‘Russian pilot killed after Syria rebels down plane’
By AFP – Feb 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on Saturday shows smoke billows from the site of a downed Sukhoi-25 fighter jet in the Syrian city of […]
Separatist push deepens fault lines in war-hit Yemen
By AFP – Feb 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES DUBAI — An independence push by southern separatists, who have seized the Yemeni government’s de facto capital, has laid bare deepening fault […]
Egypt’s election and continued Arab degradation
Feb 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri For most of the past two centuries, Egypt has been the epicentre, litmus test, proving ground, and mother of cultural and […]
From a luxury ‘prison,’ an exclusive interview with Saudi Prince Alwaleed
Reuters International This content was published on February 2, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal sits for an interview with Reuters in the office of the […]
On the front line in Syria, a confusing conversation with a doctor who may be an official of the YPG
Dr Heddo – trained as a doctor at the Aleppo medical school, he confided – wouldn’t exactly confirm he was an official of the YPG although he certainly sounded like it. […]
Time has come to consider values of secularism
Source: JORDAN TIMES By Kamal Naffa, who is former professor of philosophy at California State University, Fullerton The time has come to consider the values and practices of secularism as […]
As my recent trip to Syria proved, wars can be at their most dangerous when they’re coming to an end
Debts will have to be paid for the casualties of this war, and some soldiers are becoming rather too over-confident Robert Fisk Hama, Syria @indyvoices Thursday 1 February 2018 A […]
Jordan: Woman gives domestic workers a voice in court
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A disappointing gathering in Sochi
Jan 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The Russian-brokered Sochi “peace conference” on Syria dubbed as the Syrian Congress of National Dialogue held on Tuesday was off to a disappointing start and ended […]
Trump’s self-deluding generals
Jan 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen When Donald Trump ceded his authority over military operations to commanders on the ground and, even, pilots in the air over Afghanistan, […]
Palestinians need freedom, independence as much as they need economic support — Safadi
FM takes part in donor countries meeting to support Palestinian economy By JT – Jan 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL An excavator demolishes a building after Israeli forces’ wide-scaled operations in Isawiya district of East Jerusalem on Tuesday (Anadolu Agency photo) AMMAN — Jordan has reiterated that ending the Israeli […]
In Afrin, Kurds seek Assad’s help but not at any cost
By AFP – Jan 30,2018 – Syrian Kurds mourn during a funeral of civilians and fighters from the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units who were killed in battles in Syria’s border region of Afrin on Monday (AFP photo) BEIRUT — Kurdish forces trying to fend off a deadly Turkish offensive […]
Yemen separatists surround Aden presidential palace
By AFP – Jan 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Fighters from the separatist Southern Transitional Council and their supporters parade around the area of the presidential palace in the government’s de […]
Palestine: Missing the point once more
Jan 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority (PA), says he has terminated the role of the United States as the patron for the so-called peace process. This followed the Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to […]
Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque: SPA
ARAB NEWS | Published — Tuesday 30 January 2018 DUBAI: Groups of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem early Tuesday morning, Saudi Arabian state news agency reported […]
An act of raw aggression
Jan 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Sunday that the ruling Likud Party has introduced a bill calling for the annexation of the West Bank! As a matter of fact, the Likud Executive Committee has already endorsed this very idea and now it […]
Pence’s Middle East
Jan 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby US Vice President Michael Pence’s recent foray into Middle East politics has been nothing short of a disaster. Because he sees […]
On the ground in Afrin, it’s hard to know what Kurdish fighters really stand for
Exclusive: While the Kurds try to persuade you of their potential loyalty to Syria and disclaim any connection to the rest of Kurdish Syria and the Iraqi Kurds – clearly […]
Pilgrims, scholars welcome Mihrab shift at Prophet’s Mosque
The shifting of the Prophet’s Mihrab reduces the time taken by an individual to visit the Prophet’s grave and pay him homage from 15 minutes to 20 seconds. — Courtesy […]
Jordan faces new approaches of peace
Jan 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Geopolitics in the Middle East is dynamic with continuous crises and ongoing change. Recently we have seen expanding crises with new […]