Does Iran represent a nuclear problem or a gas problem?
June 10, 2018 It is said that there are always two reasons for people’s behaviour: the reason they give, and the real reason. Throughout history, religious and political reasons have […]
Apocalypse Angie: Merkel’s Dark View of the World We Live In
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is watching with deep concern as the pillars of the postwar international order collapse. But what is she doing about it? By René Pfister June […]
Immigration : Most asylum-seekers unaccounted for after leaving Swiss centre
This content was published on June 13, 2018 A total of 18,088 migrants filed for asylum in Switzerland in 2017, a decline of 33.5%. It is the lowest number of applications since 2010. (Keystone) The majority […]
SDF, Damascus seek departure of foreign fighters in Syria
Jun 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen The announcement by the political wing of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said that it was prepared to hold unconditional peace talks with Damascus which could amount to a breakthrough for both sides, if negotiations take place. Since the SDF controls […]
North Korea’s disastrous economy is the logical endpoint of Trump’s protectionism. So what now?
History shows that autarkic impulses tend to be closely associated with authoritarianism and national aggression – so we need to think carefully about the implications of this summit in Singapore […]
What will Italy’s new government mean for migrants?
AFP news@thelocal.it @thelocalitaly 21 May 2018 A woman aboard a rescue boat arrives in Messina, Sicily. Photo: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP An anti-establishment, far-right government in Italy heralds even more controversy over […]
Gulf aid should trigger more serious efforts towards self-reliance — pundits
Experts say government would be under less pressure to carry out reforms By Mohammad Ghazal – Jun 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Gulf states’ pledged aid to Jordan […]
Lebanon’s mountains are being wiped from the map – but does anyone care?
‘We had a court order for the quarries to stop but after five days the trucks came back and the local police facilitated them’ Robert Fisk Tarshish, central Lebanon @indyvoices A quarry cuts into an entire hill in the Lebanese mountains at Tarshish (Nelofer Pazira) ( ) Rarely are journalists […]
Imran Khan’s rise is a metaphor for a changing world the west has failed to see
Jason Burke The ex-cricketer joins a long list of outsiders who are transforming global politics Sun 3 Jun 2018 ‘The top job in one of the world’s most troubled, resilient […]
Madmen in authority
Jun 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Harold James PRINCETON — In The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, John Maynard Keynes famously worried that, “Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back”. Yet, even without […]
Swiss criticism: ‘The Brexit vote wasn’t direct democracy – it was drivel’
’ By Sibilla Bondolfi, Thomas Stephens This content was published on May 30, 2018 German subtlety: a Brexit float at a carnival parade in Düsseldorf in February (Reuters) The British referendum in […]
Saudi House of Cards: Why Mohammed bin Salman sees rivals everywhere
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is determined to eliminate dissent before it becomes too political Madawi Al-Rasheed Thursday 24 May 2018 11:51 UTC Monday 28 May 2018 8:05 UTC Three waves […]
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström ‘We Won’t Allow Ourselves to Be Blackmailed’
In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, 50, says the EU won’t negotiate “until Trump stops pointing the gun at our chest.” But, she adds, Europe […]
Where does Putin stand on Israel-Iran faceoff in Syria?
May 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif The last few weeks have not been kind to Tehran: President Donald Trump carried out his campaign promise and took his […]
The End of the Concept of ‘the West’?
Vessela Tcherneva @vtcherneva 18th May, 2018 The West is more and more divided and global strategic interests are diverging. The impact of the US President on views and transatlantic trust is significant. ‘You, Europeans, come to this town to preach to us, to complain and accuse, and then expect us […]
Letter to King of Saudi Arabia – by Hazrat Khalifa-tul-Masih V.
16 Gressenhall Road Southfields, London SW18 5QL, UK 28 March 2012 Custodian of the Two Holy Places King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud Riyadh, […]
We need hope
May 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jawad Anani According to Ibrahim Badran, former minister of education, the Arab citizen has become immune to shocks. Hardly any day passes by without […]
Take a tip from Mahathir Mohamad – never leave your job and you might just live forever
For more and more people, retirement is anathema. Just ask Malaysia’s new PM eave aside his recorded antisemitism, his homophobia, some hundred billion of missing ringgit on his watch and […]
Israel has hit nearly all Iranian infrastructure in Syria, military claims
Most intense Israeli incursion since 1973 follows Iran’s alleged firing on Golan Heights Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and Saeed Kamali Dehghan Thu 10 May 2018 0:36 Syrian military video shows […]
The Myth of Patriotism in Pakistan
In Pakistan today, service alone lacks impact and the politicization of faith necessitates violence. By Hannan R. Hussain May 08, 2018 Nations across the world […]