Syrian oil a bone of contention between Pentagon, Trump
Nov 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN It is amusing to record US explanations for the continuing presence of its soldiers in north-eastern and eastern Syria. US President Donald […]
Everything you were told about the Syrian war was wrong – until now
Despite all evidence to the contrary, the Syrian Democratic Forces kept their title unquestioned until the Turks invaded Syria, when they were suddenly transformed into ‘Kurdish forces’ who had been […]
10 Things To Know About The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)
On the 9th-10th November this year, across the world Muslims will come together to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.sa. Known as Mawlid an-Nabi, the celebrations take place on […]
UN chief calls for international cooperation on foreign extremists
by AFP – JORDAN TIMES 12th November 2019 PARIS — UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for an international accord on the fate of foreign militants being held in the […]
Only ‘believers’ can sell their soul to the devil and expect justice
BY ROBERT FISK, The Independent In the deeply sorrowful place we call the Middle East, when you know how cheap death is you don’t spend time contemplating heaven or hell, […]
Rescuing the Reefs; Red Sea coral spotlights Swiss ‘Science Diplomacy’
By Julia Crawford Nov 8, 2019 – 11:00 (Guilhem Banc-Prandi) Coral from the Red Sea is special for its exceptional ability to withstand the effects of climate change, but the […]
White Supremacism and Islamic Astronomy in History of Astronomy Texts from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day
Source: The Muslim Heritage By Joe Lockard This paper reviews manifestations of racism in European and American histories of Arab and Persian astronomy from the eighteenth century to the present […]
UN envoy congratulates Saudi Arabia for brokering Yemen peace deal
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received UN special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths. (SPA) SPA November 08, 2019 The crown prince reiterated Saudi Arabia’s commitment to all efforts that […]
JORDAN: His Majesty praises UAE efforts to reach political solution in Yemen
By JT – Nov 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, in a phone call on Thursday with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of […]
Conflict, corruption and sectarianism made Iraqis fustrated
Nov 06,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Mass protests against mismanagement, corruption and sectarian rule are gripping Iraq, a poor country which should be wealthy. The Organisation of the Petroleum […]
Pierre Krähenbühl. Departing UNRWA head claims he is ‘victim of dirty politics’
Nov 7, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The departing Swiss head of a United Nations agency for assisting Palestinian refugees says he is the victim of a political attack. Pierre Krähenbühl denies […]
Ex-UN Syria envoy says he quit to avoid having to shake Assad’s hand
Staffan de Mistura also says EU’s failure to address Syria crisis led to Brexit vote Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Tue 5 Nov 2019 Staffan de Mistura was the UN’s special […]
I spoke to the women risking their lives to join the Iraq revolution – and this is what they want
Women in Iraq are rising from the ashes of war to join protestors calling for political change Balsam Mustafa Protestors in Iraq have once again defied the threat of […]
Turkey to send Daesh prisoners to home countries
Arab News Saturday . November 02, 2019 Updated 9 sec ago Reuters November 02, 2019 ISTANBUL: Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday Turkey would send captured Daesh members back […]
The new revolutions of the Middle East are not the same, but they all share this one fatal flaw
They have no leadership, no recognisable faces of integrity. And – the greatest tragedy of all – they don’t seem to be interested in finding any Robert Fisk in Beirut […]
Migrants on Greek islands ‘on edge of catastrophe,’ rights watchdog says
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 31.10.2019 The situation for migrants in camps on Greek islands is “explosive” and “on the edge of catastrophe,” the Council of Europe’s commissioner for […]
TheFace: Lubna Abdul Aziz Al-Khalidi, Saudi media personality
I am an emerging media figure working for the Eastern Region Channel and a director of corporate communications, public relations and media in a major Saudi investment company. Born […]
Tug of war
Oct 31,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh Over the past couple of decades in particular, our world has undergone dramatic changes. Globalisation, the information and technology revolution, postmodernism, […]
Islamic State Baghdadi raid video released as US general warns of Isis reprisal attacks
General Kenneth McKenzie says Isis will remain a threat as he shows footage of raid on leader’s Syria hideout Julian Borger in Washington Wed 30 Oct 2019 Pentagon […]
Constantine the African and the Qayrawani doctors: Contribution of the ‘Phoenicians’ of North Africa to Latin Medicine in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
by Charles Burnett When a sixteenth-century medical writer referred to Phoenicians, alongside Arabs, as exceptionally important medical sources, he was probably referring to the Muslim and Jewish doctors of Qayrawan, […]