By AP – Dec 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqis who fled the fighting between Iraqi security forces and the Daesh terror group militants settle at a camp for internally displaced people in Khazir, near Mosul, Iraq, on Monday (AFP photo) KHAZIR, Iraq — The UN refugee agency distributed […]
Bana Alabed’s profile disappeared from the service on Sunday. 12/05/2016 Lee Moran Trends Editor, The Huffington Post A seven-year-old Syrian girl’s Twitter account has mysteriously shut down. Bana Alabed had gained more than 100,000 followers since the @AlabedBana profile she shares with her mother Fatemah began tweeting their experiences of living […]
Reuters International DEC 3, 2016 – A member of Iraqi security forces stands guard during an operation against Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, December 3, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (reuters_tickers) By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – No food or fuel has reached Mosul in nearly a week and the […]
By Rula Samain – Dec 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Peacemaking should be at the heart of the mindset working to counter the spread of violence in the Middle East and the world, participants said at a conference that concluded on Thursday. Unless peace becomes a mindset and […]
Dec 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Christopher R. Hill One of the hallmarks of a presidential transition in the United States is a comprehensive policy review, aimed at determining which policies to retain and which to eliminate or change. As President-elect Donald Trump moves towards taking office, he seems eager to […]
By Rana Husseini – Dec 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Iftaa Department on Thursday issued a fatwa prohibiting the murder of women in the name of family honour. “We received an inquiry from a citizen about Islam’s position regarding the murder of women in so-called honour crimes […]
If the Aleppo room was still in Aleppo, and not a museum in Berlin, it might well have been destroyed, burned in the indulgence of fire which consumed much of the old city two years ago when even the great mosque and minaret of the Omayad crashed to the ground […]
Hillel Ofek Contemporary Islam is not known for its engagement in the modern scientific project. But it is heir to a legendary “Golden Age” of Arabic science frequently invoked by commentators hoping to make Muslims and Westerners more respectful and understanding of each other. President Obama, for instance, in his […]
Regime gains prompt exodus of thousands of desperate civilians By AFP – Nov 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian men carrying babies make their way through the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported air strike on the rebel-held Salihin neighbourhood of the northern city of Aleppo, on September 11 […]
Reuters International NOV 27, 2016 – A Kuwaiti woman casts her vote during parliamentary election in a polling station in Kuwait City, Kuwait, November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer (reuters_tickers) By Sami Aboudi and Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) – Opposition candidates are estimated to have won around 20 seats out of […]
Source: Cnet. com Amazon.com is reportedly in talks to acquire the Arab world’s version of itself, Souq.com, for about $1 billion. The deal, which Bloomberg reported on Thursday citing people familiar with matter, would help the retail giant gain traction in the fast-growing Middle East market. Amazon is considering a […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Friday 18 November 2016 Newly elected OIC Secretary-General Yousef Ahmed Al-Othaimeen. (Photo courtesy of Saudi-US Relations Information Service.) JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s former Social Affairs Minister Yousef Ahmed Al-Othaimeen was elected on Thursday as the new secretary-general of the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). […]
Exclusive: Speaking for the first time as the bombardment of Aleppo continues, General Jamil Hassan – a man facing sanctions from both the US and EU – says he’s ‘astounded the US and UN make all this effort for this very small district’ Robert Fisk Syria @indyvoices Aleppo’s historic citadel, controlled by […]
Nov 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Mahmoud N. Zidan While driving the other Friday, I could not help but notice the hustle and bustle of olive pickers: the combined joy of their gathering together, eating out under an olive tree, chitchatting, joking and occasionally singing, all of which interspersed with shouts […]
Isis has attacked the nearby city of Karbala using suicide bombers Alexandra Sims click on for video report: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/20-million-muslims-march-against-isis-arbaeen-pilgrimage-iraq-karbala-a7436561.html
Anne’s father Otto sought visas to the United States and the door was slammed in their face. I do wonder what the Trump administration would have done Robert Fisk Amsterdam @indyvoices Donald Trump would do well to read Anne Frank’s diary I’ve just visited the hiding place of some troublesome […]
Nov 24,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – The election of Donald Trump as the next American president has opened the floodgates to wild expectations, exaggerated hopes, much speculation and a range of conflicting emotions. These include hope, prosperity and family security at one end, and terrible fears, racism and hatred at […]
Nov 23, 2016 House of Wisdom Back in the 9th century AD, the House of Wisdom was established in Baghdad. It contained manuscripts on mathematics, astronomy, science, medicine, and philosophy from Persia, India, and Greece. There were also astronomical observatories, laboratories for chemistry and alchemy, and a center for studying […]
RAY HANANIA | Published — Thursday 24 November 2016 Ray Hanania Many Arabs and Muslims are angry over President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric vowing to halt Muslim immigration until immigration screening process can be improved. Most are reacting with emotion rather than with reason or logic, and in the long […]
Nov 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The UN climate change conference, held recently in Morocco as a crucial step for governments looking to build on the Paris Climate Change Agreement adopted last year, was proof that the implementation of the Paris Agreement is under way and that the spirit of […]