Source: BBC Several Republican senators have taken steps to consider Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court despite calls from their leadership to leave the selection to the next president. […]
Source: Jordan Times By James J. Zogby This past week, the Pew Research Centre released the results of a massive poll of Israeli public opinion — focusing on their attitude towards religion, identity, values and political issues facing their country. In the days that followed the release, a number of […]
Mar 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY The performance of four of the five remaining presidential candidates at American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) policy conference made […]
Mar 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL US President Barack Obama said his administration will start declassifying documents related to Argentina’s “dirty war”, between 1976 and 1983, during which over 20,000 citizens disappeared. These “missing” Marxists, labour union leaders, human rights activists and leftist opponents were secretly detained, tortured and murdered, […]
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Source: Huffington Post By Joseph E. B. Lumbard; Assistant Professor of Arabic and Translation Studies, American University of Sharjah o effectively counter the ideologies of strident puritanical groups who lay claim […]
By AFP – Mar 27,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A picture taken on March 9, 2016, shows towers under construction at the King Abdullah Financial District in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Towers in the complex are being built by the Saudi Oger Company and other constructors (AFP photo) RIYADH — […]
Isn’t a triple suicide-bombing in the capital of Belgium more surprising than a terrorist attack in Turkey? Not more appalling, not more deadly, not more grotesque; but more unexpected and unpredictable? Surely it is Will Gore @willjgore 42 comments Last week I answered my phone to an angry man. Why, […]
In the end, it was the Syrian army – and its Hizballah chums from Lebanon, and the Iranians, and the Russians – who drove the Isis murderers out of Palmyra Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 27 March 2016 306 comments The biggest military defeat that Isis has suffered in more than two […]
Source: Washington Post D.C. police and fire officials are responding to a report of shots fired at the Capitol Visitor Center at the U.S. Capitol complex, according to authorities. The person believed to be the gunman has been shot by police, according to two D.C. police officials. He was taken […]
Source: CNN By John D. Sutter A columnist for CNN Opinion who focuses on climate change and social justice. Follow him on Snapchat,Facebook and email. The opinions expressed in this commentary […]
Source: CNN DNA hiding in a mother’s bloodstream can reveal all about her baby’s health, including genetic conditions such as Down’s syndrome. The technique is now being adapted to test for cancer in its earliest stages. Watch Video
Source: CNN (CNN)Ireland might be famous for its clubs, but it offers much more spectacular views than the bottom of a pint glass. This St. Patrick’s Day, we’re celebrating Ireland’s […]
Source: CNN CNN)Tweet by tweet, Donald Trump could undermine the GOP’s efforts to close the gender gap, a strategy that is critical to the party’s hopes of retaking the White House in November. Miffed that an anti-Trump super PAC targeted his wife by using a racy photo of her, Trump […]
Source: The Washington Post In her 50th Easter season as a nun, Sister Antonia Sanchez participated in something new. For the past 49 years, since she joined the order of Religious […]
Source: Huffington Post Reuters Health – Mammograms performed to check the health of the breasts could also give clues to the health of the heart, researchers say. That’s because the […]
Source: Huffington Post As the lacy cherry blossoms bloomed along the majestic Tidal Basin in Washington, marking the renewing rites of spring, the capital’s political class turned its attention to … CLEVELAND. Yes, though four months away, the Republican convention dominates the turbid thinking of candidates, handlers and reporters alike. You know […]
Source: BBC Pakistan’s PM has urged better co-ordination between security agencies against terror, a day after a suicide bomb killed more than 70 in Lahore. At a meeting of security officials, Nawaz Sharif said the nation’s resolve to deal with militants was growing. A number of arrests were made […]