Yemen separatists surround Aden presidential palace
By AFP – Jan 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Fighters from the separatist Southern Transitional Council and their supporters parade around the area of the presidential palace in the government’s de […]
‘Whitewashing’ genocide in Myanmar
Jan 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Although the genocide of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar has gathered greater media attention in recent months, there […]
Palestine: Missing the point once more
Jan 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority (PA), says he has terminated the role of the United States as the patron for the so-called peace process. This followed the Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to […]
Taliban threaten 70% of Afghanistan
Source: BBC Taliban fighters, whom US-led forces spent billions of dollars trying to defeat, are now openly active in 70% of Afghanistan, a BBC study has found. Months of research across the country show how areas the Taliban threaten or control have surged since foreign combat troops left in 2014. […]
CIA chief says China ‘as big a threat to US’ as Russia
Source: BBC News Chinese efforts to exert covert influence over the West are just as concerning as Russian subversion, the director of the CIA has said. Mike Pompeo told the […]
India Says 21 Million of its Girls are ‘Unwanted’ Due to a Preference for Sons
Source: Time By CASEY QUACKENBUSH There are 21 million “unwanted” girls in India due to parents favoring having sons instead of daughters, new government figures show. Released as part of India’s annual […]
Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque: SPA
ARAB NEWS | Published — Tuesday 30 January 2018 DUBAI: Groups of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem early Tuesday morning, Saudi Arabian state news agency reported […]
India: Kerala Muslim woman who led Friday prayers now faces threat
A Muslim woman who led Friday prayers in a mosque for the first time defying the age-old customs is now facing the heat. Fundamentalists have threatened to eliminate Jamida, 34, a school teacher, who led Jumu’ah, the congregational prayer service of Muslims held every Friday, at a mosque in Wandoor […]
Padmaavat: Controversial Indian movie plays to packed halls in Switzerland
By Anand Chandrasekhar in Vevey This content was published on January 28, 2018 The movie was shown at private screenings in cinema halls across the country (swissinfo.ch) The […]
Draft proposals in Indonesian parliament aim to ban extramarital sex
Reuters International This content was published on January 29, 2018 Indonesian members of parliament listen to president Joko Widodo’s speech ahead of Independence day in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, […]
An act of raw aggression
Jan 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Sunday that the ruling Likud Party has introduced a bill calling for the annexation of the West Bank! As a matter of fact, the Likud Executive Committee has already endorsed this very idea and now it […]
Pence’s Middle East
Jan 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby US Vice President Michael Pence’s recent foray into Middle East politics has been nothing short of a disaster. Because he sees […]
On the ground in Afrin, it’s hard to know what Kurdish fighters really stand for
Exclusive: While the Kurds try to persuade you of their potential loyalty to Syria and disclaim any connection to the rest of Kurdish Syria and the Iraqi Kurds – clearly […]
Pilgrims, scholars welcome Mihrab shift at Prophet’s Mosque
The shifting of the Prophet’s Mihrab reduces the time taken by an individual to visit the Prophet’s grave and pay him homage from 15 minutes to 20 seconds. — Courtesy […]
Malaysia’s top court annuls unilateral conversions of minors
Source: Associated Press By EILEEN NG KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court said in a landmark decision Monday that both parents must consent to the religious conversion of […]
India issues 7.5% growth forecast
Source: BBC News India’s growth rate is set to rise over the coming year after a slowdown, according to a government forecast. It predicts that economic growth in 2017-18 will […]
At Least 103 Dead in Ambulance Suicide Attack in Kabul
Source: Time By RAHIM FAIEZ / AP Updated: January 27, 2018 11:38 AM ET KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan authorities have raised the dead toll from Saturday’s suicide bombing in Kabul to […]
Jordan faces new approaches of peace
Jan 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Geopolitics in the Middle East is dynamic with continuous crises and ongoing change. Recently we have seen expanding crises with new […]
Syrians with temporary US protection brace for Trump decision
By Reuters – Jan 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Temporary Protected Status holders Mohammad Alala and his wife Dania, both from Syria, and their two US born children Taim and Amr […]
Jolie hails Jordan’s continued support to Syrian refugees
UNHCR special envoy tours Zaatari refugee camp By Andrea López-Tomàs – Jan 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie speaks during a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp […]