Time Magazine Athlete of the Year: Lebron James
Source: Time By Sean Gregory At 11:58 a.m. on June 8, LeBron James logged on to a video call from the living room of his Los Angeles–area home. As the clock hit […]
GSA: Trump’s unpredictability pushed Arabs to seek partnership with other powers
By Mohammad Mazhari International December 25, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – Chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA) says that the “unpredictability” of U.S. policies under Trump’s presidency […]
Trump Team Weighs Immunity For Saudi Prince In Assassination Plot: Report
Saudi Arabia wants the U.S. to act before Jan. 20, when President Donald Trump leaves office and Joe Biden — who has promised a tougher stance toward the kingdom — […]
Putting a price on normalization with Israel
BY BATU COŞKUN OP-ED DEC 25, 2020 White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference in Jerusalem, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP […]
‘We thought we were going to lose him for sure’: 3-year-old Missouri boy suffers coronavirus-related stroke
Source: Independent By Rachel Brodsky ‘If this had been anybody over the age of 40 or 60, they would have probably had a very different outcome,’ a pediatric neurologist said A 3-year-old boy in Missouri has suffered a coronavirus-related stroke, according to his family. Colt Parris had reportedly stopped eating and drinking last […]
Biden’s win-over: What entails Jordan?
Dec 24,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Asmaa Al Twaissi Through Trump’s presidency phase, Jordan had been facing enormous pressures causing political tension in the American-Jordanian relations, particularly those with regard […]
In Iraq, Trump’s Blackwater pardons meet with cynicism, fatigue
By Mustafa Salim and Louisa Loveluck Dec. 23, 2020 BAGHDAD — The 2007 unprovoked killing of Iraqi civilians by Blackwater security contractors is remembered here as one of the most […]
‘Cheaper than water’: Iraqis angry but unsurprised over Blackwater pardons
An Iraqi man rides a bicycle passing by a remains of a car, burnt after Blackwater guards escorting US embassy officials opened fire in Baghdad on September 16, 2007. (File/AFP) […]
Israeli envoys, Jared Kushner visit Morocco after establishing relations
US presidential advisor Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat arriving in the Moroccan capital Rabat. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/g2nqs Israeli delegation led by Led by […]
President Donald Trump urged to pardon Julian Assange to ‘keep him out of the hands of the Deep State’
By Tristan Kirk@kirkkorner The fiancée of Julian Assange has renewed her pleas for a pardon from President Donald Trump to stop the Wikileaks founder “falling into the hands of the […]
White House advisors fear Trump’s final days
By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN December 22, 2020 (CNN)President Donald Trump has turned to a fringe group of advisers peddling increasingly dubious tactics to overturn the results of […]
The façade of materialism shackling the youth
18th December 20200 Society has sewn social media, celebrity culture and materialism into the fabric of modern life. A culture of imitating celebrities and swiping through illusory perfect lives is […]
Liberty and Justice…For All? Reflections of an African-American, Ahmadi Muslim, Aspiring Imam
Muzammil Jalaal CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 17th December 2020 My father is an African American convert to Ahmadiyyat raised in Ohio, while my mother was born in Qadian, India and […]
Is there any hope of fixing Turkey-US ties?
BY KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT COLUMNS DEC 19, 2020 People hold national flags during a protest near the U.S. embassy, seen with a U.S. flag flying above it, in the capital […]
Got $1 Million to Spare? You Can Buy an Ambassadorship
The donor-diplomat has a long and sordid history in American politics. Joe Biden should finally end it. By Mattathias Schwartz Mr. Schwartz is a contributing writer for The New York […]
Biden and the JCPOA: Lessons from Arab and Iranian public opinion
Dec 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY With Joe Biden as President-elect and Donald Trump soon leaving the White House, analysts are engaging in endless speculation about what […]
‘Democracy prevailed,’ Biden says after US Electoral College confirms his win
Biden and Harris will be sworn in on Jan. 20. (Getty Images/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/b2bjh REUTERS December 15, 2020 LANSING, Michigan/WILMINGTON, Delaware: Democrat Joe Biden called on Americans to “turn […]
‘Wild West’ mentality lingers in modern populations of US mountain regions
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.rzpib2qDFYZafN9siiTnngHaEK?w=321&h=180&c=7&o=5&pid=1.7 Date: September 7, 2020 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: Scientists looked at links between the personality profiles of over 3.3m US residents and the ‘topography’ of 37,227 ZIP codes. Distinct psychological mix associated with mountain populations is consistent with theory that harsh frontiers attracted certain personalities. Researchers argue this […]
Musk Decries ‘M.B.A.-ization’ of America
BUSINESS Tesla’s chief executive blames business schools for lack of innovation; deans are firing back PUBLISHED : 11 DEC 2020 WRITER: PATRICK THOMAS “There should be more focus on the […]
Political realism in shaping Biden’s Middle East Policy
Dec 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh There are many issues that will impose themselves on the agenda of the incoming Biden Presidency. The strategy to counter China […]