Arabian Gazette Sheikh Rehmatullah1 day ago Previous SlideNext Slide 1/6 SLIDES © Provided by Arabian Gazette NEW-MTG-LOGO-colours-png1.png Our interview with popular blogger Elena a.k.a Muslim Travel Girl attempts to unravel the “Halal Tourism” experience, and its role in mending perceptions of Islam Our previous journey traversed the bustling lanes of Halal Tourism through an interview with MuslimBreak.com, a holiday […]
A welcome resolution Nov 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES The just-adopted UN Security Council resolution on combating terrorism in Syria and Iraq came at the initiative of France, which is still reeling from last week’s multiple terrorist attacks by Daesh in its capital, Paris. The unanimously adopted resolution defined terrorism as […]
By Laila Azzeh – Nov 16,2015 – Last updated at Nov 16,2015 JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA — UNRWA continues to offer a safe haven for Palestinian refugees, despite operating at a time of regional turmoil that complicates its mission, the agency’s commissioner general, Pierre Krahenbuhl, said Monday. After surviving a […]
World should not take Jordan’s generosity for granted — officials, relief workers By Khetam Malkawi – Nov 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Economists and UN officials feel that the international community is taking Jordan’s generosity for granted and not supporting the Kingdom enough in sharing the unprecedented burden of […]
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY Sommaruga calls for joint action on migrants at UN SEP 29, 2015 – 10:03 There are around 60 million displaced persons worldwide, more than at any time since the UN was founded (Keystone) In her speech at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly in New York […]
Economist: THERE are many reasons why sceptics might find fault with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, along with 169 associated targets, which the leaders of the world (including the pope) will adopt, with some fanfare, in New York this week. One problem, as a colleague has written, is that they […]
13 million children denied education by Mideast wars — UN By AFP – Sep 03,2015 – JORDAN TIMES In this August 11, file photo, Syrian refugee children attend a class at a makeshift school set up in a tent at an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border on the […]
By AFP – Sep 01,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian social activist working for the International South South Cooperation (Cooperazsione Internazionale Sud Sud, or CISS) entertains a child who is a cancer patient, inside a hospital in Gaza City on Monday. Activists working for the Italian nonprofit NGO use […]
UN backs Syria peace plan after deadly regime strikes By AFP – Aug 18,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian emergency personnel carry a wounded man following air strikes by Syrian government forces on a marketplace in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on Sunday (AFP photo) […]
PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT UN intern living in tent in Geneva resigns By Simon Bradley AUG 12, 2015 – 14:17 Critics say only rich graduates can afford to do internships at the United Nations in Geneva (Reuters) An unpaid United Nations intern who was forced to live in a tent in Geneva […]
When Staffan de Mistura became UN special envoy, his past successes brought hope for peace. A year later, with no solution in sight, he faces heavy criticism. Has his innovative diplomacy failed or is it simply mission impossible? A Syrian rebel in Aleppo, in 2013. The war shows little sign […]
Gov’t discusses UNRWA crisis as agency’s coffers ‘almost empty’ By Laila Azzeh , Petra – Jul 27,2015 – Last updated at Jul 27,2015 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 UNRWA’s education services are on the line due to a severe financial crisis (Photo courtesy of UNRWA) AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday […]
Jun 24,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Gustavo Gonsalez At the end of 2014, a wide range of national and international partners launched the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) to address the most challenging needs of refugees and host communities, as well as the longer-term socio-economic impact from the ongoing crisis […]
By Muath Freij – Jun 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Handprints are displayed on a UNHCR tent as part of an initiative marking World Refugee Day at Souk JARA on Friday (Photo by Muath Freij) AMMAN — When Nada Abdul Raheem was touring Souk JARA in Jabal Amman, a tent showing colourful […]
Tribune: UNITED NATIONS: United Nations peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with cash, dresses, jewelry, perfume, cell phones and other items, despite a ban on such relationships with people the world body is trying to help, a draft UN report concluded. The draft study by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services […]
Tribune: UNITED NATIONS: United Nations peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with cash, dresses, jewelry, perfume, cell phones and other items, despite a ban on such relationships with people the world body is trying to help, a draft UN report concluded. The draft study by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services […]
by Jordan Times, April 23, 2015 HRH Prince Hussein chairs a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court ) AMMAN — HRH Crown […]
AP | Jordan Times – Mar 26, 2015 | 22:33 UNITED NATIONS — The UN’s top Mideast envoy challenged the Security Council on Thursday to step up and lead the […]
by Mohammad Ghazal, Jordan Times, Mar.16, 2015 AMMAN — Scholars convening in the capital have issued the Amman Declaration, which urges the UN to draft a resolution penalising contempt of religions, prophets and sacred beliefs. At the conclusion of the International Conference on the “Role of Moderation in Confronting Terrorism […]
MAR 12, 2015 – 23:27 By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Major world powers have begun talks about a United Nations Security Council resolution to lift U.N. sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck with Tehran, a step that could make it harder for the U.S. Congress […]