Makkah siege: Laying the ghost of 1979 to rest
Rawan Radwan November 21, 2019 Now moving rapidly back to the future, Saudi Arabia took decades to overcome the effects of the assault on the Grand Mosque JEDDAH: Today, […]
Riyadh Agreement to ‘open the door’ for broader peace talks on Yemen, says King Salman
Arab News Thursday . November 21, 2019 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia seeks a political settlement in Yemen and hoped that a recent agreement signed in Riyadh would open the door to […]
UNRWA’s extension bad news for US, Israel
Nov 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The three year renewal of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) mandate by the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly is […]
The new global economic crisis, a prelude to war
Nov 20,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Shehab Al Makahleh The record debt of key world economies including the G8 is fraught with calamitous hazards for the international community. Thus, if deleverage takes place soon, this will be a prelude to a cataclysm conducive to WWIII similar to what happened when the […]
EU countries at UN criticise US’ shift on Israeli settlements
Washington’s U-turn on policy draws flak at UNSC; Vatican joins chorus of criticism By Agencies – Nov 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES European members of the UN Security Council hit out […]
Kano, Pakistan strengthen bilateral relationship
Published on November 20, 2019 By MUHAMMAD KABIR KANO Kano State Government said it would strengthen its long-existing bilateral relationship with the Government of Pakistan to enhance socio-economy […]
Why are two female witnesses equal to one male witness in Islam?
Source: Al Hakam The Promised Messiah Responding to Allegations Why are two female witnesses equal to one male witness in Islam? By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Canada Gender equality is one […]
The coming nuclear crises
Nov 19,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – RICHARD N HAAS NEW YORK — Until just a few years ago, it looked as if the problem posed by nuclear weapons had been […]
How Western media bias allows Israel to get away with murder in Gaza
Nov 19,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD An Israeli attack on Gaza was imminent, and not because of any provocations by Palestinian groups in the besieged, impoverished Gaza Strip. The […]
Trump declaring Israeli settlements legal is indefensible – Palestinians deserve more than vote-grabbing
The settlements, which are swallowing more and more land and resources, remain the biggest obstacle to a negotiated end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Donald Macintyre @indyvoices Benjamin Netanyahu was […]
12M Yemeni children in need of urgent help, UNICEF says
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 19.11.2019 At least 12 million children in war-battered Yemen are in need of urgent humanitarian aid, the U.N.’s children’s agency UNICEF said on […]
Christian journalist persecuted, resigns in Pakistan
19 November 2019 Lahore, Nov 19 (IANS) In yet another incident of religious intolerance in Pakistan, a Christian journalist quit Dunya News after she was allegedly persecuted for her faith […]
Heresy, Thy Name
November 19, 2019 21:23 (IST) Sanchita Bhattacharya Research Fellow, Institute for Conflict Management | @indiablooms | 18 Nov 2019, 06:42 pm On October 25, 2019, an Ahmadi place of worship […]
Occupied territories: Swiss confirm position on Israeli settlements
Nov 19, 2019 – 14:55 The controversial settlements are built on lands occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. Israeli settlements currently exist in the Palestinian territory of […]
Pope Francis Weighs Adding ‘Ecological Sin’ to Church Teachings
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
‘No Country is Above International Law’: Turkey Slams US Reversal on Israeli West Bank Settlements
© AP Photo / Ariel Schalit Middle East 19.11.2019 On Monday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Washington no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank […]
Jordan reiterates illegitimacy of Israeli settlements
By JT – Nov 19,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL AMMAN — Jordan’s stance is firm in condemning and rejecting Israeli settlements and their breach of international law, Foreign Minister Ayman […]
US settlement announcement prompts Israeli calls for takeover
‘Now is the time to apply our sovereignty to these communities,’ says former Israeli justice minister of Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Mon 18 Nov […]
The Arab politician asking Israeli police to enter his communities
Ayman Odeh reflects fears of Arab minority who feel abandoned by law enforcement amid a spike in gang violence Oliver Holmes and Quique Kierszenbaum in Tel Aviv Tue 19 Nov […]
I fled the Taliban 20 years ago and was welcomed to the UK with open arms – I want the same for other migrants
Saturday is International Day of Tolerance, and I am asking British people to maintain their accepting attitude towards migrants. Having fled the Taliban as a little girl, I know what it is like to try to integrate into a new society. But I am now studying for a PhD at […]