Deadline extension lets more perform Umrah
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 19 July 2013 Saudi Arabia has extended the deadline for Umrah visa applications from Ramadan 10 to 15 in order to allow more faithful to perform […]
World Bank: Emergency Assistance for Jordan to Cope with Impacts of Syrian Crisis
World Bank project to shore up basic services to households under pressure from hosting massive influx of refugees WASHINGTON, July 18, 2013 – Jordan has welcomed hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria, but the sudden increase in population has put immense pressure on both its economy […]
‘We will catch you’: A Real Story
IDF issues wanted posters for Palestinian kids RT: Asaf Hikmat, a West Bank Palestinian teen, can hardly concentrate on his upcoming exams, as he has been on the lookout for […]
Recapturing the Arab Muslim world’s golden age
The Washington Post: By David Ignatius, Hisham Melhem, a prominent Lebanese journalist, recalls an emotional visit to the Great Mosque of Cordoba in southern Spain last May. With tears in his […]
Kurds drive Al-Qaeda fighters out of Ras al-Ain
STORY SUMMARY Kurdish fighters expelled jihadists from the Syrian flashpoint frontier town of Ras al-Ain and the nearby border crossing with Turkey, activists said Wednesday, in escalating fighting that could signal another front in Syria’s fractious civil war.Kurdish fighters took total control of Ras al-Ain “after 24 hours of fighting. […]
Syrians learn to trust the U.S. at their own peril
STORY SUMMARY One of the worst recurring features of U.S. foreign policy is a process that might bluntly be described as “seduction and abandonment”. On June 13, the White House announced it would provide military aid to the Syrian opposition because the Assad regime had crossed a “red line” by […]
Metro system to lead facelift of Madinah
Epigraph: Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace. (Al Quran 33:57) EDDAH: P.K. ABDUL […]
New Iranian President backs Syria’s Bashar Assad
STORY SUMMARY Iran’s president-elect has sent messages to Syria’s Bashar Assad reaffirming support for his ally. Iran also said Tuesday it would welcome cease-fire between rebel forces and the Syrian government during the holy month of Ramadan and reiterated that a national dialogue was the only way to resolve the […]
Netanyahu authorizes arms shipment to “rebels” in Syria
According to Haaretz, 15 July 2013, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has backtracked on the issue regarding the delivery of weapons to the “rebels” in Syria [1]. Concerned about the consequences of a victory at the hands of the Assad government—backed by Hezbollah and Iran—and following the unrest in the […]
World Citizen: Qatar’s Disastrous Bet on the Muslim Brotherhood
By Frida Ghitis, on 11 Jul 2013 World Politics Review Qatar made a name for itself in recent years with its bold, headline-grabbing foreign policy. Among its many controversial moves, […]
Israel’s moment of truth is approaching
Israel’s government needs to decide if it is ready to continue to endanger the country’s future for the sake of continuing the occupation. Haaretz Editorial | Jul. 17, 2013 | The European Union recently issued a directive stipulating that agreements between Israel and EU member countries will not apply beyond […]
Israel angry as EU blocks funding in settlements
AFP | Jul 17, 2013 | 00:24 Updated: Jul 17, 2013 | OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli officials on Tuesday lashed out at the EU over guidelines barring its 28 member […]
‘Zamzam is best water on earth’
EDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 17 July 2013 Makkah’s Zamzam Well has the best drinking water on the face of the earth. Pilgrims at the Grand Mosque make sure they drink […]
The pain of a Syrian … (student-in-exile)
(as copied from the facebook page of a 19 year old Syrian student-in-exile. I did not ask his permission to publish this here in The Muslim Times, therefore I am withholding the name at the moment) You see during war it’s not just physical destruction, not just death, not just […]
Opinions: What really breaks Syria – “The U.S. slaughtered the wrong pig”
By Dr. Jürgen Todenhöfer The U.S. slaughtered the wrong pig. (google translate from German being used, please excuse the grammar). Six times I visited Syria in the last two years, […]
Mecca Clock Tower Photo Shows Kaaba In The Shadow Of Abraj Al-Bait Building
The Huffington Post | Yasmine Hafiz The Masjid Al-Haram is an iconic image for millions of Muslims who dream of making the once-in-a-lifetime Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, but its silhouette […]
Why has chaos emerged from sublime Arab culture?
STORY SUMMARY Hisham Melhem, a prominent Lebanese journalist, recalls an emotional visit to the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain last May. That question of lost greatness has vexed Arabs […]
Umrah package costs SR200 per pilgrim from Riyadh
RIYADH: MD RASOOLDEEN Monday 15 July 2013 Umrah packages organized annually by travel operators have been rescheduled to Thursday instead of Wednesdays in line with the new weekend days recently introduced by the government. Due to the rush of Ramadan, local travel operators have also raised the price of weekend […]
Makkah hotel prices dive 150%
JEDDAH: KHAMIS AL-SAADI ARABNEWS/AL-EQTISASIAH Monday 15 July 2013 A tourism official in Makkah has confirmed that the prices of hotels have undergone radical change and returned to their normal rates. […]
VIDEO:Toxic Catch: Syria rebels’ chemical lab uncovered near Damascus
Syrian state TV says the military has found a chemical laboratory which produces poisonous materials in the town of Jobar on the outskirts of Damascus. Sources claim the rebels were planning to stuff shells with the chemicals and use them to attack the capital. RT’s Middle East correspondent Paula Slier […]