The lesson of Aqaba: Half-measures will not work
Mar 20,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby If the Aqaba Summit accomplished anything, it demonstrated the inadequacy of US policy towards Israel/Palestine. The Summit, instigated by the US […]
Why West Bank violence between Israelis and Palestinians rages on despite US mediation
SPECIAL Palestinian leaders are warning of a new intifada following the latest outbreak of violence, which flared after Israeli troops killed 11 Palestinians in a raid targeting militants in Nablus. […]
Aqaba meeting was much ado about nothing
OSAMA AL-SHARIF February 28, 2023 Sunday’s Aqaba security meeting, which brought together Palestinian and Israeli officials in a rare publicized event, attracted much media attention — but not all of […]
The rise of the female scuba diver in Jordan
(Image credit: Nature, underwater and art photos/Getty Images) By Phoebe Smith 3rd June 2022 In predominately Muslim countries, women are discouraged from scuba diving. But with trailblazers proving they can do […]
Red-Dead project to still go on despite Israeli procrastination — Razzaz
By JT – Dec 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project is still on the agenda, despite Israeli procrastination, Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said […]
Findings on Aqaba’s old underwater city to be unveiled
By Hana Namrouqa – Feb 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Findings of Jordan’s first underwater archaeological expedition searching for traces of the early Islamic city of Ayla […]
How “historic” Israel-Jordan water deal leaves Palestinians high and dry
Opinion/Editorial How “historic” Israel-Jordan water deal leaves Palestinians high and dry Clemens Messerschmid and Muna Dajani The Electronic Intifada 4 February 2014 The Dead Sea’s unique ecology could be further damaged – along with Palestinian water rights – by new Israeli-Jordanian deal. (Colin Tsoi/Flickr) World media recently lauded a new […]
Aqaba divers on alert after bleaching strikes Egypt’s Red Sea corals
by Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Marine biologists and divers in the Gulf of Aqaba are on alert after widespread bleaching of coral reefs was detected off the Egyptian […]
‘Impact of abstracting seawater from Red Sea will be negligible’ (red sea to dead sea)
By Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – The impact of abstracting millions of cubic metres of seawater from the Red Sea will be negligible, according to the results of the […]