The evidence we were never meant to see about the Douma ‘gas’ attack
The OPCW has opened the door to ridicule, when the simple truth would have been enough Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices We like to take the Big Boys on […]
Silence is golden but it can also be elusive
Source: The National By Justin Thomas is a professor of psychology at Zayed University On a five-day silent retreat in Liwa, there were only the sand dunes for company. Aside from one daily call to the organiser, I was not to converse with anyone. Instead, I had an hour-by-hour schedule […]
Risk of nuclear war at highest since WWII, UN arms official says
REUTERS GENEVA Published 22.05.2019 The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is seen in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, July, 4 2017. (Reuters […]
God’s Will (retold by Nasruddin)
When I was no longer needed as a Mulla in the village, I moved to another region and found a convenient place outside a small town, on a hill. The […]
I thought I understood the healing power of food during Ramadan – until I cooked with refugees who’d lost everything
Most of us can’t imagine the horror of being forced to flee our homes due to war. But food is often the balm that we need to soothe our souls […]
Global Opinions. Federal court presses Trump administration to release Khashoggi documents
By Josh Rogin Columnist May 21 at 6:00 AM More than six months after Saudi government agents brutally murdered Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump administration has yet […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid unveils gold card for permanent-visa residents
Nearly 7,000 people were chosen to benefit from new scheme Sheikh Mohammed said the visa scheme was ‘our way to welcome all those seeking to be a part of […]
US complicity in Israel’s violations of international law
May 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY Last week, I addressed a United Nations Security Council meeting on “Israeli settlements”. Because I knew other speakers, experts and diplomats, […]
Saudi paper, close to MBS, calls on US to strike Iran
May 17, 2019 A Saudi newspaper owned by one of the king’s sons has called for military strikes on Iran, as world leaders plea for de-escalation of tension […]
US to hold Bahrain economic conference to launch Middle East peace plan
Official does not confirm Israeli and Palestinian attendance Palestinians believe peace plan will be in favour of Israel Reuters in Washington Sun 19 May 2019 The US will hold an […]
What makes political achievement elusive for Gazans
ALI ABO REZEG Published 17.05.2019 The Arab regimes fear the Palestinian resistance, as it may inspire their own people and eventually threaten their thrones At least 27 Palestinians were killed […]
Is war with Iran the next step?
BURHANETTIN DURAN @burhanduran Published 17.05.2019 Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated dangerously over the past week. Although both sides deny that war is imminent, a violent confrontation […]
John Bolton: the man driving the US towards war … any war
Donald Trump’s national security adviser is stoking tensions with North Korea, Iran and Venezuela, in line with decades of taking the most hawkish position on any given issue Julian Borger […]
Testing and fasting
Muslim students who observe Ramadan have found themselves fasting during the most stressful time of the academic year. How are colleges helping them? By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf May 14, 2019 […]
How similar is intermittent fasting to fasting in Ramadan?
Dubai medical experts compare benefits of fasting and voluntary intermittent fasting Published: May 17, 2019 15:03 Jumana Khamis, Staff Reporter Dubai: Many people are riding the latest wave in […]
Asking the Clergy: How does fasting during Ramadan benefit you physically, spiritually?
Long IslandReligion By Jim Merritt Updated May 16, 2019 Ramadan, the ninth and most important month of the Islamic lunar calendar, continues through June 4. Observing Ramadan, which commemorates […]
Defeating calls for terrorism, extremism online
May 16,2019 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah attended a timely meeting on Wednesday on the Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorism and Violent Extremist Content Online, hosted […]
From the Middle East to Northern Ireland, western states are all too happy to avoid culpability for war crimes
There are parallels between the sudden growth of the warped mindset which proposes to exonerate murderers before they commit their crime and historically murderous military regimes Robert Fisk @indyvoices The […]
How to buy a revolution: Sudan’s story
IMRAN JAN Published 15.05.2019 The U.S. and regional autocrats are repeating their policy stance from the so-called Arab revolutions against the current Sudanese protests and follow an interest-based strategy backing […]
Manchester United star Pogba travels to Mecca to perform umrah pilgrimage
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 16.05.2019 Manchester United’s star midfielder Paul Pogba traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform minor Muslim pilgrimage known as umrah. Pogba on Thursday posted a […]