The land of wars, surprises and earthquakes
GHASSAN CHARBEL February 05, 2024 The developments in the Middle East are not simple. Operation Al-Aqsa Flood unleashed an earthquake and, the very next day, it sparked a limited war […]
Yemen’s ‘forgotten war’
Oct 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHEL JANSEN The Arabs must press the main combatants to end the war in Yemen, the region’s poorest country. Opportunities for peacemakers have […]
Trump’s Saudi veto is a disgrace — and a danger — to America
The president made an unconvincing speech about how he’s protecting American lives when the truth is that his foreign policy is putting the lives of American soldiers and civilians at […]
KILLING MUST GO ON: Yemen: Donald Trump vetoes Congress bill ending support for Saudi-led war
Now up to Congress to try and overturn the president Andrew BuncombeSeattle @AndrewBuncombe Donald Trump has used his veto power to block a bill that would have ended US support for […]
Iran willing to push for ceasefire in Yemen talks with European powers
By Reuters – May 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Boys carry rifles as they attend a gathering held by women loyal to the Houthi movement to show their support in Sanaa, Yemen, on January 14 (Reuters file photo) ANKARA/PARIS — Iran and European powers have made good progress in talks to […]
As Saudi prince arrives, ties with France more complex than before
By Reuters – Apr 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud is seen during a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the […]
Saudis likely to show restraint as Yemen crisis escalates
Reuters International This content was published on March 28, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A guard walks in the yard of a house destroyed by air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen, March […]
No end in sight for Saudi-Iran proxy war
Mohamad Bazzi For The Straits Times Published The Middle East suddenly hurtled towards a regional conflict over the past week, after Saudi Arabia charged that a missile fired at its capital from Yemen was provided to rebels by Iran and constituted “an act of war”. “Iran cannot lob missiles at […]
Yemen cholera cases pass 300,000 as outbreak spirals – ICRC
10 July 2017 From the sectionMiddle East Media captionInside the Yemeni hospital battling the world’s worst cholera outbreak A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is thought to have infected 300,000 people in the past 10 weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross says. The situation has continued to “spiral […]
The Yemen imbroglio (as viewed by a Pakistani)
The Yemen imbroglio By Ali Sarwar Naqvi April 01, 2015 The ancient land of Yemen bore the name of ‘Arabia Felix’, roughly translated as Arabia the happy, in view of its salubrious climate, fertile land and plentiful water. This turned out to be ironic, because Yemen’s history through much of […]