Category: Arab World

iiGlobal hosts Jewelry show under patronage of Saudi King

November 9, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

3 Days of Exposition and Networking – One Stop Jewelry Source at Riyadh iiGlobal has recently announced its Royal collaboration for the upcoming show “Saudi Arabian Jewelry & Watch Show” (SJWS). The show is going to be held in Riyadh under the Official Royal Patronage of His Majesty the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques…

Activism, Arab World, Features, Gulf States, Press Releases

New Poll: Majority of Palestinians support Two-State Solution

November 5, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

A new survey of Palestinians reflects support of two-states, backing for Abbas over Haniyeh in presidential race, and reflect continued admiration for the late President Yasir Arafat By Ray Hanania A majority of Palestinians said that despite the increased brutality from Israel and the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip that took more than 2,000…

Arab World, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Fighting Father Dave Smith Talks Vanunu Gaza Syria

November 5, 2014September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News Fifteen years ago Reverend Dave Smith established The Order of Fighting Fathers a global group of priests and regular people, committed to Fighting the Good Fight against injustice, prejudice, drugs and poverty, by challenging and encouraging each other to spread the truth in love in the…

Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Features, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Exclusive interview with Turkish analyst Veysel Ayhan

November 5, 2014September 24, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Q&A with Dr. Veysel Ayhan, President of International Middle East Peace Research (IMPR), a think-tank center based in Ankara, Turkey By Abdennour Toumi, Ankara-Turkey Profile: Dr. Veysel Ayhan is Associate Professor and President of International Middle East Peace Research Center. He is also Associate Professor at the Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey. In May 2012,…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, News, Syria

Abu Qatada: I am not a Salafist or a Jihadist

November 3, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes 5 Comments

In exclusive interview, Abu Qatada decries “Jihad is not and should not be about murdering innocent civilians;” believes US-led coalition to fight ISIS unnecessary because “ISIS will destroy itself” By Ali Younes He was called Al Qaida’s ambassador in Europe, a radical preacher, a Salafist, a violent Jihadist, a terrorist mastermind and Europe’s Bin Laden. But…

Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Palestine & Jordan

Free Mordechai Vanunu Internationals Petition Obama End Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions

November 2, 2014September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Free Mordechai Vanunu Internationals Petition Obama End Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions By Eileen Fleming For twenty-eight years Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower, Mordechai Vanunu has been saying, “I have sacrificed my freedom and risked my life in order to expose the danger of nuclear weapons which threatens this whole region. I acted on behalf of…

Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Muharram 2014; a catalyst for change for Muslims.

November 1, 2014November 2, 2014 Mike Ghouse 4 Comments

By Mike Ghouse Of all the Muharram commemorations, Muharram 2014 could become significant in this millennium. It was a battle between good and evil fought 1334 years ago that we face collectively now. Imam Hussein (ra) stood up against the wicked king Yazid, and refused to endorse him as the spiritual leader, also known as…

Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Mike Ghouse, religion, Spotlight

Israel’s Attack on USS LIBERTY airs on Al Jazeera America

October 31, 2014September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

By Eileen Fleming Al Jazeera America is broadcasting a new Documentary on the USS Liberty, “The Day Israel Attacked America,” produced by British filmmaker Richard Belfield who wrote: I was first told about the attack on the USS Liberty in 1980 over dinner with a former analyst from the National Security Agency (NSA) in Washington…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming

Algeria: Absent State or Clique Domination?

October 29, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Algeria: Absent State or Clique Domination? By Abdennour Toumi On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Liberation War, a strange societal and political modus vivendi is taking place in Algeria, and paradoxically, there also exists a parallel for political “change” either in process or imposed. Socio-politically Algeria is no different from any other…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, News, North Africa

Ray of Hope from Tunis, despite criticism

October 27, 2014September 25, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Ray of Hope from Tunis, despite criticism By Abdennour Toumi Tunisian parliamentary election put an end to the Islamists rhetorical course and reset the secularists theoretical discourse. There is worthy of comment due to the repeated and disappointing coverage by Western and Arab media alike. Such “twisting” of the news continues as Western media persists…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa, Spotlight

Jordanian Special Forces are secretly fighting ISIS in Iraq, Syria, sources say

October 26, 2014April 13, 2019 Ali Younes 2 Comments

Jordanian Special Forces are secretly fighting ISIS in Iraq, Syria, sources say By Ali Younes Sources in Jordan have told the Arab Daily News in Amman that Jordan has dispatched 4000 of its special forces to fight the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. According to the sources who spoke to this publication…

Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Palestine & Jordan, Syria

Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression

October 26, 2014October 26, 2014 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression By Mohammed Asad Dalia Khalifa, a 9-year old Palestinian girl, was seriously injured during the Israeli offensive on Gaza Strip, at Zaytoon neighborhood. Khalifa came out of her family’s house was hit randomly by Israeli shelling of the town. With her injures and blood…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Israel, Mohammed Asad, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

A Day at the Syrian-Turkish Border, refugees and relief

October 25, 2014August 20, 2019 Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment

A Day at the Syrian-Turkish Border, refugees and relief By Abdennour Toumi Nusaybin-Turkey — The Nusaybin gate stands in Qamishli, a city controlled by the PYD, in a self-proclaimed administrative territory in northeastern Syria. At this border gate the Assad regime still controls the administrative process (paper work). A giant smiling portrait of President Assad hangs on a…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Spotlight, Syria

Israel/Palestine Conflict: Time now to change to a human rights approach

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 rayhanania No Comments

Israel/Palestine Conflict: Time now to change to a human rights approach By Edith Garwood The same day Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, visited the Gaza Strip saying, “a restrictive occupation that has lasted almost half a century, the continued denial of Palestinian rights and the lack of tangible progress in peace negotiations” was the…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Guest Columnist, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

Jordan King says he is committed to protecting Christian Arabs

October 17, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Jordan King says he is committed to protecting Christian Arabs AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday said that co-existence and fraternity among Muslims and Christians living in Jordan stand as a distinct model in the Middle East. He made his remarks at a meeting with a number of leaders of Christian denominations from…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Palestine & Jordan, religion

Report accuses Tunisian government of failure to combat terrorism

October 14, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes No Comments

Report accuses Tunisian government of failure to combat terrorism By Ali Younes A recent strategic study in Tunisia accused the current Islamist government in the country of negligence and collaboration with the terrorist and extremist groups. The report published by the Center for the Security and Military Studies attributed the rise of new terrorism threats…

Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, North Africa, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

Hundreds of Israeli public figures urge British Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine

October 12, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 3 Comments

Hundreds of Israeli public figures urge British Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine Gush Shalom, Israel. Press Release, October 13, 2014 Embed from Getty Images 363 Israeli public figures have signed a letter to the Members of the British Parliament, calling upon them to vote in favor of British recognition of a Palestinian State, to be…

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ISIL plans to attack Baghdad and Saudi Arabia, source close to its top leaders says

October 12, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes No Comments

ISIL plans to attack Baghdad and Saudi Arabia, source close to its top leaders says By Ali Younes Embed from Getty Images A source very close to the senior leadership of the “Islamic State” also known as ISIS or ISIL, told the Arab Daily News over the weekend from Amman Jordan that ISIL has an…

Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary