New Egypt court ruling backs islands’ transfer to Saudi Arabia
Reuters | Published — Sunday 2 April 2017 (AFP) RELATED ARTICLES CAIRO: Egypt’s Court of Urgent Matters ruled that a judicial decision to block the transfer of two Red Sea […]
Britain apologizes for attack on Saudi Gen. Al-Assiri
AFP | Published — Monday 3 April 2017 Britain’s Foreign Minister Boris. (AP) RELATED ARTICLES RIYADH: Britain has apologized after an egg was thrown at a Saudi military official during […]
Ghosts of Mosul stalk Iraq’s fleeing children
By AFP – Apr 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Displaced Iraqi people who fled their homes stand in a queue to receive aid in the city of Mosul, Iraq, on […]
What life is like for Isis’s 400,000 ‘human shields’ in west Mosul
Endgames: inside Iraq In an exclusive dispatch on the climax of the battle for Mosul, Patrick Cockburn speaks to one of 400,000 desperate civilians for whom the besieged city has become like an underground prison Patrick Cockburn Irbil, Iraq @indyworld Isolated in their houses and short of food and water, […]
One-state solution would ruin Israel
One-state solution would ruin Israel By Staff Reports – 3/15/17 6:55 PM The simmering conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has been a thorn in every American president’s side since Truman, and there is no reason to assume that will change under the Trump administration. The president’s recent comments in a […]
Jordan: How to end ’honour’ killings in Jordan
Apr 01,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL “We want to send a strong message to the people that killing women in the name of family honour will no longer be […]
Israel is world’s leading practitioner of water apartheid
Adri Nieuwhof Rights and Accountability 29 March 2017 Palestinian children fill containers with water at a public tap in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, July 2014.Ashraf AmraAPA images Israel markets its water […]
Revealed: How Isis turns normal towns and villages into theatres and factories of death
Endgames: inside Syria On the front line in the fight against Isis, Robert Fisk reports from a town that was, only hours earlier, a stronghold of the ‘Caliphate’ Robert Fisk Deir Hafer, northern Syria @indyvoices The Syrian soldiers in this dust-covered, rubbelised town don’t smile very much and their battle fatigue is obvious. […]
Syrian refugee numbers pass 5 million mark in region — UN
By Reuters – Mar 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) talks with Syrian girls during a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp on Tuesday (AFP […]
Pundits commend ‘key successes’ brought by Arab summit
Gathering was ‘the best since the start of Arab Spring’ By Mohammad Ghazal – Mar 30,2017 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah presides over the 28th Arab League summit at the Dead Sea (Anadolu Agency photo) AMMAN — The clear and unified Arab message regarding the Mideast peace process, […]
Some scary numbers to ponder
Mar 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri Few people in the Arab world or abroad will take seriously the regular Arab summit of heads of state in Jordan this week, which is a tragedy for all concerned. Pan-Arab action could have generated worldwide respect for the views and policies […]
Syrian rebels seize swathes of south as Islamic State retreats
Reuters International MAR 30, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: Free Syrian Army fighters gesture as Turkish military vehicles drive in the Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai while heading towards the northern Syrian city of al-Bab, Syria January 9, 2017. To match Analysis MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-WAR REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo(reuters_tickers) By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) […]
A year after curbing its power, the Saudi religious police is deemed redundant by many
ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 30 March 2017 Sheikh Ahmed Qassim Al-Ghamdi RELATED ARTICLES JEDDAH: As Saudi Arabia marks the first anniversary of curbs placed on the religious police, […]
Arabs to back Mideast talks if Palestine state guaranteed
Hani Hazaimeh | Published — Thursday 30 March 2017 RELATED ARTICLES THE DEAD SEA, Jordan: Arab leaders on Wednesday adopted the Amman Declaration, issued at the conclusion of the Arab […]
Iraqi forces battle toward landmark Mosul mosque
By Reuters – Mar 29,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Displaced Iraqi people shelter from the rain on the street near the city of Mosul, Iraq, on March 23 (Reuters photo) MOSUL — Iraqi special forces and police fought the Daesh terror group militants to edge closer to Al Nuri […]
By whatever name, it is death
Mar 29,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen According to the UN, some 300,000 to 400,000 Iraqi civilians remain trapped in the Daesh-held Old City of Mosul. Caught in the crossfire between Daesh defenders and Iraqi government attackers, trapped families lack food, water and medical supplies. Hundreds have been killed and […]
In northern Syria, defeated Isis fighters leave behind only scorched earth, trenches – and a crucifixion stand
Endgames: inside Syria Robert Fisk reports from the front line in Aleppo province where, for 40 miles, not a house, stable or even fence remains standing Robert Fisk Tader, eastern Aleppo @indyvoices A Syrian soldier demonstrates how the crucifixion stand erected and used by Isis works photography by George Ourfalian You can’t […]
Arab summit concludes with a ‘message of peace’, call for solidarity
By JT – Mar 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Arab leaders and heads of delegations gather for a group photo at the opening of the Arab summit at the Dead Sea on Wednesday (Anadolu Agency photo) AMMAN — The 28th Arab summit meeting held on Wednesday at the Dead Sea […]
Arab Summit: ‘Arabs lost confidence in their leaders’
The summit will do little to end the conflicts in the region, analysts say. Jordan King Abdullah II (R) receives Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi upon his arrival in Jordan, […]
Why some Muslim Syrian refugees are converting to Christianity This story is a part of
This story is a part of PRI’s The World March 02, 2017 By Rebecca Collard AbuRadwan-1.jpg Abu Radwan and his family converted to Christianity after they fled Syria to Lebanon. […]