JORDAN: His Majesty praises UAE efforts to reach political solution in Yemen
By JT – Nov 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, in a phone call on Thursday with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of […]
In Pakistan, the Azadi March demands an end to Prime Minister Khan’s administration
The politics of ‘dharna’ in Pakistan Screenshot of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazl ur Rehman speaking to the participants of the dharna (sit-in) in Islamabad on November 4, […]
Radical Pakistani cleric continues sit-in; PM won’t resign By
A radical Pakistani cleric, who galvanized tens of thousands of followers to march on Islamabad, met Monday with opposition politicians and agreed to continue their sit-in even after a deadline […]
Conflict, corruption and sectarianism made Iraqis fustrated
Nov 06,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Mass protests against mismanagement, corruption and sectarian rule are gripping Iraq, a poor country which should be wealthy. The Organisation of the Petroleum […]
Administrative detention. What prison is like for failed asylum seekers
By Marie Vuilleumier Nov 6, 2019 – 11:00 Thousands of unsuccessful asylum seekers are imprisoned each year in Switzerland before being expelled from the country. swissinfo.ch spoke to two of […]
Pierre Krähenbühl. Departing UNRWA head claims he is ‘victim of dirty politics’
Nov 7, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The departing Swiss head of a United Nations agency for assisting Palestinian refugees says he is the victim of a political attack. Pierre Krähenbühl denies […]
Ex-UN Syria envoy says he quit to avoid having to shake Assad’s hand
Staffan de Mistura also says EU’s failure to address Syria crisis led to Brexit vote Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Tue 5 Nov 2019 Staffan de Mistura was the UN’s special […]
I spoke to the women risking their lives to join the Iraq revolution – and this is what they want
Women in Iraq are rising from the ashes of war to join protestors calling for political change Balsam Mustafa Protestors in Iraq have once again defied the threat of […]
Listen to the Lebanese people
Nov 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby In 2012, I wrote an article about Lebanon that still rings true today. It ended with a quote from one of my […]
Kashmiris’ situation is unsustainable, Merkel says
Nov 1, 2019 – 13:50 NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The conditions in which the people of Kashmir are living are unsustainable and must be improved, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told […]
Indian Muslims anxious as court prepares to rule on destroyed mosque
Source: Swiss Info By Mayank Bhardwaj AYODHYA, India (Reuters) – In the Indian town of Ayodhya, minority Muslims are feeling under siege as they await a Supreme Court ruling on […]
New Zealand accused of racism after visa rule throws arranged marriages into chaos
New Zealand’s Indian community voices outcry after cultural exemptions to visa rule are suddenly halted Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington Mon 4 Nov 2019 New Zealand has a reputation for […]
Isis women driven by more than marriage, research shows
Exclusive: guidance says many factors, including rebellion and sisterhood, spur radicalisation Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent @JamieGrierson Sun 3 Nov 2019 Women and girls who attach themselves to Islamic State […]
Blue spaces: why time spent near water is the secret of happiness
Source: The Guardian Coastal environments have been shown to improve our health, body and mind. So should doctors start issuing nature-based prescriptions? By Elle Hunt ‘People who visit the coast […]
Turkey to send Daesh prisoners to home countries
Arab News Saturday . November 02, 2019 Updated 9 sec ago Reuters November 02, 2019 ISTANBUL: Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday Turkey would send captured Daesh members back […]
Indonesian man who helped set strict adultery laws flogged for adultery
Source: BBC An Indonesian man – who worked for an organisation that helped draft strict adultery laws – has been publicly whipped after being caught having an affair with a […]
The new revolutions of the Middle East are not the same, but they all share this one fatal flaw
They have no leadership, no recognisable faces of integrity. And – the greatest tragedy of all – they don’t seem to be interested in finding any Robert Fisk in Beirut […]
Migrants on Greek islands ‘on edge of catastrophe,’ rights watchdog says
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 31.10.2019 The situation for migrants in camps on Greek islands is “explosive” and “on the edge of catastrophe,” the Council of Europe’s commissioner for […]
TheFace: Lubna Abdul Aziz Al-Khalidi, Saudi media personality
I am an emerging media figure working for the Eastern Region Channel and a director of corporate communications, public relations and media in a major Saudi investment company. Born […]
Tug of war
Oct 31,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh Over the past couple of decades in particular, our world has undergone dramatic changes. Globalisation, the information and technology revolution, postmodernism, […]