Tourism in Bethlehem booming as Christmas nears
(Dec 10, 2018 10:10AM ET) By Rami Ayyub BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Bethlehem is enjoying its busiest Christmas season on record, the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism said on Monday, […]
Retired soldier educating South about Islam
By: Drew Brooks, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer via the AP FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — When Jason Criss Howk’s Army career came to an end in 2015, he thought he’d spend […]
UN launches aid delivery from Jordan to 650,000 Syrians
AFP December 09, 2018 Known as Jaber on the Jordanian side and Nassib in Syria, the crossing is a key Middle East trade route Reopening in October after […]
Gazans defy violent response to their attempts to end Israeli blockade
HAZEM BALOUSHA December 09, 2018 Residents of besieged strip defy violent response to their attempts to end long-standing blockade The international humanitarian organization said this week that most of […]
A peaceful face of Islam can help change perceptions: Zohaib Zafar (Opinion)
Updated Dec 5, 2018 His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad of London, right, leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, shared his message of peace during his recent visit to the United States. He is shown here in a photo from a few years ago. (Paul Chaplin, The Patriot-News) By Guest columnist […]
Around 20 million Yemenis food insecure due to ongoing conflict: UN
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP DUBA “As many as 20 million Yemenis are food insecure in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis,” a joint statement by the UN’s Food and […]
US opposes discontinuing support to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
Reuters December 09, 2018 The US believes that the Yemen that emerges from civil war should not contain any Iranian-backed threat to Saudi Arabia and the UAE The US is […]
Black Forest sanctuary set up for Daesh-abused Yazidi women
By AFP – Dec 09,2018 -JORDAN TIMES DONAUESCHINGEN, Germany — After surviving torment and rape at the hands of her Daesh captors, Nadia Murad rebuilt her life at a trauma […]
‘Turkey’s top spy in US to meet senators, intelligence officials’
By Reuters – Dec 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — Turkey’s head of intelligence has travelled to Washington to meet with US lawmakers and intelligence officials, sources said, in […]
Syrian refugees: Returning?
Dec 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Fares Braizat Jordan and the international community should embrace having to deal with over 50 per cent of Syrian refugees in Jordan who will […]
More than 1.5m Umrah visas issued so far
Most pilgrims — 1,094,403 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 96,523 entered by land and 35 arrived by sea. (SPA) Arab News December 01, 2018 The largest […]
Turkey set to open East Africa’s largest mosque in Djibouti
ANADOLU AGENCY DJIBOUTI “Turkey’s gift to Djibouti”, East Africa’s largest mosque being built in the capital city, is set to be inaugurated in two months’ time. The Turkish Diyanet […]
Introducing a New Focus on Archaeology and Ancient Religion
November 2018 Rizwan Safir – UK The Review of Religions is proud to announce the formation of a new section focusing on our ancient past. This section will explore the […]
The Saudi doctrine of quashing dissent
SHAKIR HUSAIN December 4, 2018 It is obvious that those responsible for taking Khashoggi’s life had not thought through the consequences of the crime otherwise planned with extreme wickedness. […]
The Pope of Hope: Egypt’s Tawadros II on status of Copts, regional politics and Saudi reforms
Faisal J. Abbas December 04, 2018 Tawadros spoke about the damage inflicted on the Copts in Egypt during the Muslim Brotherhood’s rule from 2012 to 2013 Tawadros is looking […]
Francis to become first Pope to visit Arabian Peninsula
By Reuters – Dec 06,2018 -JORDAN TIMES VATICAN CITY — The first visit by a Pope to the Arabian Peninsula will take place in February when Francis travels to Abu […]
Spare me America’s tears for Jamal Khashoggi – this excuse for Trump-bashing ignores the CIA’s past crimes
A generation ago, the CIA’s ‘Operation Phoenix’ torture and assassination programme in Vietnam went way beyond the imaginations of the Saudi intelligence service. And have we forgotten about the thousands […]
Turkey seeks arrest of Saudi crown prince aides over Khashoggi
By AFP – Dec 06,2018 -JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — A Turkish court issued arrest warrants Wednesday for two suspects close to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman over the murder […]
Blowback from unintended consequences of Bush’s 1991 war continues
Dec 05,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN George H.W. Bush, who died last Saturday at the age of 94, has been lauded as a great US president, a humble patrician […]
The Ignored Legacy of George H.W. Bush: War Crimes, Racism, and Obstruction of Justice
Mehdi Hasan December 1 2018, The tributes to former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday aged 94, have been pouring in from all sides of the political […]