Human Rights Watch accuses Israel, Facebook of crack down on free speech
Facebook is also involved in recent years in limiting incitement on its platform in the US, EU countries and elsewhere with an ongoing debate about whether it has struck […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan calls for diplomatic solution to Middle East disputes
Saudi Arabia offers support to develop tourism sector of Pakistan Published: December 15, 2019 12:33 Ashfaq Ahmed, Associate Editor – Online Dubai: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called […]
WAR ON TERROR: US send experts to raise oil output in southeastern Syria
ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Published 16.12.2019 The U.S. has sent a group of experts to Syria’s biggest oil field in Deir el-Zour, a province currently under the occupation of the YPG/PKK […]
Landmark forum seeks ‘better answers’ to refugee response
International Geneva Global Refugee Forum Landmark forum seeks ‘better answers’ to refugee response By Simon Bradley Dec 16, 2019 – 06:00 The first-ever “Global Refugee Forum” opens in Geneva on […]
Lebanon #Disinformation: the online threat to protest in the Middle East
Social media users face attacks from influencers and fake accounts at home and abroad Ruth Michaelson in Cairo and Michael Safi in Amman Sun 15 Dec 2019 When […]
Turkey urges Islamic cooperation to help needy Muslims
December 08 2019 ISTANBUL-Anadolu Agency Turkey’s president on Dec. 8 urged Muslim countries to work harder together to help millions of Muslims facing economic hardship. “21 percent of the population […]
Iraq between total chaos and slow recovery
Dec 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF The line between total chaos and a semblance of a political process has been blurred following Sunday’s acceptance by the Iraqi parliament […]
In warning to Netanyahu, US House endorses two-state solution
By AFP – Dec 07,2019 – JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives on Friday threw its weight behind a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians, in a […]
A second Nakba in the making
Dec 09,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES Z. ZOGBY Two years ago Friday, President Donald Trump formally recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. We knew then that this was an irresponsible […]
EU adopts 297m euro in support of refugees, local communities in Jordan, Lebanon
Dec. 06, 2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The EU has adopted a new 297 million-euro-assistance package to support refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon via […]
When you follow the gun trail, you sometimes end up in unexpected places
In a third exclusive clip from This Is Not A Movie, a documentary film by Yung Chang about the foreign reporting of Robert Fisk, Robert discusses how he followed the […]
Recent archaeological discoveries highlight Saudi Arabia as ‘a cradle of human civilizations,’ Rome conference told
SPA December 06, 2019 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has become a leader in the field of archaeological research in the past five years, a major exhibition in Rome was told. […]
There is no conflict between the struggle against antisemitism and the struggle against Israeli occupation
Source: Independent Today, the charge of antisemitism is addressed at anyone who critiques Israeli policy This article was amended on 5 December 2019. We acknowledge that an earlier version of […]
The insidious Islamophobia I experience as a white, blond Muslim — and how I combat it
People assume I’m one of them, safely in the club, and insult Muslims in front of me — not realizing the community they’re insulting is mine, too. Joanna Neborsky […]
Social media responsibility & Labayk
Social media use is growing globally year on year. Currently, over 3.5 billion people (or over 45% of the world’s population) are active social media users. This has created a […]
A Muslim’s response to blasphemous acts
29th November, 2019 alhakam.org Islamophobia and religious intolerance has been on the rise for some time now. The proliferation of hateful acts against Muslims in the West is quite shocking because it is the very Western nations that stand out for their high moral and ethical standards. These countries […]
Qatari’s foreign minister’s visit to Saudi Arabia seen easing Gulf rift
Qatari foreign minister’s Saudi visit seen easing Gulf rift This content was published on November 28, 2019 8:48 PM Nov 28, 2019 – 20:48 By Stephen Kalin and Dmitry Zhdannikov RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) – Qatar’s foreign minister has made an unannounced visit to Riyadh, two sources told Reuters, amid signs that […]
Delegates fail to agree agenda for Syria constitution talks
Nov 29, 2019 – swissinfo.ch The second week-long round of talks in Geneva on Syria’s constitution ended on Friday with the Syrian government and opposition co-chairs unable to reach consensus […]
Pakistani man aims to bring shade to Iraq’s Arbaeen pilgrims
Nov 29, 2019 Bags of plants with weight and ordinal numbers written on them are seen before being transported for planting along the pilgrimage route between Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim holy […]
Netanyahu has fallen but his nefarious legacy will endure
Nov 26,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF One cannot but feel a sense of glee watching the dramatic fall from grace of Israel’s longest serving Prime Minister, Benjamin […]