Waning interest in UN activities on human rights
Apr 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi A top-ranking UN official at the Office of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights in Geneva complained recently during a meeting […]
Foreign ministry statement: Swiss support independent probe after Gaza clashes
This content was published on March 31, 2018 Israeli troops guarding the border on Friday (Keystone) The latest escalation of the situation in Gaza shows that peace negotiations should […]
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 […]
Discrimination Survey: foreign names can be an electoral handicap
This content was published on March 22, 2018 In most Swiss cantons, voters can amend electoral lists by striking off candidates they don’t want to support (Keystone) Under the Swiss […]
Jordan secures international pro-Palestine parliamentary decision
By JT – Mar 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Inter-Parliamentary Union on Sunday, in its 138th session currently held in Geneva, voted for supporting the Palestinians’ right of Jerusalem as the capital of their state. The vote followed efforts by the Jordanian parliamentary delegation to the meeting […]
Egyptian President Sisi will win again, partly thanks to the Christian vote
In return for protection, the Copts will vote loyally this week for a man whose secret police now dominate political life in Egypt Robert Fisk @indyvoices So here comes another […]
Jordan: Landmark summit to address impact of forced migration on children
Monday’s Second Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2018 will be held under Royal patronage By Rana Husseini – Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Ali holds a joint press […]
Yes, John Bolton Really Is That Dangerous
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD MARCH 23, 2018 Credit Eric Hanson The good thing about John Bolton, President Trump’s new national security adviser, is that he says what he thinks. The bad […]
Ambitious policies of Saudi Arabia and the Emiratis
MUHITTIN ATAMAN @MuhittinAtaman After the Arab revolutions and insurgencies started, all strong republican regimes, which were known as the main carriers of Arab nationalism, collapsed. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began to claim the leadership of the splintering Arab world. These two states tried to reverse […]
Rule by generals in Washington
KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT @KilicKanat Mike Pompeo, who has been recently declared to be the new U.S. Secretary of State, is seen during the senate intelligence committee as he was […]
Socio-cultural politics, the Middle East and the academy
Mar 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat Men of letters in the field of socio-cultural politics dealing with the American legacy in the academy of the Middle East, are in a dire need today, more than any other time, to respond to two crucial issues for intellectuals in […]
Forbidden truth: Ahmadis in the social fabric of Pakistan
Commentary / Insight “The forbidden truth, the unspeakable taboo — that evil is not always repellent but frequently attractive; that it has the power to make of us not simply […]
Playing politics with the dead
Mar 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Israel has now extended its oppression of the Palestinians to their dead, when the Israeli Knesset adopted a draconian legislation that won 48 votes […]
Bigoted Election Campaigns, Not Terror Attacks, Drive Anti-Muslim Activity
Murtaza Hussain, Maryam Saleh March 11 2018, An upsurge in anti-Muslim activities across the United States in recent years has tracked closely with changes in the political cycle, according to […]
A new order for the Indo-Pacific
Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Brahma Chellaney SYDNEY — Security dynamics are changing rapidly in the Indo-Pacific. The region is home not only to the world’s fastest-growing economies, but […]
How democracies are (re) born
Mar 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – RICARDO HAUSMANN CAMBRIDGE — Much in life looks obvious after the fact. The challenge is to understand events and trends earlier, which is especially important when the issue is the demise of democracy. In their excellent new book “How Democracies Die”, Harvard professors Steven […]
No ‘Dalits’ or ‘Qadianis’
BY K K Shahid Such labels should not be used if the communities in question do not endorse them On both local and international media Krishna Kumari Kohli is […]
U.N. rights chief attacks EU and U.S. over migrants and Dreamers
Reuters International This content was published on March 7, 2018 U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein talks to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta […]
Trade wars and an arms race will give way to world disorder
Mar 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF The month of March began with a sinister sense of déjà vu at a global level. US President Donald Trump’s threat […]
New info portal : Swiss students, politicians work towards university access for refugees
By Veronica DeVore This content was published on February 22, 2018 Farida Nosha, pictured, is a refugee from Ukraine who now studies at Switzerland’s University of Fribourg. The Swiss […]