Jul 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is just around the corner and people are preparing to celebrate the occasion with hope that the days ahead will be better, brighter and safer for the country and for the […]
In the 20 years between 1996 and 2016, the CIA and British security and foreign policy agencies have consistently given priority to maintaining their partnership with powerful Sunni states over the elimination of terrorist organisations such as al-Qaeda and Isis Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Friday 17 June 2016 In 1996 the CIA […]
The relief of Isis-besieged Kuweires air base last year after an astonishing two-year hold-out was a major symbolic blow against Isis in Syria. Robert Fisk, the first Western journalist to visit the site, finds tales both of death and defiance Robert Fisk @indyvoices The remains of the Isis fighters still […]
The Telegraph By Zia Weise2 hrs ago Turkey is willing to grant citizenship to Syrian refugees, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, in a controversial announcement that will raise questions over his commitment to halt the migration flow to Europe . Speaking at a Ramadan dinner in Kilis, […]
The bombings came near the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the streets are filled with young people and families after dusk Samuel Osborne @SamuelOsborne93 The death toll from an Isis-claimed car bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, has risen to 78, according to Iraqi officials. More than 160 […]
Jul 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI The Jerusalem Day was celebrated this weekend in many Arab and Muslim capitals by street demonstrations and public events reminding heads of states of their duty towards the Holy City. For the last 36 years, the last Friday of the fasting month […]
Middle East expert Patrick Cockburn dissects the “age of disintegration” that gave us Brexit and Donald Trump. PATRICK COCKBURN JUL. 2, 2016 Margus Johanson/Thinkstock This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. We live in an age of disintegration. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Greater Middle East and […]
Resistance against occupation continues Agencies | Published — Saturday 2 July 2016 In this file photo, Palestinian schoolgirls walk with a donkey as the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem, is seen in the background. (Reuters) RAMALLAH: The Israeli military says an Israeli was killed and three […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 2 July 2016 A woman takes a picture with a smartphone on the Smetovi mountain range near Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in this December 20, 2015 file photo. (REUTERS) JEDDAH: Bosnian authorities have stipulated that Saudi citizens wishing to travel to Bosnia Herzegovina must […]
‘I was a maths teacher. I shot him in the back of the head. Three times. I felt nothing. Now I regret.’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices Friday 1 July 2016 Unlike his […]
By AFP – Jul 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES UNITED NATIONS — A much-awaited report by the Middle East quartet demands that Israel take urgent steps to halt the expansion of settlements in Palestinian territories, the UN envoy said Thursday. Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council that ongoing Israeli construction […]
Jul 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh There is a dire need now for an Arab peace initiative. Not another one for tackling the Israeli-Arab conflict, for already there is one, but an initiative to address the inter-Arab conflicts. Regarding the former, the Arabs have already presented their vision […]
There used to be a genuine if imperfect mosaic of tolerance in the Islamic world, according to Islamic scholar Tarif Khalidi Robert Fisk @indyvoices Isis is the ‘most virulent and violent form’ of the hijacking of Islamic authority, according to Tarif Khalidi Getty Images The Near East School of Theology […]
How can we reduce food wastage at iftar buffets? Top tips from people and hotels Published: 17:00 June 29, 2016 Sarvy Geranpayeh, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi: Sumptuous iftar buffets at […]
Jun 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh After the terrorist attack on the Jordanian access point for Syrian refugees in Rakban, Jordan has found itself in an open and unstoppable confrontation with terrorist groups. Therefore, it stands to reason that any forthcoming confrontation could take on a bigger dimension, […]
By AFP – Jun 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian girl receives food from the tekiyya, Arabic name for the soup kitchen, during the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City on June 13 (AFP photo) Gaza, Palestine — In her modest home in the Gaza Strip, Sahar Sherif’s […]
One Saudi businessman noted that the kingdom’s imports would be cheaper; so would purchases in London’s property market, the super-wealthy Arab bolt-hole for immensely rich Gulfies Robert Fisk @indyvoices It’s […]
AP JAMES A. WARREN Beginning with the Carter Doctrine, the US has aggressively injected itself into the Muslim world but with little to show for it besides a record of […]
Be a good wife in Ramadan Asma Anjum Khan | Published — Sunday 26 June 2016 Women members of Saaed group prepare food to be given out as iftar meals for the poor and internally displaced Syrians during the month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, on June 18, 2016. (REUTERS/Omar […]
Rohingya families get their share of the food aid the Organization of Islamic Cooperation distributed through the group HUMANiTi Malaysia recently. (OIC photo via Arab News) JEDDAH: More than 1,100 Rohingya families displaced from their homes in Myanmar received food aid from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during […]