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 […]
“Above and below live civilians whom we have nothing against – a kind of human shield,” Eshel threatened. “And that is where the war will be. That is where we will have […]
The Yemen imbroglio By Ali Sarwar Naqvi April 01, 2015 The ancient land of Yemen bore the name of ‘Arabia Felix’, roughly translated as Arabia the happy, in view of its salubrious climate, fertile land and plentiful water. This turned out to be ironic, because Yemen’s history through much of […]
Jun 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The message 51 US diplomats and officials, many said to be Middle East specialists, sent via the “Dissent Channel” to State Department top brass shows that service in this region does not necessarily prove to be informative or promote understanding. In this […]
Three of Holy Patriarch’s bodyguards killed as suicide bomber attacks commemoration event for 1915 Assyrian genocide Robert Fisk @indyvoices The ghosts of massacres past haunt the Syrian war. First the Islamists […]
THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: A MASS GRAVE The struggle to identify drowned migrants By Stefania Summermatter JUN 20, 2016 – 11:00 A drawing of the October 3, 2013 tragedy by a Lampedusa school child. (AFP) Three years after the migrant boat tragedy in Lampedusa, in which 366 people drowned, relatives are […]
6 Jordanian troops killed, 14 injured in car bomb attack on Syria border By Mohammad Ghazal – Jun 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES The terrorist attack Tuesday targeted a forward post dedicated to assisting Syrian refugees (File photo) AMMAN – Six Jordanian troops were killed and 14 others injured Tuesday when […]
Jun 19,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Every day, the new tactics of Daesh prove more efficient in achieving two major goals — conducting terrorist attacks and piling pressure on the security apparatuses of many countries. Since the declaration of “the caliphate”, security challenges around the world have taken on […]
Queen (of Jordan) urges world to listen to refugees ‘cast into unknown’ By JT – Jun 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday called on the global community to listen to refugees, on the occasion of World Refugee Day. “The global refugee crisis has […]
Israel deliberately denies Palestinians control over their water sources and sets the ground for water domination. Camilla Corradin Since Israel took over the West Bank in 1967, Israel has remained in near full control over Palestinian water resources in the West Bank [Ibrahim Khatib/Getty Images] Occupied West Bank – As […]