AI media: A reality coming
Dec 20,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – KHALID DALAL Are many local and Arab media outlets about to drown in a tsunami of artificial intelligence (AI)? The short answer is: Yes, and […]
Palestinians in Iraq fearful after loss of Saddam-era privileges
By Reuters – Dec 20,2018 -JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — A year after the Iraqi parliament voted to strip Palestinians of the equal-rights status they enjoyed under Saddam Hussein, Palestinians living […]
Israel to escalate fight against Iran in Syria after US exit — Netanyahu
By Reuters – Dec 20,2018 -JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel will escalate its fight against Iranian-aligned forces in Syria after the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Israeli […]
Israel is sending me to prison for riding my bike – British companies need to cut ties with this oppressive regime
It is through the complicity of other states and international companies that the country is able to avoid accountability Abdallah Abu Rahmah The Independent Voices Companies’ profit-making from the violations […]
The Ottomans were once humiliated by Yemeni rebels – today, the Houthis have done the same to Saudi Arabia
If the Ottomans had to reform their army, what is to be done with the Saudi military? Mohammad bin Salman thinks he can reform his kingdom’s economy. But his soldiers […]
U.S. likely to end air war against Islamic State in Syria
Dec 20, 2018 By Phil Stewart and Ellen Francis WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States will likely end its air campaign against Islamic State in Syria when it pulls out […]
War and Pestilence: The Ongoing Fragmentation of Yemen
There are hopes that a cease-fire could end the fighting in Yemen’s civil war. But a visit to the front near Hodeida shows that even if the violence stops, it […]
Denial of human rights cause of world conflicts
Dec 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The 70th Human Rights Day has come and gone with little fanfare across the globe. The occasion for the commemoration of the day was […]
Jordan celebrates Christian-Muslim solidarity as churches rejoice Christmas at the gates
Christian, Muslim religious figures affirm unity, renew support of Hashemite Custodianship of Jerusalem’s religious shrines By JT – Dec 18,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by […]
Jordan: His Majesty attends churches’ Christmas, New Year celebration
Jordan will remain steadfast in defending Jerusalem, religious leaders reiterate By JT – Dec 18,2018 JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Hussein, attended a celebration […]
Temple University owes Marc Lamont Hill an apology
Dec 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Because I have a long and complicated history with Temple University, I have closely followed the story of the backlash against Temple […]
Yemen: All bets are off
Dec 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The ceasefire that was brokered in Stockholm between the legitimate Yemeni forces and the Houthi rebels in Hodeida Port city is officially scheduled to […]
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 […]