Global warming: Drought hits Iraq’s agriculture
Cultivated areas halve in Iraq as drought tightens grip By AFP – Aug 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An Iraqi man uses a shovel on a dry field in an […]
How Israel influences US elections – and gets away with it
Israel also weighs on US elections Aug 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi While Russia continues to dominate the news within and outside the US about its alleged […]
Russia confirms it sent Syrian refugee proposal to US
By AFP – Aug 04,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees sit on a bench at the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan on Thursday (AFP photo by Khalil Mazraawi) MOSCOW — Russia’s army on […]
BRICS, the 85 World and the future of the Middle East
Afshin Molavi August 03, 2018 When British economist Jim O’Neill dubbed the fast-growing, large, emerging market economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China as “BRICs” in 2001, few could have […]
Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
By AFP – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian child plays in an impoverished area of the Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel […]
Army attacks Daesh terrorists trying to infiltrate borders
Syria, Israel forces engage with remnants of militants in Yarmouk Basin By JT – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on Thursday shows a man riding a motorcycle […]
France to extend 1b euros in aid to Syria refugees, hosts
Amman, Paris agree to join efforts to help solve Mideast crisis By Camille Dupire – Aug 02,2018 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with French Minister of Europe and […]
Look closely and you’ll see Jared Kushner’s cynical ‘deal of the century’ for Palestinians in action
VoicesTheir hearts may be empty but their stomachs shall be filled. Their hopes may be dead but their bank accounts will be in the black Robert Fisk @indyvoice The Independent […]
Where is the outrage?
Aug 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Where is the outrage? Last week, Daesh fighters slipped into the Druze-majority Sweida city and countryside and massacred more than 250 civilians, […]
No decision yet to reopen Syria border as Damascus ‘ready’
Syria’s transport minister says move hinges on official request by Jordan By Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES In this recent photo, children play at the Jaber/Nasib […]
What comes first in Syria
Aug 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Russian President Vladimir Putin is now touting the need to reconstruct Syria from the ravages of the eight-year armed conflict and rehabilitate it in the face […]
I have irritated, I think, all gov’ts during my tenure — Prince Zeid
UN human rights commissioner’s tough approach triggers debate as he gets ready to leave office By AFP – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES HH Prince Zeid will leave office as […]
Why we need to protect refugees from the ‘big ideas’ designed to save them
Voices Ideas on how to solve the so-called refugee crisis are heavily skewed towards research from Europe and North America, often leading to the ‘out of sight, out of mind’ solutions Heaven […]
Israel rules Palestine as land of Jews!
Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Finally, the Israeli Knesset had passed a law declaring Israel as a Jewish state, in fact declaring the land on which […]
The Shia Spring: Shias in southern Iraq are fed up with the government
Thousands of Iraqis are protesting against shortages of electricity and water Jul 26th 2018 IRAQ’S ruling elite has survived Kurdish separatism and Sunni jihadism. But a challenge from its […]
Focus on freedom: An insider’s eye on refugees
1 / 3 2 / 3 3 / 3 Updated 29 July 2018 Rawan Radwan Many feel that it’s going to be hopeless with the strict border control in EU […]
OIC-Hedayah workshop shows that ‘violent extremism is not the answer’
1 / 4 Joint OIC-Hedaya workshop on Designing Effective Counter #Violent #Extremism (CVE) Initiatives in OIC Member States. (Twitter photo) 2 / 4 Joint OIC-Hedaya workshop on Designing Effective Counter […]
UNRWA’s defunding is the dismantling of the Palestinian question
Osama Al Sharif July 31, 2018 In war and peace, the beleaguered Gaza Strip features as a hot trigger for both. The United States and Israel are trying to change […]
Canadian Minister, Ahmed Hussen Visits Huzoor in London
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaa praises Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau for embracing diversity Huzooraa says no change will come in Pakistan so long as extremist clerics continue to wield street power […]
It bears repeating: Foolish wars have consequences
Jul 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Fifteen years ago, we were still in the early stages of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, “the war that […]