Al-Ittihad’s Benzema performs Umrah
The 35-year-old star shared the video with his 20.5 million followers, saying: “Mashallah, best of the best, Alhamdulelah.”The former Real Madrid forward and Ballon d’Or winner joined Al-Ittihad during the […]
Iran To Use Released Iraqi Funds To Pay Pilgrims’ Annual Subsidy
A group of Iranian pilgrims of Arbaeen on their way to the Iraqi city of Karbala (September 2022) Friday, 08/04/2023 Author: Iran International NewsroomIran SanctionsForeign RelationsMiddle East Amid reports of releasing […]
Pope Francis stresses value of interreligious talks with Islam
Vatican City, May 4 (Prensa Latina) At a meeting with Jordanian Prince El Hassan bin Talal on Thursday, Pope Francis stressed the importance of talks between Christianity and Islam, emphasizing […]
Creating Frankenstein: The Impact Of Saudi Export Of Ultra-Conservatism In South Asia – Analysis
The Masjid al-Haram and Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photo by Ariandra 03, Wikipedia Commons. July 30, 2016 By James M. Dorsey Continued doubts about the longevity of the Saudi ruling family are […]
At long last, there is real hope for peace in Yemen
OPINION The international community owes it to long-suffering Yemenis to not let the current momentum go the way of previous flurries of hope. Published On 1 Aug 2023 Mustn’t jinx […]
Saudi Fund for Development inaugurates $90 million King Abdullah Campus at Pakistani university
1 / 4 Saudi Fund for Development holds the inaugural ceremony of the King Abdullah Campus of Azad Jammu and Kashmir University in Pakistan. (SPA) 2 / 4 Saudi Fund for Development […]
Switzerland drops the Geneva Initiative. But what’s the alternative?
Twenty years on, Switzerland is turning its back on the Geneva Initiative, which deals with the conflict in the Middle East. It believes that the international political context has changed […]
The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq?
Analysis by Ishaan Tharoor Columnist September 9, 2021 This is the third installment in a short series from Today’s WorldView for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. There’s a scene in the 2014 […]
Jews in Iraq, in the good old days
Avi Shlaim says he has ‘proof of Zionist involvement’ in 1950s attack on Iraqi Jews British-Israeli historian claims in new memoir that Mossad carried out bombings to drive Jews out […]
In Pictures: The protectors of a 7,000-year-old faith
(Image credit: Simon Urwin) By Simon Urwin 4th August 2023 Lalish is a tiny mountain village in Kurdistan with a population of just 25. It is to the Yazidis what Mecca […]
Lebanon can prosper if it emulates Switzerland’s political model
KHALED ABOU ZAHR August 03, 2023 As Switzerland celebrated its national day this week, Lebanon can learn from how this small country, with three official languages and bordered by three […]
Netanyahu unlikely to make concessions on normalization with Muslim world
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB August 03, 2023 The US received an important wake-up call with the Saudi Arabia-Iran deal that was brokered by China. The significance of the March […]
Will Jeddah summit broker a peace plan acceptable to Russia, Ukraine and NATO
Aug 02,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen This weekend’s meeting in Jeddah of officials from a wide range of countries aims at formulating a common approach to peacemaking between […]
Saudi foreign ministry launches electronic visa waiver for UK citizens
The ministry said on its social media that the step comes to facilitate procedures for those wishing to visit the Kingdom. (Shutterstock) RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry launched on Wednesday […]
Islamic Dream Interpretation. To urinate…
Seeing ‘piss’ in your dream.. Piss Urine generally symbolizes spending and wasting money. It could also mean illicit or inappropriate spending.• Urinating: The dreamer will spend money that will benefit […]
Kiswa lowered ahead of washing of Kaaba
Previous 1 / 4The kiswa was lowered on Tuesday. (SPA) 2 / 4The kiswa was lowered on Tuesday. (SPA) 3 / 4The kiswa was lowered on Tuesday. (SPA) 4 / 4 The kiswa was […]
The futile search for Palestinian reconciliation
OSAMA AL-SHARIF August 01, 2023 Since the biggest Palestinian rift in modern times took place in 2007, when Hamas fighters expelled the Palestinian Authority from Gaza and defeated Fatah loyalists […]
Palestinians a glaring omission from debate on Israeli democracy
CHRIS DOYLE July 31, 2023 A week ago, in defiance of mass protests, 64 members of the Israeli Knesset landed their first blow on the Israeli judiciary. This dramatic onslaught on the […]
For Arab Americans, blue is not blue
Jul 31,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby News last week that the US and Israel were about to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) advancing Israel’s entry into […]
Thomas Friedman doth worry too much about Israel
Joseph Massad28 July 2023 12:04 BST | Last update: 2 days 16 hours agoIn an open letter to Joe Biden, the longtime New York Times columnist pleads with the US president to ‘save’ Israel […]