Ramifications of the annexation process
JUNE 24, 2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Shehab Al Makahleh As July 1 approaches, mystery remains regarding Israeli plans. In 2017, when American President Donald Trump announced his […]
Netanyahu: The strongman fuelling fire in West Bank
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN OP-ED JUN 26, 2020 Since declaring Israel an independent state in May 1948, having gone on to occupy east Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and […]
Israel was at the centre of the most important news story this week – but you won’t have heard about it
Source: Independent by Robert Fisk The European Court of Human Rights has asked France to pay back €100,000 to 11 harmless activists who expressed their political views – and then […]
WHO welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to limit Hajj 2020
Source: Arab news RIYADH: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to greatly limit the number of Hajj pilgrims this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Atheists and humanists facing discrimination across the world, report finds
Source: The Guardian The report is largely based on testimony from 76 people in the eight countries surveyed By Harriet Sherwood Atheists and humanists are facing discrimination and persecution in […]
How did Jordan end up with the highest smoking rate in the world?
When international correspondent Michael Safi began looking into why Jordan had become the country with the highest smoking rates in the world, he began to uncover what public health advocates […]
Different takes on the Ottoman Empire: A summer reading list
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER JUN 22, 2020 Vintage photograph shows the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque in Istanbul on a foggy day. (iStock Photo) Here is the ultimate […]
Saudi Arabia: Hajj 2020 to be held with limited number of pilgrims
Source: Arab news RIYADH: Hajj will go ahead next month but with a “very limited” number of pilgrims allowed to take part, Saudi Arabia said on Monday. The decision was […]
Mercenaries Leading Assault on Yemen Port City Were Trained by IDF in Israel
Foreign mercenaries, trained covertly at secret IDF camps in the Negev desert, are now leading the new assault on the Yemen port city of Hodeida, an assault that observers warns […]
550 Palestinians to be homeless after Israel demolishes entire Jerusalem neighbourhood
June 14, 2019 at 10:59 am | Published in: B’Tselem, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine Palestinians inspect the house of Palestinian Arafat Irfaiyye, after it was demolished by a Israeli army in Hebron, West […]
Interview with pioneering Islamic thinker Fehmi Jadaane What is the essence of Islam, and does it need reforming?
What is the essence of Islam, and does it need reforming? Source: The Guardian Renowned Jordanian Islamic scholar Fehmi Jadaane vehemently objects to the transformation of Islam into an ideology. […]
Exclusive: Saudi dissident warned by Canadian police he is a target
Omar Abdulaziz, who was close to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told of threat posed by Saudi Arabia Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington @skirchy Email Sun 21 Jun 2020 Omar Abdulaziz is a […]
Iraqi Blacks Plight: THE NATIONAL
Abu Dhabi, UAESunday 21 June 2020 UAE Edition Black Iraqis say George Floyd’s death sheds light on their own centuries-long plight The community, many of whom are descendants of African slaves, want recognition as a minority group Mina Aldroubi and Azhar Al-Rubaie June 18, 2020 The death of George Floyd during […]
Jesus – A Prophet of God
By Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, President of the UN General Assembly, 1962–63 This Paper was read out at the International Conference on Deliverance of Jesus from the Cross, held at Commonwealth […]
Post-Covid-19: Is Islamic economics the way forward?
19th June 2020 The last three months have seen all sorts of data flying just as much around as the coronavirus. Pew Research Center, Womply, 7Park Data and numerous other surveyors and data providers have worked as sources to back up news stories. From number of deaths to number of […]
Mosques across Saudi Arabia prepared to ensure worshippers’ safety
Previous 1 / 4 People practice “social distancing” rules as they worship at a mosque in Al-Baha. (SPA photo) 2 / 4 People practice “social distancing” rules as they worship at a mosque in […]
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/p9p2f Netanyahu is trying to confuse the international position which rejects annexation REUTERS June 18, 2020 JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing […]
Power struggle in East Med and Turkey’s position
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN COLUMNS JUN 17, 2020 12:05 AM GMT+3 Turkey’s drilling vessel, Fatih, sails through the Bosporus as it leaves for the Black Sea, Istanbul, Turkey, May 29, 2020. (Reuters […]
Israel’s destructive annexation moves
Jun 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Within the next few weeks we will know for sure what parts of the occupied West Bank Israel is going to […]
West Bank plan will create ‘apartheid’ – UN experts
By AFP – Jun 16,2020 -JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian child stands at his family land east of Tubas in the Jordan Valley on Monday (AFP photo) GENEVA — Israel’s plan […]