JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN 11th March 2020 Lebanon’s decision to default on the repayment of a $1.2 billion Eurobond was inevitable. Prime Minister Hassan Diab was absolutely right to […]
By AFP – Mar 08,2020 – JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — Lebanon, shaken by street protests and economic crisis and now set to default on its Eurobond debt, has pledged reforms […]
The old dream of the protesters continues – the problem is that to end sectarian politics, you need politicians to help you Robert Fisk @indyvoices 20th February 2020 The […]
The lack of national solidarity, the devotion to sectarianism, the ceaseless squabbling for power, the abuse and corruption… Robert Fisk on the deep-seated and historical obstacles that have prevented the […]
Source: Independent In a final exclusive clip from the making of This Is Not A Movie, a documentary film by Yung Chang about the foreign reporting of Robert Fisk, Robert […]
Social media users face attacks from influencers and fake accounts at home and abroad Ruth Michaelson in Cairo and Michael Safi in Amman Sun 15 Dec 2019 When […]
Dec. 06, 2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The EU has adopted a new 297 million-euro-assistance package to support refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon via […]
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed November 24, 2019 Reflecting on the three major events in the Middle East — Iran, Iraq and Lebanon — we realize that they are more than […]
Source: Independent In an exclusive clip from This Is Not A Movie, a documentary film by Yung Chang about the foreign reporting of Robert Fisk, we see the genesis of […]
Nov 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby In 2012, I wrote an article about Lebanon that still rings true today. It ended with a quote from one of my […]
Hariri says he intends to make ‘positive shock’ to country gripped by mass protests Martin Chulov in Beirut Tue 29 Oct 2019 Lebanon’s prime minister, Saad Hariri, has announced […]
The final outcome of the multiple Syrian wars is now in sight Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The sectarian and ethnic civil wars that have ravaged a large part of the Middle […]
It was perfectly clear to all of us that the Hezbollah, heroes of the Lebanese resistance until they began sacrificing themselves on the battlefields of Syria, were attempting to sabotage […]
The only way to create a modern state is to deconfessionalise it. But then Lebanon, whose very identity is sectarianism, would cease to exist Robert Fisk in Beirut @indyvoices […]
Oct 22,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Lebanon’s political mosaic is crumbling, and the long-standing taboos are now fair game for millions of Lebanese of all sects who […]
On the corniche seafront where I live almost every apartment block is empty. These buildings are owned as investments by Iraqis and Saudis, while the poor of the Beqaa Valley […]
The US is still trying to destroy the Assad regime in Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Is this what underlays the frightening economic undertow? Robert Fisk in Beirut […]
It all started with two Israelis drones crashing into the southern suburbs of Beirut. But who knows how it will end Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices The Independent Voices After […]
Lives put at risk as thousands face forcible return to warzones under air attack Martin Chulov in Beirut, Shawn Carrie and Asmaa Al Omar in Istanbul Mon 29 Jul 2019 […]
Source: Associated Press By BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — Mohammed Awwad and his fiancee, both Muslims, recently found an affordable apartment for rent online in a town in Lebanon, southeast […]
