By AP – Sep 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this August 13, 2016 file photo, soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces are stacked against a building during a training exercise to prepare for the operation to re-take Mosul from Daesh militants in Baghdad, Iraq […]
WSJ: Saudis sent telegrams to the king on Sunday pressing the monarchy to end male guardianship rules for women, the culmination of an unprecedented months long effort to abolish the system. By Sunday evening, activists estimated hundreds of people had sent a copy of the same message to the royal […]
Posted Sep 21, 2016 A Muslim teen has issued a passionate appeal to the organization that oversees the creation of emojis, proposing a number of symbols that represent her faith, including a man wearing a keffiyeh (headscarf) and a woman wearing a hijab. By Billy Hallowell, Deseret News A […]
An Iraqi government soldier celebrates in front an Islamic State group flag covered in graffiti in the town of Sharqat, around 80 km (50 miles) south of Mosul, Iraq, on Friday. | AFP-JIJI WORLD Iraq oil fires could jeopardize mission to retake Mosul from Islamic State forces AP SEP 24, […]
Sep 24,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL US President Barack Obama delivered his farewell speech before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, having reached close to the end of his last term in the White House. Obama seemed to blame everybody for the growing malaise in world and regional affairs except himself, as […]
Reuters International SEP 24, 2016 – The Tribute in Light shines on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 11, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (reuters_tickers) By Patricia Zengerle and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation allowing families of […]
SEPT. 23, 2016 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 30, 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (AFP/Don Emmert, File) By: Chloe Benoist BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly became the scene […]
26 March 2015 From the sectionMiddle East Image copyrightAFP Yemen conflict No end in sight to war in Yemen Practising medicine under fire in Yemen A young girl and a city struggling for life Yemen’s humanitarian catastrophe Yemen is in the grip of its most severe crisis in years, as […]
ASYLUM STUDY SEP 23, 2016 – 09:14 Europe is in the grip of a migration crisis. Here, Italian officers rescue a woman from a crowded wooden boat carrying more than 700 migrants (Keystone) Europeans are more likely to accept asylum seekers who have a higher employability, have been persecuted […]
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 […]