U.S. Sold $33 Billion in Weapons to Gulf Countries in the Last Year
Clay Dillow Mar 28, 2016 If war is a nasty business, it’s also a lucrative one. New figures released by the State Department show that the United States has sold […]
One in five Arab Mediterranean youths hopes to emigrate — study
By AFP – Mar 25,2017 – JORDAN TIMES MADRID — One in five youths in several North African countries and Lebanon would like to emigrate in search of better prospects, […]
Pakistan allows Raheel Sharif to lead Saudi-led military alliance
by Sarfraz Ali | Published on March 25, 2017 🔗 ISLAMABAD – Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan government has formally permitted ex-army chief Gen Raheel Sharif (r) to lead Saudi military alliance to fight militancy. The minster on Saturday revealed this during an interview with Geo TV […]
Tanks, suicide bombs and bayonets: On the front line in the battles around Damascus
Endgames: inside Syria and Iraq In the first in a series of exclusive dispatches from the crucible of war, Robert Fisk reports from Syria’s capital, where regime soldiers are fighting hand to hand with opposition fighters Robert Fisk Damascus @indyvoices Opposition forces members clash with Assad regime forces in Jobar and […]
Israel — the price of appeasement
The withdrawal last week of a UN agency report accusing Israel of being an apartheid state will not change the stark findings and harsh conclusions reached by two distinguished researchers. The report, entitled “Israeli Practices Toward the Palestinian People and the Question of Apartheid,” was solicited by the UN’s Economic […]
‘Mosul parents sedate children, fearing discovery by Daesh’
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Mar 23,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi civilians flee the city of Mosul as Iraqi forces advance in their massive operation to retake Iraq’s second city from Daesh extremists on Wednesday (AFP photo) LONDON — Terrified Iraqi families fleeing fierce fighting in Mosul are drugging […]
The many Arab issues to be tackled
Mar 23,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The date for the Arab summit, to be held in Amman, is fast approaching, and many are hoping that the Palestinian problem will take centre stage in the deliberations of the Arab heads of state. It is no secret that Jordan is seeking to bring […]
Makkah: Vision 2030
Muddassar Ahmed | Published — Tuesday 21 March 2017 Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 has set out an inspiring future for the Kingdom at a time of global economic volatility. But to fulfill this, a critical step will be to revitalize the holy city of Makkah. Vision 2030 recognizes this. Envisaging […]
Protesters demand full rights for children of Jordanian women married to foreigners
MPs listen to demonstrators, pledge to examine and follow up on matter By Rana Husseini – Mar 22,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Protesters stage a sit-in in front of Parliament on Tuesday calling on the government to grant full citizenship rights to children of Jordanian women married to foreigners (Photo by […]
Jordan hosts 657,000 registered Syrian refugees
By Mohammad Ghazal – Mar 21,2017 – JORDAN TIMES In this recent photo, Syrian refugees are seen at Azraq Camp, around 100km from Amman, in the eastern desert (Photo by Amjad Ghsoun) AMMAN — Out of some 4.9 million Syrians registered with the UNHCR in the region by mid […]
She said yes! Turkish man proposes future wife in Makkah’s Grand Mosque
SOURCE: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE The couple filmed their moment and even shared it on the social media. PHOTO COURTESY: AL ARABIYA ENGLISH A viral video of a Turkish TV correspondent’s romantic public marriage proposal inside the Grand Mosque of Makkah has left social media users desperate to fing out if […]
I recently travelled to interview political figures in the UAE and was surprised by what I found
Much of the time, news about Dubai and Abu Dhabi reports on human rights abuses, arcane laws and so on. But there’s another, progressive side to the UAE – and it feels like it’s going forwards at a time when my own country is going backwards Mohammed Fairouz The sun […]
‘Intense’ strikes pound east Damascus after opposition assault
Agence France Presse | Published — Monday 20 March 2017 An opposition fighter fires a machine gun in Jobar, on the outskirts of Damascus. (AFP) BEIRUT: Syrian warplanes hammered opposition-held neighborhoods of Damascus on Monday after regime forces pushed back a surprise assault that saw opposition try to fight their […]
On the 40th anniversary of Kamal Jumblatt’s death, is trouble brewing again in Lebanon?
In a land where retired murderers still abound, commemorating the dead of a civil war has countless problems Robert Fisk Mukhtara, Lebanon @indyvoices Walid Jumblatt looked a worried man yesterday. He seemed a trifle frail. He was, after all, commemorating the brutal murder 40 years ago of his Druze father […]
Conspiracy Theories: The Age of Post-reason
The age of post-reason Source: Jordan Times By Ali Kassay During the revolution against Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, a highly educated man assured me that the West conspired to instigate […]
Israel threatens to ‘destroy’ Syrian air defence systems
By AFP – Mar 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A general view taken on Saturday shows Israel’s Iron Dome Defence System, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, deployed in the occupied Golan Heights near the border with Syria (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli Defence […]
Saudi Arabia’s billionaire king is on a lavish Asian adventure — here’s what he’s spending his money on
His essentials include plenty of limousines and far too many golden escalators Tom Murray, Business Insider King Salman descends on one of his golden escalators from a plane AFP Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, who has an estimated net worth of over $17 billion (£13.8 billion), is […]
We are complicit in the suffering of Yemen’s children – we cannot ignore their starvation any longer
Source: The Independent UK We are in a bind where UK humanitarian organisations try to get aid and medicines, paid for by the British taxpayer, into Yemen while a Saudi-led […]
More Honey, More Money: Iraqi MP Wants to Pay Men for Polygamy
© AFP 2017/ STR MIDDLE EAST 17.03.2017 An Iraqi MP has proposed reducing the number of widows in the country by providing financial incentives for polygamous marriages. © AFP 2017/ […]
Albucasis: A Landmark for Arabic and European Surgery
Source: Muslim Heritage By Maria Do Sameiro Barroso This article presents Abu’l-Qasim Khalaf ibn ‘Abbas al-Zaharawi, Arabic أبو القاسم خلف بن عباس الزهراوي, Latin Albucasis (936-1013 A.D.), one of the […]