Oct 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES For months before the current UN General Assembly session, ideas floated from Ramallah as to what Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas would do next, following the total and final collapse of his peace strategy with Israel. No one took seriously his hints that after turning […]
By Reuters – Oct 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Russian naval landing ship Azov sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — At a meeting in Moscow in July, a top Iranian general unfurled a map of Syria to explain […]
By Suzanna Goussous – Oct 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Mutaz Mango and Basma Omar celebrate their wedding among refugees at an old hotel in downtown Amman recently (Photo courstesy of Youssef Kawar) AMMAN — A Jordanian couple decided last week to forgo conventional wedding celebrations in favour of throwing a party […]
Oct 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Faced with similar threats from a common enemy, Daesh, Iraq and Syria are being drawn closer at rapid speed. Daesh occupies large swathes of territory in both Iraq and Syria, and continue to pose grave dangers to both countries. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi […]
By Christoph Reuter SPIEGEL.DE REUTERS A man carries a girl in the Douma quarter of Damascus following shelling by regime troops. Iran has long been sending troops and material to help Syrian autocrat Bashar Assad wage war against his own people. But now Tehran is busy establishing a state […]
Looming Doubts : Merkel’s Grip on Refugee Crisis May Be Slipping REUTERS The flow of refugees into Germany is continuing and the government in Berlin has found no way to slow it. Faith in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ability to handle the problem is plunging — especially within her own party. By SPIEGEL […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Tuesday 6 October 2015 JEDDAH: There would be trains between Makkah and Jeddah every 10 minutes once the Al-Haramain high-speed railway project is completed. Trains between […]
Oct 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – CHRISTOPHER R. HILL The scenes of desperate refugees making their way through a gauntlet of impediments — including hastily unfurled barbed-wire fences, ill-tempered border guards and angry residents — have been horrific, reminiscent of Europe’s darkest decades. They are a stark reminder that Europe can never […]
Oct 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby The Oslo Accords and the attendant peace process came into the world with a bang 22 years ago. This past week they exited with a sad whimper. Once the focus of the world’s concern, at this year’s United Nations’ General Assembly opening […]
Voices Syria’s ‘moderates’ have disappeared… and there are no good guys Western confusion reigns while the Russians go for the jugular Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 4 October 2015 20:08 BST Syrian civil defence members mourn the death of their comrade, who was killed during what rebel activists said were air […]
Here’s how Syria became hell on earth Business Insider Armin Rosen © Provided by Business Insider Children walk on the debris of a damaged building at al-Myassar neighborhood of Aleppo. (Thomson Reuters)In 2010, Syria was ranked 111 out of 169 countries on the Human Development Index, just behind South Africa. […]
Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus is regarded as the founder of microfinance. Satish Kumar / The National Nobel Peace laureate blasts global banking system at Islamic Economy Summit Adam Bouyamourn […]
Sabreena Razaq Hussain I am grateful to be alive after a distressing Hajj experience – and urge all Muslims to protest about the inhumane treatment of pilgrims. Radical change is needed ‘Much of the poor management of the hajj stems from the actual functioning of Saudi Arabia itself.’ Photograph: Ahmad […]
Andre Mitchell 05 October 2015 One of the worksheets given to students in Walton County, Georgia, shows Allah referred as the ‘same god worshipped by Jews and Christians.’ Public schools in Georgia have been teaching young children about the basic beliefs of Islam, and their parents are furious about it. […]
Voices Syria’s ‘moderates’ have disappeared… and there are no good guys Western confusion reigns while the Russians go for the jugular Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 4 October 2015 Syrian civil defence members mourn the death of their comrade, who was killed during what rebel activists said were air strikes carried […]
Commandment – These it is whom Allah guided aright, so follow thou their guidance [6:91] These it is whom Allah guided aright, so follow thou their guidance. Say: ‘I ask not of you any reward for it. This is naught but an admonition for all mankind.’ [20:124] He said, […]
Commandment – And say, ‘This is My path leading straight. So follow it [6:154] And say, ‘This is My path leading straight. So follow it; and follow not other ways, lest they lead you away from His way. That is what He enjoins upon you, that you may become able to guard against evils.’ [1:6] Guide us in the […]
HELPING THE NEEDY: The Kingdom has been in the forefront of distributing aid to Syrian refugees. ARAB NEWS Published — Monday 5 October 2015 JEDDAH: Faisal bin Hassan Trad, the permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, said the Kingdom has been the most generous […]
By AP – Oct 04,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE prime minister and the ruler of Dubai, announces the launch of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives project at the Emirates Towers, in Dubai, on Sunday (AP photo) DUBAI — The […]
Oct 04,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The US and Russia seem to have finally agreed that fighting terrorism in Syria is a priority. This poses a new challenge to many countries, which will need to shift their position vis-à-vis the Syrian crisis, including to Syria’s neighbouring countries such as […]