Navigating the Syrian endgame
Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM — After a suspiciously sudden conversion, Russian President Vladimir Putin now claims to be worried about the fate of millions of […]
New trend of terrorism requires innovative prevention, intervention plans
Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The recent attacks in Fuheis and Salt completely change the anti-terrorism battleground. The approach to anti-terrorism must be reevaluated given that we are dealing with terrorists who have managed to hide their radicalism by listening to music, smoking in coffee shops […]
Testimonies of Flotilla activists: Israel was trying to break us
The Israeli navy illegally boarded the 2018 Freedom Flotilla sailing to Gaza to break the blockade imposed on the territory since 2007 August 16, 2018 People greet the Freedom Flotilla […]
Bin Salman threatens to target women and children in Yemen despite international criticism
August 27, 2018 at 10:39 am | Published in: Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Bin Salman August 27, 2018 at 10:39 am Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Bin […]
A losing gambler: The raw truth about Mohammed bin Salman
#SaudiStruggle The Saudi crown prince’s grand designs are disappearing in the desert and with them the ambitious reform claims The bubble is bursting. One by one, Mohammed bin Salman’s grand […]
Jordan, Palestine warn against persisting deadlock in peace process
Safadi, Erekat discuss peace push, UNRWA crisis, Palestinian national accord By JT – Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A general view shows an impoverished neighbourhood of the Khan Younis refugee […]
‘I am born once again’ – Pilgrims pray and give praise as haj winds down in Mecca
Reuters International This content was published on August 23, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A Muslim pilgrim prays as she gather with others on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during […]
Attending my first haj
Reuters International This content was published on August 25, 2018 A Muslim pilgrim prays as she gather with others on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during […]
Saudi Arabia silent on reports of Makkah Imam being detained
Imam of Kaaba attacked and humiliated Dawn.comUpdated August 24, 2018 Facebook Count200 Twitter Share 0 Saudi Arabia has yet to confirm or deny the reports of Sheikh Dr Saleh bin Mohammed Al Talib, Imam and Preacher of the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah, being detained by authorities. On Sunday, the […]
What Will Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Ties Look Like Under Imran Khan?
Khan’s first trip overseas will be to Saudi Arabia, to shore up a longtime partnership. By Samuel Ramani August 24, 2018 On August 13, Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran […]
UN official: Palestinian refugee issue can’t be wished away
An estimated 700,000 Palestinians fled or were forced from their homes in the fighting in the wake of the 1948 Mideast war surrounding Israel’s creation. (AFP) AP August 24, 2018 […]
Muslim unity key to defeating forces of Takfirism
By Syed Zafar Mehdi August 21, 2018 TEHRAN – For Muslims, the staggering fall from grace can largely be attributed to fragmentation in their ranks, exacerbated by the scourge of […]
Muslim pilgrims scale Mount Arafat for peak of Hajj
j By AFP – Aug 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of […]
Pentagon raises alarm about sharp drop in Iraqi refugees coming to US
By Reuters – Aug 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US soldiers gather at a military base north of Mosul, Iraq, on January 4, 2017 (Reuters file photo) WASHINGTON — Military officials […]
Israel is building another 1,000 homes on Palestinian land. Where’s the outrage?
Never in the field of human rights has so much been owed by so many to so few Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices The construction of another 1,000 […]
‘Green Haj’ slowly takes root in Makkah
AFPAugust 23, 2018 Thousands of cleaners are busy separating plastic from other rubbish as more than two million Muslims wrap up a pilgrimage to Makkah that presents a huge […]
The Muslims who cannot perform Haj
Prabhash K Dutta New Delhi August 23, 2018 Muslim pilgrims walk to cast their stones at a pillar symbolising Satan during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia August […]
Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
Reuters International This content was published on August 22, 2018 A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at a mosque in […]
Uri Avnery, the Israeli optimist who played chess with Yasser Arafat, has died – he was one of my few Middle East heroes
There he is in my six-year-old notebook, very much alive, still demanding peace with the Palestinians, peace with Hamas, and generosity and a Palestinian state on the old 1967 borders […]
Learn all about the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha
(Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images) Eid al-Adha (say “EED al UDD-ha”) is a Muslim festival, which lasts for several days (it varies based on where you live). Keep reading to learn more about this special festival. Where does the festival come from? Allah is said to have replaced Ibrahim’s son with a […]