Source: Washington Post By David Ignatius Opinion writer The diplomatic machinations that have enveloped Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar may seem like a membership feud in a Persian Gulf […]
Reuters International JULY 14, 2017 (reuters_tickers) By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – A cholera epidemic in Yemen, which has infected more than 332,000 people, could spread during the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in September, although Saudi authorities are well prepared, the World Health Organization (WHO) said […]
Source: Arab News JEDDAH: The winner of the King Faisal International Prize 2017 for Islamic Studies, Prof. Ridwan Al-Sayyid, has underscored the importance of revisiting Islamic political thought and heritage in Islamic sources. Al-Sayyid was giving a lecture on Islamic political thinking, organized by the general secretariat of the King […]
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA BEIRUT AFP Photo German cattle has been flown into Qatar to boost milk supplies amid a Saudi Arabian-led blockade of the Middle Eastern country, Qatari […]
By Reuters – Jul 12,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (right) and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sign a memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday (Reuters photo) JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks past the flags of the European Union (L) and Germany as he arrives for the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, […]
By AFP – Jul 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speak during a press conference in Doha on Tuesday (AFP photo) DOHA — Qatar and the United States signed a deal Tuesday on combatting […]
10 July 2017 From the sectionMiddle East Media captionInside the Yemeni hospital battling the world’s worst cholera outbreak A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is thought to have infected 300,000 people in the past 10 weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross says. The situation has continued to “spiral […]
Reuters International JULY 11, 2017 Buildings are seen on a coast line in Doha, Qatar, June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon (reuters_tickers) DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States, United Kingdom and Kuwait urged all parties to a Gulf Arab diplomatic row over Qatar to resolve their dispute as quickly […]
By AFP – Jul 09,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Qatar’s Attorney General Ali Bin Fetais Al Marri speaks after the launch of the Compensation Claims Committee during a press conference in Doha, on Sunday (AFP photo) DOHA — Qatar on Sunday announced it was establishing a committee to pursue compensation […]
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KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT@KilicKanat The Trump administration seems to be taking some initiatives now that the deadline has passed in the Gulf crisis Articles COLUMNSThe future of Qatar crisis remains vague COLUMNSAre Gulf states on the same side as the US in the Qatar rift? COLUMNSUrgent need for active […]
Gov’t downplays accusations of hampering opposition’s participation in Astana talks By Mohammad Ghazal – Jul 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A Syrian girl carries a large jug of water on her back while on her way home, in the Kallaseh district of the northern city of Aleppo, on Wednesday (AFP […]
HILAL KAPLAN@hilal_kaplan (Editor: View from Turkey) Every crisis and intervention instigated by the U.S.-Israel partnership in our region has been conducted through a chain of lies and manipulation Articles COLUMNSCIA: 1, Trump: 0, Democracy: -1 COLUMNSAs Trump mirrors the Left COLUMNSTurkey’s jurisdiction after the constitutional amendment […]
It is about taming the one Gulf nation which has the potential to outshine the Saudi kingdom and dictate the outcome of the Syria war Robert Fisk @indyvoices 18 hours ago “Babies – they are just babies,” a veteran Al Jazeera man roared last weekend about the Gulf states. “They […]
Jul 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri To grasp quickly the core of the Saudi Arabian and United Arab Emirates (UAE) accusations against Qatar, it is best to focus […]
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON JULY 5, 2017 Flags of Arab states are seen along the Nile river ahead of a meeting of the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain, in Cairo, Egypt July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (reuters_tickers) By Ahmed Aboulenein […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The prophet Muhammad had participated in several battles in the larger defensive war after his migration to Madinah […]
Source: Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will allow its citizens to take part in this year’s hajj pilgrimage despite soaring tensions with arch rival Saudi Arabia. Iran’s semi-official […]
Source: BBC News Saudi Arabia is the chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in the UK, a new report has claimed. The Henry Jackson Society said there was a “clear […]