How ISIS Changed the Yezidi Religion
Source: The Atlantic Those who went into exile have creatively adapted their rituals. Those who stayed have been just as innovative. Yezidis light candles and paraffin torches during a ceremony […]
How President Trump’s first year changed the Middle East
Source: CNN By Ben Wedeman, CNN Senior International Correspondent (CNN)Men in combat fatigues posed for pictures on the border between Syria and Iraq, as they waved national and paramilitary flags. To […]
Saudi chess tournament starts without Israeli players
Source: BBC News An international chess tournament is starting in Saudi Arabia amid controversy after Israeli players were denied visas. A Saudi official said visas could not be granted because […]
Tunisia bans UAE Emirates airline from landing in Tunis
Source: BBC News Tunisia has banned Emirates airline from landing in the capital Tunis after a number of Tunisian women were prevented from boarding its flights. The move comes amid […]
Mideast needs two-state solution, Pope says in Christmas message
Reuters International This content was published on December 25, 2017 Pope Francis waves as he leads the “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message from the […]
Turkish forces prevented coup attempt in Qatar by protecting emir’s residence: report
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Reuters File Photo) Turkish forces played a big role in stopping a political coup against Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim […]
Urbi et Orbi: Pope calls for peace for Jerusalem
Source: BBC News Media caption: Pope Francis urged people to “see Jesus” in the oppressed Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas Day message to call for “peace for Jerusalem” and […]
Despite Haley threat, UN votes to condemn Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Source: CNN The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel despite threats from the US to pull funding from the world body. Some 128 countries voted for the resolution, while nine voted “no,” and 35 nations abstained, including Canada, […]
Anti-Israel protests in Berlin, by immigrants, dismay German officials
Source: The Washington Post By Rick Noack and Luisa Beck December 20 at 4:49 PM BERLIN — Protests against Israel, sparked by President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as its capital, are once again forcing […]
Despite Social Liberalization At Home, Saudi Arabia Continues To Promote Islamic Radicalism Abroad
Source: Huffington Post BY Doug Bandow, Contributor Contributing writer, policy analyst, one who tilts at windmills Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have attacked their neighbor, Qatar, for supposedly […]
Who Owns the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Source: Wall Street Journal By Charlotte Allen Dec. 14, 2017 6:26 p.m. ET Israel had long planned to take part in a major exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls in […]
Minarets on New Haven mosque to be reduced, solving long simmering problem
Source: New Haven Register By Mary E. O’Leary Published 6:24 pm, Thursday, December 14, 2017 Photo: Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media NEW HAVEN — A contractor has pulled a permit […]
Trump plan to move U.S. embassy to Jerusalem angers Middle East Christians
Source: The Washington Post By Loveday Morris December 13 JERUSALEM — Some of the festive cheer was missing last weekend at a public Christmas tree lighting near the site where Christians believe an […]
Religious Bias Is Distorting American Foreign Policy
Source: The Atlantic The administration is imperiling the very minority communities it claims to want to protect. Egyptian Christians touch a blood-splattered image of Jesus Christ, inside the Coptic Orthodox […]
What Trump has done: The entire US-Middle East political framework just collapsed
Dec 12,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud Now that US President Donald Trump has fully adopted the Israeli right-wing political discourse on Palestine, the Palestinian Authority is in a […]
Jerusalem: It’s Tense, Crowded and Can Feel Like a Jail
Source: The New York Times By DAVID M. HALBFINGER DEC. 9, 2017 JERUSALEM — This is a tense city on a good day. You feel it behind the wheel: The traffic signals […]
Saudi Arabia to Lift Ban on Movie Theaters After 35 Years
Source: Time By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI AND AYA BATRAWY/ AP 10:30 AM EST (RIYADH) — Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will allow movie theaters to open in the conservative kingdom next […]
For many evangelicals, Jerusalem is about prophecy, not politics
By Diana Butler Bass (@dianabutlerbass) holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of 10 books on American religion and culture, including “Grateful: The Transformative […]
Argentina’s Fernandez charged with treason, arrest sought
Source: Reuters Caroline Stauffer, Jorge Otaola 5 MIN READ BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernandez for treason and asked for her arrest for […]
On historic trip, Turkey’s Erdogan meets Muslims in Greece
Source: Associated Press By COSTAS KANTOURIS KOMOTINI, Greece (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with members of Greece’s Muslim minority on Friday, ending a landmark visit to Greece […]