Tawheed: The essence of Islam
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 1 January 2016 Tawheed (Islamic monotheism) is the greatest foundation of Islamic belief. In fact, a person is considered as Muslim if he/she accepts that […]
Saudi Arabia Executes 47, Including Shiite Cleric
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI, ASSOCIATED PRESS RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jan 2, 2016 The Associated Press FILE – In this Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, a Saudi anti-government protester carries a poster with the image of jailed Shiite cleric Sheik Nimr al-Nimr during the funeral of three Shiite Muslims allegedly […]
Before Mosul, Iraqi army may face fight at the gates of Baghdad
By Reuters – Dec 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A member of Iraq’s elite counterterrorism service flashes the ‘V’ for victory sign on Wednesday in the city of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, about 110 kilometres west of Baghdad (AFP photo) BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces may face a big […]
Khadijah – The Prophet’s beloved, the Princess of Quraysh
By Irfan Ullah Khan “She believed in me when the whole world refuted me and she attested to my trueness when the whole world accused me of falsehood. She offered me compassion and loyalty with her wealth when everyone else had forsaken me.” [Prophet Muhammad (saws): Narrated by Masnad Ahmad] […]
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets enter rebel-held southern town — army
By Reuters – Dec 30,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Youths carry children through a site damaged from what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Assad in the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — Syrian troops fought their way […]
Angels and their attributes
SHAIKH SALIH BIN FAWZAN Published — Friday 25 December 2015 The belief in the angels is one of the pillars of faith (Iman). What belief in the angels entails is: Believing in their existence and believing in the duties that they carry out in the universe. So the angels are […]
Displaced by war, Syrians seek safety in cars, shells of buildings
By AFP – Dec 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian man looks on from inside an unfinished building where he lives with his family in the Daf Al Sakhr neighbourhood of Jaramana on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on December 16 (AFP photo) DAMASCUS — Since his house on […]
Israel plans over 55,000 new West Bank settler units — NGO
By AFP – Dec 28,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian female protester covers her face as she walks past burning tyres during confrontations with Israeli forces near the Ofer Israeli military prison, located near the West Bank town of Betunia, on Friday following a march by young Palestinians (AFP photo) […]
Palestine Leadership to Hold Talks on Relations With Israel
© AP Photo/ Adel Hana POLITIC28.12.2015 The Palestinian authorities are set to meet in the coming days to discuss the state of its relations with Tel Aviv amid the recent escalation of the long-standing conflict, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chief Saeb Erekat said. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The PLO chief ruled out the […]
Corsica demos banned after two days of anti-Arab protests
By AFP – Dec 27,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Demonstrators, most of them angry against Muslim residents, march in Ajaccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on Saturday (AP photo) AJACCIO, France — France banned demonstrations in part of the Corsican capital Ajaccio on Sunday following two days of anti-Arab […]
Azraq camp dwellers suffer, awaiting ‘more world attention’
By Suzanna Goussous – Dec 27,2015 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo, Syrian refugees fill water from taps located outside the Azraq camp (Photo by Muath Freij) AMMAN — Azraq camp for Syrian refugees is facing “harsh conditions” with an increasing number of daily voluntary returns to Syria, due […]
Iraqi forces inching towards full recapture of Ramadi
By AFP – Dec 26,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – AFP Iraqi counterterrorism forces drive a tank past rubble south of Anbar province’s capital Ramadi on Thrusday (AFP photo) BAGHDAD — Die-hard militants made a desperate last stand Saturday in Ramadi’s former government complex, the main remaining target of Iraqi forces […]
ISIS Violates The Consensus Of Mainstream Islam By Persecuting Christians
Huff Post: In central Syria, Daesh (“ISIS”) recently destroyed an ancient monastery and a church. This, after abducting several Christians, in what has become the group’s long scourge on humanity. While global Muslim leaders have categorically condemnedDaesh, Daesh continues to insist their acts are permitted — even commanded — by […]
Heroic nurse saved 7 babies from blaze
Amirah Ismail showed exemplary courage … nation’s pride. ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 26 December 2015 JAZAN: The Jazan hospital tragedy saw some heroic acts from staff at the hospital, including nurse Amirah Ismail, who along with colleagues, risked their lives to save seven children who had been in the […]
Two Saudi millionaires pay blood money to free Filipino
ABDUL HANNAN TAGO Published — Saturday 26 December 2015 RIYADH: Two Saudi millionaires have reportedly paid SR225,000 in blood money to free a Filipino man who had killed an Indian national in a car accident. The men donated the blood money requested by the victim’s relatives. The Filipino man was […]
96 Palestinians shot by Israeli military in Friday demos
DEC. 18, 2015 maannews.com Clashes in Bethlehem, October 2015. (MaanImages/Frederik Kaare-Andersen,File) NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Friday shot and injured at least 78 Palestinians, two critically, when clashes broke out across the occupied Palestinian territory for the second day in a row.Medical sources told Ma’an that a Palestinian […]
Jordanians have no worries about their future — King
By JT – Dec 23,2015 – JORDANIAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah speaks to Christian leaders during a meeting on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday underscored the unity and solidarity of the Jordanian people, noting that Jordanians, Muslims and Christians, […]
King urges Jordanians to embrace values of tolerance, compassion
By JT – Dec 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah addresses the nation in a televised speech on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday congratulated the nation on the occasions of Prophet Mohammad’s birthday and Christmas, calling on both […]
U.N. blames Saudi-led coalition for most attacks on Yemeni civilians
Reuters International DEC 22, 2015 – SWISSINFO.CH By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that a Saudi-led coalition’s military campaign in Yemen appeared to be responsible for a “disproportionate amount” of attacks on civilian areas. Speaking […]
Yemen truce fragile as rebels threaten Saudi Arabia
By AFP – Dec 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A soldier loyal to Yemen’s government uses binoculars as he takes position near Al Jadaan area, which was taken by the pro-government army from Houthi rebels, in the country’s central province of Marib, on Monday (Reuters photo) ADEN — A ceasefire in […]