Amman: Major upheavals have started in the Jordanian royal family. On Saturday, Prince Hamzah Bin Hussein hatched a plot to take over power from Jordanian King Abdullah II. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that Prince Hamzah conspired to threaten Jordanian security with the help of foreign agents. Whereas, a video of Prince Hamza has […]
Tal Aviv/Amman: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has deferred the decision to supply water to famine-stricken Jordan. Prime Minister Netanyahu is trying to corner Jordan by restricting the water supply, against the background of the increased tension between Israel and Jordan, since the last few days. Media from both countries are warning that this could […]
Ramallah/Gaza: Hamas leader Ismail Hania announced, “Hamas and the other Palestine groups are coming together in Cairo, against the ‘Great Plan’ devised by President Donald Trump. We will decide our own plan, for the security of Jerusalem and our other holy places, during this meeting. But will never allow the US plan to succeed.” Saeb […]
After declaring the establishment of an independent Jew nation in the land of Israel, David Ben-Gurion headed straight for the Israeli military headquarters. The administrators of the new state had to be democratically elected as Israel had chosen the democratic form of governance. But till the time the first election happened, an interim government was […]
David Ben-Gurion’s anxiety grew as the 15th of May 1948 came closer. Actually speaking,in the on-going Arab-Jew Civil War, the Jews appeared to win across the land of Palestine while the Palestinian Arabs, fearing for their life, continued to flee with their families and whatever belongings they could carry. However, the upper hand, the Jews, […]
The attention of the whole world had by now focused on the decision that the United Nations would give on the plan of Palestine’s partition submitted by the special committee appointed by it (United Nations Special Committee on Palestine’ or the UNSCOP) for handling the Palestine issue. However, the Israeli leaders, especially David Ben-Gurion, were […]
In 1936, a ‘British Royal Commission of Inquiry’ – the ‘Peel Commission’ that came to Palestine to investigate the Arab-Jew riots, outlined several recommendations. Among them, the key recommendation was – The British tried their best to meet the demands of two opposing sides. However, the effort has failed, and the ‘British Mandate’ appears to […]
Riyadh: A study group from Saudi had warned ‘Our analysis shows that back in 2011-2012 when Libya experienced supply disruptions, prices for crude could go to sky-rocket. The same can be repeated in the future. If it were not for the decisions made by Russia and Saudi Arabia as part of OPEC+ cooperation, in 2018, […]
The 1920s was a decade proving to have special importance not only for the Jews but also for the Middle East as a whole. Importantly, the events of this decade had profound effects on the future of Israel. The first important happening at the start of the decade was the birth of Turkey. The Ottoman […]
Oman: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Jordan. The Prime Minister’s tour of the four countries starts in Jordan and after Jordan he is visiting Palestine, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of this visit by saying that the countries in the Gulf and Western Asia are a very […]