Twenty years ago: The debate we should have had on Iraq
Feb 06,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Twenty years ago this month, the US was rushing headlong into war with Iraq, one of the most consequential travesties in […]
Double standards on war crimes, from Afghanistan to Ukraine
by Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan April 7, 2022 We need a uniform standard of justice to hold accountable perpetrators of war crimes, wherever they may occur. In early April, shocking video surfaced […]
Implications of the drone attack on Iran
Feb 05,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh Last week, Iran blamed Israel for a drone attack on a military factory near the central city of Isfahan, this was […]
Treasure hunters circle in search of Islamic State’s lost loot
Islamic State The ruins of Iraq and Syria are proving a treasure trove, with former foes vying to uncover buried bullion, dollars and jewels Martin Chulov and Nechirvan Mando Erbil One […]
Iraq’s focus on new path of solidarity
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN JAN 09, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Participants attend the 2nd Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, Jordan, Dec. 20, 2022. (Reuters Photo) The Baghdad conference’s results […]
Why Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan rank among the ‘world’s angriest countries’
SPECIAL 1 / 5 SPECIAL 2 / 5 Activists and relatives of victims of the Beirut port explosion scuffle with security officers during a demonstration on Sept. 29, 2021 in the Lebanese […]
An overview of Middle East politics in 2022
Dec 31,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh Across Middle East there are numerous complicated situations that have characterised this post-covid year. One of the most important is the worsening internal situation in Iran. Since 2003, the year of the fall of Saddam Hussein, the country has been a […]
Iraq’s ‘theft of the century’: How $2.5bn in public money ‘evaporated’
Iraqi finance ministry report seen by MEE reveals details of fake cheques plot in which trillions of dinars were stolen from tax authority’s bank accounts 247 cheques worth about $2.5bn […]
Ukraine Infrastructure Damage versus Iraq Infrastructure Destruction
Infrastructure Targeting and Postwar Iraq by Michael Knights Mar 14, 2003 ABOUT THE AUTHORS Michael Knights EDITOR’S NOTE. JUST TO REMIND US WHAT HAPPENED IN IRAQ. HARDLY ANYBODY TOOK NOTICE AT […]
For water-stressed Iraq, wells threaten race to the bottom
By AFP – Oct 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / A view of the receding water level at the Dohuk Dam, in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk in the autonomous Kurdish region, on […]
What Putin learned from Bush
In order to discredit a Head of State all electricity, water and transport infrastructure of the whole country must be destroyed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damage_to_Baghdad_during_the_Iraq_War just an extract of what Bush did in […]
Russia destroys power and water infrastructure across Ukraine
EURACTIV.com with Reuters Oct 18, 2022 A handout photo released by the press service of the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine shows emergency services responding to a fire after […]
Iraq – Is there hope at last?
HAFED AL-GHWELL October 15, 2022 Short Url Last year, Iraqis took to the polls in renewed hopes of charting a new path to a prosperous, stable and secure future for […]
Oil-rich Iraq should be flourishing but is, instead, floundering on edge of collapse
Oct 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Iraq remains in turmoil three years after mass protests erupted across the country. Thousands of Iraqis gathered last Saturday in Tahrir Square […]
21 million Shiites mark Arbaeen in Iraq’s Karbala
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy By AFP – Sep 17,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Shiite Muslim devotees gather in Iraq’s central holy shrine city […]
What is Arbaeen and how do Shia Muslims mark it?
Middle East Eye takes a look at the historical and religious significance that the day holds Pilgrims march to the holy city of Karbala in central Iraq early on 27 […]
Over 2.6 Million Iranians Travel to Iraq for Arbaeen
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of the Iranian pilgrims who have traveled to Iraq for this year’s Arbaeen season has surpassed 2.6 million, an official said. The chairman of the […]
Iranians Traveling to Karbala for Arbaeen Warmly Welcomed by Iraqis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A warm and sincere welcome is being extended by Iraqis to the hundreds of thousands of Iranian nationals who are entering the Arab nation and traveling to […]
The next phase of terrorism
Sep 11,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh In recent weeks, there has been an increased number of terrorist attacks in the region, particularly in Afghanistan, where frequent attacks […]
Can the Arab East move past the mess it is in?
Sep 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby I have been on vacation for the past two weeks. Unlike previous years, this time I cut myself off from work. […]