Abbas rejects ‘biased’ US as sole Mideast mediator
By AFP – Sep 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians wave Palestinian flags and photo of President Mahmoud Abbas during a demonstration in a square in the West Bank city of […]
Muslim Marriages in the Western World: A Decade Review
Manijeh Daneshpour[1] alliant international university Elham Fathi[2] allameh tabataba’i university Abstract This paper reviews research studies that have examined Muslim marriage trends in the western world for the past ten […]
Trump says he wants two-state solution for Mideast conflict
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a bilateral meeting during the 73rd session of […]
US-Iran: John Bolton warns Iran of ‘hell to pay’ if crossed
Image copyrightAFP/GETTYImage captionJohn Bolton was speaking at United Against Nuclear Iran Summit in New York US National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned Iran’s rulers that there will be “hell […]
UN General Assembly Laughs as Trump Brags About His Administration
Trump Bragged About His Presidency and World Leaders Laughed At the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. By RENAE REINTS September 25, 2018 President Donald Trump addressed the United […]
The real reasons behind Washington’s war on UNRWA
Sep 25,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD The US government’s decision to slash funds provided to the United Nations agency that cares for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is part of a new American-Israeli […]
Donald Trump’s speech at the UN betrayed how little knowledge he actually has about foreign policy
Voices The president’s new approach isn’t just lacking in compassion; it’s lacking in any common sense Holly Baxter @h0llyb4xter The Independent Voices https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5839845737001&customParams=videoID%3A5839845737001%3BarticleId%3A8554831%3Bgs_channels%3ANONE%3Bplayertype%3Aautoplay%3Btopictags%3Adonaldtrump%2Cunitednations%2Cmakeamerica_great_again%2Cimmigration%2Crefugeecrisis&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true The politics of foreign aid are a […]
Every time we witness genocide we say ‘never again’ – but human nature tells us something different
Holocaust expert Israel Charny’s new book makes uncomfortable reading, as he asks us to examine ‘a truth we haven’t faced fully enough’ Robert Fisk in Jerusalem @indyvoices The Independent Voices […]
The U.S.’ grand security strategy for Middle East in crisis
MOJTABA BARGHANDAN A cleric and a woman walk past an anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran. U.S. foreign policy and a wider anti-Middle […]
World leaders are sidelining an extremely important issue at the UN General Assembly, and it affects the lives of millions
https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5838203230001&customParams=videoID%3A5838203230001%3BarticleId%3A8552281%3Bgs_channels%3ANONE%3Bplayertype%3Aautoplay%3Btopictags%3Aungeneral_assembly%2Cinternallydisplaced_people%2Ctyphoonmangkhut&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true In 2005, my stepfather in Zambia, David Busiku Mainza contributed to a pamphlet on the Tonga people, some 57,000 of whom were resettled in 1957 and 1958 from the Zambezi […]
ALMOST HALF OF U.S. JEWS DON’T ASSOCIATE WITH RELIGION, STUDY FINDS
The study only includes Jews who define their religion as Judaism, or “Jews by religion.” BY JTA, JEREMY SHARON AUGUST 30, 2018 Share on facebook Share on twitter An American […]
Brett Kavanaugh: Second woman alleges sexual misconduct by Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Deborah Ramirez, 53, alleges incident took place while both were Yale students – Mr Kavanaugh denies the accusation, calling it a ‘smear’ Chris Stevenson The Independent US A second woman has come […]
EDITORIAL: Local church does its bit to heighten mutual understanding of different faiths
Sep 18, 2018 A Facebook and Twitter meme in circulation these days holds that the only thing any American need know about Muslims can be summed up in the 9/11 […]
Trump lawyer Giuliani says Iran’s government will be overthrown
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 Rudolph Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City, delivers a speech during the 2018 Iran Uprising Summit in […]
Jordan to host 2019 WEF meeting on Mideast and Africa
His Majesty meets Schwab, Jewish organisations in New York JORDAN TIMES – His Majesty King Abdullah meets with World Economic forum’s founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab in New […]
Palestinian official says US will never present Middle East peace plan
By Reuters – Sep 16,2018 -JORDAN TIMES JERICHO, Occupied West Bank — The United States will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace any time soon and is instead […]
King of Jordan meets representatives of international, US Jewish organisations
By JT – Sep 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania, meets with representatives of international and US Jewish organisations NEW YORK […]
No more Palestinian refugees
Sep 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – GWYNNE DYER Who said this? “The weak crumble, are slaughtered and are erased from history while the strong, for good or for ill, survive. […]
Trump’s trade war will do not good – but neither will going back to the status quo
Your editorial reflects widespread sentiment about the manifold idiosyncrasies of Trump’s economic policy – if policy is the mot juste. What you neglect to mention is that American economic hegemony was […]
News Analysis: U.S. role as Mideast peacemaker “gone”: analysts
Source: Xinhua| 2018-09-16 by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — The recent and recurrent decisions made by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump against the Palestinians and […]