How the World Cup cynics took their eye off the ball
FAISAL J. ABBAS December 20, 2022 And so the curtain falls on Qatar 2022, indisputably one of the most dramatic World Cups in football history — both on and off […]
New Israeli government to declare open season on Palestinians
CHRIS DOYLE December 19, 2022 How will Arab states react to an Israeli coalition government populated by overt and semi-overt anti-Arab racists?This is a question for all governments to consider, […]
Lions’ Den is not a fleeting phenomenon: On Palestine’s looming armed revolt
Dec 19,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Just when Israel, and even some Palestinians, began talking about the Lions’ Den phenomenon in the past tense, a large number of […]
Rohingya boat adrift without supplies near Andaman islands
https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.47.1/iframe.htmlMedia caption, Watch: The Rohingya refugees earlier in their voyage By Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent The UN is urging countries around the Andaman Sea in South East Asia […]
Turkey’s underground city of 20,000 people
(Image credit: Danm/Getty Images) By Geena Truman11th August 2022 More than 85m beneath the famous fairy chimneys of Cappadocia lies a massive subterranean city that was in near-constant use for thousands […]
Remembering Crusader cannibalism in Syria
12 December 1098 the Crusader siege of Ma’arrat Al-Numan came to a gruesome end. A European army led by a knight named Raymond Pilet D’Ales entered the city after its surrender […]
Multifaceted problems in Syria: US, Israel, Russia, PKK
BY HAKKI ÖCAL DEC 19, 2022 – 12:05 AM GMT+3 U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicles (BFV) patrol the countryside of the city of Qamishli in Syria’s northeastern Hassakeh province, April 20, […]
Maqasid: Invigorating Islamic banking and finance
BY JASMIN OMERCIC DEC 17, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Islamic Economics (IE) is an alternative too, and perhaps the only one offering solutions rooted in sound and comprehensive foundations derived […]
Saudi, Indonesian ministers discuss increasing Umrah trips
Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah hold talks with Budi Karya Sumadi in Makkah. (Supplied) Short Url Updated 19 December 2022 SPA December 18, 2022 MAKKAH: Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. […]
India’s looming demographic divide
Dec 18,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Shashi Tharoor India looks set to end a tumultuous year on a celebratory note, marking both 75 years of independence and the start of […]
At least 12 killed in accident in Afghanistan’s Salang Tunnel
The government said 37 people were injured after a fuel tanker caught fire, and the death toll was expected to rise. Published On 18 Dec 2022 At least 12 people […]
The world’s most polluted capital city
(Image credit: Getty Images) bbc.com By Kamala Thiagarajan5th April 2022 In Northern India, a concoction of seven different fungi could help to thin the smog that pervades the capital city with […]
Pakistani FM urges focus on Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis
BY ANADOLU AGENCY NEW YORK DEC 17, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a Seven-day polio vaccination campaign in Karachi, Pakistan, Nov. 28, […]
How Muslim Shower is turning out to be the real winner of this FIFA World Cup
Well, not to say we told you so, but us desis did tell you so! Entertainment Desk December 17, 2022 The much-anticipated final between Argentina and France is all set […]
Is Israel’s Battered Peace Camp Now Clinically Dead?
Haaretz | Israel News Opinion | After a crushing loss to a far-right, pro-annexation coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s bruised, sidelined and much-eulogized peace camp faces a fateful, and strategic, choiceShare in […]
Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan
Adeel Hussain Why have blasphemy killings to avenge insults against the Prophet Muhammad become so prevalent in Pakistan? Hardback£25 June 20229781787386853248ppADD TO BASKET Digital Available as an eBook EU customers […]
The lurid Orientalism of Western media
May 09,2021 – JORDAN TIMES / Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI — When reporting on any mass tragedy, a basic rule of journalism is to be sensitive to the victims and […]
Fears of full-blown Israeli-Palestinian conflict grow after bloodiest year since 2005
Palestinian territories Surge in violence either side of the ‘green line’ has led people to wonder if a third intifada is on the cards Bethan McKernan in JerusalemThu 15 Dec 2022 […]
Revealed, British Soldiers Linked To Death Of Hundreds Of Afghan Civilians, Including 86 Children
24 Sep 2021 09:00 | Editorial Team JAKARTA – British troops were linked to the deaths of 86 children and more than 200 adult civilians during the Afghan conflict, with an […]
Kohinoor: The ‘cursed’ diamond set into the Crown Jewels
14 DECEMBER 2022|HISTORY The Kohinoor. 105-carats, oval-shaped, and arguably, the world’s most famous diamond. Today, it’s set among 2,800 other stones in the Crown Jewels, but it hasn’t always been […]