Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque to reopen on Sunday
By AFP – May 27,2020 – JORDAN TIMES The Al Aqsa Mosque complex was shut for the Eid Al Fitr festival that marks the end of the holy fasting month […]
Donald Trump’s withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is an unavoidable recognition of failure
America’s status as a superpower has been damaged by its inability to beat the Taliban in nearly 20 years of war Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 11 hours ago In October […]
The 7 most fascinating mosques in China
By Angelo Zinna CHINA HAS AN ambiguous stance in regards to institutionalized faith. On the one hand, the People’s Republic recognizes five religions — Buddhism, Catholicism, Daoism, Islam, and Protestantism […]
Obey the Khulafa with true sincerity
Friday Sermon delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II and Musleh-e-Maudra on 29 June 1917. After reciting Tashahud Ta‘awuz, and Surah al-Fatihah, the following verses were […]
450k Umrah pilgrims sent back home amid pandemic
Over 60,000 pilgrims were sent back to their home countries through special flights during the five-day Eid holiday. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/vgbft Around 1,500 pilgrims, who were stranded in the country, also left in April. JEDDAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah facilitated the return of as many as 450,000 […]
Syria’s Rami Makhlouf relinquishes assets to charity
Short Url https://arab.news/9cb53 Arab News May 29, 202 Makhlouf said he was “very relieved and euphoric” The Syrian government said his company owes $77 million DUBAI: Rami Makhlouf, one of […]
Crossing Divides: The bomb maker turned peacemaker
By Rebecca Henschke and Endang Nurdin BBC World Service 28 May 2020 Ali Fauzi is now helping others turn their backs on extremism and intolerance “I am an expert bomb […]
Saudi Arabia to end curfew on June 21, except in Mecca
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will begin easing restrictions on movement and travel this week, more than two months after stringent measures were introduced to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Restrictions will be lifted in three phases, culminating in the curfew completely ending – with the exception […]
Rise of the civilization state in post-nation-state Middle East
by Rabee Al-Hafidh Op-Ed May 29, 2020 During the COVID-19 crisis, Turkey was able to climb to new international heights in health and wellbeing as Turkey is now a source […]
Given the vacuum of moral responsibility across the Middle East, who can trivialise the trial of Benjamin Netanyahu?
Source: Independent UK We pick and choose who we want to stand trial among the leaders across the region – but the law is something that binds us all, writes […]
For Palestinians, the truth is not enough
Ray Hanania May 27, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/9qhts It is not enough for the Palestinians to break all ties with Israel and “suspend” the agreements signed under the terms of […]
Political ambiguity or a doomsday weapon: Why Abbas abandoned Oslo
May 26,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD This time, we are told, it is different and that President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, is absolutely serious about his […]
Political realism critical in facing Jordan-Israel challenges
JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh 27th May 2020 Jordan continues to face challenges internally and regionally, and as the annexation of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley […]
Borrell: End of U.S.-led system before our eyes
Wed May 27, 2020 International May 26, 2020 – The European Union is acknowledging the “end of an American-led system” in favor of China, suggesting that Europe should take an […]
What Jesus (as) Really Said About Heaven and Hell: A Response to an Article in TIME
Bilal Atkinson; Hartlepool – UK Christianity THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS I was rather surprised to read what Professor Bart D. Ehrman had to say in a recent article What […]
U.S. envoy in Afghan peace shuttle demands reduction in violence
May 21, 2020 – 07:52 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, meet with U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay […]
Soldiers, police enforce Indonesia’s ‘new normal’ coronavirus restrictions
May 26, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s military ordered the deployment of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and police on Monday to […]
Chinese Virologist Warns Coronavirus Is ‘Just Tip Of The Iceberg’
Source: Forbes By Tommy Beer; Forbes Staff TOPLINE Shi Zhengli, the deputy director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, said in an interview Monday on China Global Television Network that […]
Why Didn’t the 1958 and 1918 Pandemics Destroy the Economy? Hint: It’s the Lockdowns
Written by Ryan McMaken Monday May 25, 2020 Media pundits and politicians are now in the habit of claiming it was the pandemic itself that has caused unemployment to skyrocket […]
The Question of Suffering
from the book ‘Revelation Rationality Knowledge and Truth’ by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (may Allah be pleased with him). WHEN WE EXPLORE the history of evolution in search of […]