We must not abandon the women and children of Isis in camps in Syria
Azadeh Moaveni The prospect of scoring political points at home should not trump considerations of humanity and fairness Wed 27 Nov 2019 The water in al-Hawl, the bleak camp in […]
Three women named finalists for top human rights prize
By AFP – Nov 26,2019 – JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — A Yemeni lawyer who exposed secret prisons and torture, a Mexican champion fighting femicide and a South African women’s rights […]
Jordan and Israel’s 25-year peace deal under more strain than ever
Unpopular but enduring treaty faces new test in form of Donald Trump’s plan for Middle EastJordan and Israel’s 25-year peace deal under more strain than ever Michael Safi in Amman […]
The call for a post-sectarian Middle East in Baghdad and Beirut
Zaid M. Belbagi November 25, 2019 Water, electricity and access to economic opportunities are not sectarian trophies to award, but basic human rights. What events in Baghdad and Beirut have […]
The liberal spirit captivating the Mideast’s revolutions
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed November 24, 2019 Reflecting on the three major events in the Middle East — Iran, Iraq and Lebanon — we realize that they are more than […]
Laying the ground for the new ‘peace process’
Nov 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The recent indications from the United States that it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal […]
‘No alternative to UNRWA’s efforts besides refugee return’
By JT – Nov 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL AMMAN — Heads of delegations of Arab countries hosting Palestinian refugees on Sunday highlighted His Majesty King Abdullah’s continual defence of […]
What Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman could learn from Prince Andrew – and vice versa
The two princes in hot water have one thing in common: a history of terrible personal and political choices Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Prince Andrew and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia have both had a bad week. On the very same day that Prince Andrew was giving his […]
I witnessed my first real battles and saw my first corpses in Belfast. It prepared me for the Middle East – Robert Fisk
Source: Independent In an exclusive clip from This Is Not A Movie, a documentary film by Yung Chang about the foreign reporting of Robert Fisk, we see the genesis of […]
Iraq’s secret sex trade
A BBC Arabic investigation has exposed a secret world of sexual exploitation of children and young women by clerics in Iraq. The practice of temporary marriage, illegal under Iraqi law, […]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for bribery and fraud
Attorney general announces charges as crisis deepens for longest-serving leader Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Thu 21 Nov 2019 Benjamin Netanyahu describes corruption indictment as ‘attempted coup’ – video Israel’s […]
UK Government rescues British orphans of Isil fighters from Syria in first repatriation mission
Josie Ensor, Middle East Correspondent Charles Hymas 21 November 2019 • British orphaned children of Islamic State fighters have been rescued from Syria, in the first evacuation by the […]
Reality Check: Syria war: Who benefits from its oil production?
By Reality Check team BBC News 21 November 2019 President Donald Trump says he expects the United States to benefit by millions of dollars per month from Syria’s oil […]
Makkah siege: Laying the ghost of 1979 to rest
Rawan Radwan November 21, 2019 Now moving rapidly back to the future, Saudi Arabia took decades to overcome the effects of the assault on the Grand Mosque JEDDAH: Today, […]
Riyadh Agreement to ‘open the door’ for broader peace talks on Yemen, says King Salman
Arab News Thursday . November 21, 2019 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia seeks a political settlement in Yemen and hoped that a recent agreement signed in Riyadh would open the door to […]
UNRWA’s extension bad news for US, Israel
Nov 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The three year renewal of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) mandate by the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly is […]
EU countries at UN criticise US’ shift on Israeli settlements
Washington’s U-turn on policy draws flak at UNSC; Vatican joins chorus of criticism By Agencies – Nov 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES European members of the UN Security Council hit out […]
Why are two female witnesses equal to one male witness in Islam?
Source: Al Hakam The Promised Messiah Responding to Allegations Why are two female witnesses equal to one male witness in Islam? By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Canada Gender equality is one […]
How Western media bias allows Israel to get away with murder in Gaza
Nov 19,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD An Israeli attack on Gaza was imminent, and not because of any provocations by Palestinian groups in the besieged, impoverished Gaza Strip. The […]
12M Yemeni children in need of urgent help, UNICEF says
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 19.11.2019 At least 12 million children in war-battered Yemen are in need of urgent humanitarian aid, the U.N.’s children’s agency UNICEF said on […]