Jan 30,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI Geneva III negotiations were launched this week in the hope of putting an end to the civil war in Syria, which, after five years, killed more than quarter of a million citizens and forced 8 million to become refugees, according to the […]
Saudi Arabia Ambassador Abdallah Y. Al-Mouallimi addresses the United Nations General Assembly, in this Jan. 22, 2015 file photo. (AP) ARAB NEWS Published — Thursday 28 January 2016 JEDDAH: The Kingdom has called on the Security Council to set Israel a time frame to abide by international agreements to withdraw […]
Delegates to the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos were reportedly very interested in the ‘killer robots’ issue Doug Bolton @DougieBolton Monday 25 January 2016 6 comments A robot owned by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots distributes promotional literature calling for a ban on fully autonomous weapons in Parliament […]
Source: BBC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of “encouraging terror”. Referring to the Palestinians, Mr Ban said it was human nature for oppressed […]
Jan 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF The much-anticipated Geneva negotiations between the Syrian opposition and the Damascus regime did not take place on January 25, as planned. Dubbed “Geneva 3”, the meeting, also called proximity talks, would have launched a long and arduous political process, under Security […]
Source: Daily Times LAHORE: Experts from the United Nations have urged Pakistan to halt the ongoing construction of Orange Line Metro Train (OMT), as it poses a direct threat to a large number of protected heritage sites and historic buildings. They said the government’s forced eviction of residents from their […]
Jan 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The difference between the sensible and superficial approaches to tackling the scourge of terrorism and other forms of violent extremism by groups such as Daesh was as clear as possible last week, in two efforts by the US government and the […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states pose for a picture on Saturday after their meeting in Riyadh. (SPA) REUTERS Published — Saturday 23 January 2016 RIYADH: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday he was confident Syria peace talks […]
Jan 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power Recently, the so-called Quadrilateral Coordination Group — comprising representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US — met in Kabul to hold discussions on a roadmap to peace in Afghanistan. A former senior Taliban official said that “military confrontation is not the […]
Jan 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri The difference between the sensible and superficial approaches to tackling the scourge of terrorism and other forms of violent extremism by groups such as Daesh was as clear as possible last week, in two efforts by the US government and the United […]
Source: Arab News By Bill Gates and Melinda Gates We live in extraordinary times. Each day seems to bring fresh headlines about an unfolding crisis — whether it is migration, […]
Iranian calligraphers seeking registration of nastaliq on UNESCO list Tehran Times Art Desk TEHRAN — Iran’s Association of Calligraphers is collating information about nastaliq for a file to provide the usual preliminaries for registration of the genuine style of Persian calligraphy on UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of […]
By Muath Freij – Jan 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – By Muath Freij AMMAN – The influx of Syrian refugees heading to Europe is a result of the lack of attention paid to the region in the past five years, the president of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Mogens Lykketoft […]
Source: BBC The UN says violence suffered by civilians in Iraq “remains staggering”, with at least 18,800 killed between 1 January 2014 and 31 October 2015. Some 3.2 million people […]
Source: Khaleej Times Shaikh Mohammed says UAE is one of the world’s most generous supporters of international humanitarian causes. The United Nations reached out to the UAE to help generate […]
TOM ESSLEMONT | REUTERS Published — Sunday 17 January 2016 LONDON: A $15 billion shortfall in global humanitarian aid could be addressed by tapping into innovative sources of finance, such as smartphone apps, the football industry and wealthy Islamic donors, a United Nations panel of experts said on Sunday. Despite […]
Source: Gulf News VIENNA: Iran has complied with last July’s nuclear deal, the UN atomic watchdog said Saturday, allowing sanctions to be lifted and the landmark accord to enter into force. The International Atomic Energy Agency said that its “inspectors on the ground verified that Iran has carried out all […]
Just add sage The regime is trying to preserve a cuisine few people have heard of Jan 16th 2016 | BEIJING | From the print edition Great brain, great prawns […]
In this Jan. 11, 2016 photo, a convoy of vehicles loaded with food and other supplies organized by The International Committee of the Red Cross, working alongside the Syrian Arab […]
Jan 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura must have the patience of the biblical figure Job, the tenaciousness of a limpet and the strength of Hercules if he is to succeed in bringing the proxy-warring and street-fighting parties in this Arab country […]