Tale of two brothers reflects Syrian rebel unity and divisions
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 14, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Fighters from a coalition of rebel groups called “Jaish al Fateh”, also known as “Army of Fatah” […]
Trump sends Pompeo to Riyadh over Khashoggi; Saudis may blame official
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 15, 2018 A security official holds barriers during the arrival of Saudi officials at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October […]
Amid the doubt and scepticism, an independent investigation into the Khashoggi affair is now essential
In its absence, the speculation will pile up, and the Saudis will be doomed to issue ever more vehement denials. They may have thought they had a problem with Mr Khashoggi; […]
Blackwater founder bids again for privatised Afghan war
October 11, 2018 Ali M Latifi Blackwater founder bids again for privatised Afghan war Prince claims he can change the course of America’s longest-running war within six months [Getty] […]
Saud al-Qahtani, MbS’ ‘media enforcer’, in fresh spotlight amid Khashoggi affair
The New Arab Saud al-Qahtani, MbS’ ‘media enforcer’, in fresh spotlight amid Khashoggi affair Soud al-Qahtani the media enforcer of Mohammed bin Salman [Twitter] Date of publication: 13 October, 2018 […]
Talking About God, Its Use, Misuse and Abuse?
It’s Getting Harder to Talk About God Source: NY Times By Jonathan Merritt, who writes about the intersection of religion, culture and politics. The decline in our spiritual vocabulary has […]
Jamal Khashoggi: Turkey given permission to search Saudi consulate
(CNN)Saudi Arabia has given Turkey permission to search its Istanbul consulate Monday afternoon, nearly two weeks after journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing there, a Turkish diplomatic source told CNN. The […]
US-Taliban talks
Source: Dawn A PUBLICLY acknowledged meeting between a US envoy and the Afghan Taliban is perhaps another sign that the US is, at long last, willing to acknowledge the political and military reality in Afghanistan. Zalmay Khalilzad, a hawkish diplomat appointed as the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation last […]
Conference on challenges facing Muslim Ummah kicks off in Istanbul
ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL AK Party Istanbul deputy and Turkey-Palestine Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Hasan Turan speaks at the “International Conference on the Muslim Ummah” in Istanbul on Oct. 14, […]
Journalists Hid Identity of Key Source While Spreading Their Khashoggi Disappearance Narrative
BY BRIAN CATES October 12, 2018 News Analysis A story broke last week that a Saudi journalist named Jamal Khashoggi, who was working for The Washington Post, had disappeared and […]
Saudi’s impatient, workaholic prince with a very thin skin
Mohammed bin Salman cultivated an image as a reformer. But he struggles to accept any criticism Emma Graham-Harrison Sat 13 Oct 2018 Mohammed bin Salman, de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Mikhail Metzel/Getty Images Looming over the disappearance and presumed murder of a dissident Saudi […]
‘An employer? No, we have a master’: the Sikhs secretly exploited in Italy
Men harvest chicory in a field in Sezze, in the Italian province of Latina. Sikh workers have to call the landlord ‘Master’. Photograph: Marco Valle After years of arduous, badly […]
Book Review: Money Logging
THE BOOK Money Logging investigates what former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called ‘probably the biggest environmental crime of our times’—the massive destruction of the Borneo rainforest by Malaysian […]
Can Europe defeat a palm oil ‘monster’ of its own making?
ENVIRONMENT The EU’s biofuel policy was meant to help the climate. Instead it’s been linked to loss of rainforest because of its reliance on palm oil. New rules aim to […]
Pakistan’s Islamist Party Warns Government of Countrywide Protests on Blasphemy Verdict
October 14, 2018 Madeeha Anwar FILE – Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Islamist political party raise their hands as they listen to the speech of their leader during […]
Turkey changes road name for new US embassy to ‘Malcolm X Street’
ANKARA — Turkey on Saturday renamed the road where the new US embassy is to be located after the American black Muslim civil rights campaigner Malcolm X, its latest use […]
A prayer for secularism
Oct 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – ALI KASSAY The other day I indulged in the long-delayed pleasure of seeing the film “Darkest Hour”, in which Gary Oldman ably played the […]
Jordan, Syria to reopen border today
By JT – Oct 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Jumana Ghunaimat on Sunday announced that the Jaber/Nasib border crossing between […]
Saudi Arabia’s missing princes
By Reda El Mawy; BBC World Service 15 August 2017 The Muslim Times’ Editor’s Note: This article is from last year, however, in view of the ‘Khashoggi affair’ may […]
Escaping Pakistani persecution, Ahmadi activist finds refuge — and purpose — in US
August 1, 2017 Members of the Ahmadi Muslim community hold the names of victims as they stand over their graves in Chenab Nagar, located in Punjab’s Chiniot District, about 125 […]