Man throws himself from the roof of Grand Mosque of Makkah, dies
June 9, 2018, Makkah: A male foreigner threw himself from the roof of the Grand Mosque in Makkah (Masjid-e-Haram) to the ground floor of the circumambulation nave. Saudi police has […]
‘Itikaf – The last ten days of the month of Ramadan
The last ten days of the month of Ramadhan. Having completed 20 days of fastings in the month of Ramadhan, a believer feels a sense of achievement towards the attainment […]
Why I am a better person after every Ramadan
For the first time, I was doing something that wasn’t primarily for myself, or for my parents. | 08-06-2018 Moin Qazi @moinqazi123 Religious fasting traditions — from the […]
39,000 Syrian refugees return home for Eid al-Fitr
ANADOLU AGENCY KILIS, Turkey IHA Photo Thousands of Syrian refugees are returning to their home country for the Ramadan holiday after the Turkish army liberated terrorist hotbeds near the border. […]
Eight years on, Syria army conscripts pack bags for home
By AFP – Jun 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian soldier Mohammad Damour takes a selfie at a street market in Damascus after he was discharged from the Syrian army on […]
Syrian conflict : Carla Del Ponte: ‘We didn’t achieve anything; I’m angry’
By Renat Kuenzi This content was published on June 5, 2018 Against tax fraud, the Mafia, and war criminals: Carla Del Ponte fights tirelessly for justice. (Keystone) Swiss prosecutor […]
Lebanese FM Lashes Out at UNHCR For ‘Intimidating’ Syrian Refugees Return
Lebanese FM Lashes Out at UNHCR For ‘Intimidating’ Syrian Refugees Return Published June 8th, 2018 – 10:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil pledged to take certain steps […]
Lebanon’s mountains are being wiped from the map – but does anyone care?
‘We had a court order for the quarries to stop but after five days the trucks came back and the local police facilitated them’ Robert Fisk Tarshish, central Lebanon @indyvoices A quarry cuts into an entire hill in the Lebanese mountains at Tarshish (Nelofer Pazira) ( ) Rarely are journalists […]
How to get rid of stress (?)
One young man to the other: I felt very stressed ! And: what did you do? I went to Mosque. Did prayers help? Not really. I mixed up all the […]
Saudi Arabia experiences a rise in volunteerism during Ramadan
Lina Tahlawi’s team selects neighborhoods in the city and walk through the narrow streets to reach out to the destitute. (AN photo by Huda Bashatah) Nada Hameed June 07, 2018 […]
Saudi Arabia, UAE boost cooperation as multiple joint projects announced
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed signed the agreements. (SPA) The first meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council in Jeddah. (SPA) Arab News […]
Turkey says troops closing in on Kurd stronghold in Iraq
By AFP – Jun 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — Turkish troops are advancing on the mountainous Qandil region of northern Iraq where the leadership of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party […]
Palestinian teen jailed over slap loses bid for release — supporters
By AFP – Jun 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Israeli lawyer Gaby Lasky speaks with Ahed Tamimi, her client, in the military court at Ofer Prison, on January 1 (AFP photo) […]
Pre-war Syria remains Syria: pluralistic, multi-ethnic and secular
Jun 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen It is both amazing and highly significant that The New York Times journalist Eric Schmitt wrote an account of the campaign against […]
#DroneFrontier: How drones are transforming humanitarian aid
By Celia Luterbacher in Boston This content was published on June 5, 2018 Unmanned aerial vehicles can help provide relief in disaster situations, but there are logistical challenges as well as […]
1001 Cures: Contributions in Medicine and Healthcare from Muslim Civilisation
By: The Editorial Team 1001 Cures: Contributions in Medicine and Healthcare from Muslim Civilisation tells the fascinating story of how generations of physicians from different countries and creeds created a medical […]
The Vast World of Islam, in 300 Recipes
The writer and chef Anissa Helou has just released her ninth cookbook: “Feast: Food of the Islamic World.”CreditVincent Tullo for The New York Times By Mayukh Sen June 5, 2018 […]
Ramadan – fasting …
With the grace of Allah today we are going through the twenty second day of fasting and are in the third ashra (ten days) of Ramadan. According to a saying […]
Evidence shows coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa broke law — Amnesty
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Jun 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Women walk past rubble of damaged buildings in Raqqa, Syria, on May 14 (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — There is evidence […]
The economic crisis in Jordan erupts
Jun 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Protests have been ongoing in many parts of Jordan for days and there are renewed calls for another strike this week […]