European powers say nearing plan to save Iran nuclear pact
By Reuters – Apr 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT/BRUSSELS — Western envoys said on Wednesday that Britain, Germany and France were nearing a package to put to President Donald Trump […]
Emperors and Empires
Apr 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ali Kassay For many centuries, trade was the mainstay of most economies. Empires and civilisations made a living from transporting commodities, such as silk […]
What mysteries lie in the ruins of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre in Damascus?
While we believe all Arab dictators regularly lie, we Western folk are supposed to hold our own leaders to account – and ensure that they tell the truth when they […]
Italy: Honor Killing of Sana Cheema in Pakistan
BBC.COM Pakistan exhumes Italian Sana Cheema’s body in ‘honour killing’ probe 25 April 2018 Image copyright INSTAGRAM/SANA_CHEEMA2014Image captionGujrat, PakistanSana Cheema was buried last week without an autopsy Pakistani police have […]
Ex-NFL Player Says He Was Violently Arrested After Cops Mistook His Phone For A Gun
Source: Huffington Post By David Moye A video showing former NFL player Desmond Marrow being violently arrested by police in Henry County, Georgia, is going viral, and one of the […]
Israel drops gauntlet on Malaysia’s help to Hamas
Source: Asia Times Israel has distanced itself from allegations that it was responsible for al-Batsh’s death. Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has deflected blame and suggested the killing resulted from infighting between rival militant groups within the Palestinian leadership. Mossad, Israel’s notorious spy agency, is believed to have assassinated Palestinian, […]
Trump hosts ‘extraordinary woman’ Merkel for White House talks
Source: The Local Donald Trump warmly welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House Friday for talks the US president said would focus on Iran, international trade and military […]
Is He who created the heavens and the earth not able to create the likes of them?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The title of this article is a part of a verse of the holy Quran from Surah Yasin: […]
Why Arab Scholar Ibn Battuta is the Greatest Explorer of all Time
History Stories By Evan Andrews // July 20, 2017 Explorer Ibn Battuta on horseback. Behind him, a map of his journey. (Credit: INTERFOTO/Alamy Stock Photo) The title of “history’s most […]
Abrahamic Perspective: The Purpose of Trials in our Lives!
Epigraph: And We will try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives, and fruits; but give glad tidings to the patient, who, when a […]
‘Dead zone’ larger than Scotland found by underwater robots in Arabian sea
Environment Scientists say situation is ‘worse than feared’ after finding almost no oxygen in Gulf of Oman Tom Embury-Dennis @tomemburyd An underwater “dead zone” larger than the area of Scotland has been […]
Muslims and prison: When crime collides with faith and morality
How do Muslims ‘get on’ after prison? There is a grittiness to moral life seen in youth and crime. No one interviewed by Ryan Williams justified their crimes, but they did locate […]
Islamic stores dream of ‘Muslim economy’ glory
Sunday, Apr 29, 2018 Video 30°C Vela Andapita, Apriadi Gunawan and Gisela Swaragita The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Medan | Fri, April 27, 2018 Aside from 212 Mart, Sodaqo Mart is […]
Islamic Body Calls on World Countries to Recognize Palestine State With East Jerusalem as Capital
Published April 28th, 2018 OIC calls on world countries to recognize state of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital (Shutterstock) Follow > Yousef al-Othaimeen A delegation from the executive committee […]
Norway party to seek ban on Islamic call to prayer
The Local news@thelocal.no @thelocalnorway 25 April 2018 Norway party to seek ban on Islamic call to prayer Oslo’s Jamaat Ahle Sunnat mosque does not at present issue the call […]
Islamic Scholars To Meet In July On Afghan War
HPC says Islamic scholars will come together in Jeddah in July and will announce a joint statement on the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Saudi Arabia and the Organization of Islamic […]
Istanbul ready for reshape amid incoming refugees, earthquake risk: city planners
REUTERS BONN Sabah File Photo Faced with a fast-growing population and risks from earthquakes and flooding, Istanbul must take bold steps to adapt and improve the quality of life […]
Israeli gunfire in spotlight after hundreds wounded, 44 killed in Gaza
By AFP – Apr 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES British vascular surgeon John Wolfe, who was invited to Gaza by the International Committee of the Red Cross, checks a wounded Palestinian […]
Starbucks case highlights need to continue fight against discrimination
Apr 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The case of the two “black Americans” who were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks coffee shop on April 12 caught my […]