Editors’ Note: What does Saudi Arabia’s execution of Nimr al-Nimr say about the country’s domestic politics and foreign policy? As Ken Pollack explains, the leadership in Riyadh sees a Middle East spiraling out of control—that, combined with concerns about a general mobilization of the region’s Shiites, difficulties in controlling […]
Source: Huffington Post 1. We’re all poor and powerless – When Muslims line up for prayer, no one is able to distinguish between Sunni and Shia based on their dress […]
Source: The New York Times CAIRO — When President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi opened a much-heralded extension to the Suez Canal in August, the official Friday Prayer sermon that week hailed […]
Source: The Guardian A doctor specialised in geriatrics tells me he has more and more patients presenting with conditions stemming from anxiety. “It’s somehow worse than the civil war [1975-90],” […]
Jan 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri At least a dozen different dynamics shape the deteriorating situation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the consequences this will have across much of the Middle East for some time. The crisis is being analysed through a dizzying array of lenses. These […]
By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Although Jordan is historically known for its ability to maintain balance in its ties with the rest of the world and a moderate foreign policy, especially at times of regional crises, local observers differed on how far Jordan […]
By Reuters – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A man carries a child as they try to reach a shore after falling into the sea while disembarking from a dinghy on which they crossed a part of the Aegean Sea with other refugees and migrants, from Turkey to the Greek […]
Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab If the Obama administration’s prediction that 2016 will fail to witness the birth of the Palestinian state proves true, then this year should be dedicated to leadership transition. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 81, needs to hand in his long-awaited resignation and Palestinians at […]
Source: The New York Times BAGHDAD — The fighting has finally stopped in Ramadi, a major city in the Sunni heartland. The Islamic State has been ousted, and the Iraqi […]
Source: BBC Kuwait has announced it is recalling its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia deepens. Saudi Arabia’s embassy […]
Source: The New York Times WHEN Saudi Arabia executed the Shiite cleric and political dissident Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday, the country’s leaders were aware that doing so would upset […]
Source: The Guardian Saudi Arabia has cut diplomatic relations with Iran in a sharp escalation of tensions between the two regional foes following the execution of the Saudi Shia cleric […]
Source: NBC News JERUSALEM — How would you like a nine-day vacation with your new spouse up to 7,000 miles from home for just $1,800 including flights and hotels? There’s […]
Source: Dawn Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo refrained from openly rejecting the idea of joining the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition of 34 countries to fight terrorism, but his chief security […]
Source: BBC Rugby union star Sonny Bill Williams has posted graphic images of dead children on Twitter after a visit to Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon. Williams, who played a […]
Source: The New York Times BAGHDAD — Breaking a seven-month occupation by the Islamic State, Iraqi troops on Monday retook most of Ramadi, the most populous city in western Iraq, […]
Dec 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – The liberation of Ramadi from the terrorist group Daesh is certainly a big victory for Baghdad, and could be the beginning of a campaign to liberate other cities and Iraqi territories still in the clutch of this extremist grouping. “This great victory has broken […]
By AFP – Dec 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian man looks on from inside an unfinished building where he lives with his family in the Daf Al Sakhr neighbourhood of Jaramana on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on December 16 (AFP photo) DAMASCUS — Since his house on […]
Source: CNN (CNN)Relatives of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi, the toddler who tragically drowned off the Turkish coast earlier this year, have arrived safely in Canada as refugees. There were emotional scenes at […]
Source: BBC Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi has said so-called Islamic State (IS) will be ousted from the country, after government forces recaptured Ramadi. In a televised address, Mr Abadi vowed […]