As the world looks the other way…
Jul 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL It is chivalrous of Jordan to provide the thousands of Syrians who fled the fighting in and around the southern Syrian province of Deraa with […]
Jordanians rush to help displaced Syrians across border
Relief aid collected, part of which already sent as PM visits area By Raed Omari – Jul 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Ramtha youth help load trucks with relief aid to […]
Jordan seeks truce for south Syria after army gains
Rebels want Kingdom to be guarantor of Daraa residents’ safety By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Jul 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syrians wait at the border areas near Jordan after they […]
Of pirs, goats and kaali daal: Pakistani leaders and their superstitious ways
Source; Dawn News BY Ali Osman Pakistanis are a superstitious lot. It is easier for us to blame our own mistakes, lack of vision or just poor risk perception on […]
Controversy erupts over Imran’s visit to Pakpattan shrine
Source: Dawn News BY Tooba Masood | Shafiq Butt A shaky video of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Maneka arriving at Pakpattan to pay their respects […]
The Nature of Islamic Art
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Riddle of the sands: the truth behind stolen beaches and dredged islands Coastlines
Coastlines The Observer The insatiable demand of the global building boom has unleashed an illegal market in sand. Gangs are now stealing pristine beaches to order and paradise islands are […]
Qatar urges UN’s top court to end UAE ‘climate of fear’
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP THE HAGUE Published June 29, 2018 In this Thursday, May 3, 2018 photo, a Qatari family visit the Waqif Souq, or market, in Doha, Qatar. […]
Are al-Qaeda Affiliates Fighting Alongside U.S. Rebels in Syria’s South?
If forced to choose, Israel prefers the presence of terrorist groups to Iranian influence. By Sharmine Narwani • June 25, 2018 DARAA, Syria – At first glance, all appears calm […]
Put back on terror-financing watch list, Pakistan vows to improve
Pakistani paramilitary soldiers on patrol near the site of an attack by Pakistani Taliban on February 14, which killed four paramilitary policemen. (AFP) Reuters June 30, 2018 ISLAMABAD: Placed back […]
Who are the rebels in southern Syria?
By AFP – Jun 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT, Lebanon — The rebels in southern Syria targeted by a major government offensive were long supported by Washington and seen as […]
Five foreign policy challenges Erdogan faces after reelection
By AFP – Jun 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to take a tough line with the West on key foreign policy issues including […]
After Erdogan’s win, high time for national reconciliation in Turkey
Jun 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi Now that Turkish President Recep Tayyep Erdogan has won a decisive victory in last week’s presidential and parliamentary elections, he is […]
Thousands oppose Indian citizenship for Hindu migrants
Source: Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Thousands of people are holding a street protest against a decision by the Indian government to grant citizenship mainly to Hindus who have […]
Iraq isn’t as dangerous as it was – but many still live in fear
One man I met was wearing a blue T-shirt with the slogan ‘I Choose Leave’ printed on the front. It must have been intended for the British Brexit campaign but had ended […]
Baghdad book market turns the page on a new Iraq
By Reuters – Jun 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi men read books at a coffee shop in Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad, on June 22 (Reutres photo) BAGHDAD, Iraq — When […]
China lectures the United States on opioid crisis
Source: CNN By Steven Jiang A top official in China’s drug control agency has hit back at accusations that Chinese suppliers are fueling the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, […]
Najib Razak: $225M worth of goods seized from former Malaysian PM’s residences
Source: CNN By Ushar Daniele and Sandi Sidhu Luxury handbags, jewelry, cash and goods seized from six properties linked to former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak are worth more than $225 million, […]
Myanmar among worst places for human trafficking, US report says CNN Digital Expansion 2017
Source: CNN Myanmar has joined China, Syria and South Sudan as being among the countries doing least to tackle human trafficking, according to the US State Department’s latest annual Trafficking […]
Facing a constant threat of rape and harassment, the women of Delhi fight back
Source: CNN By Swati Gupta, CNN The women, dressed in colorful saris, giggle as they arrange themselves into rows. It’s Friday morning in a small apartment in southern Delhi, where […]