Hundreds of Syrians flee to Jordan as border battle wages
Hosting refugees expected to cost Amman up to $800 million in 2013 by Taylor Luck | Feb 03, 2013 AMMAN — Hundreds of Syrians fled to Jordan on Sunday as […]
Those promoting sanctions: be proud of yourself! Syria Sugar Consumption Falls 40% as War Shuts Down Sweet Shops
By Maher Chmaytelli & Isis Almeida – 2013-02-02T18:37:52Z …Syria’s sugar consumption fell by as much as 40 percent over the past 12 months as the civil war shut down its confectionery shops, T. Akhras Group Chairman Tarif Akhras said today. Demand for sugar in the Middle Eastern nation fell to […]
Israeli pianist and Qatari audience
Abdulateef Al-Mulhim Just a few days ago a Saudi woman columnist in the Asharq Al-Awsat wrote an article titled “Israel that we don’t know.” It was a very well balanced article. After reading it, I saw some tweets from what seemed to me clown-style tweets. This person was against publishing […]
Gender-segregation partitions draw mixed reaction
JEDDAH: FADIA JIFFRY ARABNEWS Saturday 2 February 2013 A new ruling issued by Saudi Labor Minister Adel Fakeih and approved by Abdullatif Al-Sheikh, the head of the Commission for the […]
‘Airline that lost my luggage cost me university place’
A student is demanding Dhs100,000 in compensation from an airline for misplacing his bags, twice. The Arab youth told Abu Dhabi Civil Court that the regional airline with offices in the UAE caused him to miss the opportunity to register for university last year after they lost baggage carrying his academic […]
Worship: The essence of true humility
Aisha Stacey ARABNEWS Friday 1 February 2013 God created human beings to worship Him and a practicing Muslim, in essence, should be able to worship God in every second, every […]
JORDAN TIMES: Humanitarian aid with ‘strings attached’ :
US to provide $31 million to refurbish over 60 schools Petra | Jan 31, 2013 AMMAN — The US on Thursday commended the Ministry of Public Works and Housing’s “transparent procurement and tendering procedures”. Speaking at a press conference, US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart E. Jones said the ministry had […]
Israel must remove all Jewish settlers from occupied West Bank – UN inquiry
RT: A UN human rights inquiry has called on Israel to remove all Jewish settlers from the West Bank and cease expansion. The report said the settlements violate international law, […]
The Russian Fleet in the Mediterranean: Exercise or Military Operation?
INSS Insight No. 399, January 29, 2013 (Institute of National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, Israel) Magen, Zvi A joint Russian naval exercise in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea, […]
The magic of Jerusalem
Israel’s ministry displays in a new video the magic of Jerusalem as a city that combines diversity with harmony, modernity with history, and as a sacred city that for the […]
Syria swings between hell and dialogue
Admittedly, it is not hard to imagine how someone can predict a vision of hell in a country like Syria which has become a hornet’s nest of terrorism and that which is tumbling into further chaos and bloodshed. Lakhdar Brahimi, who represents the United Nations and the Arab League, has […]
Israeli air strike on convoy on Syria – Lebanon border
Israeli jets have attacked a convoy on the Syria-Lebanon border, unnamed security sources in the region have told news agencies. The attack came as Israel voiced fears that Syrian missiles and chemical weapons could fall into the hands of militants such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah. It is not clear what the […]
Syria crisis: opposition leader offers talks with Assad regime – Wednesday 30 January 2013
• Moaz al-Khatib says he is prepared to negotiate • UN exceeds record $1.5bn fundraising drive for Syria • Brahimi urges security council to help stop the destruction • Israeli warplane strike target on Syria-Lebanon border Syria • UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has appealed to all combatants in Syria’s civil […]
Lebanon: Sectarian shackles
Story Summary After Lebanon’s president gave his full backing to the introduction of civil marriage, various voices, including the highest Sunni authority, have spoken against it, ignoring the interests and […]
Cousin Marriages: A Fair and Balanced View
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad says his wife is pregnant
Posted by Max Fisher WASHINGTON POST Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose regime is embroiled in a now two-year civil war that has killed tens of thousands, gave a cheery interview […]
A Swiss who Converted To Islam And Discovered An Ancient City
A Real-Life Indiana Jones Who Converted To Islam And Discovered An Ancient City BASEL – Johann Ludwig Burckhardt’s bust can be seen at the foot of the monumental staircase of […]
Jordan: Rights group calls for changes to ‘discriminatory’ Citizenship Law
by Areej Abuqudairi JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — An international human rights group has called on the government to amend the Citizenship Law, which prohibits Jordanian women married to foreigners from passing on citizenship to their spouses and children. In a report published earlier this month, the London-based group Equality Now […]
Iran commends Jordan’s position on Syria
AMMAN — JORDAN TIMES. Iran on Sunday praised Jordan’s position regarding the Syrian crisis as rational and logical. Speaking at a press conference at the Iranian embassy in Amman, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian commended the Kingdom’s calls for a political and peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis, noting […]
Syria calls on refugees to return home
Syria has called on those of its citizens who have left the country due to the unrest that began nearly two years ago to return home. The Syrian Interior Ministry […]