Saad Hariri’s resignation as Prime Minister of Lebanon is not all it seems
He certainly did not anticipate what happened to him. Indeed, Hariri had scheduled meetings in Beirut on the following Monday – with the IMF, the World Bank and a series […]
More complications in the region
Nov 05,2017 -JORDAN TIMES The surprise resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri is bound to complicate even more an already complex and tense situation in the region. Hariri, who announced that he was stepping down while in Saudi Arabia, also said, in a televised broadcast, that he took […]
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon declares war, deepening crisis
Reuters International This content was published on November 7, 2017 12:59 AMNov 7, 2017 – 00:59 A poster depicting Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who has resigned from his post, hangs along a street in the mainly Sunni Beirut neighbourhood of Tariq al-Jadideh in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2017. […]
Lebanese PM Hariri resigns, attacking Iran, Hizbollah
Resignation brings down coalition government By Reuters – Nov 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Lebanon’s prime minister, Saad Al Hariri, is seen at the governmental palace in Beirut, Lebanon, October 24 […]
Saudi Oger faces huge debt restructuring as rescue talks collapse
Debt restructuring now most viable option — sources By Reuters – Sep 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES DUBAI/RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian government has ended talks aimed at saving construction giant Saudi Oger, which is now facing the prospect of a multi-billion-dollar debt restructuring to stave off collapse, according to […]
How the life of Hezbollah’s Mustafa Badreddine tells the political history of the Middle East
After Badreddine’s killing, we may never know if the 2005 death of Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri marked the start of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to destroy Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian regime Robert Fisk @indyvoices For almost five years, UN investigators wanted to find Mustafa Badreddine. And now, at last, […]
Workers suffer in Saudi Arabia as once-mighty Hariri firm falters
By AFP – Mar 27,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A picture taken on March 9, 2016, shows towers under construction at the King Abdullah Financial District in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Towers in the complex are being built by the Saudi Oger Company and other constructors (AFP photo) RIYADH — […]
Ten years later, and we still don’t know who assassinated Lebanon's leader – So why is the court tasked with the inquiry going after a journalist?
by Robert Fisk, The Independent International courts have a rather dodgy reputation. They are vast, they gobble up lots of money, they accuse all kinds of people of war crimes – usually people the US would like the courts to prosecute – and they also bumble around and have a […]
Ten years later, and we still don’t know who assassinated Lebanon’s leader – So why is the court tasked with the inquiry going after a journalist?
by Robert Fisk, The Independent International courts have a rather dodgy reputation. They are vast, they gobble up lots of money, they accuse all kinds of people of war crimes – usually people the US would like the courts to prosecute – and they also bumble around and have a […]