by Khaled Diab, Journalist A recent poll on Al Jazeera Arabic’s website asked who was responsible for turning the Syrian revolution into a sectarian conflict: the Sunnis or the Shi’a? Around 95% of those who voted blamed the deterioration on the Shi’a. Although this result is shocking in its own […]
AMMAN — Jordan’s security and stability is not a coincidence, but it is the result of the hard work and determination of the Jordanian people, His Majesty King Abdullah said […]
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: March 18, 2013 CAIRO — King Abdullah II of Jordan leads one of the smallest, poorest and most vulnerable Arab nations. […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Blood spattered on Tunisia’s supposedly gentle “Jasmine Revolution” yesterday when Shokri Belaid became its most important martyr, shot down outside his home in Tunis and […]
by Abdelhafidh Abdeleli, swissinfo.ch Nearly two years after the start of the Arab Spring, revolutionary enthusiasm among Swiss-based activists has given way to careful reflection on how to best help […]
AMMAN — A mass pro-reform rally ended peacefully on Friday after counter-protesters suspended a series of rival demonstrations. Under the slogan “Popular uprising for reform”, some 7,000 activists converged on […]
Monarch says pace of change varies in every nation by Jordan Times | Sep 27, 2012 | http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:419419 The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political […]
By David Ignatius The Daily Star LEBANON Whatever else that might be said about the Arab revolutions, it’s obvious that they pose a problem for Israel. But how bad, and what should the Israeli government do to hedge its risks? I heard some interesting – but not very encouraging – […]
REUTERS ARABBEWS CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood and a military man close to ousted leader Hosni Mubarak courted defeated first-round candidates in Egypt’s presidential election yesterday, each trying to claim the […]
AFP | May 20,2012 | JORDAN TIMES DOHA — Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Hamad Ben Khalifa Al Thani, on Sunday urged Israel’s coalition government to opt for peace and not bet on Arab leaders against their people amid sweeping Arab Spring uprisings. “I call on Israel to take a positive step […]
Let it be understood that, by and large, Islam is the only unifying factor in countries of the Muslim World. The Muslim heart, no matter how much of a hypocrite, […]
by Areej Abuqudairi | May 13,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Turkey is reworking its foreign policy to play a much more active role in the region following the unrest prompted by the Arab Spring, academicians said on Sunday. Speaking at the Third Arab and Turkish Dialogue Forum, Hassan Barari, […]
By JEDDAH: AHMED HASSAN ARAB NEWS Published: May 4, 2012 01:44 Updated: May 4, 2012 01:44 The rising cost of living is the greatest concern for young people in the Middle East, according to a poll of young Arab men and women in 12 Arab nations, including the six Gulf […]
AFP | May 01,2012 | 23:14 JORDAN TIMES TUNIS — The rise of Islamist parties across the region in the wake of the Arab Spring will have consequences for the Palestinians, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday in Tunis. “The rise to power of Islamist forces in revolutionary countries will […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Lebanon I have been following the deliberations of Arab summit meetings for my entire adult life, and still remain dubious about the value of such gatherings. The summit taking place this week in Baghdad seems no different – but the Arab world itself […]
AFP | Mar 27,2012 | JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — This week’s Arab summit in Baghdad will be very different from the one that met two years ago, with many long-time autocrats swept away by the political tsunami that has struck across the region. Instead, new Islamist leaders will sit alongside […]
Credit: Stratfor: The Arabian Peninsula has not been immune to the wave of recent demonstrations in countries across the Middle East. Notably,protests have been ongoing in Saudi Arabia’s Shiite-concentrated Eastern Province for more than a year. Recently, however, unrelated demonstrations began in parts of the country where such unrest is […]
Petra | Feb 20,2012 | 23:21 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — HRH Prince Hassan, chairman and founder of the Arab Thought Forum (ATF), on Sunday said the Arab Spring should be transformed into a 10-year development plan that focuses on the interests of the Arab nation. During a ceremony yesterday to […]
Petra | Feb 19,2012 | 22:54 AMMAN — Leaders in Jordan and the region must consider the needs of their own people in order to strengthen the country and the […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon Well, reviewing events in Syria this week, I guess the unipolar world, the looming American century, and the end of history that were simultaneously announced by assorted American chauvinists and crackpots at the end of the Cold War around 1990 can be […]