War, tension in West Bank and Gaza threaten regional security
Sep 16,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Hasan Dajah The ongoing events in the West Bank and the raging war in Gaza pose serious threats to Arab national security, as the […]
Dire warnings of regional war … but is anybody listening?
Baria Alamuddin September 09, 2024 If the Gaza protagonists succeed in grudgingly inching toward a ceasefire, despite most of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conflict objectives remaining unmet, the question […]
Sudan’s tragedy echoes those of Libya and Syria
Christopher Phillips August 21, 2024 Sudan’s grim war continues with few hopes of resolution. In mid-August, US-sponsored peace talks began in Geneva but, with the army, a key protagonist, refusing […]
Tensions in the Middle East fuel growing global ‘polycrisis’
Andrew Hammond August 17, 2024 Geopolitics was not widely viewed as a key trigger for the turmoil in international financial markets this month. However, several potential political fissures might yet […]
The long road to peace in Syria
10th July 2024 Fazal Masood Malik and Farhan Khokhar, Canada Syria is one of the oldest regions of the world, one which, over the past two decades, unfortunately, has been profoundly shaped by the Al-Assad family’s rule. Hafez al-Assad seized power through a military coup in 1970, establishing an authoritarian […]
Israeli foreign minister says decision on all-out war against Hezbollah is near
Hezbollah Signoff on planning for a Lebanon offensive follows release of Hezbollah drone footage of Haifa in northern Israel Peter Beaumont in JerusalemTue 18 Jun 2024 The Israeli foreign minister, Israel Katz, has said a decision on an all-out war with Hezbollah was coming soon, as Israel generals announced late on Tuesday that […]
Syrian refugee crisis continues to haunt EU ahead of European Parliament elections
MOHAMED CHEBARO May 29, 2024 If you ask any of the more than 5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq or Turkiye about the likely chance they will be […]
Oil theft the untold driver of Syria’s enduring humanitarian crisis
SIR ALAN DUNCAN May 18, 2024 More than 13 years since the onset of civil war, the suffering in Syria has rarely been further from the headlines. Concurrent crises in […]
€1bn EU ‘bribe’ over Syrian refugees stirs anger in Lebanon
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati attend a press conference at the government palace in Beirut. (Reuters) Updated 15 sec ago NAJIA […]
Will the post-1920 maps survive the Middle East’s great implosion?
EYAD ABU SHAKRA April 17, 202412:57 867 Follow I know in advance, given the tense — if not explosive — current political circumstances, that this article will be condemned in […]
Is Israel deterring Iran — or provoking it?
YOSSI MEKELBERG April 06, 2024 As such, it is no surprise when Israel carries out airstrikes, either in Lebanon or Syria, and even beyond, since it has been engaging in […]
How CIA and MI6 Created ISIS
KIT KLARENBERG APR 04, 2024 Within just 24 hours of the horrific mass shooting in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on March 22nd, which left at least 137 innocent people dead and 60 […]
Two different silences in Iran and Turkiye
EYAD ABU SHAKRA April 02, 2024 Turkish voters headed to the polls on Sunday as Turkiye’s political parties competed in local elections. This political test in Turkiye, which is one […]
‘Tehran Will Surely Respond’ – Israel Escalates by ‘Flattening’ Iranian Consulate in Damascus
April 1, 2024 Blog, News Once again Israel attacked Iranian targets in Syria, in an effort, according to experts, aimed at expanding its war beyond Gaza. Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi […]
‘Never-ending humiliation’: Recalling horrors in Libya’s migration centres
Rescued in the middle of the Mediterranean, two men describe their experience being trafficked. By Nora Adin Fares Published On 24 Mar 2024 Mediterranean Sea – Malik* has been beaten, sold and […]
The escalation of conflicts in Middle East
Mar 03,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh The persistence of the conflict, the failure of nation-states, the lack of enlightenment processes within countries, and the shifting focus, primarily […]
The land of wars, surprises and earthquakes
GHASSAN CHARBEL February 05, 2024 The developments in the Middle East are not simple. Operation Al-Aqsa Flood unleashed an earthquake and, the very next day, it sparked a limited war […]
Attacks on US forces spark escalation, geopolitical shift
Feb 04,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh The recent targeting of American forces has thrust the conflict in the region into a new dynamic, compelling Washington to formulate […]
Three US soldiers killed in Jordan attack named
Share By Fiona Nimoni BBC News The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday. Sgt William Jerome Rivers, […]
Death in the Channel – what led a 14-year-old boy to make fatal journey?
bbc.com Related Topics By Andrew Harding BBC News On the night he drowned, 14-year-old Obada Abd Rabbo was having doubts once again. “I can’t swim,” he kept telling the men […]