Who wants a new war in the Middle East?
Jul 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh While tensions in the region are reaching alarming levels, and the increasing pressure on Iran is having wider impacts, there is […]
Flying taxis, robots and dinosaurs: Social media pokes fun at MBS’s desert dream
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman plans to build a futuristic city complete with technology yet to be invented By Zeinab Edah-Tally Published date: 26 July 2019 If Saudi […]
King Salman to host 2,000 family members of Yemeni army ‘martyrs’ during Hajj
King Salman will host 2,000 family members of Yemeni army and Popular Resistance soldiers who died fighting to restore the legitimate government in Yemen during this year’s Hajj. (SPA) Arab […]
Better late than never ! Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas suspends all agreements signed with Israel
Jul 27, 2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is, of course, right in suspending all agreements signed with Israel after realising that enforcement of these agreements is […]
What will Palestine be like in 2048? Writers turn to sci-fi for the answer
Science fiction books A new anthology collects 12 authors’ visions of life in the region in 2048 – providing a liberating change for some Alison Flood Thu 25 Jul 2019 […]
Ignoring atrocities
Jul 25,2019 – JORDAN TIMES The US on Wednesday once again blocked an attempt by the UN Security Council to issue a mere statement expressing concern about the recent Israeli […]
Nearly 25000 Russians to perform Hajj this year
Source: IBNA According to Russian Hajj tour operators, the quota has almost been filled, according to islam.ru website. Muslims from about 64 regions of Russia will go to hajj this […]
Birthright does not apply to Palestinians in Jerusalem
Jul 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Life has been difficult as a stateless person in Jerusalem for Mustafa Kharouf. He had the unfortunate case of being born to […]
At talks with Abbas, His Majesty reaffirms solidarity with Palestinians
King expresses Jordan’s rejection of Palestinian homes demolition By JT – Jul 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, in talks on Wednesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud […]
Saudi students in US fear atmosphere of bullying and intimidation
RAY HANANIA July 21, 2019 Irresponsible reporting blamed for putting innocent lives and academic careers in danger Fueling the paranoia is an online petition calling for MIT to break financial […]
Detained Saudi preacher Awad Al-Qarni: Justifier of terror
Arab News July 23, 2019 Detained Saudi critic of Western culture laid the groundwork that turned young Muslims into violent extremists Claimed modern literary works could lead to belief […]
Hiding Israeli crimes past and present
Jul 23,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH The latest revelations from US envoy Jason Greenblatt provide further evidence of the ingredients of the US plan for resolving the […]
Western civilization as we know it wouldn’t exist without Islamic culture
Source: Quartz By Constant Mews; who is Director of the Center for Religious Studies at Monash University. July 18, 2019 Algebra, alchemy, artichoke, alcohol, and apricot all derive from Arabic […]
Egypt’s national day isn’t just a public holiday – it’s a reminder of the army’s influence on the entire Middle East
A new kind of collision between regional alliances is becoming the new life-or-death matter in the Arab world. And Egypt’s military is again in the heart of the complex and […]
Trump is powering the UK’s preparations for war – it is he who needs to be deterred, not Iran
Let’s stop pretending that Middle East sanity can emerge from the current inhabitant of the White House Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices It’s about time we wised up to […]
The new risks of criminality, terrorism and extremism
Jul 22,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Developments in recent years across the region, especially the crises in Iraq and Syria, have facilitated a wide network of criminality. The […]
Israel: By the Jaffa Gate, final showdown looms in battle over Jerusalem’s historic hotel
Palestinian tenant of New Imperial Hotel makes plea after supreme court backs Jewish settlers’ bid to buy property Sarah Helm Sun 21 Jul 2019 The New Imperial Hotel overlooks […]
One of the Earliest Rural Mosques in the World Found in Israel (or is it Palestine?)
Built soon after the advent of Islam, the mosque in the Negev town of Rahat indicates how fast the new religion swept through the countryside Ruth Schuster Jul 18, […]
Britain is being punished for doing Trump’s dirty work in the Gulf – something it can expect more of under Boris Johnson
The Iranians’ trigger-happy attitude aims to nudge the Europeans out of their comfort zone. They want EU states to pressure the Trump administration to scale back some of the economic […]
Former militant Tania Joya now fights to ‘reprogram’ extremists
AFP July 20, 2019 Tania Joya grew up confronted by racism and the struggles of integration ‘It’s really important to de-radicalize them, rehabilitate’ these people WASHINGTON: Tania Joya has […]