Jeddah summit offers hope for a reinvigorated Arab nation
BARIA ALAMUDDIN May 22, 2023 The Arab League Summit in Jeddah was a breath of fresh air compared with what we have come to expect of such occasions. Serious journalists […]
First batch of Hajj pilgrims arrive from Bangladesh, Malaysia
Previous 1 / 6 The first batch of Hajj 2023 pilgrims from Bangladesh arrive in Jeddah on Sunday. (AN photo by Nada Hameed) 2 / 6 The first batch of Hajj 2023 […]
Turkiye’s ambivalent relationship with Daesh
YASAR YAKIS May 21, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month announced that Abu Hussein Al-Quraishi, the leader of the terrorist organization Daesh, was “neutralized” by Turkiye’s National Intelligence […]
Israel far-right minister storms Al Aqsa Mosque compound
By AFP – May 22,2023 – JORDAN TIMES The Old City of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock (right) and Al Aqsa Mosque (left) (AFP file photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel’s […]
The Hejaz Railway: More than a means of transport
BY RABEE AL-HAFIDH NOV 10, 2020 – DAILY SABAH On Sept. 1, 1900, on the orders of Sultan Abdulhamid II, the Ottoman authorities started working on a 1,320 kilometer (820.2 […]
Turkish First Lady welcomes UN’s Islamophobia draft resolution
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL MAY 19, 2023 – People hold up a banner during a ‘Unity Vigil’ against racism and Islamophobia in reaction to Wednesday’s attack, backdropped by the gates of […]
Another round of bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians
YOSSI MEKELBERG May 20, 2023 Short Url One might be forgiven for feeling a strong sense of deja vu as, once again, we are forced to question the rationale for […]
THE U.S. STILL OWES MONEY TO FAMILY OF 10 AFGHANS IT KILLED IN “HORRIBLE MISTAKE”
BECOMEA MEMBER Family members and neighbors of the Ahmadi family around the wreckage from a U.S. drone strike that killed 10 civilians inside a residential compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, on […]
Arab League Jeddah summit can be the platform to resolve many Arab crises
DR. ABDELLATIF EL-MENAWY May 20, 2023 The agenda of Friday’s Arab League Summit is brimming with topics that will differentiate it from past summits, especially in view of the ongoing […]
A new trajectory for the region
May 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Palestinian Nakba Day commemorations at the UN and the lifting of Syria’s suspension from the Arab League have altered the trajectory of […]
Troubled legacy of the Arab League: What went wrong?
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI MAY 18, 2023 – DAILY SABAH The Arab League, which consistently stifles reforms, remains a perfect card in the hands of regional and global powers playing their […]
Saudi Arabia to offer ‘home-grown’ solutions to regional challenges at Arab League summit: Analysts
SPECIAL Delegates attend the Arab Foreign Ministers Preparatory Meeting ahead of the 32nd Arab League Summit in Jeddah on May 17, 2023. (AFP) Updated 47 sec ago RAED OMARI May […]
Protests against Pakistan’s top judge as ex-PM Khan back in court
By AFP – May 16,2023 – JORDAN TIMES Supporters of parties from Pakistan’s ruling alliance gather near the Supreme Court in Islamabad on May 15, 2023, to protest against the judiciary’s alleged […]
The sad plight of the Ahmadiyya in Pakistan
There is no better illustration of the plight of the Ahmadiyya people in Pakistan than a recent video put out in the public domain by the London-based NGO, International Human Rights Committee (IHRC). In the video, with English subtitles and uploaded on Twitter, an Imam in Rawalpindi is seen threatening […]
Pakistan Encroaches On International Ahmadi Web Site Content
(ANALYSIS) In February, the Pakistan Telecommunication Agency blocked online access to Wikipedia in all of Pakistan for “sacrilegious content.” A few days later, officials reversed the decision claiming that the […]
UN chief thanks Türkiye for extension of Ukraine grain deal
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL MAY 17, 2023 – 10:03 PM GMT+3 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks with reporters during a news conference at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, […]
Helping young Arabs find a renewed sense of confidence
JIHAD AZOUR May 17, 2023 Optimism can be difficult to muster at a time of heightened uncertainty and global turmoil. The 2022 ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, conducted only a […]
Tensions rise in Occupied Territories over far-right Israeli ‘flag march’ provocations
SPECIAL Israelis wave national flags in front of Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem’s Old City to mark Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of the Old City, May 29, […]
A new trajectory for the region
May 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Palestinian Nakba Day commemorations at the UN and the lifting of Syria’s suspension from the Arab League have altered the trajectory of […]