By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Updated 1336 GMT (2136 HKT) July 8, 20 Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)A young man with a swagger approaches a dumpster. An employee from a nearby restaurant has […]
Hit by its worst economic crisis in modern history, there are fears the country is about to repeat the 1915-18 famine by Abbie Cheesman 30.6.2020 Mohamad barely looks surprised when […]
Independent Premium > Voices The work of Tom Young reflects where we are thanks to coronavirus – but more besides, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 6 hours ago Tom Young’s […]
THE JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN In an unprecedented call for action on Lebanon’s turbulent domestic front, the UN Security Council has urged the Lebanese authorities “to respond to […]
For those rallying on the streets of Tripoli, the certainty of dying from starvation is far more pressing than the probability of contracting coronavirus, says Bel Trew @beltrew 14 minutes […]
Baria Alamuddin May 03, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/nmjua Hezbollah and Iran appear more discomforted and defensive than at any time in recent memory, faced as they are with intensifying sanctions, […]
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 […]
