Hail the prince
Jul 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ali Kassay In six weeks, the term of office of His Highness Prince Zeid Bin Ra’ad as UN high commissioner for human rights will […]
Jordan ‘looking into Arab NATO’ proposal — official
By Mohammad Ghazal – Jul 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday said it was looking into a US proposal to form an alliance of Arab states to […]
China and the Reconstruction of Syria
China is in a strong position to shape Syria’s post-war future. So far, it hasn’t done so. By Guy Burton July 28, 2018 The past […]
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 Plan Is Too Big to Fail — Or Succeed
(GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) Since 2016, Saudi Arabia has been urgent in pursuing its aggressive economic reform efforts, but since oil prices have risen, these efforts have shifted and slowed. Riyadh […]
The House of Wisdom: Baghdad’s Intellectual Powerhouse
By: Cem Nizamoglu The heyday of Baghdad was 1,200 years ago when it was the thriving capital of the Muslim world. It was home to the House of Wisdom, […]
Palestinian Israeli lawmaker quits Knesset over ‘racist’ nation-state law
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP JERUSALEM AFP Photo A Palestinian Israeli lawmaker resigned on Saturday and branded the parliament “racist” after it passed a new law which declares Israel the […]
Ahed Tamimi, a symbol of Palestinian struggle, prepares for freedom
By AFP – Jul 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo taken on February 13, 2018, Palestinian teenager and campaigner Ahed Tamimi arrives for the beginning of her trial […]
UN praises Jordan’s role in cross-border relief aid to Syrians
By Ana V. Ibáñez Prieto – Jul 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Friday praised the “excellent” […]
Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran
Reuters International This content was published on July 27, 2018 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart of military hardware sales as he welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince […]
Israeli police raid al-Aqsa mosque after clashes; two dead in Gaza
Reuters International This content was published on July 27, 2018 Palestinian demonstrators gather during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, in the southern Gaza Strip July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu […]
Britain shows it is becoming a weaker state by failing to put the Isis ‘Beatles’ on trial
Isis benefits from the imbroglio over the ‘Beatles’ because its atrocities have always aimed to provoke an overreaction by those it targets. This strategy worked well for al-Qaeda after 9/11 when US judicial credibility was […]
Jordan, Russia encourage voluntary return of Syrian refugees
Safadi says a safe environment for refugees’ return is a prerequisite By JT – Jul 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photo released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency […]
Bernard Lewis: a critical review
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat Bernard Lewis (1916-2018), who wrote and edited more than two dozen books and hundreds of articles, was regarded as a leading […]
Trump team preparing economic plan as part of Middle East peace proposal
By Reuters – Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley looks on during a United Nations Security Council meeting at UN Headquarters on Tuesday […]
Israel frees Turk after charging her with aiding Hamas
Reuters International This content was published on July 16, 2018 Turkish citizen, Ebru Ozkan, who was arrested at an Israeli airport last month, being brought to an Israeli military court […]
Even the White Helmets have been rescued from Syria – so are we about to see the final battle of the war?
Thanks to Donald Trump, it’s all over for the ‘rebels’ of Syria because they have been betrayed by the Americans – surely and finally by Trump himself in those secret discussions […]
Wary of US ally, Syrian Kurds look to Damascus for talks
Main Kurdish groups have emerged among few winners of conflict in Syria By Reuters – Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo shows Kurdish fighters from the People’s Protection […]
While rejecting exclusion zone, Israel puts demands Russia cannot deliver
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israel has twice rejected Russian proposals for the deployment of forces in southern Syria following the capitulation of the insurgent forces in […]
Gaza, Hamas and Trump’s Zionists
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Three American Zionists now working with US President Donald Trump administration to bring peace to the Middle East have come with a […]
Iraq’s unrest could pave way for profound political reform
Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif More than two months after Iraqis headed to the polls to elect a new parliament and as Muqtada Al Sadr, whose […]