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 […]
The Gulf crisis: How it all started
For a long time, the GCC was effective in resolving regional disputes and ensuring balance of power. by Rory Miller Four Arab countries – Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and […]
Diary of a convert: ‘It is my first Ramadan as a Muslim’
Saman Haziq/Dubai Filed on May 16, 2018 ‘I am looking forward to spending a meaningful, spiritual and happy Ramadan here with my Muslim friends.’ I am a Colombian who […]
My Ramadan Routine: ‘Fasting while doing a job is form of worship’
Angel Tesorero Filed on May 16, 2018 | Fasting while doing his job diligently is also a form of worship to God, according to Aldemar. Filipino expat and Dubai resident […]
Dubai to open ‘Quran Park’ showcasing miracles of Islam
Dubai to open ‘Quran Park’ showcasing miracles of Islam The Cave of Miracles reportedly showcases seven miracles mentioned in the Quran displayed with the latest modern interactive techniques. (Supplied) Staff writer, Al Arabiya EnglishTuesday, 8 May 2018 Dubai is set to open a “Quran Park” that will display plants mentioned […]
Muslim minority communities meet in UAE to talk challenges
Source: Associated Press By AYA BATRAWY and FAY ABUELGASIM ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates hosted the start of a two-day forum on Tuesday for […]
Dubai to open ‘Quran Park’ showcasing miracles of Islam
Source: AL ARABIYA Dubai is set to open a “Quran Park” that will display plants mentioned in the holy book, as well as the miracles mentioned in the Islamic scripts. […]
Shisha banned in Ramadan tents during Iftar in Dubai
Web Report /Dubai Filed on May 8, 2018 Ramadan tents were usually not segregated into smoking and non-smoking sections due to the additional cost. Dubai Municipality has banned shisha or […]
Donald Trump’s decision on the Iran nuclear deal could have a disastrous ripple effect on the fight against terrorism
Trump may see this as a way to diminish Obama’s legacy, but in Saudi Arabia the Iran deal is not a matter of internal politics but existential security – it’s crucial he […]
UAE to fund $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque
Source: Reuters PARIS/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will finance a $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, famous for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, that was blown up by Islamic State militants last year, the United Nations said on Monday. The destroyed Grand al-Nuri Mosque is […]
Mosul’s landmark Great Mosque of al-Nuri to be rebuilt
The United Arab Emirates is to give $50m (£36m) to help rebuild a landmark mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul blown up by Islamic State militants. The UN’s cultural […]
Cryptocurrency traders use old gold in drive to draw Islamic investors
Source: Reuters BY Andrew Torchia, Bernardo Vizcaino DUBAI/SYDNEY (Reuters) – In Dubai’s decades-old Gold Souk, customers from around the world haggle over bangles and necklaces. Elsewhere in the emirate, the region’s […]
Trump’s back-to-back visitors unlikely to solve Gulf dispute
Reuters International This content was published on March 16, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump departs after attending a Friends of Ireland event at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March […]
Ambitious policies of Saudi Arabia and the Emiratis
MUHITTIN ATAMAN @MuhittinAtaman After the Arab revolutions and insurgencies started, all strong republican regimes, which were known as the main carriers of Arab nationalism, collapsed. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began to claim the leadership of the splintering Arab world. These two states tried to reverse […]
3D-printed move from Dubai citadel to El Salvador slum
REUTERS | Published — Thursday 15 March 2018 Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, signs on the board during the official opening of the world’s first functional […]
UAE and Saudi money ‘kills Libyans and Yemenis,’ says Mufti
March 14, 2018 Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s forces patrol through the streets of Libya [zdig1/Twitter] March 14, 2018 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are accused of supporting […]
UAE says will have rail link with Saudi Arabia by the end of December 2021
By Reuters – Mar 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates will have a rail link with Saudi Arabia by the end of December 2021, a senior […]
Senior UAE official says Turkey-Arab relations ‘not in best state’
Reuters International This content was published on March 10, 2018 Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates, Anwar Gargash, speaks at an event at Chatham […]
Separatist push deepens fault lines in war-hit Yemen
By AFP – Feb 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES DUBAI — An independence push by southern separatists, who have seized the Yemeni government’s de facto capital, has laid bare deepening fault […]