Syrians fear hunger as record devaluation sparks protests
WFP estimates that 9.3 million Syrians are food insecure By AFP – Jun 10,2020 -JORDAN TIMES A boy pays a merchant with a Turkish lira banknote at a shop in […]
Palestinian premier submits ‘counter-proposal’ to Trump plan
By AFP – Jun 09,2020 -JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH, Palestine — Palestinians have sent top mediators including the United Nations a response to the US plan which anticipates Israel annexing parts […]
The Second Pillar of Islam: Salat, The Daily Prayers
The Five Pillars of Islam The Second Pillar of Islam: Salat, The Daily Prayers 9th June 2020 Azhar Goraya, Mexico Prayer takes astonishingly different forms in the world’s diverse religious […]
‘It’s a war crime’: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu annexation bid
Source: Times of Israel Meretz MK, Joint List leader says move would create ‘apartheid’; Sanders sends video message; police forcefully detain photojournalist covering event, arrest 4 demonstrators By Jacob Magid […]
Israel renews racist marriage law
Ali Abunimah 3 June 2020 Israel’s version of apartheid can be more subtle than South Africa’s, but the goal is fundamentally the same: ethno-racial gerrymandering, segregation and domination. […]
The Angel of Death
Editor’s Note: Sorry, but with all this talk about Corona Corona Corona I remember again the old Iraqi story about the Angel of Death (author unknown). Please permit me […]
Israel to demolish 200 Palestinian buildings in East Jerusalem
Israeli forces delivered an order to demolish 200 decades-old Palestinian-owned industrial structures June 1, 2020 Israeli occupation authorities yesterday delivered an order to demolish 200 decades-old Palestinian-owned industrial structures located […]
‘Sarah and Omar have disappeared’: children of ex-Saudi official missing since March
Aljabri family tells of anguish over what they describe as act of vengeance by Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington @skirchy Email Wed 3 Jun 2020 Sarah Aljabri […]
Dreams, Visions and Revelation. Dreams – Portals to an Unknown World
Source: Review of Religions By Sabahat Ali Rajput, Missionary Covid-19 has left such a traumatic trail in its wake that it has hijacked our sleep. At 0.125 microns, the virus […]
Indonesia to skip Hajj pilgrimage over coronavirus fears
Largest contingent of worshippers will not be doing the annual trip to Saudi Arabia. Source: Al Jazeerah Indonesia has cancelled plans to attend the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia […]
Netanyahu can gobble up the West Bank and the EU will do nothing
European foreign ministers agree that annexation is against international law and that the theft of other people’s territory is anathema to the core principles of the EU. But the union […]
The decline of Europe’s strategic Middle Eastern role
Kerry Boyd Anderson June 01, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/gcw5u NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2nd L) and NTC Defence Minister Jalal al-Digheily (2nd R), Tripoli, October 31, 2011. (Reuters) The […]
Iraqi militiamen drop guns to dig graves for coronavirus victims
Jun 1, 2020 – 16:00 FILE PHOTO: Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who volunteered to work at the cemetery, wear protective suits as they carry the body of […]
Netanyahu’s Annexation Plans Meet Surprise Opponent: Israeli Settlers
David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon 7 hrs ago © Dan Balilty for The New York Times The Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin […]
A Prophetic Call To Welcome Refugees – Muhammad’s Example
04/20/2020 Dr. Craig Considine Refugee stories are part of our common history. Prophet Muhammad was a refugee. Jesus was a refugee. Mary, his mother, was a refugee. Joseph, too. Moses was a refugee. Abraham was a refugee. Rejecting the most vulnerable among us is an affront to the prophets. How […]
The Growing Movement to Inform the World of Prophet Muhammad’s Covenants With Christians
By Dr. Craig Considine, who is a scholar, professor, global speaker, media contributor, and public intellectual based at the Department of Sociology at Rice University Forbes just published an article […]
More than 50m people are affected by conflict in urban areas. For them, coronavirus is just another burden to bear
We urge warring parties to immediately and unconditionally adhere to a pause in fighting to allow aid supplies and staff to get to those in need Mark Lowcock, Izumi Nakamitsu, […]
Israeli police kill unarmed, mentally disabled Palestinian man in Jerusalem
Israeli police shot dead an unarmed and mentally disabled Palestinian man near Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday, claiming the victim looked as if he was carrying a weapon. The police […]
PODCAST: The Jewish Israelis helping make Palestinian return a reality
What do Jewish Israelis think about the right of return for Palestinian refugees? The answer is not what you might expect. By Henriette Chacar May 29, 2020 Thousands of Palestinian […]
Prophet’s Mosque to open to public in stages from Sunday
Source: Arab News Saudi Arabia announced that the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah will gradually open to the public starting Sunday. The Saudi minister of Islamic affairs announced the readiness of […]