Rebirth of Palestine- Israeli View
Analysis: Non-member state observer status is born The Jerusalem Post: By HERB KEINON……………………………… What happened at the UNGA on Thursday, though no surprise, is a significant diplomatic defeat for Israel. […]
Cash crisis, Arab ferment threaten Jordan’s stability
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Alistair Lyon REUTERS AMMAN, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Violent protests that shocked Jordan this month have mostly subsided, but unprecedented chants for the “fall of the […]
UN vote recognises state of Palestine
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians but an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians’ status to a non-member observer state at the United Nations was approved by a more than […]
Jordan’s neutrality on Syria ‘a wise choice’ — observers ‘Political developments may force Kingdom to reconsider stance on crisis’
by Hani Hazaimeh | Nov 29, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Politicians, former government officials and researchers on Thursday discussed the political and economic impact of the Syrian crisis on the Kingdom at a seminar organised by Al Rai Centre for Research. Participants debated whether Jordan should take a […]
Campaign to find overstayers in Makkah launched
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWs The Saudi General Directorate of Passports announced the launch of a comprehensive campaign all over the country to look for overstaying pilgrims, who have no intention in returning home. According to Col. Badr Almalik, directorate spokesman, the number of overstaying pilgrims has recently decreased to a large […]
Palestine – where to now?
RAMALLAH – Nowhere are the grievances that perpetuate violence and war more evident than they are in Palestine today. But the world’s politicians continue to dance around the problem, rather than confront it. The recent deadly violence in Gaza is only the latest proof that people living under occupation and […]
Damascus fighting cuts off airport, Emirates suspends flights
OLIVER HOLMES, REUTERS TORONTO SUN BEIRUT – Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad just outside Damascus on Thursday, restricting access to its international airport, and the Dubai-based […]
U.S. and Israel Look to Limit Impact of U.N. Vote on Palestinian Authority
NY Times: WASHINGTON — After failing to head off a vote in the United Nations on Thursday that would upgrade the Palestinian Authority’s status, the United States and Israel are looking ahead to how they […]
Supporting a justified quest (Editorial: Jordan Times)
Nov 28, 2012 | 22:07 What Israel fears most from Palestine’s bid to upgrade its status at the UN to that of non-member observer state is the ability of the Palestinian Authority to take it, thereafter, to the International Criminal Court for its crimes against humanity and war crimes against […]
Export insurance support for OIC states reaches $ 17.4 bn
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 29 November 2012 Aman Union members have contributed $ 17.4 billion in investment and export insurance for OIC countries this year, said its Secretary-General Dr. Abdel-Rahman Taha. “The insurance support given by the union this year is 17.6 percent more than that of 2010 when it […]
Israel on Saudi interfaith center’s board
Ynetnews: A Saudi-backed center to promote interfaith dialogue worldwide began work in Vienna on Monday by bringing hundreds of religious activists together to discuss how to promote understanding among different beliefs. Named after Saudi King Abdullah, the center is a welcome boost for bridge-building between faiths in an era of […]
Palestinians win more European support for limited statehood
Haaretz: Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, and Spain will join France in backing Palestinian upgrade at UN; Britain seeking assurances from Palestinians; Germany will oppose move. More European states joined France on Wednesday in backing a Palestinian bid for limited statehood but Britain held back, saying it wanted an assurance that the […]
Saudi king’s health spurs succession issue
Source: UPI The Saudi royal family denied reports King Abdallah was placed on life but the monarch’s failing health has brought the succession issue into focus. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. […]
Palestinians face pressure not to take Israel to ICC (someone feeling guilty it seems!!!)
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinians are facing “intensive pressure” not to sue Israel for war crimes at the International Criminal Court if they win upgraded UN status, an official said on Wednesday. Hanan Ashrawi, a senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, said that various foreign governments, led by Britain, […]
U.S. Sees Gains by Sunnis as Chance to Curb Iran’s Power
NY Times: RAMALLAH, West Bank — For years, the United States and its Middle East allies were challenged by the rising might of the so-called Shiite crescent, a political and […]
Doha: International Center for Interfaith Dialogue Hosts Lord Woolf
Dr. Ibrahim Saleh Al-Naimi welcomed the guests at the occasion of a lecture by Lord Woolf at Georgetown University Auditorium, SFS-Doha on Monday, 19 Nov. The lecture was titled “Rule […]
Saudi Arabia: Conference condemns terror and extremism
RIYADH: SHARIF M. TAHA ARABNEWS Wednesday 28 November 2012 A recently concluded conference in Riyadh condemned all forms of terror and extremism. It called for Arab governments to boost developmental projects, curb unemployment and address youth problems. The conference on the impact of terrorism on social development was jointly organized […]
Syrian rebels, civilians brace for long civil war
By BEN HUBBARD Associated Press WWW.WANDTV.COM HAREM, Syria (AP) – Before the civil war, Ramiz Moussa was a middle class civil servant who processed fines for littering, illegal construction and disturbing the peace in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. Now, the 40-year-old squats with other rebels in damaged, abandoned homes in […]
Ambivalence of Muslim Solidarity
The Jakarta Globe: Every time the Israeli-Palestinian conflict re-emerges on the stage of global politics, Muslim groups in predominantly Muslim-populated countries like Indonesia, but also in the West, the United […]
Islamists (in Jordan) suggest two options to end Kingdom’s ‘political crisis’
by Khaled Neimat JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Islamists on Monday suggested “two options” to overcome the current political crisis, under which they believe the Kingdom can restore stability. They called […]