A timely visit
Dec 07,2017 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah’s visit to Ankara for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was timely as their discussions occurred when President Donald Trump […]
Pakistan has lost more lives and troops to terrorism than any other country: Pentagon
Source: Dawn News Acknowledging Pakistan’s fight against terrorism, the Pentagon said that the country has lost more lives and troops to terrorism than any other country. Addressing a press conference on […]
‘We Must Protect Our Girls.’ Will Pakistan Finally Vote to End Child Marriage?
Source: Time By SABRINA TOPPA / LAHORE December 8, 2017 Aisha was 14 years old when she married a man almost a decade older in a match arranged by her parents. […]
Trump, Jerusalem and a dispensable Arab region
Today, December 9, 2017 Dec 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Home » Opinion » Rami G. Khouri Rami G. Khouri For all its drama, controversy, and importance, the expected American government decision this week to formally recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and perhaps move its embassy must […]
Israeli minister sees Trump ‘hint’ at Jerusalem partition with Palestinians
Reuters International This content was published on December 8, 2017 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection Zeev Elkin attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem October 15, 2017. […]
How people in India see Pakistan, 70 years after partition
Source: Pew Research Center BY HANYU CHWE Indian soldiers take up position at an outpost on the India-Pakistan border in R.S. Pora, southwest of Jammu, on Oct. 2, 2016. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty […]
‘A disaster in the making’: Pakistan’s population surges to 207.7 million
Source: The Washington Post By Pamela Constable September 9 Rubina Rehman, a government family welfare worker, counsels a young mother. Her job includes promoting family planning and providing contraceptives to limit family […]
The New Great Game moves from Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific
Source: Asia Times In the context of the New Great Game in Eurasia, the New Silk Roads, known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), integrates all of China’s instruments of national power – political, economic, diplomatic, financial, intellectual and cultural – to shape the 21stcentury geopolitical/geoeconomic order. BRI is […]
Lebanon’s economic dependence on Saudi Arabia is dangerous
By Hannes Baumann December 7 2017 Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, speaks with Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the presidential palace Tuesday in Baabda, east of Beirut. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese government/AP) […]
Donald Trump says recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will bring peace – it will do quite the opposite
Trump has turned away from any notion of fairness in peace negotiations and run with Israel’s ball Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices Thursday 7 December 2017 Israeli flags fly […]
Queen Victoria and Munshi Abdul Karim – a true story (in Urdu)
http://niazamana.com/2017/12/queen-victoria-and-munshi-abdul-karim/ By Zakaria Virk, Toronto ستمبر2017ء میں برطانیہ کینیڈا اور امریکہ میں ایک ڈاکو منٹری وکٹوریہ اینڈ عبدل کے نام سے ریلیز ہوئی تھی۔ اس ڈاکو منٹری کو ہندوستانی قلم کار مس شرابانی باسو کی کتاب وکٹوریہ اینڈ عبدل کی بنیاد پر بنا یا گیا تھا۔ یہ کتاب2010میں پہلی بار […]
How the Babri mosque destruction shaped India
Source: BBC News On this day, 25 years ago, right-wing Hindu mobs razed to the ground the 16th Century Babri mosque, claiming that it was built on the site of […]
Clerics Who Accuse Ahmadis of Being “non-Muslim” Are Abetting Violence & Discrimination
Qasim Rashid December 6th, 2017 On November 26, Pakistani clerics held public rallies against Ahmadi Muslims, demanding even harsher and more violent laws against them. For decades, Pakistan has legislatively […]
Pakistan’s Ahmadiyyas Could Become the Next Rohingyas
By Sten Widmalm on 06/12/2017 • Any suggestion of providing basic rights to the Ahmadiyyas is enough to trigger massive protests and even riots among Muslim extremists. A protester near burning tents in Pakistan. Credit: Reuters The recent turmoil in Pakistan has mostly been described as “blasphemy protests”. An ‘amendment’ […]
Walking a fine line between Syrian Kurds and Turkey
Dec 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen No one can predict what the Trump administration will do in this region where Arabs, Kurds, Iranians and Turks […]
EXCLUSIVE: ‘American mercenaries are torturing’ Saudi elite rounded up by new crown prince – and billionaire Prince Alwaleed was hung upside down ‘just to send a message’
Source: Daily Mail UK Source in Saudi Arabia says American private security contractors are carrying out’interrogations’ on princes and billionaires arrested in crackdown Detained members of Saudi elite have […]
Saudi says most people detained in anti-corruption sweep have settled
Reuters International This content was published on December 5, 2017 (reuters_tickers) RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Tuesday most of the people detained in a sweeping anti-corruption campaign launched last month have agreed to settlements to avoid prosecution while the rest could be held for months. […]
News from Turkey: Former SDF spokesman spills the truth
İLNUR ÇEVIK @ilnurcevik Former spokesman of the Syrian Democratic Forces Talal Silo speaks to Anadolu Agency. To understand what is going on with U.S.-backed terrorist groups in Syria’s conflict zones, we should pay attention to what the former SDF spokesman says Articles COLUMNS Macron, Barzani playing their own game […]
Lebanon’s Hariri rescinds resignation, drawing line under crisis
Reuters International This content was published on December 5, 2017 9:49 PMDec 5, 2017 – 21:49 Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun talks to Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri during the cabinet […]
Stopping militancy spread in ASEAN a priority for Singapore – minister
Reuters International This content was published on December 5, 2017 Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks at the 15th ASEAN Lecture on “ASEAN: Next 50” at the ISEAS Yusof […]