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 […]
I’m a long-time Saudi dissident — Newcastle United have no idea what they’re getting into
The notion that Newcastle United’s new owners would use their cash to transform the club into a football powerhouse along the lines of Manchester City is a pipe dream Ali […]
Bereaved families plead for reconciliation at joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial
Source: Times of Israel Organizers say nearly 200,000 watch controversial online event broadcast from Tel Aviv and Ramallah featuring grieving family members from both sides of the conflict By Jacob […]
Coalition seeks end to escalation in Yemen, urges return to Riyadh deal
Arab News Monday . April 27, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/zem9d The STC scrapped its agreement with the Hadi government last weekend RIYADH: The Saudi-led Arab Coalition supporting Yemen’s UN-recognized […]
Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance
By AFP – Apr 26,2020 – JORDAN TIMES ADEN — Yemeni separatists early Sunday declared self-rule of the country’s south as a peace deal with the government crumbled, complicating a […]
Saudi Arabia is responsible for the slow death of the kingdom’s Nelson Mandela
By Abdullah Alaoudh April 25, 2020 Abdullah Alaoudh is a senior fellow in the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. Abdullah al-Hamid, Saudi Arabia’s most prominent intellectual and […]
Al-Aqsa preacher’s voice echoes across Jerusalem devoid of Ramadan crowds
Source: Swiss Info By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An imam standing atop an 18-foot pulpit in a near-empty Al-Aqsa Mosque delivered the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem, […]
Curfew partially lifted across Saudi Arabia, except in Makkah city
RIYADH: King Salman has ordered the partial lifting of a curfew across Saudi Arabia, with the exception of the holy city of Makkah and adjacent places previously isolated after a […]