Bill allowing ‘Jewish-only’ towns sparks row in Israel
By AA – Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian man talks with a member of Israeli forces while Israeli forces remove a school, made of containers by Palestinians, with […]
Kurds must cut loose from the US to achieve a deal
Home » Opinion » Michael Jansen » Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The Syrian Southern Front’s collapse was in the cards as soon as Syria’s army and air force backed […]
Teamwork missing in the Arab world
Home » Opinion » Daoud Kuttab Teamwork missing in the Arab world Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The latest rounds in the World Cup have shown an interesting phenomena regarding Arabs and sports. While Arab teams have failed to pass the first stage in this season’s World Cup, players of […]
Jordan: Support for refugee response plan stands at disappointing 7% this year
Donors urged to honour pledges made in London, Brussels conferences By Mohammad Ghazal – Jul 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in the northeast […]
Former Siemens CEO Kleinfeld made adviser to Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman
He “will take over wider responsibilities to enhance the economic, technological and financial development of Saudi Arabia”, the statement said. Image Credit: Rueters Published: 11:42 July 3, 2018 Rueters […]
World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace
Author: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaa Islam International Publications Ltd. Fazal Malik & Farhan Khokhar, Canada World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace is a compendium of a series of […]
The Attributes of a Momin
Friday Sermon 20.04.2018 Delivered from Basharat Mosque, Pedro Abad, Córdoba, Spain The Attributes of a Momin Basharat Mosque, Pedro Abad, Córdoba, Spain After reciting the Tashahhud, Ta’awuz, and Surah Al-Fatihah, […]
Why Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince still needs his father
Bruce Riedel July 6, 2018 Article Summary The influential, yet polarizing, Mohammed bin Salman still relies on his father King Salman’s legitimacy and credentials as the country faces challenges at […]
800,000 expats have left Saudi Arabia, creating a hiring crisis: ‘Employers say young Saudi men and women are lazy and are not interested in working’
Ambrose Carey, Alaco Jul. 9, 2018, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center, at a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Reuters/POOL New The Saudisation policy of […]
Israel launches smear campaign against Turkey to cut off aid to Jerusalem
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Palestinian Muslim worshipers walk in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in the Jerusalem’s Old City on Dec. 8, […]
The ‘Muslim Exclusion Act’ and America’s rising xenophobia
HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian People protest the then U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to register Muslims in the country, in front of his hotel in Washington D.C. By a vote of 5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban affecting […]
Europe’s iron curtain: The refugee crisis is about to worsen
Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud A recent European Council summit in Brussels was meant to articulate a united policy on the burgeoning refugee and migrant crisis. Instead, it served […]
Repairing Jordanian-Syrian relations
Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah During the lifetime of the Arab League, already 68 years old, it is rare to locate a period during which inter-Arab […]
China’s Xi pledges $20 billion in loans to revive Middle East
Reuters International This content was published on July 10, 2018 Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks to representatives of Arab League member states at a China Arab forum at the Great […]
The economic benefits of women driving in Saudi Arabia
Talat Zaki Hafiz July 08, 2018 After a prolonged debate over allowing women to drive cars in Saudi Arabia, finally the matter was put to rest on June 24 following […]
The day after the end of battles in south of Syria
Jul 08,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The fighting in the south of Syria has been expected for some time and could be the final chapter of the ongoing crisis there. Jordan continues to face multi-dimensional risks from the refugees to security, and the danger of continuous military confrontation […]
Meet the ‘first woman in history’ to be elected mayor of an Arab capital
by Narjas Zatat in new Picture: EPA The Tunisian people have elected the capital’s first female mayor. Souad Abderrahim was officially elected mayor of Tunis, winning 33.8 per cent […]
Child beggars fill Mosul streets a year on from Daesh
An Iraqi child peddlar sells tissue paper to cars driving down a street in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on July 7, 2018. (AFP) AFP July 08, 2018 Residents […]
Syrian regime’s control of Naseeb crossing offers Jordanians hope
The Syrian regime hopes to reopen a vital trade lifeline via the Naseeb crossing. AFP Daoud Kuttab July 08, 2018 Jordan is the crossroads between Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Europe […]
Deaths of 2 Saudi students in a heroic river rescue leaves KSA with sense of pride, heartbreak
Cousins Theeb Al-Yami, 27, and Jaser Al-Rakah, 25, died trying to rescue children from the Chicopee River. ASEEL BASHRAHEEL & Deema Alkhudair July 07, 2018 Al-Yami was an engineering student […]