Pompeo, Bolton assurances to allies may be short-live
Jan 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Two top US officials have been dispatched to the region on a salvaging mission aimed at calming allies and clarifying policy following […]
What’s Next for Fleeing Saudi Woman?
By RICHARD C. PADDOCK Mohammed Alqunun views her mobile phone as she sits barricaded in a hotel room at an international airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Alqunun says she […]
There is Nothing Inevitable About Dictatorships in Muslim States | Opinion
H.A. Hellyer On 1/8/19 Opinion Earlier this month, former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt as an autocrat for three decades, appeared as a witness against imprisoned former Egyptian […]
Father of Saudi teen asylum seeker in Thailand, seeks meeting
Jan 8, 2019 – 11:05 By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – The father of an 18-year-old Saudi woman asylum seeker who fled to Thailand saying she feared her […]
Turkey cannot accept US condition of protecting YPG terorrists, Erdoğan says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL U.S. President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton’s remarks regarding the PKK’s Syrian offshoot People’s Protection Units (YPG) are unacceptable, and Turkey cannot accept the U.S.’ […]
Spotlight: Inside the stricken court of crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman
From 21 June 2017 to 2 October 2018, Saudi Arabia’s millennial crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, briefly stood as a figurehead for a youth who yearned for change. Progressive […]
Named as a key Saudi suspect in Khashoggi killing, former top royal adviser drops out of sight
JEENAH MOON/BLOOMBERG Riyadh Saudi Arabia — Authorities here will not say what became of Saud al-Qahtani, a powerful royal adviser whom Saudi prosecutors allege played a major role in […]
Saudi lady is trapped at Bangkok airport after attempting to flee household amid fears they might kill her
By Theweeklyn – January 7, 2019 A Saudi lady who’s being held in Bangkok after attempting to flee her abusive household has instructed of her terror that she will likely […]
Deal with Syria regime ‘inevitable’ — Kurdish commander
The autonomous administration, the Syrian regime negotiate By AFP – Jan 05,2019 – JORDAN TIMES Redur Khalil, a spokesperson and senior official in the Syrian Democratic Forces speaks during an […]
‘The true-state solution’
Jan 05,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Fares Braizat This title is not mine. It is by Daniel J. Arbess, who published a piece in the Wall Street Journal on January 2, […]
‘Walking in the Lord’s footsteps’ in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre
The shrine was built under Constantine the Great in the 4th century By Reuters – Jan 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — It is 3 o’clock in the […]
Saudi prosecution demands 5 defendants be executed for Jamal Khashoggi murder
Arab News January 03, 2019 Jamal Khashoggi was killed on Oct. 2 in the Saudi consulate in Turkey There are 11 people accused over their involvement in the […]
Astana axis not yet united in purpose
Jan 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The Astana axis, comprised of Russia, Iran and Turkey, has gained increasing importance over the past two years, as Damascus, with the […]
False pretense – US ‘policy’ in Syria
Jan 02,2019 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL One of the reasons offered by US President Donald Trump for ordering the withdrawal of US troops from the north of Syria was his conviction […]
Judge Richard Goldstone suffered for turning his back on Gaza – but not as much as the Palestinians he betrayed
Friends of Goldstone told me that he had been painfully pressured to recant, and was in a state of great personal distress Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices The Independent Voices When […]
The Decade-Long U.S. Campaign To Foment Syria’s “Revolution” And Unseat Assad
As the US prepares to pull out of Syria, we revisit Sarah Abed’s account of the US campaign to foment regime change in the country.” December 29th, 2018 By Sarah […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation calls to help drought-hit Afghanistan
Arab News December 31, 2018 The resolution reiterated the organization’s commitment to providing all forms of support to mitigate the sufferings of the Afghan people JEDDAH: The Organization […]
Jordan: Ministry, UAE’s Red Crescent to pay the debts of 1,600 women
By JT – Jan 01,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Ministry of Social Development on Monday signed a cooperation agreement with the Justice Ministry and Public Security Department (PSD) […]
Syrian army allows more pre-2011 conscripts home
Before the civil war, Syrian men served between 18 month and two years in army By AFP – Jan 01,2019 -JORDAN TIMES A Syrian soldier gestures as he rides […]
To Honour One’s Neighbour and Guest
Hazrat Abu Huraira, Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “He who believes in Allah and the […]