This Easter, the resurrection of a new Middle East might be upon us
FAISAL J. ABBAS April 09, 2023 For the first time in decades, winds of hope are blowing across the Middle East this Easter. And the timing could not have been […]
Al Aqsa Mosque: Why is it so special in Islam?
Israeli troops have attacked Al Aqsa, the third holiest site for Muslims, during several Ramadans. Here is what makes the place so significant within the Islamic faith. Al Aqsa, which […]
China emerging as global ‘peace maker’, benefiting from US lack of pragmatism in MidEast: Saudi analyst
LAMA ALHAMAWI April 07, 2023 RIYADH: Saudi political analyst Salman Al-Ansari said that the Middle East is witnessing a “tsunami of peace” and that the Kingdom is currently “waging a […]
The Daesh time bomb ticking in Syria
GHASSAN IBRAHIM April 07, 2023 The world is beginning to forget about the history of the terrorist organisation Daesh, which is rarely discussed on international forums and in the media […]
Warnings of Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa were ignored. Why?
DAOUD KUTTAB April 05, 2023 It was all expected. The brutal Israeli attacks during Ramadan, and especially Tuesday night, on worshippers in Islam’s third-holiest mosque came as no surprise. Everyone […]
Why the US fears Arab normalisation with Syria
Apr 05,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised US President Joe Biden for meddling in Israeli affairs by warning against the current extreme right-wing government’s […]
Mount of Olives becomes latest target in fight for control of Jerusalem
The Mount of Olives’ summit has served as a pilgrimage destination for Christians, Muslims and Jews for millennia. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian Israeli settler movement is making life harder for […]
The pitfalls of redefining the Palestinian struggle
RAMZY BAROUD April 03, 2023 When I excitedly shared the news on social media last week that the Indonesian island of Bali had refused to host the Israeli team as […]
20 years after Iraq: No accountability and no lessons learned
Apr 03,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby It is tragic and deeply distressing that twenty years after the US launched its disastrous invasion of Iraq that the ignorance, […]
UN calls for children’s repatriation from PKK-held camps in Syria
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL APR 02, 2023 Children sit on the ground at al-Hol Camp, in Hasakeh, Syria, Mar. 18, 2021. (AFP Photo) It has been five years since […]
Pogroms, paramilitaries, and Israel’s future as a pariah state
BARIA ALAMUDDIN April 03, 2023 Netanyahu’s neo-fascist Cabinet colleagues took a look at Tehran’s paramilitary armies around the region, and decided they wanted one too. After hundreds of thousands of […]
The beginning of de-escalation in Yemen, but certainly not the end
Apr 02,2023 – JORDAN TIMES . Amer Al Sabaileh Expectations following the Chinese mediated reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia were that Yemen would be the first front to see […]
Initiative staves off defaulters’ imprisonment through debt forgiveness
Many risk jail time after expiration of Defence Order No. 28 By Rayya Al Muheisen – Apr 02,2023 – JORDAN TIMES Representative image (Photo courtesy of unsplash/Towfiqu Barbhuiya) AMMAN — “Sameh Le […]
How Islamic customs complement local traditions during Ramadan across Saudi Arabia
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 4 AlUla’s Old Town with its marketplace and view of mountains. In Saudi Arabia’s close-knit communities, traditional ways of celebrating the holy month are passed down through […]
Saudi Arabia among top 5 donors for Turkiye quake fund
Tents set up to home displaced people following a massive earthquake, in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkiye on March 25, 2023. (AFP) ARAB NEWS April 01, 2023 RIYADH: The UN Office for […]
Despite the alarming figures, a positive outlook on the state of food and nutrition in the Arab region
Mar 29,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Abdulhakim Elwaer The Arab region is facing unprecedented challenges in its efforts to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition and ensure that everyone […]
Egyptians cling to Ramadan charity as inflation soars
Inflation hit 32.9 per cent in February By AFP – Mar 28,2023 – In this photo taken on March 22 a young worker stacks trays of freshly-baked bread at a bakery at […]
Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon meets Head of Palestinian Mission
Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon @tariqahmadbt I met Head of Palestinian Mission Husam Zomlot and reaffirmed UK committment to a two state solution based on 1967 lines. We oppose unilateral moves […]
How Arab world can overcome food and nutrition crises
ABDULHAKIM ELWAER March 29, 2023 The Arab region is facing unprecedented challenges in its efforts to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition and ensure that everyone has access to […]
Revisiting America’s War of Choice in Iraq
Mar 17, 2023RICHARD HAASS Wars are fought not only on the battlefield but also in domestic political debates and in histories written after the fact. In the case of the […]