The unfolding tragedy in East Jerusalem
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN JUN 12, 2023 – DAILY SABAH The forcible displacement and transfer of a militarily occupied population is a violation of international law and a war crime. […]
Online campaign rallies support against Israeli plans to divide Al Aqsa
By Maria Weldali – Jun 10,2023 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Amid continuous Israeli efforts to impose a temporal and spatial division of the Al Aqsa Mosque complex, an online campaign titled […]
Netanyahu ally proposes splitting Al Aqsa: What does it mean for Muslims?
Knesset member Amit Haveli says the central and northern areas of the Al Aqsa compound, including the revered Dome of the Rock, should be under Israeli control. An Israeli parliamentarian […]
US losing pretexts for occupying eastern Syria
OSAMA AL-SHARIF June 06, 2023 When the US led an international coalition in mid-2014 to bomb Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq, the terrorist organization had already occupied large swathes […]
56 years after the 1967 War, the world still denies the Palestinian experience
As the son of a general who participated in the Nakba in 1948 and the Naksa in 1967, Miko Peled thought he knew Israeli history. But when he finally met […]
Saudis review options for studying abroad as US gun violence spirals
A group of Saudi students from the University of East Anglia recently explored Cromer, Norfolk; new experiences and exploring the world is one of the benefits of studying abroad. (Instagram/ […]
Nakba denial
Jun 05,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Israel and its hardline supporters will go to great lengths to snuff out any recognition of Palestinian humanity. In their “acceptable […]
Is the Middle East on the threshold of restructuring?
YASAR YAKIS June 04, 2023 The political order that prevailed in the Middle East for centuries came to an end after the First World War. The victors of the war […]
Turkiye: Erdogan to be sworn in for third term as president
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkiye’s longest-serving leader, faces immediate and major challenges in his third term driven by a decelerating economy and foreign policy tensions with the West. (dia images via […]
Saudi authorities reveal plans for biggest Hajj organizational operation in history
Previous 1 / 2 Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, noted that the focus for this year’s pilgrimage related to the […]
Arab opinion reflects regional changes
Jun 01,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby The Arab World has seen a significant juggling of relationships. After the debacle of Iraq and 20 years of dizzying, often […]
Hajj officials review services and facilities for Hajj season
Hajj officials review services and facilities that will be provided during the season. (SPA) ARAB NEWS May 30, 2023 JEDDAH: The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance conducted the first […]
US aid to Israel and the rights of Palestinian children
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN MAY 30, 2023 – DAILY SABAH A Palestinian woman sits at her house, as a psychiatrists performs an activity with children, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza […]
Israel’s war on Gaza: Collateral damage by name, murder by nature
YOSSI MEKELBERG May 30, 2023 It is an imperative that any fighting force that would like to be regarded as moral and ethical should refrain from targeting civilians. Under certain […]
How Netanyahu is provoking armed Intifada in the West Bank
May 30,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud After signing a military decree on May 18, allowing illegal Israeli Jewish settlers to reclaim the abandoned Homesh settlement located in the […]
Europe’s strategic negligence in the Mediterranean
HAFED AL-GHWELL May 27, 2023 The EU has long been grappling with the issue of irregular migration across the Mediterranean. Each year, thousands of people embark on perilous journeys in […]
What if the U.S. Recognized a ‘One-state Reality’ in Israel-Palestine?
The Israeli and Palestinian flags, against a backdrop of the Dome of the Rock and an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.Credit: Photos: REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta / Ohad Zwigenberg / MOTI […]
Tantura: Film on Nakba massacre of Palestinian village premieres at Bafta
While the documentary has been widely praised for exposing the killings at Tantura in 1948, some critics say it places too much emphasis on the Israeli perspective The London screening […]
Mullah Nasruddin – The Wise Jester
The stupid question It was a pleasant winter morning and Mullah Nasruddin was sitting on a rocking chair and enjoying some half-boiled eggs that were liberally sprinkled with rock salt […]
Defunding UNRWA rewards Israel, destabilizes the region
OSAMA AL-SHARIF May 23, 2023 Amid the often unexpected twists and turns marring the decades-long struggle by Palestinians to achieve long-awaited justice for their cause, the defunding of UNRWA, the […]