Arab states launch biggest assault of Yemen war with attack on main port
By Reuters – Jun 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES In this handout file photo made available on November 7, 2015, by the United Arab Emirates News Agency, a UAE military convoy […]
Gulf aid should trigger more serious efforts towards self-reliance — pundits
Experts say government would be under less pressure to carry out reforms By Mohammad Ghazal – Jun 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Gulf states’ pledged aid to Jordan […]
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and UAE approve $2.5bn aid package for Jordan at emergency Gulf summit
Saudi King Salman (left) meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II (center), UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (right) and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (back toward the […]
PBS Documentary: Islam: Empire of Faith
The Making of Islam: Empire of Faith By Robert Gardner, Producer The production of Islam: Empire of Faith was a big challenge from the beginning, simply because it covered more […]
Oil Kingdom In Crisis: Saudi Royal Family Rift Turns Violent
By Gregory R. Copley – Jun 04, 2018, Saudi Arabia has plunged its immediate region into major strategic uncertainty. What can only be described as a serious outbreak of […]
Man throws himself from the roof of Grand Mosque of Makkah, dies
June 9, 2018, Makkah: A male foreigner threw himself from the roof of the Grand Mosque in Makkah (Masjid-e-Haram) to the ground floor of the circumambulation nave. Saudi police has […]
Saudi Arabia experiences a rise in volunteerism during Ramadan
Lina Tahlawi’s team selects neighborhoods in the city and walk through the narrow streets to reach out to the destitute. (AN photo by Huda Bashatah) Nada Hameed June 07, 2018 […]
Saudi Arabia, UAE boost cooperation as multiple joint projects announced
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed signed the agreements. (SPA) The first meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council in Jeddah. (SPA) Arab News […]
Saudi Arabia’s once-powerful conservatives silenced by reforms and repression
Source: The Washington Post By Kareem FahimJune 5Email the author DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s most conservative Islamists are reeling from a loss of influence that has left them confused about […]
Saudi Arabia Has Issued Its First Driver’s Licenses to 10 Women
Source: Time By AYA BATRAWY / AP (DUBAI) — Saudi Arabia issued its first driver’s licenses to 10 women on Monday as the kingdom prepared to lift the world’s only ban […]
First Saudi women get driving licences
By AFP – Jun 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Saudi woman poses for a photo after having a driving lesson in Jeddah, on March 7 (AFP photo) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia […]
Saudi Red Crescent records spike in ‘physical confrontations’ during Ramadan
While Ramadan is supposed to be a time of spiritual renewal and contemplation, the authorities have noted a dramatic spike in the number of fights, traffic accidents and road-rage incidents […]
‘Masjid Qiblatain’: The mosque where Muslim prayer direction changed from Jerusalem to Makkah
Epigraph: Indeed, We see thee (Muhammad) turning thy face often to heaven; surely, then, will We make thee turn to the Qiblah which thou likest. So, turn thy face towards […]
Saudi Arabia reshuffles Cabinet with eye on culture
By AFP – Jun 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES J Saudi families arrive outside a stadium to attend an event in the capital Riyadh (AFP photo) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi […]
Saudi law making sexual harassment a crime to take effect within days
Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki and other officials field questions during a press conference on Thursday on the newly approved law against sexual harassment. (SPA) NOOR NUGALI June […]
Cambridge Analytica’s Parent Company Helped Shape Saudi Arabia’s Reform Movement
Source: The New York Times By Danny Hakim The price of oil was in free fall and a youthful population restive. So the government of Saudi Arabia turned in […]
Diplomatic Tensions Reception Grows Frosty for German Firms in Saudi Arabia
Following diplomatic discord between Berlin and Riyadh, contracts for German businesses in Saudi Arabia have been drying up. Is the crown prince punishing them? By Susanne Koelbl Daniel Pilar […]
Iran willing to push for ceasefire in Yemen talks with European powers
By Reuters – May 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Boys carry rifles as they attend a gathering held by women loyal to the Houthi movement to show their support in Sanaa, Yemen, on January 14 (Reuters file photo) ANKARA/PARIS — Iran and European powers have made good progress in talks to […]
Saudi Arabia Told The World Its Problem Was Islam. It’s Actually Tyranny.
Source: Huffington Post Saudi authorities have arrested more than 10 prominent activists, many of them women, and are describing them as “traitors.” By Akbar Shahid Ahmed CHRIS J RATCLIFFE VIA […]
Saudi House of Cards: Why Mohammed bin Salman sees rivals everywhere
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is determined to eliminate dissent before it becomes too political Madawi Al-Rasheed Thursday 24 May 2018 11:51 UTC Monday 28 May 2018 8:05 UTC Three waves […]