareed […]
Migration is key issue facing Middle East
KERRY BOYD ANDERSON December 20, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/m5uu5 Among the issues that will shape the Middle East in 2022 is migration. While the level of violence in several conflicts […]
Saudi Arabia jails Yemeni man for 15 years for apostasy: Human Rights Watch
Saudi Arabia jails Yemeni man for 15 years for apostasy: Human Rights Watch AFP Published December 20, 2021 – Human Rights Watch said on Monday a Saudi court had sentenced a Yemeni […]
Two rockets hit Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone — Iraqi state media
A handout picture received from the US Embassy in Iraq on December 31, 2019, shows a US army apache helicopter dropping flares over Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone. (File/AFP) Short Url […]
Israel’s malign grip on Sheikh Jarrah
YOSSI MEKELBER G December 18, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8gjxu There are many faces to Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians, and none of them should make the country feel very proud. […]
OIC countries pledge fund to stave off Afghanistan ‘chaos’
1 / 5Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during the extraordinary session of Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP) 2 / 5Pakistan’s […]
Societies that treat women badly are poorer and less stable
Oppressing women not only hurts women; it also hurts men https://53c45557bb464df365f75fba619e880d.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlSep 11th 2021 BASRA AND TORORO “Awoman who drives a car will be killed,” says Sheikh Hazim Muhammad al-Manshad. He says […]
OIC diplomats arrive as Afghans face humanitarian catastrophe
Extraordinary CFM session on Sunday to mull over one-point agenda about Afghanistan Kamran Yousaf December 17, 2021 Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi received Secretary General of the OIC Hissein […]
An uncrowned king. Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed takes the reins
An uncrowned king: Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed takes the reins AFPPublished December 17, 2021 – Updated about an hour agoFacebook CountTwitter Share 0 From greeting foreign leaders to heading regional summits, Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]