UNRWA school teacher wins Earth Prize Educator of the Year
By JT – Mar 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Safa’ Obeid, a teacher at the UNRWA Sweileh Preparatory Girls’ School in Jordan (Photo courtesy of UNRWA) AMMAN — The United Nations Relief and […]
West, US claims having ‘values’ but continues to allow Israel colonise Palestine
Jan 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Over the holidays I began a book I read many years ago. The book is “Dust in the Lion’s Paw,” by Freya Stark, a British-Italian […]
UNRWA has ‘resolved its problems’, Swiss chief says
Calm is returning to UNRWA, the UN’s embattled Palestinian refugee agency, its new Swiss head says.This content was published on July 2, 2021 – 14:31July 2, 2021 – 14:31Keystone-SDA/NZZ/SWI swissinfo.ch/ilj […]
Jordan to host 2019 WEF meeting on Mideast and Africa
His Majesty meets Schwab, Jewish organisations in New York JORDAN TIMES – His Majesty King Abdullah meets with World Economic forum’s founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab in New […]
King of Jordan meets representatives of international, US Jewish organisations
By JT – Sep 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania, meets with representatives of international and US Jewish organisations NEW YORK […]
Palestine still believes in 2-state solution, President Abbas says
ANADOLU AGENCY RAMALLAH, Palestine Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaking during an official visit by Bosnian President Izetbegovic (AA Photo) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said Palestine still believes […]
Jordan spearheads aggressive campaign to sustain UNRWA’s mandate
Krahenbuhl says agency will stand its ground until a fair solution is found for plight of Palestinians By Mohammad Ghazal – Aug 30,2018 – Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a news […]
Jordan, Palestine warn against persisting deadlock in peace process
Safadi, Erekat discuss peace push, UNRWA crisis, Palestinian national accord By JT – Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A general view shows an impoverished neighbourhood of the Khan Younis refugee […]
UN official: Palestinian refugee issue can’t be wished away
An estimated 700,000 Palestinians fled or were forced from their homes in the fighting in the wake of the 1948 Mideast war surrounding Israel’s creation. (AFP) AP August 24, 2018 […]
Palestinian refugees: Living without work is a slow death
1 / 3 Bakaa refugee camp, north of Amman. (AFP) 2 / 3 UNRWA staff protest job cuts at the agency’s Gaza City HQ. (AFP) 3 / 3 Palestinian boys […]
Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem holy sites ‘a historical responsibility we are proud to carry’
Leaders renew rejection of US move to recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel By Mohammad Ghazal – Apr 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah delivers a speech inaugurating […]
Not the time to let UNRWA down
Mar 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL It must have taken some countries with surprise, notably the US, when Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Angelino Alfano pledged […]
UN Palestinian agency faces ‘existential crisis’
By AFP – Feb 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES UNITED NATIONS, United States — One month after the Trump administration announced a drastic funding cut to the UN agency for Palestinian […]
The dignity of Palestinians and decent nations of the world
Jan 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Nermeen Murad Twelve years ago when my eldest son was about five, we were invited to the birthday party of one of his classmates. We were all new at the prep school and still meeting other parents and building friendships. We arrived at a […]
Trump’s plan for a ‘fake Palestine’
Jan 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Donald Trump is holding Palestinian refugees hostage because their leaders have not been subservient and respectful after he awarded Israel recognition of […]
Palestinians face more suffering with Trump’s threat to aid cut
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ @yusufsinanc Istanbul A Palestinian man and his son warm themselves during cold, rainy weather in a slum on the outskirts of the Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 5. The people of Palestine, who have been victimized by regional competitions between different actors, now face […]
Keeping UNRWA alive is a must
Osama Al Sharif | Published — Tuesday 9 January 2018 Keeping UNRWA alive is a must Share to Facebook There is little doubt that the decision by the United States to withhold or delay payment to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the […]
What is Unrwa and What Would It Mean if Trump Cuts Its Funding?
By MEGAN SPECIAJAN. 3, 2018 Palestinians last year unloaded sacks of food aid provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for refugees in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip. […]
An untold economic success story in Syria
May 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Hidden almost literally under the rubble of war in Syria is an economic success story that is rarely told. Hanan Odah is a 30-year-old Palestinian refugee living in Jaramana refugee camp in Damascus. She supports her family of three, displaced several times, from a thriving […]
11 million Palestinians scattered around world
RAMALLAH — There are some 11 million Palestinians scattered around the world, including more than five million refugees living throughout the Middle East. Their plight has made headlines in Syria, where the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA says as many as 100,000 Palestinians may have fled the Yarmouk refugee […]