The New Arab Order
Power and Violence in Today’s Middle East By Marc Lynch In 2011, millions of citizens across the Arab world took to the streets. Popular uprisings from Tunis to Cairo promised […]
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 […]
From Belize: The myth of our inferiority
The myth of our inferiority Editorial — 10 February 2018 “The last Crusaders fled the Islamic world in 1291, driven out by Egypt’s mamluks, but in Europe residues of the Crusades persisted for years to come.” “The crusading spirit persisted in part because over the course of the real crusades, […]
There’s more than Alwaleed’s empire at stake
By Bloomberg News – December 30, 2017 In Photo: Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal at London’s High Court Almost two months into it, Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption is […]
Islamophobes want to recreate the Crusades. But they don’t understand them at all.
They weren’t a clash of civilizations, or a war of Christianity against Islam. By Matthew Gabriele June 6 Follow @prof_gabriele Matthew Gabriele is a professor of medieval studies in the department […]
Opinion: Independent Kurdistan Looks Like a Zimbabwe in the Making
The image of Kurdistan as a democratic, progressive, prosperous state is illusory. The Kurds should get their house in order before they get their state David Rosenberg Sep 28, […]
Palestinian family makes use of unique power house
By AFP – Apr 12,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian farmer hoses off the udders of cows at the Jebrini dairy farm in the West Bank town of Hebron, […]
UK’s ‘withered’ armed forces could not protect against attack by Russia, warns former army chief
‘Neither the UK homeland nor a deployed force could be protected from a concerted Russian air effort,’ says retired general Jacob Furedi 7 hours ago 297 comments Russian tanks in Moscow’s Red Square Getty The United Kingdom’s armed forces have “withered” and would not be able to defend the country against […]
Disadvantaged youths drawn to Daesh’s rhetoric of power, revenge — analysts
By Laila Azzeh – May 26,2016 -JORDAN TIMES Experts participate in a session titled ‘The Secret of Attraction: ISIS Propaganda and Recruitment’ in Amman earlier this week (Photo courtesy of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung) AMMAN — Faced with mounting economic hardships, young people are attracted to Daesh’s rhetoric and methods of […]
Iran and Saudi Arabia: The art of Islamic tolerance
The escalating rivalries and animosities between Iran and Saudi Arabia have nothing to do with the Sunni-Shia divide. Visitors relax on the grounds of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar [Getty] by Hamid Dabashi @HamidDabashi Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature […]
Isis and the Taliban are brutally carving up modern ‘Mafiastan’
Voices I have long nursed the suspicion that Taliban units, Isis and government militias are not fighting about religion or government at all, more about mafia power Robert Fisk @indyvoices 5 comments An Afghan militia man stands guard in the Achin district of Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. AP […]
The Middle East’s Conflicts Are About Religion
Source: The National Interest A meme is gaining traction within American government and media, and it goes like this: The conflicts of the Middle East aren’t about religion. Jihadist violence? […]
Iran’s Rezaee sees possibility of regional war if Saudis enter Syria
Iran’s Rezaee sees possibility of regional war if Saudis enter Syria Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, the former chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, has not ruled out the possibility of a widespread war in the Middle East if Saudi soldiers enter Syria. The remarks by […]
Rouhani to Steinmeier: Arms and money to terrorist must be cut
Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Germany’s chief diplomat Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Tehran on Wednesday that terrorism poses a serious threat to all countries especially […]
A European takeover?
Feb 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – GEORGE S. HISHMEH Barely were Western sanctions lifted from Iran, after it signed a nuclear deal with key Western powers, than its president, Hassan Rouhani, went shopping in Europe, namely in Italy and France, where he received red carpet treatment. This forward-looking approach should […]
Saudi Royal Family Gave $681M to Malaysian PM, Who Banned Shia Islam
Source: Global Research On Wednesday last week the Malaysia’s attorney general confirmed that Saudi Arabia’s royal family gave Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak a $681 million personal gift. The confirmation […]
Ties that could help everybody
Feb 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visits to Italy and France a week ago can be viewed as a big success when measured by the multibillion-dollar business deals he reached with these two European countries. Rouhani signed trade deals worth about $18 billion with Rome, […]
Pakistan PM to visit Saudi and Iran ‘to ease tension’
© Provided by AFP Pakistan Information minister Pervez Rashid told AFP Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (pictured) Sharif would travel to Riyadh on Monday and Tehran on TuesdayPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will lead a high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia and Iran this week to try to ease tension between the […]
Fear and loathing in Saudi Arabia
Editors’ Note: What does Saudi Arabia’s execution of Nimr al-Nimr say about the country’s domestic politics and foreign policy? As Ken Pollack explains, the leadership in Riyadh sees a Middle East spiraling out of control—that, combined with concerns about a general mobilization of the region’s Shiites, difficulties in controlling […]
Iran-Saudi Arabia row: Kuwait recalls ambassador from Tehran
Source: BBC Kuwait has announced it is recalling its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia deepens. Saudi Arabia’s embassy […]
