Arab World

503. Commandment – So go forth with thy family in thelatterpart of the night, and follow thou in their rear. And let none of you look back, and now proceed to where you are commanded

  Commandment – So go forth with thy family in thelatterpart of the night, and follow thou in their rear. And let none of you look back, and now proceed to where you are commanded [15:66] ‘So go forth with thy family in the latter part of the night, and follow thou in their rear. […]

Finding Home Elsewhere

Jun 18,2015 – JORDAN TIMES In April 2011, approximately one month after the beginning of the conflict in Syria, Fayez, his wife and their six children had to flee their village in Homs. They remained displaced, moving from place to place across the country, for more than three years. Then, […]

Further fracturing Arab countries

Jun 17,2015 – JORDAN TIMES BY MICHAEL JANSEN The battle between Kurdish militiamen and Daesh over the strategic Syrian border town of Tel Abyan has been a crucial test for both sides; Daesh is certain to try to regain control. The town, across from the Turkish city of Akcakale, is […]

UNRWA needs urgent support

Jun 16,2015 – JORDAN TIMES UNRWA is struggling to avert a critical financial crisis that threatens the essential operations of the 60-year-old UN agency for Palestine refugees. At a recent briefing in Amman, UNRWA Commissioner General Pierre Krahenbul warned that the current deficit stands at $101 million and that the […]

Innovative Haj and Umrah app launched

SHARING KNOWLEDGE: The app is in Unicode format which allows users to copy and share any information through WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook and e-mail. ARAB NEWS Published — Tuesday 16 June 2015 Last update 16 June 2015 12:54 am JEDDAH: An Indian scholar has launched an Urdu application for smartphones providing […]

15 tips to adjust your body for Ramadan

NURBANU KIZIL ISTANBUL PublishedJune 14, 2015 AA Photo With only a few days left till Ramadan, -considered by Muslims to be one of the holiest months in the Islamic calendar-, millions of people around the world are preparing to observe a month filled with fasting, prayer, and worship to feed […]

Robert Fisk: America siding with ‘terrorists’ like al-Nusra? It’s not a conspiracy theory; History suggests otherwise, as well as intelligence reports

Most Used No apologies for returning today to the strange case of the “moderate” Jabhat  al-Nusra rebels, the throat-cutters and executioners who are playing the anti-Isis card to woo the US. Their leader, you may recall, told Qatar’s Al Jazeera channel that his al-Qaeda affiliated warriors will oppose both Isis […]

Robert Fisk: America siding with 'terrorists' like al-Nusra? It's not a conspiracy theory; History suggests otherwise, as well as intelligence reports

Most Used No apologies for returning today to the strange case of the “moderate” Jabhat  al-Nusra rebels, the throat-cutters and executioners who are playing the anti-Isis card to woo the US. Their leader, you may recall, told Qatar’s Al Jazeera channel that his al-Qaeda affiliated warriors will oppose both Isis […]