Sep 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI Many dramatic, significant, even historic events have occurred in the world in the last few days, including barbaric wars, broken ceasefires, terrorism in several American and Middle Eastern cities, global summits on refugees and migrants, and other such scourges. So why […]
Any settlement in Syria will probably look more like the Russian version (with a weakened Assad) than the Western version (without him). This has nothing in common with the era of the Cold War; far more with the shifting sands of the Middle East today Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices A […]
What, the Saudis must be asking themselves, has happened to the fawning leaders who would normally grovel to the Kingdom? Robert Fisk @indyvoices Iran boycotted the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, this year after rising tensions between the nations AP The Saudis step deeper into trouble almost by the […]
Sep 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The US Congress has recently passed a bill giving Israel $38 billion over 10 years in military assistance, making it the largest to any of US’ allies. Israel hailed the deal as historic, and historic it is for this country that continues to defy […]
By JT – Sep 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah takes part in Tuesday’s Leaders Summit on Refugees in New York (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday reiterated that an apt response to the escalating refugee crisis is […]
As ceasefire sits on the brink of collapse, MPs’ report paints a damning picture of Britain’s bombing campaign Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Government is failing to implement its policy of making war on Isis in Syria which it was supposed to have launched nine months ago after rancorous debate. A […]
Sep 20 2016 / 11:47 am If Obama really wanted to pressure Netanyahu, he would have used the aid agreement as leverage. By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The announcement last week by the United States of the largest military aid package in its history – to Israel – was a […]
SEPT. 20, 2016 HEBRON (Ma’an) — Palestinian security forces have recently detained an unspecified number Palestinians suspected of being hired by Israel to “escalate violence,” according to the mayor of the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, amid a spike in unrest that has seen seven Palestinians and one […]
Reuters International SEP 17, 2016 – Syrian army soldiers stand at the entrance of the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, before the start of evacuation of residents and insurgents of Daraya, Syria August 26, 2016. The Arabic on the wall reads, “Assad’s men passed from here”. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (reuters_tickers) […]
Exclusive: Pressure on UK and US roles in war set to increase as survey shows school buildings and hospitals among targets A boy walks through ruins of a school and bowling club hit by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Sana’a. Photograph: Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images Ewen MacAskill and Paul Torpey Friday […]
Sep 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh After many years of distractions and other priorities, the Palestinian problem is back on the agenda of some Arab countries. There have been recent confirmations from official source that some Arab countries have been meeting with the Palestinian president to stress the […]
SHARIF M. TAHA | Published — Thursday 15 September 2016 CULMINATION OF EFFORTS: Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah talks at a press conference in Mina. (AN photo) RIYADH: Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah announced on Wednesday that the current Haj season was free from epidemic diseases and that pilgrims […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 15 September 2016 CONSENSUS: Leading scholars of the Muslim World League (MWL) and its affiliate, the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), at the “Islam — a Message of Peace and Moderation” conference in Makkah on Wednesday. (SPA) MAKKAH: Key figures of the […]
Ambassador has served in several Arab countries Published: 16:14 September 13, 2016 Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Manama: Simon Collis has become the first British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia to perform […]
Sep 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Jeffrey D. Sachs Syria’s civil war is the most dangerous and destructive crisis on the planet. Since early 2011, hundreds of thousands have died; around 10 million Syrians have been displaced; Europe has been convulsed with Daesh terror and the political fallout of refugees; and […]
Published September 11th, 2016 Demand surges for internet or network services that help pilgrims maintain contact with their relatives during their stay abroad. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli) Saad al-Qurashi The two economic sectors greatly affected by the annual Hajj pilgrimage season, directly proportional to the economic term of Hajj tourism, are sectors […]
Source: The Daily Star The hajj reached its high point yesterday when Muslims from across the world converged on a stoney hill in Saudi Arabia, a year after the worst […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | Published — Sunday 11 September 2016 ZEAL: Pilgrims leave the Grand Mosque in Makkah after Isha prayers on Friday. (Reuters) MAKKAH: The Haj is no longer an old person’s ritual as a new generation of youthful Muslim pilgrims has transformed both the annual rites and Makkah […]
SIRAJ WAHAB | Published — Sunday 11 September 2016 Pilgrims gather on Mount Rahmah on the plains of Arafat on Sunday. (Reuters) ARAFAT: Around two million pilgrims are spending the day in Arafat at the climax of Haj. The pilgrims chanting “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (Here I am, O Allah, […]