The scene as protesters break into U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad
1 of 13 Full Screen Autoplay GO TO SOURCE FOR ALL PHOTOS … Diplomats were trapped inside as hundreds of angry supporters of an Iran-backed militia protested […]
Baghdad Eyes ‘Review,’ Iran-Backed Militia Pledges Revenge After U.S. Air Strikes In Iraq, Syria
December 29, 2019 By RFE/RL An Iranian-backed militia has vowed revenge for U.S. military strikes in Iraq and Syria that killed 25 militants. The United States said on December […]
Middle East : Iraqi protesters attempt to storm US embassy in Baghdad
Attempted embassy storming took place after US airstrikes that killed 25 fighters from Iran-backed Shia group in Iraq. The attempted embassy storming took place after mourners held funerals for […]
Top Iraq militia chief warns of tough response to U.S. air strikes
Dec 30, 2019 – SWISSINFO.CH BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A top Iraqi militia leader warned of a strong response against U.S. forces in Iraq following air strikes in Iraq and Syria […]
A Century Ago, the Modern Middle East Was Born
Opinion A Century Ago, the Modern Middle East Was Born At the end of 1919, Woodrow Wilson still wanted the region to decide its future. Britain and France had […]
US isolationism leaves Middle East on edge as new decade dawns
With Trump deciding against protecting allies, old rivalries are converging across the region Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Sun 29 Dec 2019 THE GUARDIAN Throughout the Middle East’s modern […]
Doğan Kuban: Secularizing history of Islamic architecture
PORTRAIT Doğan Kuban: Secularizing history of Islamic architecture HAKAN ARSLANBENZER ISTANBUL Published 28.12.2019 Turkish architectural historian Doğan Kuban was deemed worthy of the 2019 Presidential Culture and Arts Grand […]
The Muslim Times – Readers Comments / Readers Contributions
Dear Readers, As you are noticing we are bringing you some of our own articles by the Editorial Team, but also some articles from the world media, which we consider […]
Opinion: The Muslim World’s Nightmare Decade
The tragedies are too numerous to list, and their enormity is even more alarming in hindsight. Kareem Shaheen BuzzFeed Contributor Posted on December 27, 2019 Omar Haj Kadour / Getty […]
On the eve of 2020, Mohammed bin Salman has let down the world
Madawi al-Rasheed MIDDLE EAST EYE 25 December 2019 Amid domestic repression and regional misadventures, the coming year holds dim prospects for Saudi Arabia If success is measured by achievements, Saudi […]
The reluctant peace maker ? With U.S. Help No Longer Assured, Saudis Try a New Strategy: Talks
Worried that they can no longer count on American defense, the Saudis have begun talking to their enemies to cool conflicts in the region. Saudi Arabia’s young crown prince, Mohammed […]
The Khashoggi trial verdict has brought no closure to this tragedy – but it has weakened the Saudi kingdom
Editorial: The country must change – it is in no one’s interests to see it fall into decline and disarray “The antithesis of justice.” That was the verdict of Agnes […]
Isis’s destruction of an ancient civilisation mattered more to the west than human casualties
Palmyra offensive: As the world baulked at the unfolding savagery, one site became a political and cultural hostage, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices The first time Isis attacked Palmyra, […]
Israel will discredit the ICC ahead of historic probe
Dec 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Five years after joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) and asking it to investigate Israeli war crimes, the Palestinian Authority (PA) […]
King of Jordan says safeguarding rights of Muslims, Christians in Jerusalem a Hashemite duty
SOURCE: JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday received church leaders in Jordan and Jerusalem, and leading Jordanian Christian figures and representatives of Islamic and awqaf […]
Saudi court sentences five to death over Khashoggi killing
A Saudi Arabian court sentenced five people to death over the killing of dissenting journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey last year. Three others received lengthy […]
Can Muslim crypto fight US economic dominance? Iran thinks so
Steve Kaaru The Iranian President has proposed the development of a Muslim cryptocurrency as a tool against the economic dominance enjoyed by the United States. In a recent inter-state meeting, […]
Demands for democratic change may be spreading across Africa and the Middle East – but so is apathy
Those seeking to topple authoritarian regimes need to closely examine their tactics and work around them Borzou Daragahi @borzou Some 41 years ago, Vaclav Havel wrote about the greengrocer who […]
Netanyahu accuses ICC of anti-Semitism in pursuit of war crimes probe
By Jeffrey Heller 14 hrs ago By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Criminal Court of anti-Semitism on Sunday over its […]
The future of the Middle East will be as rooted in the past as surely as we shall all be dead by its denouement
@indyvoices 9 hours ago Robert Fisk, The Independent The Arab uprising, 2011: Revolutions and their histories are cyclical in nature. We journalists divide the past and present at our […]