Twenty years after invasion, is Iraq salvageable?
BARIA ALAMUDDIN March 20, 2023 The cataclysmic Iraq invasion was built on lies and fraudulent motivations, shattering the balance of the region in a manner that still has ramifications today, […]
Russia says it does not recognise Hague court amid reports of arrest warrants
International criminal court prosecutor is said to be preparing to formally open two war crimes cases Pjotr SauerTue 14 Mar 2023 The prosecutor Karim Khan opened an investigation into possible […]
International Day to Combat Islamophobia
International Day to Combat Islamophobia15 March A student clutches her textbook at the Community Girls School in Kotchandana refugee village, Pakistan. Muslim women and girls may face triple discrimination as […]
Islam is positive force for economic, social and political well-being of women, says Saudi envoy
Mohammed Abdulaziz Alateek, Saudi deputy permanent representative to the UN. (SPA) EPHREM KOSSAIFY March 09, 2023 NEW YORK CITY: The Saudi deputy permanent representative to the UN on Wednesday said […]
A potential game changer
Mar 08,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi’s visit to Tehran could be a game changer. Instead of securing US and Iranian […]
Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks
bbc.com By Esme Stallard Climate and Science Reporter, BBC News Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans following 10 years of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty […]
Hundreds of migrants fly home from Tunisia after attacks
Ivorian migrants disembark a repatriation plane from Tunisia at Felix Houphouet Boigny airport in Abidjan, on March 04, 2023. (AFP) Updated 12 sec ago AFP March 05, 2023 ABIDJAN: Almost […]
How do UN, other rights bodies react to attacks on Ahmadiyyas?
15 eminent cultural activists, academics and minority leaders have asked the government to take preventive measures United Nations Flag Bigstock Tribune Report March 4, 2023 Civil society representatives, and national and […]
‘Total Fascism’: Israeli Parliament Passes Death Penalty Bill Targeting Palestinians
March 1, 2023 News Israeli lawmakers have voted in favor of a bill that would impose the death penalty on so-called “terrorists” accusing of killing Israelis. Backed by rightwing Prime Minister […]
Russia Lays Out Peace Negotiation Terms That ‘Cannot Be Ignored’
NEWS BY JON JACKSON ON 2/28/23 AT 2:40 PM EST02:42 Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s press secretary, spoke with reporters on Tuesday about potential peace talks with Ukraine and specified a few […]
Behind the scenes of UN statement on Palestine
Feb 28,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Rarely does the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations make an official remark expressing happiness over any UN proceeding concerning the Israeli […]
Israel-Palestine conflict: Why Palestinians are not as happy as their UN ambassador
RAMZY BAROUD February 27, 2023 Rarely does the Palestinian ambassador to the UN make an official remark expressing happiness over any proceedings concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine. However, Riyad Mansour was […]
Mob diplomacy
Feb 27,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Mark Leonard MUNICH — Is sound, forward-looking foreign policy still possible? Talking to the statesmen, diplomats, intelligence operatives and scholars gathered at the Munich […]
UNHCR, Japan ink $4.5M deal to support Rohingya in Bangladesh
BY ANADOLU AGENCY DHAKA FEB 22, 2023 – 7:21 PM GMT+3 Rohingya refugee children look on at the Jamtoli camp in the morning in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Jan. 22, 2018. (Reuters […]
How Nikki Haley became Israel’s candidate for the White House
Feb 21,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Though it has been argued that the so-called American dream is long dead, Nikki Haley is proof that the dream is still […]
IOM Appeals for US$161 Million to Respond to Devastating Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria
By News Desk – February 21, 2023 The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched appeals for USD 161 million to provide relief aid to more than 1.4 million people […]
Draft UN Security Council text slams Israel on settlements
By AFP – Feb 16,2023 – JORDAN TIMES A photo taken from the Palestinian village of Aqraba shows the Israeli settlement outpost of Gevat Arnon, near Nablus city in the southern occupied […]
Russia wants sanctions to be lifted for Black Sea grain deal renewal
BY REUTERS FEB 13, 2023 – DAILY SABAH The Palau-flagged bulk carrier MKK1, carrying grain under U.N.’s Black Sea grain initiative, is seen drifting aground in the Bosporus in Istanbul, […]
International law and accountability lacking when it comes to Israel
CHRIS DOYLE February 13, 2023 A hundred days after the Nov. 1 election in Israel that led to the formation of the most far-right extremist coalition in the country’s history, […]
Preserving a Palestinian refuge
Feb 11,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Philippe Lazzarini EAST JERUSALEM — For nearly 75 years, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East has […]