US escalation in the Middle East
Feb 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh It is clear that the Trump administration in the US is adopting a new strategy in the Middle East that is […]
Opinion: What can the Swiss teach the US about guns?
By Erin Zimmerman This content was published on February 23, 2018 Switzerland has a high rate of gun ownership, but lower shooting incidents. (Keystone) In the wake of the […]
‘Riyadh working with Trump to push peace process’
By AA – Feb 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES DOHA, Qatar — Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir on Thursday said his country was working with the administration of US President […]
View from Turkey: Washington’s $5 billion gift to Iran
THE EDITORIAL BOARD ISTANBUL DAILY SABAH, ISTANBUL On Tuesday, a group of pro-Assad militias backed by Iran attempted to enter the Afrin town center just hours after Syrian state media announced the imminent deployment of regime forces to the area. Afrin has been under the control of […]
US envoy visits Beirut, mediating in Lebanon-Israel dispute Lebanon signs its first offshore energy exp
Lebanon signs its first offshore energy exploration agreements for block containing waters claimed by Israel By Reuters – Feb 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — A senior US diplomat met Lebanese officials on Wednesday in Beirut as part of a US shuttle diplomacy effort to resolve tensions between Israel and […]
New phase in the struggle for Syria
Feb 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen The deadly and destructive war in Syria did not end with the fall of Daesh’s capital at Raqqa, in the […]
Nikki Haley living in another world
Feb 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a strong intervention regarding what Palestinians want, and the genuine desire for peace through negotiations. In his […]
Six radical ways to tackle US school shootings
By Owen Amos BBC News, Washington DC 20 February 2018 After 17 people were killed in Florida, could these measures stop US school shootings? 1. Don’t name the shooter In […]
Abbas calls for Mideast peace conference in rare UN speech
By AFP – Feb 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, the US, […]
There goes the ultimate deal
Feb 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – By Hasan Abu Nimah For US President Donald Trump to say that the Palestinians “are not looking to make peace” is not unusual. The […]
Can Israel go to war against Iran?
EMRE GÖNEN For the first time in a long while, Israel cannot count on clear backing from the U.S., because of the very hesitant and sometimes criminally unintelligible U.S. […]
Fifteen years later
Feb 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Over the next few weeks, I want to take a look back to February and March of 2003, to those fateful days leading up to the Bush administration’s disastrous invasion and occupation of Iraq. I remember all too well the lies […]
Turkey-US train crash has been avoided — for now
Yasar Yakis | Published — Monday 19 February 2018 With a view to lowering the tension in Turkish-American relations, US National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster […]
Turks propose joint deployment with US in Syria as allies aim to mend ties
Reuters International This content was published on February 16, 2018 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after a news conference in Ankara, […]
Florida shooting: Prayer Is Insufficient To Stop Bullets From Killing School Children
Neil deGrasse Tyson drops a big fat truth bomb on the thoughts and prayers crowd after the Florida school shooting. After the recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Neil deGrasse Tyson shares the indisputable facts concerning the supposed power of prayer. Earlier this week, 17 people were shot dead, […]
Amidst crowded battlefields, Syria’s welfare is lost
Feb 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi There are at least seven discernible war fronts in Syria all occurring at the same time, but on different arenas. Of course, the warring parties are at each other’s throats and they all say they are fighting terrorists! Syria is now […]
Jordan-US ties emerging stronger
Feb 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The visit of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Jordan for talks with His Majesty King Abdullah and senior government officials, including Minister of […]
Exclusive: U.S. pushes motion to put Pakistan on global terrorist – financing watchlist
Drazen Jorgic, Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The United States has put forward a motion to place Pakistan on a global terrorist-financing watchlist with an anti-money-laundering monitoring group, according to […]
Jordan’s economic crisis threatens political stability
by Ali Younes AlJazeera Protesters gather in front of parliament in Amman on February 1 with a sign that reads ‘Don’t raise prices’ [Muhammad Hamed/Reuters] Angry at the decision to […]
Tillerson faces prospect of ‘Ottoman slap’ amid Turkey tensions
By Nicole Gaouette February 15, 2018 Tensions grow between the US, Turkey Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson faces perhaps the most difficult stop of his Mideast trip […]