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Items by Dr Mohammad Abu Rumman
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Will Jordan pay the price?
Obviously, there is a huge escalation and a big increase in the tension between Amman and Tel Aviv. We would not be exaggerating, or straying away from the truth, if we were to describe them as the fierce diplomatic war Jordan is having in confrontation with Israel along several...
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Welcome back to square one, Jordan
Despite its gravity and sensitivity, what is happening in Jordan today — massive protests and the expulsion of ministers in various municipalities and the general sense of frustration and popular discontent with the draft income tax bill — is ironic. Why? Over the past few years, Jordan was regarded as...
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Jordan and the challenge of the Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Islamic Action Front achieved good results in Jordan’s municipal and governorate elections on 15 August. It proved itself to be the sole political party able to achieve electoral victory; most of the other parties failed to achieve convincing results. Despite the “crisis” in relations between the Islamists...
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Where have the Daesh fighters gone?
Questions are being asked about the disappearance of Daesh and its fighters. Where have they gone? Why haven’t we seen their bodies? Where are the prisoners? Western security agencies and media spoke of the extremist group having tens of thousands of members in the past, so where are they?...
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Has Daesh’s time come to an end?
With the entry of Iraqi forces into the eastern neighbourhoods of Mosul and preparation for the battle for Raqqah in Syria, Daesh has become fragmented. The time of Daesh being in charge of its self-declared “state” appears to have come to an end. The most important question beyond the...