King, Bishop Azar discuss Israel’s new taxes on Jerusalem churches
His Majesty says Jordan to keep defending status quo of holy city By JT – Feb 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with Bishop of the Evangelical […]
Love is in the air, but not on airwaves as Pakistan bans Valentine’s Day
Source: The Reuters ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has banned events marking Valentine’s Day, and media coverage of them, for the second year in a row after a court ruled the […]
Astronomy in Medieval Jerusalem
By: David A King There can be no comparison with the established sophisticated astronomical traditions in Mamlûk Cairo and Damascus and Aleppo, with substantial numbers of capable astronomers, […]
Malala: Heartbroken that We Lost Asma Jahangir – a Savior of Democracy and Human Rights
Heartbroken that we lost Asma Jahangir – a saviour of democracy and human rights. I met her a week ago in Oxford. I cannot believe she is no more among […]
A Secret History of Israeli Assassinations
In the Magazine SpyTalk A Secret History of Israeli Assassinations By Jeff Stein On 2/2/18 An Israeli air force drone is seen flying over Gaza as seen from the northern Gaza strip border April 9, 2011. Reuters/Darren Whiteside Share SpyTalk Israel Mossad Modern espionage literature is rife with authors […]
Trump tells Israel peace means compromise; US envoy under fire
By Reuters – Feb 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian demonstrators take cover during confrontations with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, in the occupied West Bank on Friday (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — US President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday that it too would need to […]
Israel’s diabolic plan for Palestine
Feb 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi I suspect that while the international community is seemingly working in earnest for the two-state solution for the Palestinian conflict as the only just and sustainable solution for the Palestinian crisis, Israel’s planners could be contemplating another formula that would allow […]
Minorities packing their bags as religious freedom plunges in Pakistan
Thousands of Christians, Ahmadis and Hindus are fleeing as the government turns a blind eye to Islamic groups’ harassment of other faiths and beliefs; even atheists have now gone quiet […]
Catholics Have a Messaging Problem in China
Source: The Atlantic BY CAROLINE KITCHENER Nearly half a century after Mao Tse-Tung banned religion in China, the country is home to an estimated 72 percent of the world’s religiously unaffiliated […]
Difficult talks ahead for Tillerson and Turkish officials amid Afrin operation
DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps off his plane as he arrives to the presidential hangar in Mexico City, Mexico February 1, 2018. (Reuters […]
Turkey’s resolve to eliminate YPG collides with US support for terrorists in Manbij
ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ, MEHMET ÇELIK ISTANBUL A US military vehicle= drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, on March 5, […]
Lebanon signs offshore drilling deal with 3 oil firms despite dispute with Israel
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Lebanese President Michel Aoun, center, speaks during the signing ceremony with an international consortium to start exploratory offshore drilling for oil and gas in […]
800 female Daesh terrorists detained in northern Syria
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA BERLIN Some 800 women who had joined Daesh are being detained in the Kurdish regions of northern Syria with their children, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Saturday, citing a terrorism expert from Human Rights Watch (HRW). Among the 800 were 15 German women, […]
Religion and Violence in Myanmar
Sitagu Sayadaw’s Case for Mass Killing By Matthew J. Walton Since late August, more than 600,000 Rohingya have left Myanmar, fleeing a state-led campaign of violence against them. The Rohingya […]
Israel agrees to open graves in search for ‘stolen babies’
Families allege thousands of Yemeni Jewish children were abducted after state’s founding Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Children were allegedly stolen and given to Jewish families of western origin in Israel […]
Why the Pope Is Genuflecting to China
Source: The New York Times BY Yi-Zheng Lian On Feb. 1, the same day that new repressive regulations of religion went into force in China, the Vatican took a deep bow […]
Pope’s Controversial China Overture Has Cold-War Precedent
Source: Wall Street Journal By Francis X. Rocca Feb. 7, 2018 8:00 a.m. ET ROME—Pope Francis’ overture to Communist China echoes the Vatican’s conciliatory approach to Soviet-bloc states during much […]
Years late, Syria’s children of war learn to read and write
Reuters International This content was published on February 8, 2018 4:23 PMFeb 8, 2018 – 16:23 Hussein al-Khalaf, 13, reacts as he sits in a classroom at […]
Pakistan approaches Jordan as trade gateway, anti-terror partner
King holds talks with Pakistani premier, army commander in Islamabad By JT – Feb 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah holds talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan […]
Iran’s hijab protests cap years of evolution
By AFP – Feb 08,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Iranian women wearing hijab walk down a street in the capital Tehran, on Wednesday (AFP photo) TEHRAN — A spate […]