FIFA hopeful Prince Ali takes diplomatic path to presidential goal By AP – Nov 07,2015 – JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — In a FIFA election now more open than expected, HRH Prince Ali has changed his strategy since Michel Platini was caught up in a corruption scandal. Speaking with The Associated […]
Jordan is closest to Palestinian cause — PM By JT – Nov 05,2015 – Last updated at Nov 05,2015 JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour meets with Knesset member Ahmad Tibi on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Jordan is the closest to the Palestinian cause, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour reiterated […]
By JT – Oct 09,2015 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Ghazi attends a meeting of the Muslim Council of Elders in Amman on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — The Muslim Council of Elders on Thursday issued a statement from Amman, condemning the Israeli practices aimed at changing the character of East […]
By Suzanna Goussous – Oct 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Mutaz Mango and Basma Omar celebrate their wedding among refugees at an old hotel in downtown Amman recently (Photo courstesy of Youssef Kawar) AMMAN — A Jordanian couple decided last week to forgo conventional wedding celebrations in favour of throwing a party […]
Oct 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Faced with similar threats from a common enemy, Daesh, Iraq and Syria are being drawn closer at rapid speed. Daesh occupies large swathes of territory in both Iraq and Syria, and continue to pose grave dangers to both countries. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi […]
Oct 04,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The US and Russia seem to have finally agreed that fighting terrorism in Syria is a priority. This poses a new challenge to many countries, which will need to shift their position vis-à-vis the Syrian crisis, including to Syria’s neighbouring countries such as […]
By JORDAN TIMES – Oct 01,2015 – AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday co-chaired a joint meeting on human rights, peace, security and the role of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in this regard. At the meeting, […]
By Jordan Times – Sep 30,2015 – His Majesty King Abdullah attends a UN anti-terror summit in New York on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) Amman — His Majesty […]
King proposes steps to counter extremism as he addresses world By Rand Dalgamouni – Sep 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah addresses the UN General Assembly’s plenary meeting in […]
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Sep 23,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A photo of the Urn Tomb in Petra, probably constructed around 70AD (Photo courtesy of visitpetra.jo) AMMAN (JT) — Under the patronage of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO) held on September 17th […]
By JT – Sep 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – HRH Prince Feisal on Monday said the more aid Jordan receives, the more it can help Syrian refugees as the Kingdom has been shouldering a large share of the burden despite limited resources. The remarks were made in an exclusive […]
Region’s barometer Sep 20,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Today, the greatest political challenges for Jordan come from two different fronts: On one side, the inevitable consequences of the Syrian issue, on the other, the possible escalation of the problems in the West Bank. Both have the potential to […]
Epigraph: Glory be to Him Who carried His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque, the environs of which We have blessed, that We might show […]
Sep 16,2015 – JORDAN TIMES by Daoud Khuttab His Majesty King Abdullah was correct in calling what was happening in Jerusalem this week a provocation. After all, the Israelis had made clear promises to His Majesty to ensure the continuation of the status quo at Al Aqsa Mosque, which led […]
By Batsheva Sobelman, Los Angeles Time Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria, now in its fifth year, more than 4 million refugees have fled the country while […]
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Sep 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES In this recent photo, Kufic inscriptions are seen at the site of Wadi Shireh mosque, which dates back to the Umayyad era (Photo courtesy of Glenn Corbett) AMMAN — Two scholars from the American Centre of Oriental Research (ACOR), Glenn Corbett […]
By JT – Sep 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants wait to board a train after crossing the border between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece near Gevgelija on Saturday (Reuters photo) AMMAN — Jordan has said that the world community’s failure to aptly address the refugee plight has led […]
By Mohammad Ghazal – Sep 02,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees play outdoors at the Zaatari Refugee Camp recently (Photo courtesy of UNHCR) AMMAN — Jordan has the second largest number of refugees per capita, according to an international report. The report by Statista, a Germany-based statistics portal, said Jordan ranked […]
13 million children denied education by Mideast wars — UN By AFP – Sep 03,2015 – JORDAN TIMES In this August 11, file photo, Syrian refugee children attend a class at a makeshift school set up in a tent at an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border on the […]
A Jordanian soldier stands guard on his vehicle in Mafraq, Jordan, near the northern Jordan-Syrian border, on Sunday. (AP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Monday 17 August 2015 Militants have tried to sneak into Jordan from Syria by blending in with Syrian refugees, and attempts to smuggle weapons and drugs […]