Donald Trump’s attempt to rehabilitate Bashar al-Assad is a losing battle
It must be the US president who sent the Sudanese leader to Damascus. When will the West understand that sharing a bed with a monster will give you nightmares? Ahmed […]
Syrian children find friendship through football in Turkey’s southern Hatay
A young girl practices football through Turkish-Syrian program by SAR Foundation. (AA Photo) A foundation in southern Hatay province is helping Syrian children make friends and integrate into Turkish society […]
Western tourists trickle into Saudi Arabia as it tries to open up
Dec 15, 2018 – 16:06 By Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) – Western tourists, a rarity in Saudi Arabia, visited this weekend under a new visa system, as one of […]
Comprehensive plan urged to address issues facing Muslim world
Arab News December 16, 2018 The conference stressed the idea of nation state is an extension of the concept of the Ummah, which converges and integrates with other […]
Iraq lays cornerstone to rebuild iconic Mosul mosque
By AFP – Dec 16,2018 -JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on Sunday shows the Great Mosque of Al Nuri and the remains of ‘Al Hadba’ leaning minaret in Mosul’s war-ravaged […]
Nobel laureate Murad to build hospital in her hometown in Iraq
Murad survived the worst of the cruelties and brutality inflicted on her people, the Yazidis of Iraq, by the Daesh group. (File/AFP) Reuters December 14, 2018 The laureate was […]
Jordan: Prince Hassan renews call for new world order based on human dignity
By JT – Dec 14,2018 -JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Hassan attends the launch of a review for Sustainable Development Goal 2, or ‘zero hunger’ (Petra photo) AMMAN — HRH Prince […]
What the tactics of Middle East dictators can tell us about Theresa May’s political situation today
Arab governments may face a few dissenters, but a rigged vote will ensure their survival. Our prime minister must envy this simple ‘democracy’ by Robert Fisk The Independent Voices […]
Israel locks down Ramallah after two soldiers shot dead
Netanyahu vows to ‘legalise’ thousands of housing units considered unlawful even by Israel By AFP – Dec 14,2018 -JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian shot dead two Israeli […]
What Israelis say: Palestinian Settler – Colonialism
by Dr. Alex Joffe BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 577, September 3, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The concept of “settler colonialism” has been applied with almost unique vehemence against Israel. […]
What Israelis say: A Different Perspective on the Temple Mount Crisis
Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel, image via Wikimedia Commons BESA Center Perspectives No. 582, September 8, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Moderate leaders warn that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict […]
S.Arabia seeks political bloc with Jordan, Red Sea countries
By JT , Reuters – Dec 13,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Deputising for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, Foreign Ministry Secretary General Zeid Lozi on Wednesday participated […]
The right not to return
Dec 12,2018 – JORDAN TIME EDITORIAL Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mary Kawar stated the obvious on Sunday, when she told the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis […]
NATO stresses Jordan’s ‘key role’ in achieving regional stability in meeting with King
His Majesty discusses boosting military cooperation with alliance members By JT – Dec 13,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday met with the NATO Secretary […]
Americans are increasingly critical of Israel
Shibley Telhami Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Editor’s Note: New polling shows that the U.S. public’s views on Israel’s policies are shifting, writes Shibley Telhami. This piece originally appeared on […]
Kushner advised MbS on how to survive in power after Khashoggi murder: NYT
Sun Dec 9, 2018 From left: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, US President Donald Trump, and his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and […]
Khashoggi murder: Trump says he stands by Saudi crown prince
US president refuses to condemn MBS despite CIA assessment that the crown prince ordered the killing of Khashoggi. The US president has come under fierce criticism from fellow Republicans in […]
Saudi Arabia declares War on America’s Muslim Congresswomen
News In English December 12, 2018 Ever since the midterm election, conservative media in the United States have targeted with special zeal Ilhan Omar, an incoming Somali-American Democratic congresswoman and […]
Aggressive nationalism is fuelling religious hatred – and the West is failing to act John Newton Nov 22nd, 2018
John Newton Nov 22nd, 2018 A surge in aggressive nationalism in key parts of the world is to blame for a rise in violence and other intimidation against religious minorities […]
Photography: ‘We recreate borders in people’s minds’
go to source for all the photos ! https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/photography_-we-recreate-borders-in-people-s-minds-/44607960 Dec 10, 2018 The photographer Alberto Campi roamed the migrant trails to meet the people who have come to Europe seeking […]