Iraq gets deeper and deeper into a political quagmire
HAFED AL-GHWELL August 27, 2022 Short Url Ten months ago, Iraq was on the verge of pulling off a remarkable, albeit improbable, feat after the conclusion of national parliamentary elections. […]
Syria, the forgotten crisis?
Mid-August, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that it faced a record funding gap for its emergency response budget in 2022. Last December, OCHA appealed […]
84% of Lebanese families lack money for basics, UN report reveals
SPECIAL A child peeks from behind the corner of a building in Beirut’s Karantina district, Lebanon, Nov. 22, 2021. (Reuters) Short Url Updated 25 August 2022 NAJIA HOUSSARI August 25, […]
Criticism of Israel is a hate crime but attacking a Christian church is not?
RAY HANANIA August 24, 2022 Short Url Whenever a Synagogue is vandalized in the Arab world, or even in the West, the incident is often characterized as a hate crime […]
A decades old Israeli campaign to disrupt Palestinian unity
Aug 24,2022 – Michael Jansen Last week’s Israeli army raids and closures of seven Palestinian civil society organisations based in the occupied West Bank cities of Ramallah and Al Bireh […]
Western media bias makes Israeli war on Palestinians possible
RAMZY BAROUD August 23, 2022 Short Url While US and Western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favor of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, […]
Why Lebanese citizens are joining the migrant tide out of the Middle East
SPECIAL A boat carrying migrants stranded in the Strait of Gibraltar before being rescued by the Spanish Guardia Civil and the Salvamento Maritimo sea search and rescue agency. (AFP) Short […]
Special interview: Abraham Accords have ‘not fundamentally changed Palestinians’ situation,’ says EU envoy
Sven Koopmans – Special Interview 1 go to source for interview video https://www.arabnews.com/node/2148661/middle-east Short Url Updated 24 August 2022 NOOR NUGALI August 23, 2022 Dialogue that recognizes need to combine […]
Listen to Arab voices
Aug 22,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby In 2020, I published “Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us and Why It Matters.” Based on our polling during […]
Israeli dream of eternal impunity becoming a reality
CHRIS DOYLE August 22, 2022 Short Url Last December, the Russian government closed down the human rights group International Memorial. A unified chorus of outrage emanated from the corridors of […]
Islamophobia extends to how we view women’s bodies …..
For the Economist, Arab women are obese but Western women are body positive Voices Yousra Samir Imran 19 Aug, 2022 Yousra Samir Imran argues that The Economist’s article on Arab […]
Israel’s blockade has been destroying Gaza’s health system for 15 years
Voices 5 min read Yara M. Asi 19 Aug, 2022 The recent attacks on Gaza which killed 49 people, exacerbated the already existing health crisis in the Strip. Yara M. Asi explains how Israel’s blockade, which has weakened the healthcare system, has been killing Palestinians for over 15 years. ShareFlipboardRedditWhatsAppTwitterFacebook Restrictions […]
In Jordan’s Pegasus hack, the digital trail leads to the government
Breadcrumb Analysis In-depth 7 min read William Christou 07 April, 2022 In-depth: Several Jordanian activists may have been hacked using the infamous Israeli Pegasus spyware, according to a new report. […]
Yemen: Ancestral Honey Production in Yemen at risk due to impact of conflict and climate change [EN/AR]
Format News and Press Release Source ICRC Posted28 Jun 2022 Originally published28 Jun 2022 OriginView original Attachments Download Report(PDF | 464.32 KB | Arabic version) Yemen has long been renowned for producing some of […]
Why Muslims See the Crusades So Differently from Christians
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy They weren’t all battles and bloodshed. There was also coexistence, political compromise, trade, scientific exchange—even love. […]
Palestinians feel ‘abandoned by international community’: Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa says expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank makes Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement “increasingly difficult.” (File/AFP) Short Url Updated 20 August 2022 FRANCESCO BONGARRA […]
Israeli troops kill another unarmed Palestinian
A 20-year-old Palestinian was killed by Israeli troops earlier on Thursday during clashes in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. (Reuters) Short Url Updated 1 min 9 sec ago […]
What increasingly hot and dusty Middle East summers mean for public health, productivity and energy demand
SPECIAL Men stand underneath a roadside shower along Sinak street in Baghdad to cool off due to extremely high temperature rises amid a heatwave. (AFP) Short Url Updated 12 sec […]
Israel defies UN with raid on Palestine rights groups
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 2 Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh speaks at the Palestinian Al-Haq Foundation in Ramallah on Aug. 18, 2022, after Israel raided and closed an entrance to their […]
Crown Prince of Jordan engaged to Rajwa Al Saif
By JT – Aug 18,2022 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Royal Hashemite Court announced the engagement of HRH Crown Prince Hussein to Ms Rajwa Khaled Bin Musaed Bin Saif Bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, on Wednesday, in the […]