Iraq’s current and future uncertain political scene
Aug 28,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh Since the last Iraqi election, Muqtada Al Sadr, the powerful Iraqi Shia cleric, is emerging as the actual game changer on […]
Iraq on verge of civil war: protestors killed as Sadr quits politics
UPDATE Iraq’s powerful Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics permanently. (File/AFP) Short Url Updated 13 sec ago ARAB NEWS August 29, 2022 Witnesses said earlier that Sadr […]
Iraq gets deeper and deeper into a political quagmire
HAFED AL-GHWELL August 27, 2022 Short Url Ten months ago, Iraq was on the verge of pulling off a remarkable, albeit improbable, feat after the conclusion of national parliamentary elections. […]
World Humanitarian Day, 19th August
World Humanitarian Day is observed annually on 19 August. It was designated by the UN General Assembly in 2008 to commemorate the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters […]
The Tragedy of Karbala: The Ultimate Sacrifice for the Sake of Justice
MAGAZINE: EDITION AUGUST 2022Shahzad Ahmad, Zafir MalikISLAM 15th August 2022 Add Comment 10 Min Read Abbasid threshold in Karbala, Iraq©Shutterstock Shahzad Ahmad & Zafir Malik, UK The month of Muharram marks […]
Chinese paper:Theft of Syrian oil by US forces is a disgrace to America
13 August، 2022 BEIJING,SANA- Chinese newspaper, China Daily, said that the United States has become more shameless in its theft crimes against many countries in the world, as is the […]
Shiite Muslims throng Iraqi shrine city to mark Ashura
By AFP – Aug 09,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Shiite Muslims attend an Ashura mourning session at the shrine of the reverred Imam in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala, on Tuesday (AFP photo) KARBALA, […]
Ashura: Culture of resistance and meticulous reporting
Politics August 8, 2022 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN — People from all walks of life held large gatherings to mourn the tragic killing of Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of […]
Hussain, the Hero of Karbala
By Mushtaq Hurra on 1:30 am August 8, 2022 Pages of history bear witness to the fortitude, courage and determination of scores of warriors and fighters who have left indelible marks on the […]
UN calls for ‘urgent’ solutions to Iraq political crisis
By AFP – Aug 03,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr, protesting against a rival bloc’s nomination for prime minister, continue their sit-in inside Iraq’s parliament in the capital […]
Want a once-in-a-lifetime experience? Head to Iran during Muharram
By Afshin Majlesi TourismJuly 30, 2022 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – For avid travelers, sightseers, and even researchers, who take a fancy to feel extraordinary scenes or a first-hand cultural […]
A new approach to regional risks
Jul 31,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh Jordan has recently issued several official statements regarding Iran. From accusations of sponsoring militias that represent a threat to Jordan’s national […]
Campaign to restore Iraq’s rich and diverse heritage gathers momentum
SPECIAL Traditional boat building has made a comeback in Iraq through the ‘Ark ReImagined’ project. (AN Photo/Rashad Salim/Supplied) Short Url Updated 21 July 2022 REBECCA ANNE PROCTOR July 20, 2022 […]
Untold Stories – ‘Lord, Tell Me: Is This Man Truthful Or An Imposter?’
MAGAZINE: EDITION MARCH 2022Abd al-Sattar Ahmad al-Aamari UNTOLD STORIES 25th June 2022 Abd al-Sattar Ahmad al-Aamari, Baghdad Iraq (Translated from Arabic by Murtaza Ahmad, UK) My name is Abd al-Sattar […]
US Senate passes bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits
The bill would benefit some 3.5 million veterans who developed cancer and other illnesses after being exposed to fumes. Published On 16 Jun 202216 Jun 2022 The United States Senate […]
Iraq is quickly becoming the land of no rivers
OSAMA AL-SHARIF June 14, 2022 Short Url While the various Iraqi parties continue to bicker over their respective share of the country’s next government months after the October parliamentary elections […]
Award-winning Saudi documentary sheds light on emotional cost of Gulf war
Previous 1 / 2 Poster from award-winning documentary, Memories from the North. (Supplied) 2 / 2 Still from award-winning documentary, Memories from the North, by Abdulmohsen AlMutairiNext Short Url JASMINE BAGER June […]
Bush’s ‘Iraq’ Freudian slip and the hypocrisy of American moral outrage
TALLHA ABDULRAZAQ 20th May 2022 There’s nothing funny about Iraq’s destruction. As if American political discourse could not plumb the depths of immorality and depravity any further, the original sinner of the […]
Wars don’t end for abandoned American allies
CONGRESS BLOG BY JOSEPH M. AZAM, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 06/03/22 Hours after the last C-17 transport jet departed Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport last Aug. 31, President Joe Biden addressed the nation […]
Just a small incident during the US occupation of Iraq …
The readers of The Muslim Times may recall that your Associate Chief Editor was working for the International Organisation for Migration in Iraq from 2003 to 2011, most of the […]