Criticism of Israeli policy is not anti-Semitic
James J. Zogby 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES I was provoked to write this discussion of what is and what isn’t anti-Semitism by an article in Haaretz on the “controversy” created by […]
King of Jordan renews position on Mideast as he meets Israeli Labour leader
Avi Gabbay vows to work for two-state solution By JT – Oct 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Tear gas canisters are fired by Israeli forces at Palestinians during a protest calling for […]
Erdogan asks Riyadh to ‘prove’ journalist left consulate
By AFP – Oct 09,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yemeni Tawakkol Karman (centre) holds pictures of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi as she speaks to the press during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on Monday (AFP photo) ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]
Turkey demands permission to search Saudi consulate after journalist Khashoggi’s disappearance
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday summoned Saudi Arabian Ambassador Waleed A. M. Elkhereiji for the second time after journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance and demanded permission […]
Pressure on Saudis after disappearance of dissident in Istanbul
Calls for international inquiry amid claims Riyadh involved in state-sponsored murder Martin Chulov in Istanbul Sun 7 Oct 2018 Jamal Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in […]
This Black History Month, let’s teach young people how slavery interrupted a rich and powerful black history
Our young people should be taught about the horrors of the slave trade so that we never forget, but they also need to understand that their ancestors came from some […]
The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 winners brought attention to sexual abuse in conflicts
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Oct. 5 to Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi activist. (TV2 NORWAY) By Chico Harlan October 5 at 5:30 […]
Nobel peace prize 2018 won by Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad – live updates
Mukwege and Murad recognised for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon in war Long read: The village where dozens of young girls have been raped is still waiting for justice LIVE Updated 6m ago Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad have been announced as winners […]
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Balfour Declaration‘ by Elliot Jager
Posted by Troy Warner on September 18, 2018 By Joshua Sinai – – Monday, September 17, 2018 ANALYSIS/OPINION: THE BALFOUR DECLARATION: SIXTY-SEVEN WORDS — 100 YEARS OF CONFLICT By […]
I watched a Palestinian family lose their land 25 years ago – and this week I returned to find them
‘We don’t eat, drink or sleep. Do we stay in other people’s homes? My husband is crippled, we are both old. This is a tyranny’ Robert FiskJerusalem @indyvoices The Independent […]
Increasing unilateralism, racism main causes of global insecurity, Pres Spox Kalın says
ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Former Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora, Turkish Pres Spox Ibrahim Kalın, UN Syria Envoy Staffan de Mistura, Carnegie Middle East Center Director Maha Yahya and former OIC UN […]
The 10th-Century Baghdad Cookbook That’s a Poetic Tome to Food
The text features exhaustive directions for cooking, eating, and being. BY PAULA MEJIA OCTOBER 03, 2018 The folio of al-Warrāq’s manuscript. COURTESY OF NAWAL NASRALLAH DURING THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC ERA, […]
OIC and state of affairs in Muslim World
At the moment OIC needs to at least recognize the contributions of member states that have demonstrated their national commitment to the OIC’s Charter 02.10.2018 By Abdullahil Ahsan – The […]
PROFILE – Salahuddin: Iconic Muslim ruler, commander
Inspirational Muslim leader led army that recaptured Jerusalem t02.10.2018 By Faruk Zorlu ANKARA Salahuddin al-Ayyubi, popularly known in the West as Saladin, is a revered figure in Islam best known […]
Chinese armed drones now flying across Mideast battlefields
Updated 33 sec ago AP October 04, 2018 Sales of drones are helping to expand Chinese influence across a region vital to American security interests With China’s drone sales booming, […]
Half of OIC countries need water rehabilitation
Updated 19 sec ago ARAB NEWS October 04, 2018 The study showed that, for the time being, 53 percent of OIC countries prioritize to the recycling of wastewater as a […]
The Saudis say: Saudi Consulate in Istanbul says looking into journalist’s disappearance
ARAB NEWS October 04, 2018 Khashoggi’s disappearance apparently happened after he left the consulate building in Istanbul JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul said on Wednesday that it was looking […]
Kurdish moderate Barham Saleh voted Iraq president
By AFP – Oct 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al Halbusi heads a session of the parliament in which Iraqi MPs elected a new president, on Tuesday […]
Several ‘priceless’ sculptures unearthed in Jerash including ones for Zeus and Aphrodite
By Maram Kayed – Oct 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Archaeologists unearthed a number of sculptures in Jerash, including one for Zeus and Aphrodite (Photo by Maram Kayed) AMMAN — New […]
Regional quarrels cannot be solved without Turkey’s contribution, Erdoğan says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses parliamentarians from the AK Party during a meeting at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, yesterday. Decisions made on regional disputes must […]