AFP January 26, 2017 Muslim pilgrims walk past the crane that collapsed the day before at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy Muslim city of Mecca on September 12, 2015 (AFP Photo/-) More Riyadh (AFP) – A Saudi court on Thursday dismissed charges against 13 accused over a crane collapse […]
There’s more to this Sufi mystic than meets the eye. 01/27/2017 Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor More than seven centuries after his death, Rumi’s poetry still has the capacity to fascinate his readers. The 13th century Sufi theologian and poet Jalal al-Din Mohammad Rumi is one America’s best-selling poets. His […]
Feb 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen During his presidential election campaign, Donald Trump proclaimed long and loudly that he sees Iran as Washington’s regional enemy. He pledged to “tear up” the agreement providing for the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, reached in […]
By Reuters – Feb 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Displaced Iraqi children who fled the Daesh stronghold of Mosul with their families play at Khazer camp, Iraq, on Monady (Reuters photo) BAGHDAD — The World Bank plans to offer Iraq financial support in parallel with projects to foster reconciliation […]
Exclusive: Officials only come to an ‘overall judgement’ on whether weapons sold will be used to breach laws Joe Watts Political Editor @JoeWatts_ The Government does not make judgments over whether countries like Saudi Arabia have violated international humanitarian laws in specific cases before granting arms exports to them. Ministers have admitted they […]
Feb 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI Never in my life, which has spanned the United States and the Arab world, have I experienced a moment such as the past week when ordinary Americans and ordinary Arabs shared exactly the same sentiments of personal vulnerability, indignity and political […]
Feb 01,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL US President Donald Trump said last week that he “will absolutely do safe zones in Syria”, intended to protect the displaced, vulnerable Syrians and, presumably, put an end to the flow of refugees to the West, the US included. The departments of state and […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah II makes assertion during talks with Trump administration officials 01.02.2017 Mahmoud Barakat Jordan By Laith Junaidi AMMAN, Jordan The relocation of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would undermine Middle East peacemaking efforts, Jordan’s King Abdullah II has warned. The […]
January 23, 2017 James Miller A screen grab from a video released by the Islamic State-affiliated Amaq news agency, said to be in Palmyra on December 11 Share There are at least four separate coalitions that claim to be battling the extremist group Islamic State (IS). Three of those coalitions […]
By AFP – Jan 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (3rd right) speaks during the North Atlantic Council — Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) meeting after opening ceremony of NATO-ICI regional centre in Kuwait on Tuesday (Anadolu Agency photo) KUWAIT CITY — NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg on […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura (R) and Mohammed Alloush, the Syrian leader of the opposition delegation (L-2) arrive for talks on the Syrian conflict, Astana, Kazakhstan, 23 January 2017. (EPA Photo) Syrian opposition members vowed Monday to keep fighting if the peace talks fail […]
By Farnaz Heidari January 16, 2017 Lands covered temporarily or permanently by water (except for lakes, reservoirs, and streams) and located away from coastal areas are called inland wetlands. They include marshes, prairie potholes (depressions carved out by glaciers), swamps (dominated by trees and shrubs), mud flats, flood-plains, bogs (rain-fed, […]
January 16, 2017 TEHRAN – Despite Riyadh’s mounting skepticism about Tehran over the past years, a top Iranian security official has said Iran is well-disposed to the Arab, Islamic country, and is trying even to prevent efforts to overthrow the House of Saud. “Despite some perceptions, the Islamic Republic […]
Jan 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby In just a matter of days, President-elect Donald Trump will have to decide whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. As we approach inauguration day, liberal and conservative commentators alike offer a number of ideas on […]
BY ARIF ALI POSTED ON JANUARY 16, 2017 In European antiquity, philosophers largely wrote inGreek. Even after the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean and the demise of paganism,philosophy was strongly associated with Hellenic culture. The leading thinkers of the Roman world, such as Cicero and Seneca, were steeped in Greek […]
Sicilian Peoples: The Arabs by L. Mendola and V. Salerno Magazine Index Best of Sicily Arts & Culture Fashion Food & Wine History & Society About Us Travel Faqs Contact Map of Sicily The Peoples of Sicily: A Multicultural Legacy. Full of Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Germans and Jews, the most […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 15 January 2017 A picture taken on October 16, 2013 shows Muslim pilgrims heading to the “Jamarat” ritual, the symbolic stoning of Satan, where they throw pebbles at pillars, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah. (AFP) RIYADH: A senior Moroccan official […]
JOYCE KARAM | Published — Sunday 15 January 2017 Dina Habib Powell. (AP) WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has been heavily criticized this week for controversial tweets and a fiery press conference. However, one announcement from the incoming administration is garnering positive feedback and bipartisan praise: The appointment of Dina […]
Jan 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Syrian President Bashar Assad was recently quoted by the Syrian state news agency SANA as having told French media, following a visit by French MPs to the liberated Aleppo, that he was “ready to discuss anything” at the projected peace conference in the Kazakh […]
MIDDLE-EAST HANI HAZAIMEH | Published — Friday 13 January 2017 Palestinian children in the village of Kfar Qaddum, occupied West Bank, carry placards during a demonstration on Friday against proposed plans by US President-elect Donald Trump to move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. (AFP) JEDDAH: In a […]