RAY HANANIA | Published — Thursday 5 January 2017 Ray Hanania Although you have to tip your hat to Barack Obama for at least trying to expose the lies of Israel’s government, the real hero in his fast-ending presidency is Secretary of State John Kerry, an American hero in […]
Momani says move would inflame Arab, Muslim sentiments across world By JT – Jan 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Jordan has been spearheading efforts to protect Jerusalem’s Arab-Islamic identity in the face of Judaisation policies (File photo) AMMAN — Jordan has warned of “catastrophic” repercussions if President-elect Donald Trump […]
January 5, 2017 TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Vice-Speaker Ali Motahari said on Wednesday re-launching haj should be deferred until Saudi Arabia has paid restitution to the families of Iranians who lost their lives during a 2015 haj crush. During the haj stampede in Mina in September 2015, 464 Iranian pilgrims […]
Published December 26th, 2016 Polygamous marriages are legally recognized in Saudi Arabia, in accordance with Islamic Sharia law. (AFP/File) A cartel of eight marriage officials have formed a group on WhatsApp to propagate polygamy as a remedy to the rising number of the divorced women, widows and spinsters. Reporting […]
External borrowings vital for reducing pressure on domestic liquidity Published: 13:05 January 1, 2017 Babu Das Augustine, Banking Editor Dubai: In the absence of further increase in oil prices and or drastic cut in government expenditures, analysts expect Saudi Arabia’s budget gap to be wider than the original estimates […]
MOHA ENNAJI Moha Ennaji is President of the South North Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Migration Studies in Morocco and Professor of Cultural Studies at Fez University. His most recent books include New Horizons of Muslim Diaspora in North America and Europe and Muslim Moroccan Migrants in Europe. FEZ […]
Published December 30th, 2016 A Palestinian woman lies on the ground after she was shot and wounded by Israeli security forces while approaching the Qalandia checkpoint with a knife, between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on December 30, 2016, according to Israeli police. (AFP/Abbas Momani) A Palestinian woman was […]
By JT – Dec 29,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL AMMAN — The government on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli’s provocative policies as the occupation state frequently allows Jewish extremists to storm the compound of Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif. Al Haram Al Sharif is the third holiest site in […]
Dec 28,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab It has become an annual tradition: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and members of his government spend a few days before and during Christmas Day in Bethlehem. While Abbas’ participation in the midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity is the highlight of the […]
News Women Prisoners December 25, 2016 In another example of the lengthy sentencing practices especially targeting Palestinian youth and women in Jerusalem, Shorouq Dwayyat was sentenced to 16 years in Israeli prison by a Jerusalem court on Sunday, 25 December. Dwayyat, 19, from the village of Sur Baher, was also […]
IRAQ PULSE Türkçe okuyun نبض العراق Iraqi Christians, including Christian soldiers, attend the first Sunday Mass at the Grand Immaculate Church since it was recaptured from Islamic State in Qaraqosh, near Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2016. (photo by REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah) Do minorities have role in Iraqi national reconciliation? BAGHDAD — The national settlement […]
IRAQ PULSE إقرأ باللغة العربية نبض العراق A giant Christmas tree stands outside the Sama mall in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2016. (photo by Ammar Alsawad) Iraq’s Muslims celebrate Christmas in solidarity with Christians BAGHDAD — With every year, Christmas in Baghdad is marked with more festivities than the year before. Is this […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 25 December 2016 An artist’s impression of the Makkah train station that will be the costliest of the Haramain trains stations. MAKKAH: The Haramain high speed train will start operating gradually in six months, with the first trip departing from Makkah to Madinah […]
Russia is established in the Middle East and Assad is back in control in Syria. Whatever happened to the Arab Spring? Robert Fisk @indyvoices Just as the catastrophic Anglo-American invasion of Iraq brought an end to epic Western military adventures in the Middle East, so the tragedy of Syria ensures […]
Dec 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri The fall of Aleppo to the coalition of Syrian-Iranian-Russian-Hizbollah forces this week is likely to be a symbolic and historical turning point amidst different eras. How events play themselves out will be determined in the same way as events in Syria have […]
Dec 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri The centuries turn over, the big players evolve, the local battlefields change, but the results remain the same: when external military powers intervene in the Middle East to secure their national interests, the result is inevitably local chaos that also generates retaliations […]
Source: International Business Times By Christina Silva Arabs have “wronged Islam and distorted the image of Muslims,” Saudi Prince Khaled Al-Faisal warned in a speech this week. The prince said Muslims should “not […]
Source: Jordan Times Bana has 330,000 online followers By AFP – Dec 21,2016 ANKARA — Seven-year-old Bana Al Abed, whose Twitter account gave a tragic description of the bombing of […]
Jessica Hartogs, Special to CNBC.com Tuesday, 8 Mar 2016 | 7:56 AM ETCNBC.com The prolonged conflict in Syria has already had a devastating economic impact but could yet spiral to cost the country more than $1 trillion, according to a new report. The report published Tuesday by children’s charity World […]
Jordan to send ambassador to Iraq, as Baghdad intends to open border for trade By JT – Dec 20,2016 – AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday discussed political and security developments in Iraq with Iraqi political leaders at Al Husseiniya Palace, according to a Royal Court statement. The […]