Arriving in Riyadh, Pompeo urges Gulf states to heal rift
By Reuters – Jan 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES DOHA/RIYADH — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that a rift between Qatar and its Gulf Arab neighbours […]
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s refugee status is great news, but we’re in danger of settling for one happy ending
There are no doubt countless women with similar stories in Saudi Arabia, and they need an effective global feminist foreign policy that protects them Dahaba Ali Hussen @DahabaH The Independent […]
Trump Threatens to ‘Devastate Turkey Economically’ if It Attacks Kurds
By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF Mr. Trump’s tweets threatened to upend negotiations between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened […]
Israel needs a long-term vision
Jan 12,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI What Israel lacks more than anything else is a long-term vision for the future. Surely it must have dawned on Israel […]
Queen Scotia, the Egyptian pharaoh’s daughter who became the mother of modern-day Scotland
There has been a number of assertions that Scotland had an ancient Egyptian connection. One of the most popular is the legend of Queen Scotia who founded present-day Scotland with […]
Gulf states key to world that is now Asia First, says author Parag Khanna
Jennifer Bell January 10, 2019 In “The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict and Culture in the 21st Century,” Parag Khanna discusses the changing power dynamic that is resulting from […]
Refugees – ‘Real risk’ of refugees freezing to death in Syria after rains destroy shelters
As temperatures fall, aid workers warn of danger to at least 11,000 people across Idlib, with storms also battering camps in Lebanon Rebecca Ratcliffe Sat 12 Jan 2019 At […]
Refugees in the Channel are risking everything because of western intervention in the Middle East
Though the US and its allies are unlikely to win victories against Iran or Bashar al-Assad, by keeping a permanent crisis simmering they ensure many civilians risk everything to flee […]
Saudi teenager Rahaf offers a blueprint for others – but there will be frustration at the back of the asylum queue
Will the powerful use of social media by one savvy woman change our attitude to asylum seekers fleeing abusive families or regimes? Janet Street-Porter The Independent Voices Months on from […]
Trump’s shutdown could wear out his welcome in the Senate once and for all
Elaine Kamarck Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK) has joined three other Republican Senators—Thom Tillis (NC), Susan Collins (ME), and Cory Gardner (CO)—to call for an end to […]
Australian immigration and asylum: Rahaf and Hakeem: why has one refugee captured the world’s attention while another is left in jail?
The Guardian Australian immigration and asylum Rahaf and Hakeem: why has one refugee captured the world’s attention while another is left in jail? Helen Davidson When it comes to Rahaf […]
Is the IDF Ready for All-Out War?
By Yaakov Lappin January 10, 2019 BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,060, January 10, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israeli military’s state of readiness has dramatically improved, but it has a […]
Mission Accomplished? Donald Trump Wants to End America’s Endless Wars, but Military Says Victory Is an Illusion
By James LaPorta On 1/10/19 President Donald Trump wants to bring Americans home again. Seventeen years after the 9/11 attacks, U.S. troops are currently engaged in seven countries under outdated […]
Amazing: The most read article in The Muslim Times – guess what?
For quite some time the most read article on a daily basis in your favorite blog The Muslim Times has been https://themuslimtimes.info/2017/11/07/292676/ Islamic Dream Interpretations: here: Seeing a Snake in […]
There is a Palestinian people
Jan 09,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Ever since Britain issued the 1917 Balfour Declaration, extending the government’s support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the […]
True to Form – The USA, Israel and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights
Jan 09,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing US President Donald Trump to outdo himself by recognising Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Netanyahu made […]
Erdogan threats against Kurds will not stop Syria withdrawal, Pompeo says
This content was published on January 9, 2019 By Raya Jalabi and Lesley Wroughton BAGHDAD/CAIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria will not be scuppered despite […]
First bill of new U.S. Congress, on Middle East policy, stalls in Senate
This content was published on January 9, 2019 By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation reaffirming U.S. support for allies in the Middle East, including a measure to punish Americans […]
Saudi Arabia’s grim discrimination against women is exposed by Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s startling bravery
Freedom of religion is not legally protected in the Islamic kingdom, and people who convert to another religion risk being charged with apostasy By Aisha K. Gill; @DrAishaKGill Source: The […]
US ultimate deal shelved again
Jan 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES Once again, the so-called “ultimate deal”, US President Donald Trump’s long awaited plan for settling the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, has been delayed. The postponement was just announced […]