Apologists for Israel take top posts at BBC
electronicintifada: Amna SaleemThe American poet T.S. Eliot wrote that “April is the cruelest month.” The phrase springs to mind in April 2013, the month that a new director-general took up […]
New York court drops Arab Bank terrorist funding claims
AMMAN — Arab Bank on Thursday said a New York federal court has rejected some of the lawsuits filed against the financial institution that alleged it provided banking services to […]
Jordan: ‘Religious leaders should lead efforts in interfaith dialogue’
by Areej Abuqudairi | Apr 25, 2013 JORDAN TIMES BAPTISM SITE — Religious leaders have a great responsibility in creating interfaith harmony and promoting peace worldwide, experts and scholars said […]
Saudi Arabia: Law on names of newborn defined
JEDDAH: MARWAH HADDAD ARABNEWS Friday 26 April 2013 The official spokesman of the Civil Status Department has said that the department has no jurisdiction to either accept or reject the names chosen by parents for their newborn children where parents are non-Muslim. Omar Mahmood, a Muslim expat living in Saudi […]
Separate tawaf lane planned for the handicapped
MAKKAH: TARIQ ATH THQAFI ARABNEWS Friday 26 April 2013 A 12-meter wide lane to be used by the handicapped people is being built in the Grand Mosque. The General Presidency […]
Victory Letter of Samer Issawi – after ending his hunger strike
(translation by Tariq Shadid, @docjazzmusic) God is Great, Praise be to God God is Great, Praise be to God God is Great, Praise be to God I thank God above […]
Palestinian Christians battle Israel barrier route
BEIT JALA, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians in this Christian village are hoping the new pope can succeed where others have failed — pressing Israel to drop plans to build […]
SYRIAN TROOPS CAPTURE KEY TOWN NEAR DAMASCUS
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists and state media say President Bashar Assad’s forces have captured a strategic town near Damascus after a five-week battle with rebels. The director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdul-Rahman, says government troops regained control of the town of Otaybah, east of the […]
Leaders dispel ideas of violence in Islam
By Lynsay Williams | The Daily Tar Heel A little more than a week after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Muslims in the Triangle came together Tuesday to promote Islam as a peaceful religion. The event, held in the Frank Porter Student Union and attended by about 60, was […]
‘Mosque imams in Makkah should be Saudi’
JEDDAH: JASSIM ABUZAID ARABNEWS Wednesday 24 April 2013 The office of the Ministry of Islamic and Endowment Affairs in Makkah has barred non-Saudis from being imams and muezzins. Abdullah Al-Nasser, head of the ministry’s office in Makkah, said there will be no exception to the ruling, a local newspaper reported. […]
Palestinian to end hunger strike for freedom — lawyer
AFP | Apr 23, 2013 | 23:31 JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH — An Israeli-held Palestinian prisoner on a life-threatening hunger strike has agreed to end his fast in return for his early release, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Under terms of the deal, Samer Issawi, who has intermittently refused food since […]
Jordan remains ‘resilient’ amid regional turbulence — King
AMMAN — Jordan’s security and stability is not a coincidence, but it is the result of the hard work and determination of the Jordanian people, His Majesty King Abdullah said […]
You won’t believe this! Inside Saudi Arabia’s ‘prison’ for terrorists
For terrorists, the prison experience can be harrowing, especially in other countries where civil rights aren’t a thing. However, in Saudi Arabia, prison for terrorists is eerily like a resort […]
Health Experts: Leishmaniasis on the Rise in War-Torn Syria
Cecily Hilleary April 22, 2013 Health workers in northern Syria have reported a dramatic rise in cases of Leishmaniasis–locally dubbed “Aleppo Button Disease” for the sores it produces–and are calling […]
More Palestinians calling for a One State Solution
See the video report here: Source: The Real News
7 Mistakes the U.S. Has Made in the Syria/Iran War Situation
This means we are in for a protracted, extended, multi-year war & we will be seeing a million + death toll – like the Iran-Iraq war. This is a huge […]
US doubles nonlethal aid to Syrian fighters (wooden gun racks?)
AGENCIES ARABNEWS Monday 22 April 2013 ISTANBUL: The US said yesterday it will double its nonlethal assistance to Syria’s opposition as the rebels’ top supporters vowed to enhance and expand […]
Muslim Brotherhood returns to streets with ‘military parade’ – US troops dispatch to Jordan a focal point in protests
AMMAN — Thousands of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood took to the streets of the capital in a show of force on Friday to protest against what they claimed was […]
Report: Jordan has opened its air space for Israeli drones en route to Syria
Le Figari report based on an interview with a Western military source based in the Middle East and has not been confirmed by anyone else; Jordanian decision reportedly made following […]
Friends of Syria under pressure to arm opposition
Agence France Presse ARABNEWS Sunday 21 April 2013 ISTANBUL: The main international backers of Syria’s opposition gather in Istanbul with the opposition hoping Western and Arab countries will step up […]