The purpose of Marriage in Islam
July 22, 2020 – 8:58 AM News Code : 1056900 Source : Abna24Link: Marriage is a natural necessity for every human being. It bears many good outcomes of which the most important ones are: […]
Netanyahu in a hurry for war with Iran
Jul 21,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Israel is hoping to start a war with Iran before the US elections in November, according to the analysis of Jason […]
Iran president calls Iraqi premier’s visit ‘turning point’
By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press © Provided by PA Media President Hassan Rouhani and Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met in Tehran (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has […]
Rare daytime rocket attack hits Baghdad as Iran FM visits
By AFP – Jul 19,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A Russian-made Iraqi Mil Mi-17 flies over an oil field near Iraq’s southern port city of Basra on Wednesday (AFP photo) BAGHDAD […]
Iraqi PM to visit Saudi, Iran in diplomatic balancing act
Agence France-Presse Baghdad, Iraq / Sat, July 18, 2020 / Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi (R) stands with naval officers during his visit to the port of Umm […]
World War 3: US lashes out after China’s $400 billion deal with Iran
WORLD WAR 3 fears have been ignited once again after it emerged China is negotiating a deal with Iran as tensions with the US escalate. By STEVEN BROWN PUBLISHED: 23:12, Tue, Jul 14, 2020 | SUBSCRIBE We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of […]
Sabotage, sanctions and the bullying of Iran is bound to backfire on the west
Simon Tisdall © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Anadolu Agency via Getty It now seems fairly certain that Israel or its agents blew up Iran’s main nuclear fuel enrichment facility at […]
Ahmadinejad set ‘to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Houthis’: reports
The New Arab Staff The former Iranian president has allegedly sent letters to the Saudi Crown Prince [Getty] Date of publication: 9 July, 2020 Ahmadinejad is “ready” to visit the […]
Why did Iran issue an arrest warrant for Donald Trump? Perhaps to shine a light on American hypocrisy
The US often uses international agencies like Interpol to its advantage while flouting rules when it’s convenient Negar MortazaviWashington DC @NegarMortazavi 10 hours ago Reuters Iranian judiciary has issued an arrest […]
A 13th-Century Persian poet’s lessons for today
Source: BBC By Joobin Bekhrad In the 13th Century AD, during one of the most turbulent periods in Iranian history, the poet Sa’di left his native Shiraz to study in […]
What can Avicenna teach us in time of Coronavirus?
Source: Al Jazeera By Hamid Dabashi, who is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Every day at 7pm in New York, we come […]
Sahar Esfandiari / Reclaiming Rumi: How Islam was erased from the Persian poet’s work
Sahar Esfandiari A new online campaign, Rumi Was Muslim, seeks to rectify the whitewashing and mistranslations of the renowned 13th-century Persian poet and Muslim scholar. Founded by researchers and translators Sharghzadeh and Zirrar, […]
Iran’s beautiful palaces and holy sites – in pictures
Ahead of new BBC series Art of Persia, starting on 15 June, Christopher Wilton-Steer looks up at the intricate ceilings of Iran’s mosques, mausoleums and palaces Mon 15 Jun 2020 more:
Neither Iraq, nor Syria can afford to allow Daesh to return as major challenge.
May 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHEL JANSEN Despite Covid-19, Iraqis have returned to the streets to demand an end to mismanagement, corruption and sectarianism as Mustafa Al Kadhimi […]
The Iraq War fifteen years on: “America destroyed my country”
Fifteen years ago, on 20 March 2003, the United States and its allies invaded Iraq. Iraqi novelist and poet Sinan Antoon describes the pain of watching his country disintegrate in […]
Can Iraq’s new PM, and the region, escape Suleimani’s long shadow?
Rise of spy chief to premier comes as Iran struggles to maintain momentum months after killing of powerful general Iraq’s prime minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi gives a TV speech after his […]
Iraq Chooses New Prime Minister, an Ex-Security Chief Backed by U.S.
With the selection of Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq has its first real government in more than five months. He will confront an array of daunting problems. By Alissa J. Rubin […]
Chomsky: Maintaining sanctions on Iran amid coronavirus is ‘sheer sadism’
“The sanctions are illegitimate in the first place, and maintaining them during the pandemic is sheer sadism,” Chomsky told IRNA in an interview published on Saturday. Speaking from his […]
The pandemic deepens the sectarian divide in the Middle East
Shahram Akbarzadeh Accusations of biological aggression is distracting the region from working together to defeat Covid-19. The Covid-19 pandemic calls for urgent regional and international coordination to tackle the spread […]
Joe Biden says he ‘doesn’t have enough information’ on Iran to have a view. How odd – he negotiated the nuclear deal
Robert Fisk @indyvoices 17 hours ago So, while we continue to be mesmerised by Covid-19, here are a few Middle East tales that should be going viral this week. Let’s […]