Trump talks tough on Iran, but war is a different story
Ellen R. Wald July 25, 2018 Something should be clarified for the people and governments of the Middle East living with the anxiety caused by a belligerent neighbor called Iran: […]
The UN’s human rights chief has had enough
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has reached the end of his tether— and now he’s speaking out by Tom Fletcher / July 23, 2018 / Leave a comment Facebook Twitter Linkedin […]
UN Human Rights Chief deeply alarmed by reports of serious rights breaches in Cameroon
GENEVA (25 July 2018) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday expressed deep alarm at persistent reports of human rights violations and abuses […]
Wary of US ally, Syrian Kurds look to Damascus for talks
Main Kurdish groups have emerged among few winners of conflict in Syria By Reuters – Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo shows Kurdish fighters from the People’s Protection […]
Europe for itself
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Mark Leonard BERLIN — Donald Trump is the first US president to think that the US-led world order is undermining US interests. Though the […]
While rejecting exclusion zone, Israel puts demands Russia cannot deliver
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israel has twice rejected Russian proposals for the deployment of forces in southern Syria following the capitulation of the insurgent forces in […]
Gaza, Hamas and Trump’s Zionists
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Three American Zionists now working with US President Donald Trump administration to bring peace to the Middle East have come with a […]
Jemima Goldsmith on Imran Khan’s election
Jemima GoldsmithVerified account @Jemima_Khan 34m34 minutes ago I remember IK’s 1st election in 1997- untested, idealistic & politically naive. I waited up for the call in LHR with 3 mo old […]
Pakistan election 2018: vote-rigging claims rejected by electoral commission – live updates
Latest news as voters decide between former cricketer Imran Khan and brother of disgraced former PM Nawaz Sharif for PM Full story: Pakistan election in disarray as incumbent rejects result […]
Liquid water ‘lake’ revealed on Mars
Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will […]
Pakistani Elections 2018 – First results …
Zahid Gishkori ✔ @ZahidGishkori Latest Official Results Updates: NA 20% Results Showed: 17201 Polling Stations PTI takes lead at 105 seats PMLN takes lead at 71 seats PPP takes […]
Pakistan’s 2018 election, explained
The election has been threatened by violence and the looming presence of the country’s military. By Madeleine Ngo@maddietngomaddie.ngo@vox.com Updated Jul 25, 2018, More than 105 million Pakistani voters will decide […]
Scientists May Have Discovered Water on Mars
Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will […]
Olympian: This is what it means to be an American
Source: CNN By Ibtihaj Muhammad Updated 1312 GMT (2112 HKT) July 23, 2018 I’ve lived the American Dream — a life as a citizen of these United States, nurtured by […]
A New Law Shifts Israel Away From Democracy
Source: Time By Ilene Prusher Prusher is a journalist, author and lecturer. She was a foreign correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor from 1996-2010, where she covered the wars in […]
Tape reveals Trump and lawyer discussing payoff over alleged affair
Source: BBC News A recording of a conversation in which President Donald Trump and his lawyer discuss a payoff over an alleged affair with a model has been broadcast by […]
Pakistan election: Dozens killed on voting day
Source: BBC News Pakistan has been hit by violence on the day of its general elections – with at least 31 dead in the worst attack. A suicide bomber blew […]
31 killed in suicide blast outside Quetta polling station
Source: Dawn News At least 31 people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a suicide blast outside a polling station in Quetta’s Eastern Bypass area on Wednesday, […]
Every Muslim in the West is an Ambassador for Islam, Willing or Not!
In Western Europe, familiarity with Muslims is linked to positive views of Muslims and Islam Pew Research Center By Scott Gardner and Jonathan Evans Across Western Europe, people who say […]
Brownback opens religious freedom summit with plea to fight persecution
July 24, 2018 Survivors of religious persecution, left, stood and were recognized by Sam Brownback, at podium on right, U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, during the start of the […]