FAHRETTIN ALTUN (A view from Turkey) Orientalism is not just the West’s ideological supremacy. It is also an attempt to irrationalize the East and make it exotic In one of my columns I did an analysis on orientalism in Western media and someone named Steven, […]
Oct 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh Inter-Arab differences are, alas, on the rise. The Arab League is supposed to be playing a key role in mediating and attempting to resolve these differences, but it is not. At the same time, we do not see any serious initiatives […]
I’ve never been a believer in plots but not many months ago, the US air force bombed and killed dozens of Syria’s army defenders in Deir Ezzor Robert Fisk Middle […]
CMS Legal Turkey September 29 2017 Purpose and scope of the regulation The Regulation on the Operational Procedures and Principles of Participation Insurances’ (“Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette on 20th September 2017 and will enter into force on 20th December 2017. The regulation aims to provide a formal legal framework for participation […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 3, 2017 FILE PHOTO: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif listens to anchor Charlie Rose, at an event held in conjunction with the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Bria Webb (reuters_tickers) BEIRUT (Reuters) – […]
Schools of Islamic thought (madhahib) are the paths people follow to the Noble Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad. Obviously, these schools of thought were founded considerably after the death of the Prophet; in fact, they never took shape until the time of the Umayyid Caliphate. The common phrase ahl al-sunnah wal-jama΄ah, […]
Epigraph: “Goodness does not consist in turning your face towards East or West. The truly good are those who believe in God and the Last Day, in the angels, the […]
By Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Oct 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES The bedouin way of life is closely connected to the desert and its creatures, and their livelihood depends on camels […]
Recapture of city slowed by presence of civilian hostages By Reuters – Oct 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Syrians displaced from the city of Deir Ezzor prepare to leave the area […]
Oct 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud The BDS movement (boycott, divestment and sanctions), was the outcome of several events that shaped the Palestinian national struggle and international solidarity with the Palestinian people following the second Intifada in 2000. Building on a decades-long tradition of civil disobedience and popular […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 3, 2017 12:13 PMOct 3, 2017 – 12:13 ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region plans to hold presidential and […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 3, 2017 (reuters_tickers) BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium took steps to expel a Saudi imam who preaches at the country’s biggest mosque for […]
By Camille Dupire – Sep 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A girl is seen pinning a meal invitation voucher on the board at the entrance of the Ezwitti restaurant near downtown Amman (Photo courtesy of Ezwitti) AMMAN — After he visited a coffee shop in Italy where customers could buy […]
A student from Germany followed her husband to Syria to join Islamic State. Now the 29 year old is stuck in an Iraqi army camp for prisoners of war with her three children as she awaits her fate: either a return to Germany or draconian punishment. By Katrin Kuntz (Text) […]
REUTERS BAGHDAD Iraqi premier-designate Haider al-Abadi speaks at his first press conference since accepting the nomination to be Iraq’s next prime minister, in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 25, 2014. (AP Photo) Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Saturday pressed the case for the central government in Baghdad to receive the revenue […]
By JT – Sep 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Industry, Trade and Supply Minister Yarub Qudah on Saturday called on Arab stakeholders to take the initiative and compete for the largest possible share in project worth $2 trillion, designed for Iraq and Syria rebuild schemes, the Jordan News Agency, […]
By Michael Rubin On 10/1/17 This article first appeared on the American Enterprise Institute site. On September 25, Iraqi Kurdistan held an independence referendum not only in its recognized territory, […]
Reuters International This content was published on September 29, 2017 The Erbil International Airport is seen empty of passengers in Erbil, Iraq September 29, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (reuters_tickers) By Maher […]
Sabbagh is first Christian to hold the post since Fares Al Khoury served sporadically between 1920-1946 Image Credit: AFP Newly elected Syrian parliament speaker Hammoudeh Sabbagh delivers a speech on Sept 28, 2017 in Damascus. Published: 18:50 September 28, 2017 AFP Damascus: A Christian legislator was Thursday elected […]