Qatar – Millions for Islam in Europe
Is Qatar trying to gain influence in Europe by funding a charity NGO? A whistleblower has provided two French journalists with thousands of secret documents that belong to the “Qatar […]
Ibrahim Noonan — from orthodox Catholic to Muslim imam
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Ibrahim Noonan: His family found it very difficult initially to accept his change of religion..Ibrahim […]
Greece wants EU pressure on Turkey to take back migrants
A migrant takes cover behind an umbrella during clashes with Greek police in the buffer zone on the Turkish-Greek border at Pazarkule. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/mw4aq Under an EU-Turkey 2016 […]
EU Seeks Up to 300 Million More Pfizer-BioNTech Doses
Source: Bloomberg By Naomi Kresge and John Follain The European Union is negotiating with Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE on a deal that could double their supply of Covid-19 vaccine to the region […]
Study: Germany needs 260,000 immigrants a year to meet labor demand
A study has found that migrant labor from within the European Union will fall short of the economy’s needs. To plug the gap, Germany will need 146,000 workers per year […]
The pandemic’s long economic shadow
Jan 03,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Stephen S. Roach NEW HAVEN — The outlook for economic and financial markets hinges on the interplay between two cycles, the COVID-19 cycle and the business cycle. Notwithstanding the true miracles of modern science that we are now witnessing, the post-pandemic economy is in […]
Germany approved arms exports worth over 1B euros to Middle East in 2020
BY GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA BERLIN DEFENSE JAN 03, 2021 Soldiers of German Army Bundeswehr load a U.S. M109 tank onto a heavy goods transporter during preparations for the […]
2020 appears to have brought real change to the Middle East
Author SIR JOHN JENKINS December 31, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/ynsv8 It is always sobering to revisit your own predictions. So, before I started writing this piece — about the region in 2020 and what we might expect in 2021 — I went back to what I wrote last year. I […]
Brexit: European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK’s exit
Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU. MEPs ratified the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by 621 votes to 49 following an […]
The European Medicine Agency to Decide About Moderna on Jan 6
The European Medicines Agency on Jan. 6 will be considering approving a second coronavirus vaccine, this one by Moderna, which has already been approved for use in the United States. […]
Britain and E.U. Reach Landmark Deal on Brexit
The trade agreement comes after months of negotiations, and still leaves critical details to be worked out. By The Associated Press and Reuters Britain and the European Union reached a […]
UK-EU nearing possible Brexit trade deal, with announcement expected Thursday
By Luke McGee, CNN December 24, 2020 Britain has already left the EU but here’s what still needs to happen London (CNN)The United Kingdom and the European Union are closing […]
The Other Face of Europe
Young Arabs living in Europe often feel marginalised in their societies, leaving some vulnerable to radicalisation. In European cities, young people of Arab descent often see themselves as socially, economically and culturally excluded from their immediate environment. In some cases, they are also vulnerable to radicalisation. In Belgium, the densely […]
Germany: Synagogue attacker sentenced to life in prison
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: DW The far-right extremist who shot dead two people in […]
Migrant route to refugee status: An Iraqi family’s odyssey
By AFP – Dec 17,2020 – JORDAN TIMES In this photograph taken on September 24, 32-year-old Ahmad (right) and his five-year-old son Adam play in a park in the town of Duiven, The Netherlands (AFP photo) http://jordantimes.com/news/world/migrant-route-refugee-status-iraqi-familys-odyssey DUIVEN, The Netherlands — In September 2015 as Europe confronts its worst refugee […]
UK and EU enter final crisis talk to decide fate of Brexit trade deal
AFP/The Local news@thelocal.dk @thelocaldenmark 13 December 2020 UK and EU enter final crisis talk to decide fate of Brexit trade deal An EU flag and Union flag flying near Big […]
Beirut beware: Your ‘savior’ is running out of patience
Author HAFED AL-GHWELL December 12, 2020 Lebanese journalists attend a virtual press conference by President Macron on the country, at the Pine Residence in Beirut. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/2qvkg Despite […]
Anti-extremism plan is law of freedom, says France PM
By AFP – Dec 09,2020 – JORDAN TIMES French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti waves after a press conference at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Wednesday (AFP photo) PARIS […]
France Islam: French cabinet backs law targeting extremism
Published 6 hours ago The French cabinet has approved a bill aimed at tackling radical Islam after a recent series of attacks by extremists. The draft law, part of a […]
EU gets ready to impose tougher sanctions to Turkey, draft statement says
BY REUTERS BRUSSELS EU AFFAIRS DEC 09, 2020 European Union flags fly outside the European Commission building in Brussels, on Dec. 7, 2020. (AFP) The European Union will sanction more […]