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 […]
Erdogan says new Israeli law fascist, Hitler’s spirit reemerging
By Reuters – Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on Tuesday shows a view of ongoing construction works at Ramat Shlomo, a Jewish settlement in the mainly Palestinian […]
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 Ottoman caliphs: Why European Islam’s current problems might reflect a 100-year-old mistake
Europe’s move to undermine the caliphate shifted the centre of theological influence Erasmus Jul 26th 2016 by ERASMUS EVERY time a European city is shaken by an act of mass violence, the […]
The ‘Jewish nation-state’ bill
Jul 23,2018 – JORDANIAN TIMES – James J. Zogby This past week by a vote of 62 to 55, Israel’s Knesset passed legislation called “Israel as a Nation-State of the […]
I traced missile casings in Syria back to their original sellers, so it’s time for the west to reveal who they sell arms to
I don’t think either Nato or the EU has the slightest interest in chasing the provenance of weapons in the hands of Islamist fighters in Syria or anywhere else in […]
HSBC, Credit Suisse to advise on Kuwait’s KFH, Bahrain’s AUB merger talks
The deal provides a non-binding framework to explore the creation of “a major regional banking institution. (REUTERS) Reuters July 23, 2018 KFH declined as much as 1.3 percent for a […]
China moves slowly into the Middle East
Yasar Yakis July 23, 2018 A forum was organized last week in Beijing by Tsinghua University, under the title “Constructing a security community: Equality, equity and justice.” There were four plenaries […]
Safadi, Lavrov discuss return of refugees
422 Syrians enter Kingdom for short stay until resettlement in UK, Germany and Canada By JT – Jul 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his […]
Settlements and challenges from Gaza to Golan Heights
Jul 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Following the end of battles in south of Syria, phases of political settlements on Syrian domestic and regional levels are supposed […]
1,000 Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa under occupation forces’ protection
Jordan protests provocative acts, holds Israel accountable By JT – Jul 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Jerusalem awqaf official speaks on the phone as Israeli settlers storm Al Haram Al […]
Hundreds of Syrian ‘White Helmets’ evacuated by Israel to Jordan – reports
Reuters International This content was published on July 22, 2018 A bus drives on a road near Quneitra at the Syrian side of the Israeli Syrian border as it is […]
Egypt says Israel’s Jewish nation-state law undermines Middle East peace
Palestinian medics carry a wounded man into a field clinic after being shot by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel, Friday, July 20, 2018. […]
Palestine continues to inspire
Jul 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – I was in a conversation with a visiting researcher this week and she asked whether the escalating political and military situation in Palestine could […]
Jordan ‘only Arab state that sells more than buys’ medicines
By JT – Jul 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan is the only Arab country that exports more pharmaceuticals than it imports, a regional sector leader has said. Adnan Kilani, secretary general of the Arab Union of the Manufacturers of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Appliances, made the remarks at a […]
Singapore’s Arab community traces ancestral roots to Yemen’s Hadhramaut Valley
Wadi Dawan in the Hadhramaut Valley, main picture. (Arab News photo by Munshi Ahmed) Joanna Tan July 20, 2018 Though the Indian Ocean separates the Asian metropolis of Singapore and […]
Jordan slams Israel for racist nation-state law
By JT – Jul 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Thursday condemned the Israeli Knesset’s endorsement of the “nation-state law” that consolidates the concept of the “Jewish state”. Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Jumana Ghunaimat explained that the new law consolidates apartheid in Israel […]