‘No delay’ in SR62bn Makkah metro project
Source: Arab News DUBAI: An SR62 billion ($16.5 billion) metro railway project planned for Makkah is progressing well and there is no delay, said Ali Abdelfattah, chief executive-designate of the […]
The battle for iconic Fallujah
May 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Fallujah was a centre of the Iraqi uprising against British occupation in 1920, the first city in Iraq to revolt against the US occupation in 2003 and the first Iraqi city to submit to Daesh rule in 2014. Consequently, Fallujah cannot be […]
Israel rejects French peace bid; Zionists kill woman
AFP | Published — Tuesday 24 May 2016 Israeli soldiers and police gather around the body of a Palestinian (front) who was allegedly shot in head by an Israeli soldier in West Bank town of Hebron, in this March 24, 2016 photo. (AFP) JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
Jordan world’s 8th refugee welcoming country
By Khetam Malkawi – May 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan ranked among the top 10 refugee welcoming countries, according to a global index issued this week. The “Refugees Welcome Index” issued by Amnesty International, based on a global survey of more than 27,000 people and carried out […]
‘We must learn from young Batoul’
Home » Opinion » Pierre Krähenbühl » ‘We must learn from young Batoul’ ‘We must learn from young Batoul’ May 23,2016 – From the battlegrounds of the Middle East come exemplary stories of courage and resolve that we must all listen to and learn from. Batoul, a 14-year-old Palestine […]
Master, Master, please give me a camel!
Once upon a time, a long long time ago, there lived a Noble Man in Basrah (now in Iraq). He lived in his home together with one servant to look after all his needs. The servant used to go daily to the market to look for the freshest fruits and […]
Islam first to teach tolerance
Source: Arab News By M. Marmaduke Pickthall ONE of the commonest charges brought against Islam historically, and as a religion, by Western writers is that it is intolerant. This is turning […]
Saudi Arabia:Shoura warns Congress of anti-KSA bill fallout
ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 22 May 2016 JEDDAH: A delegation of the Shoura Council has warned members of the US Congress about the undesirable political consequences for that country if the draft bill on allowing the families of the Sept. 11 attacks victims to sue Saudi Arabia was […]
Israel defence minister quits, says Netanyahu fanning extremism
By AFP – May 21,2016 -JORDAN TIMES Israeli forces stand guard next to their armoured vehicle during confrontations with Palestinians following a demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel, on Friday (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel’s defence minister resigned Friday, saying extremists had taken over the […]
Daesh is not invincible
May 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI The recapture of the Iraqi town of Rutba by government forces gives two strong indications: that Daesh is not invincible; that the Iraqi military knows how to win a battle when it is determined, without having to use ragtag militias like Badr […]
A critical Palestinian shift worth watching
May 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI On this 68th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel and the exile and refugeehood of half of the Palestinian Arab population of 1948, Israelis, Zionists and their friends should be concerned because something significant is taking place in […]
A last-minute Kerry decision
May 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – George S. Hishmeh Once again, Israel has managed to escape scrutiny thanks to a last-minute American intervention from Secretary of State John Kerry. His ploy was that the date of the meeting suggested by France was not convenient to him. For many weeks, French President […]
The spirit of Ramadan
May 19, 2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Here we go again, stocking up early on meat, fruit and vegetables in preparation for the fasting month of Ramadan as if that […]
Hardly a breath of wind: the silence that emphasises a city’s fate
The last rebels have su rrendered and now, at last, the full extent of martyrdom in Homs can be seen Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 19 May 2016 Syria, 5 June 2014 Deep beneath the city of Homs, in the last days of the Syrian army’s siege, a desperate Islamist rebel wrote on the […]
The Syrians had no chance…
Meeting an injured soldier in the Syrian army before a heavy night of shelling Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 19 May 2016 Lebanon, 21 July 1989 Private Yahia Saloum of the Syrian army sat on the stairs of my apartment block, his head in his hands, a large bandage strapped to his […]
Mataf expansion speaks volumes about Kingdom’s efforts, say pilgrims
ARAB NEWS | Published — Wednesday 18 May 2016 GOOD WORK: Umrah pilgrims hailed the Saudi government for mataf expansion in Makkah. MAKKAH: Umrah pilgrims have hailed the mataf expansion in Makkah as “distinguished” and “amazing,” saying that the achievement speaks a lot about the attention the Saudi government […]
KSA: Iran blocking its own Haj pilgrims
ARAB NEWS | Published — Tuesday 17 May 2016 JEDDAH: The Council of Ministers said Iran is attempting to politicize the Haj by refusing to sign an agreement mandatory for all countries seeking to send pilgrims on the holy journey. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy […]
Migrant crisis needs generosity, not fear — Angelina Jolie Pitt
By AFP – May 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on March 16, shows UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie Pitt greeting (centre) refugees and migrants during her […]
Bloodshed blurs Middle East borders set 100 years ago by UK-French pact
By Reuters – May 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — A century after Britain and France secretly mapped out a Middle East they would control upon defeating the Ottomans in World War I, its borders have been blurred by sectarian bloodshed — and some in the region see […]
Resentment over Sykes-Picot deal still drives Turkey foreign policy
By AFP – May 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — Resentment over the Sykes-Picot Agreement between Britain and France that carved up the Middle East from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire remains, 100 years later, a major factor in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign policy. The May […]