Arab alliance headed for further gains in Israel vote
By AFP – Mar 03,2020 – Jordan Times HAIFA — Israel’s largely Arab Joint List alliance was on track for its best-ever electoral performance, near-complete results showed Tuesday, consolidating […]
This is what the sudden fall of Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf, the cousin of Bashar al-Assad, means
After each internal conflict in Syria, there has been a shift of power – and this is a serious change in the dynamics of the ruling class in Damascus, writes […]
Iraq Chooses New Prime Minister, an Ex-Security Chief Backed by U.S.
With the selection of Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq has its first real government in more than five months. He will confront an array of daunting problems. By Alissa J. Rubin […]
To survive, Lebanon needs a revolution that delivers Lebanese people from want, despair
THE JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN In an unprecedented call for action on Lebanon’s turbulent domestic front, the UN Security Council has urged the Lebanese authorities “to respond to […]
Ahmadiyyat : The Community Should Give Emphasis to Four Points
Professor Amtul Razzaq Carmichael – UK 5th May 2020 Based on an address delivered by the Second Caliph, Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra) on December 28, 1946 The […]
Key to Being Successful in this World
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih II(ra) 4th May 2020 Translated into English for the first time by the Review of Religions translation team Address delivered by […]
Like hundreds of Lebanese people, I broke lockdown to witness a desperate protest against hunger
For those rallying on the streets of Tripoli, the certainty of dying from starvation is far more pressing than the probability of contracting coronavirus, says Bel Trew @beltrew 14 minutes […]
100 years after San Remo and the denial of Arab rights continues
s May 04,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES Z. ZOGBY It was appropriate that during the week in which we commemorated the 100th anniversary of the San Remo Conference, Israelis […]
Will Lebanon’s collapse herald Hezbollah dominance or demise?
Baria Alamuddin May 03, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/nmjua Hezbollah and Iran appear more discomforted and defensive than at any time in recent memory, faced as they are with intensifying sanctions, […]
MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman — a palace coup
Ben Hubbard’s book tells how the Saudi prince fuses autocracy with ‘modernisation’ Malise Ruthven April 30 2020 Barring accident or assassination, Mohammed bin Salman is destined to become king of […]
Netanyahu’s ‘war cabinet’ on its way to make annexation a new reality
Apr 28,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never had it so good. His one-time foes are lining up behind him like never […]
US to recognise annexation of occupied West Bank, Jordan Valley
Palestinians reject application of Israeli law on occupied WB areas, saying it will shut the door on two-state solution. 28 Apr 2020 The US administration’s Middle East plan would […]
Israel Strikes Syria Twice in 24 Hours, State Media Reports
Missiles fired from over the Golan Heights reportedly hit military installations in the Quneitra border area. Later Friday, Israel attacked a Hezbollah weapon depot in Homs, Syrian Observatory for […]
Decision regarding this year’s Hajj expected by 15th Ramazan: minister
Source: SAMAA | Zulqarnain Iqbal – Posted: Apr 11, 2020 | Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri has said that the decision on whether or not this year’s Hajj […]
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
Source: Aeon Social scientists predicted that belief in the supernatural would drift away as modern science advanced. They were wrong. By Peter Harrison, who is an Australian Laureate Fellow and […]
Palestinians, Israelis should seek peace together
Source: Arab News Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall political reporter and columnist. He can be reached on his personal website at http://www.Hanania.com. Twitter: @RayHanania Emcees Maya […]
What do Israel’s US-backed annexation plans mean for West Bank
By AFP – Apr 29,2020 -JORDAN TIMES There are far more Palestinians than Israeli settlers in the Jordan Valley but to the anger of the Palestinians Trump has given US […]
The Saudi and UAE cold war in Yemen will only intensify – even with the recent show of unity
Moves by Yemeni separatists in the south have pushed the pair onto the same page, but both Riyadh and Abu Dhabi crave influence in the country Ahmed Aboudouh @AAboudouh 10 […]
Netanyahu’s son calls for return of a ‘free, democratic, Christian’ Europe
By MARCY OSTER/JTA APRIL 29, 2020 JERUSALEM (JTA) — Yair Netanyahu, a son of the Israeli prime minister, called for the return of a “free, democratic and Christian” Europe in […]
Explainer: Why Yemen is at war
Apr 27, 2020 – swissinfo.ch DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s leading separatist group has declared self-rule in the south, complicating U.N. efforts to end a ruinous conflict and protect […]