Navigating the Syrian endgame
Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM — After a suspiciously sudden conversion, Russian President Vladimir Putin now claims to be worried about the fate of millions of […]
New trend of terrorism requires innovative prevention, intervention plans
Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The recent attacks in Fuheis and Salt completely change the anti-terrorism battleground. The approach to anti-terrorism must be reevaluated given that we are dealing with terrorists who have managed to hide their radicalism by listening to music, smoking in coffee shops […]
Testimonies of Flotilla activists: Israel was trying to break us
The Israeli navy illegally boarded the 2018 Freedom Flotilla sailing to Gaza to break the blockade imposed on the territory since 2007 August 16, 2018 People greet the Freedom Flotilla […]
Bin Salman threatens to target women and children in Yemen despite international criticism
August 27, 2018 at 10:39 am | Published in: Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Bin Salman August 27, 2018 at 10:39 am Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Bin […]
A losing gambler: The raw truth about Mohammed bin Salman
#SaudiStruggle The Saudi crown prince’s grand designs are disappearing in the desert and with them the ambitious reform claims The bubble is bursting. One by one, Mohammed bin Salman’s grand […]
By secular standards, the Catholic Church is a corrupt organization: Neil Macdonald
Canada News: Solutions for priestly abuse: wiretaps, search warrants, informers and ordaining women (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters) WARNING: This column contains disturbing details Imagine for a moment that a big, admired multinational corporation, one selling a beloved product, was employing large numbers of male pedophiles and rapists, operating in rings all over the […]
Calgary MP speaks out as Tory delegates vote to end birthright citizenship
Source:Canada News MP Deepak Obhrai spoke out after Conservatives voted on a non-binding resolution to end birthright citizenship. (Michael Symington/CBC) Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai took a strong stand against his fellow Conservatives at the party’s policy convention in Halifax Saturday after delegates voted to end birthright citizenship for anyone who doesn’t have […]
Attacks on police, fire fighters show increase in Germany
Source: The Local Photo: DPA Firefighters and police officers are being attacked more and more frequently while on the call of duty, according to a parliamentary statement published on Friday. Within four years, the number of verbal and physical crimes against police officers, rescue forces, firefighters, customs officials and federal […]
Hooligans ‘attack migrants’ in Chemnitz after stabbing at city festival
Football hooligans were reportedly behind a spontaneous demonstration on Sunday, organized after a German man was stabbed to death on the previous evening. Eye witnesses reported the demonstrators attacking migrants. Hooligans in the town of Chemnitz organized a demonstration with hundreds of participants on Sunday in response to the death […]
Video: The Muslim Nations Living in the Past or the Future?
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (born January 1, 1960)[5] is an American Islamic scholar,[4][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] and co-founder of Zaytuna College.[3][13] He is a proponent of classical learning in Islam and has promoted Islamic sciences and classical teaching methodologies throughout […]
Book Release: Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
Author: Juan Cole, who is a professor of history at the University of Michigan and director of its Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies. A revered public intellectual, […]
Attack on Ahmadi worship place: Fake social media posts spurred violence in Ghaseetpura
Source: Dawn.Com FAISALABAD: Unbridled unauthenticated fake posts on social media created problems for the police to maintain the law and order in Ghaseetpura in the Balochni police area that witnessed an attack on Ahmadi worship place on Thursday. Scores of such posts were seen on social media which claimed that […]
Iran defence minister in Damascus, says will help rebuild Syria
By AFP – Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An artist paints war-damaged buildings in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp on the southern outskirts of the capital Damascus on August 15 (AFP […]
Jordan, Palestine warn against persisting deadlock in peace process
Safadi, Erekat discuss peace push, UNRWA crisis, Palestinian national accord By JT – Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A general view shows an impoverished neighbourhood of the Khan Younis refugee […]
‘I am born once again’ – Pilgrims pray and give praise as haj winds down in Mecca
Reuters International This content was published on August 23, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A Muslim pilgrim prays as she gather with others on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during […]
Myanmar generals had ‘genocidal intent’ against Rohingya, must face justice – U.N.
Reuters International This content was published on August 27, 2018 Rohingya refugees shout slogans as they take part in a protest at the Kutupalong refugee camp to mark the one year anniversary of their exodus in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh August 25, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain (reuters_tickers) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA […]
World Court hears Iran lawsuit to have U.S. sanctions lifted
Reuters International This content was published on August 27, 2018 By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Iranian lawyers will ask the International Court of Justice on Monday […]
A trend? Sunday press focuses on fake passports
This content was published on August 26, 2018 Concerns have been raised that more fake documents are being used by workers on building sites in areas of Switzerland (Keystone) […]
Moaning about mosque loudspeaker not blasphemy, says Indonesian Muslim group
Reuters International This content was published on August 24, 2018 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organisation called for greater tolerance on Friday as it criticised a court that jailed […]
Attending my first haj
Reuters International This content was published on August 25, 2018 A Muslim pilgrim prays as she gather with others on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during […]