Muslims, Christians hold joint celebration of Annunciation
By JT – Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The ceremony witnessed the attendance of a number of Muslim and Christian dignitaries, in addition to Jordanian and foreign officials on Wednesday […]
Resurrection did not happen, say quarter of Christians
Source: BBC April 2017 A quarter of people who describe themselves as Christians in Great Britain do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus, a survey commissioned by the BBC […]
The man who discovered a ‘lost’ wonder of the world
Among the numerous treasures at Cambridge University Library are the private documents of the explorer, John Lewis Burckhardt, who rediscovered Petra 200 years ago today. I was without […]
UNESCO: The Islamic Golden Age of Science for today’s knowledge-based society
Source: The Muslim Heritage From the 14th to 15th September 2015, UNESCO representatives, worldwide researchers, academics, science historians and political decision makers gathered in Paris to explore UNESCO’s International Year of Light […]
These are the faces of those who have been affected by the siege of Eastern Ghouta
Robert Fisk discovers it would take a year, if not a decade, to understand the killing and the cynicism and the innocent suffering behind this epic battle Robert Fisk in Eastern Ghouta […]
Uzbekistan offers to host talks between Afghan government and Taliban
Reuters International This content was published on March 27, 2018 8:50 AMMar 27, 2018 – 08:50 TASHKENT (Reuters) – Uzbekistan offered on Tuesday to host peace talks between the […]
U.N. chief ‘shocked’ by top Myanmar general’s comments on Rohingya
Reuters International This content was published on March 27, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees build shelter with bamboo at the Jamtoli camp in the morning in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, […]
Trump’s travel ban imperils U.S. citizen with cancer
Reuters International This content was published on March 27, 2018 7:42 PMMar 27, 2018 – 19:42 Patient Maziar Hashemi (R), who has the cancer Myelodysplastic syndrome, and his wife Fereshteh leave after meeting with his transplant doctor at a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 26, 2018. Hashemi’s brother […]
Saudis likely to show restraint as Yemen crisis escalates
Reuters International This content was published on March 28, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A guard walks in the yard of a house destroyed by air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen, March […]
Report: Key unofficial bishop in Vatican-China deal released
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Catholic missionary news agency says an underground Chinese bishop who is a key player in a proposed Vatican-China deal over bishop nominations […]
Pakistani court ruling aims to publicly identify all religious minorities
Source: Religion News Service By Naila Inayat LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) – A high court in majority-Muslim Pakistan has ruled that citizens must declare their religious affiliation before joining the civil service, […]
The last ‘peace process’ warrior: Abbas hanging by a thread
Mar 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud The “deal of the century” is a farce. We suspected that, of course, but, upon his return from Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed in more detail why the long-anticipated plan of the administration of US President Donald Trump has no […]
Kim Jong-un was in Beijing, China and NK confirm
Source: BBC News After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un did pay a visit to Beijing. The visit, confirmed by China and North […]
Taliban’s rare silence on talks charges up a new peace conference
Source: The New York Times By ROD NORDLAND and MUJIB MASHAL TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Senior diplomats have gathered to talk about peace in Afghanistan dozens of times through the years, and the Taliban […]
Jakarta’s Governor, Backed by Islamic Conservatives, Sets Up Vice Showdown
Source: Wall Street Journal By Anita Rachman JAKARTA, Indonesia—Businesses are criticizing plans by Jakarta’s governor to close hotels and entertainment venues without warning as part of a vice crackdown, setting […]
Trouble at Hindu festival in India triggers clashes with Muslims; three dead
Source: Reuters By Subrata Nagchoudhury KOLKATA (Reuters) – Clashes in India between supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party and those of an opposition party snowballed into Hindu-Muslim rioting, with […]
Biggest convoy yet evacuates Syria’s ruined Ghouta
By AFP – Mar 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A man walks with crutches after the fifth convoy, carrying those evacuated from Eastern Ghouta besieged by the Assad regime and its […]
Why war on Iran should be avoided
Mar 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Pressure is mounting on Iran from many directions. The main source of incitement, however, is Israel. Israel has been campaigning against […]
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met Xi Jinping on surprise visit to China
Source: CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his first foreign trip since assuming power in 2011, meeting China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing and discussing giving up the country’s nuclear weapons, according to Chinese state media. Kim, who made the surprise trip to the Chinese capital at […]
Pakistan: Story of French commandos becoming Muslim to rid rebels from Mecca
Mustansar Hussain Tarar Lahore Pakistanis are copying Arabian customs, while Arabia is changing fast like Abays is not a must for women قصہ مختصر سعودی عرب میں جو نظام رائج ہے، ظاہر ہے اس کا بنیادی مقصد سعودی خاندان کی بادشاہت کو مستحکم کرنا ہے۔ جس کے لیے وہاں کے […]