Sadiq Khan refuses to attend city mayors’ summit in Saudi Arabia
Khan and GLA staff will boycott event in protest over human rights issues in the country The city of Riyadh, where the Urban 20 summit is being hosted as part […]
Annexation without declaration: The Israeli case
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN OP-ED SEP 30, 2020 Israeli security forces aim their weapons amid clashes with Palestinian protesters in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Hebron, Sept. 25, 2020. […]
Sheikh Sabah leaves behind a solid legacy
SINEM CENGIZ September 29, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/ns62d Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, May 31, 2019. (Reuters) I write these words with a heart filled with sorrow […]
Saudi Arabia’s current state of affairs
TESTIMONY Bruce Riedel Monday, September 28, 2020 Editor’s Note:Bruce Riedel testified before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence during its hearing on the U.S.-Saudi security and intelligence relationship. A […]
Kuwait’s ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah dies aged 91
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah died today after ruling the country since 2006 He had been in hospital in the US since July after having surgery in Kuwait Before becoming Kuwait’s […]
Carlos Ghosn launches initiative to help his native Lebanon
By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press © Hussein Malla Nissan’s former executive Carlos Ghosn speaks during a press conference at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), north of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, […]
Dubai hotel claims kosher food first
Habtoor Hospitality will introduce a kosher food and beverage service to its UAE kitchens. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/rzagn Habtoor Hospitality has partnered with Ellis Kosher Kitchen to introduce Kosher food […]
In lieu of a liberation strategy: Palestinian elections are designed to buy time
Sep 29,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud It is abundantly clear that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has underestimated the seriousness of the challenges facing Palestine and the […]
The dilemma of Mahmoud Abbas
Sep 29,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Mahmoud Abbas is caught between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Many Palestinians blame his endlessly conciliatory policy towards Israel for the […]
Egypt navy shot dead two Palestine fishermen
Egyptian naval forces have shot dead two Palestinian fishermen, and wounded and arrested a third on Friday after they allegedly crossed into Egyptian territorial waters September 26, 2020 Egyptian naval forces have shot dead two Palestinian fishermen, and wounded and arrested a third on Friday after they allegedly crossed into […]
Triple Talaq & Islam
By NDT Bureau September 28, 2020 And when you divorce women and they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or release them according to acceptable […]
Saudi Arabia’s Umrah plan to ensure flow of pilgrims
The resumption of Umrah will take place in three phases, each with a certain capacity and under constant supervision, similar to the standards enforced during the Hajj pilgrimage last August. […]
Middle East: Towards more effective diplomacy
Sep 28,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh While the US administration is moving forward in promoting its regional plan, the Palestinian authority has cornered itself into a very […]
Second intifada: two decades of setbacks
By AFP Since a second intifada, or uprising, erupted on September 28, 2000, Palestinians have faced a string of military turnarounds and diplomatic defeats as well as their own […]
The Second Intifada, 20 Years On: Thousands Died in a Struggle That Failed
The Al-Aqsa Intifada was the largest popular uprising against the occupation. Two decades after it broke out, the Palestinian situation is grimmer than ever Open gallery view Palestinian demonstrators run […]
The Saudis’ Heads Are in the Clouds of Peace, Their Feet in the Yemeni Mud
Analysis The crown prince is interested in a normalization with Israel and his father likes the Arab Peace Initiative, but the war in Yemen and threats to Prince Mohammed at […]
Iran’s Rouhani Urges All Mideast Nations Hosting US Forces to Expel Them
© Photo : Wikimedia Commons / Markusszy MIDDLE EAST 27.09.2020 Get short URL by Ilya Tsukanov Washington beefed up its military presence near Iran earlier this month, deploying a carrier strike […]
Anonymous browsingTrove of Docs Leaked by Anonymous Shows How Western Intel, PR Firms Crafted False Syria Narrative
MIDDLE EAST 27.09.2020 by Ilya Tsukanov According to the hacktivist collective, the files provide, for the first time, “a detailed map” on the British intelligence services’ clandestine operations in Syria […]
Does Capitalism Contain the Seed of its own Destruction?
AHMED DANYAL ARIF CAPITALISM13th September 2020 Ahmed Danyal Arif, UK Today more than ever, our civilization is based on the domination of Chronos, the god of time and clocks, constantly […]
THE HOLY QURAN: A Historic Achievement: New Qur’anic Font Under the Guidance of Khilafat
26th September 2020 Khatt-e-Manzoor Based on report from Wakalat Ta`mil-o-Tanfidh The Holy Qur’an is published throughout the world in various fonts. For the sake of beautification, many fonts endeavor to […]