Baghdad denies refuge to PKK fighters
Iraq has denied refuge to Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters, a key element of an accord to bring an end to years of deadly conflicts between Ankara and the […]
What Do Muslim-Western Relations Mean?
By Michael Young HUFFINGTON POST BEIRUT — It is a fact that the notion of a clash of civilisations, first popularised by the American academic Samuel Huntington, is more relevant than ever in the minds of many people. Especially when it concerns Muslim-Western relations, there is a view that Muslim […]
Church of Scotland agrees to reword report on Israeli settlements
Guardian: The Church of Scotland has moved to defuse a furious row with Jewish leaders and the Israeli government after agreeing to change a controversial report on Israeli settlements. Senior […]
Amid public uproar, Royal Jordanian forced to disavow sponsorship of Israel tourism conference
Submitted by Ali Abunimah ELECTRONICINTIFADA.NET Royal Jordanian has disavowed sponsorship of an Israeli government tourism conference to be held in occupied Jerusalem later this month amid public uproar in Jordan that the airline’s logo appeared on the “supporter” page of the conference’s official website. The Royal Jordanian logo appeared alongside […]
‘Jordan did not suggest no-fly zone in south Syria’
by Hani Hazaimeh | Agencies JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Tuesday stressed that it “has not suggested or demanded the international community to establish a buffer or no-fly zone […]
Russia, U.S. agree to push both Syria sides to end conflict
AFP, Moscow – The United States and Russia on Tuesday agreed to push both warring sides in the Syria conflict to find a negotiated solution and to hold an international […]
Saudi women to operate metro rail at PNU
RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO & ALVIN RELOX ARABNEWS Wednesday 8 May 2013 The driverless metro rail, to be operated by a team of only Saudi women inside the women’s school […]
The Only Solution to Terror is Islam
Gulf Daily News: by Aylin Kocaman. Research by the German Bertelsmann Foundation has revealed problems in Western societies regarding the perception of Islam. Many countries regard Islam as a threat […]
Robert Fisk: The truth is that after Israel’s air strikes, we are involved If the EU and US say nothing about these attacks, approval is granted
Lights in the sky over Damascus. Another Israeli raid – “daring” of course, in the words of Israel’s supporters, and the second in two days – on Bashar al-Assad’s weaponry and military facilities and weapons stores. The story is already familiar: the Israelis wanted to prevent a shipment of Iranian-made […]
Palestine: The old method of peace will fail again
STORY SUMMARY There is good news and bad news on the Arab-Israeli peacemaking front this week. The good news is that the United States and the Arab League’s ministerial committee seem energized to restart Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. This culminated a few days ago in the Arab clarification that the 2002 Arab […]
Israel tells Assad it is not on side of rebels
STORY SUMMARY Israel sought to reassure the Syrian regime Monday that its weekend airstrikes against military sites near Damascus were not aimed at boosting the rebels, as activists claimed at least 42 army soldiers were killed in the attacks. Early morning airstrikes against what Syrian state media reported were scientific […]
Expanding our empathetic scope (thoughts of a Syrian student in the US …) by Burhan Aldroubi
by Burhan Aldroubi Source: The Williams Record Western imperialism, a modern segment of historic imperialism, continuously inspires discussion in our classrooms. Realist and morally deterministic arguments go head to head, with both regrets and admissions realized as afterthoughts. Formal discussions about Latin America or the Levant can perhaps be viewed […]
Saudi Arabia: 166 ‘reformed’ militants freed
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN ARABNEWS Monday 6 May 2013 Saudi Arabia released yesterday 166 former Al-Qaeda members and repentant militants after they underwent a long-term state-sponsored counseling program (Munasaha) aimed at reintegrating them into society, said Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the Ministry of Interior. The rehabilitation program and release […]
Cautiously Optimistic: Swiss Foreign minister reckons Middle East talks possible
May 3, 2013 – 13:10 There is a ‘window of opportunity’ for Israel and the Palestinians to get back to the negotiating table, said Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter after […]
Syria: UN says rebels used nerve gas
May 6, 2013 – swissinfo.ch The United Nations has gathered testimony that suggests that rebels have used the nerve gas sarin in the Syrian conflict, Swiss prosecutor Carla Del Ponte […]
JFK: Ride the tiger’s back, end up in his belly
From twitter: JFK on why Syrian opposition should fear Israel’s intervention ” JFK : Ride the tiger’s back, end up in his belly “ MJ Rosenberg @MJayRosenberg JFK on why Syrian opposition should fear Israel’s intervention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBYr1s9ZX3E … …
Palestine’s Abbas, Israel’s Netanyahu head to China
Reuters / JORDAN TIMES BEIJING — China will host Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week for separate bilateral talks as it tries to shore up its role in a region where its diplomatic influence is limited. China, Iran’s top oil customer and a permanent […]
Prince Hassan of Jordan calls for release of abducted Syrian bishops
Petra | May 04, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — HRH Prince Hassan, president of the Arab Thought Forum, on Friday called for the release of Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Paul Yazigi. In a statement, Prince Hassan said, “I call for the release and safe […]
Hezbollah says won’t let U.S., Israel gain control of Syria
Story Summary Hezbollah stands ready to defend Syria against U.S. and Israeli designs to control the Arab state and views its involvement in the crisis in Lebanon’s neighbor as “political […]
Israeli jet shot down over Damascus: Hezbollah TV
May 05, 2013 03:41 AM The Daily Star BEIRUT: An Israeli warplane was shot down by Syrian air-defense units during a raid near Damascus early Sunday, Hezbollah’s Manar television station reported, citing security sources in the Syrian capital. There was no independent confirmation of the claim and Israel did not […]