GENEVA PEACE TALKS JAN 12, 2017 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (centre), flanked by Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (right) and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci (left) (Keystone) The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the talks in Geneva to resolve the division of the ethnically-divided island of Cyprus […]
By Rana Husseini – Jan 12,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Hani Mulki addresses a meeting where a new refugee response plan was agreed with donors in Amman on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — The government and the international community on Thursday endorsed a $7.6-billion three-year Jordan Response […]
Jan 10,2017 -JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif The Obama presidency is in its waning days and the United States — as well as the rest of the world — is bracing itself for the unknown under a man who has befuddled his allies even before his foes. Donald Trump will […]
By Reuters – Jan 09,2017 -JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian protester throws stones at Israeli forces during a protest against land expropriations by Israeli government at Kafr Kaddum village of Nablus, West Bank, on Friday (Anadolu Agency photo) GENEVA — US President-elect Donald Trump and foreign powers should revive […]
By AFP – Jan 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES This frame grab from video provided By Yomyat Kzefeh Hawen Fi Dimashq (Diary of a Mortar Shell in Damascus), a Damascus-based media outlet that is consistent with independent AP reporting, shows Syrian residents filling up buckets and gallons of spring water […]
RAY HANANIA | Published — Thursday 5 January 2017 Ray Hanania Although you have to tip your hat to Barack Obama for at least trying to expose the lies of Israel’s government, the real hero in his fast-ending presidency is Secretary of State John Kerry, an American hero in […]
Jan 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Antonio Guterres, the new secretary general of the United Nations who replaced Ban Ki-moon, assumed his post on January 1 with a pledge to overhaul the world body. Guterres is aware that there is widespread scepticism and cynicism about the UN, and that much […]
Reuters International JAN 5, 2017 Shi’ite fighters gather to fight against Islamic State militants in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, October 18, 2015. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (reuters_tickers) ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Militias fighting alongside Iraqi troops against Islamic State are committing war crimes using weapons provided to the Iraqi military by […]
In Iraq 11 years ago, Justin Huggler broke the story in The Independent of a 19-year-old Iraqi civilian driven to his death in the Tigris River by five American soldiers. The semi-autobiographical book he wrote about a hero reporter in Iraq is an absolute cracker Robert Fisk Berlin @indyvoices When […]
Jan 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution that supports the Russian-Turkish peace initiative for Syria, which includes maintaining the recently declared ceasefire and projected talks in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. The resolution could be the very breakthrough sought by the […]
UN Security Council unanimously backs Syria peace plan By AFP – Dec 31,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Syrians gather around a Christmas tree in Aleppo’s government controlled Aziziyah neighbourhood on Saturday (AFP photo by George Ourfalian) UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved a resolution […]
Cultured and consensual, the Portuguese politician has had the perfect preparation for the United Nations’ top job Antonio Guterres will take over on 1 January. Photograph: Mario Cruz/EPA Angelique Chrisafis andJulian Borger Sunday 1 January 2017 When António Guterres resigned halfway through his second term as Portuguese prime minister in […]
Dec 29,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL US Secretary of State John Kerry outlined his vision for peace between Palestinians and Israelis in the boldest manner yet. His blueprint for peace entails Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian lands and Jerusalem as the shared capital of the two sides that would have to […]
Source: The Washington Post By Karen DeYoung December 28 at 8:11 PM On Dec. 21, amid his morning workout, an afternoon round of golf and a family dinner with friends, […]
By AFP – Dec 29,2016 -JORDAN TIMES US Secretary of State John Kerry lays out his vision for peace between Israelis and Palestinians on Wednesday, in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the Department of State in Washington, DC (AFP photo) WASHINGTON —In a stern parting shot, US Secretary […]
Dec 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing himself and Israel harm by making a huge fuss over the adoption by the UN Security Council of Security Council Resolution 2334 and the US abstention, which allowed the measure to pass. Netanyahu should have ignored […]
Dec 27,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud There is no doubt that the UN Security Council condemnation of Israel on December 23 was an important and noteworthy event. True, the United Nations’ main chambers (the Security Council and the General Assembly) and its various institutions, ranging from the International Court […]
Dec 27,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah On December 23, the United Nations Security Council passed an astounding resolution against Israel’s illegal measures in the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories, with particular focus on the settlements. To everyone’s amazement, Resolution 2334 was adopted almost unanimously, with 14 council members […]
Dec 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby There was considerable drama leading up to the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 (UNSCR 2334) reaffirming the illegality of Israeli settlements. It began with all hell breaking loose on Thursday morning when it became clear that the Egyptians would […]
AFP, AP | Published — Monday 26 December 2016 A couple walks in the Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters) JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday summoned representatives of states that supported a UN resolution demanding it halt settlement activity, while cutting civilian coordination with Palestinians by way of […]