by Areej Abuqudairi | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — A centre offering women a “safe haven” and “learning opportunities” was launched at the Zaatari Refugee Camp on Monday. “We noticed that […]
by Taylor Luck | Dec 08, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Authorities have arrested six jihadists along the northern border over the past 48 hours, officials said on Saturday, amid a reported rise in attempts by Islamic militants to infiltrate Syria. According to a security source, authorities arrested four […]
The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the largest Islamic groups in the Arab world. For years, the Brotherhood has been banned in a number of Middle Eastern countries. Yet the […]
Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui BUSINESS RECORDER RAMALLAH: Jordan’s King Abdullah II flew in to the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday for the first visit by a top foreign […]
I have visited Yarmouk, the battle scene between Jordan and the Syrian (Israeli occupied) Golan heights, where the Muslim army under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid had defeated the […]
Source: Dawn.com MYRIAD problems afflicting Muslims today are of our own making. The combined GDP of a billion plus Muslims living in some 56 sovereign Muslim states is less than that of Japan. Barring a few countries like Malaysia and Turkey, most Muslim states are underdeveloped. Pakistan has seven million […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday called for spreading the values of tolerance as the foundation of dialogue and understanding among followers of various religions. During a meeting […]
Israel and its few remaining supporters cannot claim that they were taken by surprise by the Palestinian Authority’s success at the UN, where the General Assembly voted 138 against 9, with 41 abstentions, to upgrade the status of the Palestinians to that of non-member observer state. This spectacular result was […]
AMMAN — A mass pro-reform rally ended peacefully on Friday after counter-protesters suspended a series of rival demonstrations. Under the slogan “Popular uprising for reform”, some 7,000 activists converged on […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD In a Machiavellian maneuvering in 1974, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulifqar Ali Bhutto, possibly in cahoots with the King of […]
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Alistair Lyon REUTERS AMMAN, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Violent protests that shocked Jordan this month have mostly subsided, but unprecedented chants for the “fall of the […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | Nov 29, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Politicians, former government officials and researchers on Thursday discussed the political and economic impact of the Syrian crisis on the Kingdom at a seminar organised by Al Rai Centre for Research. Participants debated whether Jordan should take a […]
by Khaled Neimat JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Islamists on Monday suggested “two options” to overcome the current political crisis, under which they believe the Kingdom can restore stability. They called […]
Petra | Nov 25, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — A 62-truck convoy from Saudi Arabia carrying aid for Syrian refugees on Sunday arrived in Mafraq, 80km northeast of Amman. The trucks, laden with foodstuff and other humanitarian assistance, were dispatched upon Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz’s directives. The […]
by Areej Abuqudairi | Nov 22, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — “When life gets too tough, you should look for comfort food. It soothes your soul,” said Ahmad Naffal, […]
By Tariq Alhomayed Asharq Al-Awsat Do we realize the all-encompassing danger present in the Kingdom of Jordan, and the size of the conspiracy that has been hatched against it, from […]
Original headlines in Jordan Times: Islamists warn against violence, ‘uprising’ should fuel crisis continue by Taylor Luck | Nov 19, 2012 | 23:30 AMMAN — The Muslim Brotherhood called on Monday for a national conference to tackle the country’s growing political crisis, warning of a potential “national uprising” should the […]
by JT | Nov 19, 2012 | 23:19 AMMAN — Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Monday conveyed a message from His Majesty King Abdullah’s to UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, concerning bilateral relations and the regional developments. Meanwhile, Agence France-Presse reported that Arab Gulf states are mulling […]
by Jordan Times | Nov 18, 2012 | AMMAN — Representatives of the local community in Naour on Sunday shared lunch with the district’s police station personnel and 15 other stations and Gendarmerie personnel at various posts. The organisers said that the initiative is “a small fraction of our debt […]
Thousands of protesters chanted the Arab Spring slogan “the people want the downfall of the regime” in Jordan’s capital on Friday. Demonstrations against rising prices are gathering force in a country so far spared the brunt of Middle East unrest. The mainly urban Muslim Brotherhood joined hitherto largely rural protests […]