The ‘new wars’ of the Middle East
BY FERHAT TUTKAL FEB 08, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Illustration by Shutterstock. Rapid globalization since the 1980s has changed the main components of conflicts. This new way of war can […]
The defining war in Gaza is yet to be fought
Aug 16,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud 1 0 googleplus0 0 0 For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have laboured to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting […]
‘Gaza’s children are used to the death and bombing’
By Anna FosterBBC Middle East correspondent, Gaza Published 5 hours ago Hala didn’t know that danger was coming when she took her children to the beach. Her nine-year-old daughter Layan […]
Israel’s ‘tactical victory’ in Gaza will be short-lived
RAMZY BAROUD August 15, 2022 Short Url For years, Palestinians and Israelis have labored to redraw the battle lines of their conflict. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on […]
Jordan’s abundance of hot springs can revitalise therapeutic tourism, says scholar
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Aug 15,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Wadi Zarqa Ma’in, near Hammat Ma’in (Photo courtesy of ACOR/Rami Khori Collection) IRBID — Although Jordan is generally perceived as a country with […]
Turkey’s underground city of 20,000 people
(Image credit: Danm/Getty Images) By Geena Truman11th August 2022 More than 85m beneath the famous fairy chimneys of Cappadocia lies a massive subterranean city that was in near-constant use for thousands […]
Israel tampers with Palestinian education in occupied East Jerusalem
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN AUG 11, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Palestinian high school students celebrate after receiving their exam results in a convoy of cars on the streets of Hebron, […]
Tourist visa holders can now perform Umrah
Pilgrims arrive at King Abdulaziz International Airport as Saudi Arabia allows vaccinated foreigners to make the off-season Umrah pilgrimage. (AFP) Short Url Updated 11 August 2022 ARAB NEWS August 11, […]
Solutions to Yemen crisis should address root cause — foreign minister
By Mays Ibrahim Mustafa – Aug 11,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak speaks during a lecture at the World Affairs Council in Amman on Tuesday […]
Umbrellas raise Makkah pilgrims’ spirits
Previous 1 / 2 Programs and services come under the direction of the President for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, Abdulrahman Al-Sudais. (@ReasahAlharmain) 2 / 2 (@ReasahAlharmain)Next Short Url Updated […]
Truth the first victim of Israeli war on Gaza
RAY HANANIA August 10, 2022 Short Url Over the past six months, Israel has been regularly attacking Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Most of the incidents […]
Syrian refugees and host community in Jordan: Perceptions, experiences and way forward
Aug 09,2022 – JORDAN TIMES By Palash Kamruzzaman, Hanaa Albanna, Najah Al Shanableh and Mohammad Alhadab Jordan has a rich heritage of hosting refugees from Palestine, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia […]
Why normalisation with Israel will fail
Aug 09,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud It seemed all but a done deal: Israel is finally managing to bend the Arabs to its will, and Palestine is becoming […]
Three Palestinians killed, 69 shot in Israeli West Bank raid
Dozens of Israeli military vehicles bring traffic in Nablus to a standstill By AFP – Aug 10,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Mourners carry the body of Palestinian fighter of Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade […]
I knew Ghassan Kanafani
Aug 08,2022 – JORDAN TIMES \ James J. Zogby Fifty years ago this July, Israel assassinated Ghassan Kanafani, by planting a bomb in his car killing him and his 17-year-old […]
Saudi Arabia leads condemnations of Israel’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque
UPDATE 1 / 2 Jews visit the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City as Israel marks Tisha B’Av, the ninth […]
Live Blog: Ceasefire in Gaza as death toll stands at 43
An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire went into effect at 11:30pm local time in Gaza. The Health Ministry reports that 43 Palestinians, including 15 children, have been killed in since Israel began airstrikes […]
Conference hears of ‘the archaeology of olive oil’
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Aug 06,2022 – JORDAN TIMES An olive press cut into limestone bedrock at Khirbet Um Al Ghozlan (Photo by Adam Carr) IRBID — Enclosed sites were specialised processing […]
Lebanese government remains paralysed by political deadlock
Aug 03,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen The collapse on Sunday afternoon of four of the sixteen northern towers of Beirut port’s ruined grain silos has revived Lebanese fears […]
Arab League’s clarion call on Palestine can restore its relevance
RAY HANANIA August 04, 2022 Short Url In a little-noticed speech this week, Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Saeed Abu Ali said the group should strengthen its boycott of Israel as […]