EU opens new chapter in Turkey membership talks
By AFP – Jul 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES BRUSSELS — The EU opened a new negotiating chapter with Turkey on Thursday on its long-stalled bid for membership, a week after […]
Video: Justin Trudeau sends heartwarming Eid message
Sending my best wishes to all those celebrating Eid al-Fitr in Canada & around the world!https://t.co/LxEgSZHiGr — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) July 5, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who […]
Eid Mubarak to All our Muslim Readers and What is the Muslim Times doing for You
Eid Mubarak to all our readers from our Editorial team. The Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year, Eid-ul-Fitr and the other, which comes about 10 weeks later, is called Eid-ul-Adha. […]
TURKISH AID SHIP TO GAZA, THE FIRST IN SIX YEARS, DOCKS IN ISRAEL
Turkey and Israel announced a deal to normalize ties earlier in June. BY CONOR GAFFEY ON 7/4/16 Turkish ship Lady Leyla, carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, arrives at the Israeli port of Ashdod, July 3. The ship is the first aid ship sent from Turkey to Gaza since 2010.JACK […]
Asian insects make a beeline for Switzerland
NASTY FOREIGN PESTS Asian insects make a beeline for Switzerland By Samuel Jaberg www.swissinfo.ch SEP 11, 2012 – 11:00 The Asian longhorn beetle arrived in Switzerland in wooden pallets Mountains, seas and deserts used to provide considerable barriers to the movement of plants or animals, but Switzerland has […]
Tony Blair deliberately exaggerated threat from Iraq, Chilcot report finds
Source: The Guardian Heather Stewart Political editor Tony Blair deliberately exaggerated the threat posed by the Iraqi regime as he sought to make the case for military action to MPs […]
Free movement of EU workers has worked for Switzerland – so far
By Anand Chandrasekhar JUL 5, 2016 – 18:00 Many of the workers involved in the Swiss project to build the world’s longest railway tunnel came from different EU countries (Keystone) A government report underscores the importance of Switzerland’s free-movement accords with the European Union – and offers Britain a potential […]
Eid 2016: When is it? How do Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan? All you need to know
Eid al-Fitr is one of the most important days in the Muslim calendar Jasmin Lavoie Ramadan will finish on 5 July this year for the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims, marking […]
Dealing with immediate monster threat
Jul 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The three terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia on Monday have all the hallmark of Daesh hands. The most ominous is the blast that struck at the heart of Islam, the Prophet Mohammad Mosque in Medina, where the Prophet was buried. The other attacks were […]
From Wahhabism to Isis … by Karen Armstrong
François Hollande’s declaration of war against Isis (also known as Islamic State) was, perhaps, a natural reaction to the carnage in Paris but the situation is now so grave that we cannot merely react; we also need sustained, informed and objective reflection. The French president has unwittingly played into the […]
You can’t understand ISIS if you don’t know the history of Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia
Alastair Crooke The dramatic arrival of Da’ish (ISIS) on the stage of Iraq has shocked many in the West. Many have been perplexed — and horrified — by its violence and its evident magnetism for Sunni youth. But more than this, they find Saudi Arabia’s ambivalence in the face of […]
Erdogan’s pragmatism
Jul 05,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Turkey’s about-face in its regional and international politics has come as a shock for some, and as proof that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is capable of embracing a pragmatic approach on challenging issues, for others. In the past few weeks Ankara has […]
Welcome to Dera’a, Syria’s ‘Graveyard of terrorists’
The city in northern Syria, once the centre of fierce fighting in the country’s civil war, is now triumphantly claimed to be back in government control. But, as Robert Fisk reports, the city’s war-weary occupants are not counting on peace just yet Robert Fisk Dera’a @indyvoices Into the brigadier’s general’s […]
How did Mount Rushmore come to be?
Source: BBC By Jonathan Glancey Teased, parodied, used and satirised over and again in books, comic strips, theme parks and films, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial is also one of […]
President Obama Will Stump for Hillary Clinton in North Carolina
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller Eight years after Hillary Clinton set aside bad blood and a deflated ego to stump for the man who defeated her in the Democratic primary, President Obama will return the favor Tuesday. At a joint rally in Charlotte, N.C., the rivals turned partners will take […]
Everything to Know About Britain’s Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War
Source: Time By Mark Leftly/London Critics of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair hope the report will contain revelations damaging enough to lead to impeachment This week, Tony Blair faces a […]
4 Ways to Stop Doubting Yourself
Source: Motto By Amy K. Mitchell A few years ago, I was going through a difficult time both personally and professionally. I was in a relationship where love wasn’t enough, […]
Muslim doctor shot near Houston mosque on way to prayer
Source: Reuters BY BARBARA GOLDBERG A Muslim doctor headed for morning prayers on Sunday at a Houston mosque was shot in an attacked by three men, police said. The motive for the attack was unclear, but comes a day after another Muslim man was beaten outside a Florida mosque. The […]
Islamic group: Muslim man beaten outside Florida mosque
Source: Associated Press By Kelli Kennedy FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities said they have arrested a suspect in the early Saturday beating of a man outside a Florida mosque […]
Trump campaign continues to defend and explain use of star shape in tweet
Source: The Washington Post By Chris Mooney Donald Trump on Monday defended a tweet that described Hillary Clinton as “crooked” and that drew heat for containing an image that […]