Oula Farawati looks at the sudden change of top management in Jordan
Fighting tooth and nail for stability internally and externally, the Kingdom of Jordan is at a crossroad. A series of economic, political and social events has put the country on (...)
Oula Farawati looks at the recent protests in Amman and links them to political and economic developments
Fuelled by Israel's aggression on the Gaza Strip and demanding an apology for their Egyptian brethren, Jordanians headed last week to the heavy (...)
Oula Farawati in Amman takes the pulse of the Jordanian street, and talks to Egyptians who "just want to go home"
Taxi driver Abu Sami has one favourite and urgent subject to talk about with his passengers. Each passenger that uses his services in (...)
How is Jordan faring in the midst of the sweltering Arab world? Oula Farawati in Amman analyses the calls for change facing new Prime Minister Maarouf Bakhit
A rather eccentric scene is recurring in Jordan these days. Officers in uniform are handing (...)
Oula Farawati looks at the resignation of Jordan's environment minister, two weeks ahead of national elections
"I was a 100 per cent wrong" admits outgoing minister of the environment Hazem Malhas. An apology was not enough to fix the harm he (...)
Oula Farawati looks at the bloodstained election day in Amman
There was a lot of blood. Jordan's elections day was gory. What was supposed to be the country's "celebration of democracy" was stained by violence, chaos, tear gas and a lot of anger: A (...)
It is election time in Jordan. Oula Farawati feels the public pulse as electioneering starts
"Why are we having the elections again if all nominees are the same as last time?" Jordanian Kamel Al-Asmar exclaims on Twitter. Campaigning for the 9 (...)
Oula Farawati in Amman analyses the cautious official response to Al-Jazeera's charges
Al-Jazeera now thinks Amman, not Cairo, was responsible for its embarrassment during the World Cup when their broadcast was jammed though they have yet to reveal (...)
The new elections law highlights Jordan's "typical fears" but fails to address its pressing needs, finds Oula Farawati in Amman
Little improvement was expected from a new temporary elections law in Jordan. The grim expectations were rightfully (...)
The Islamists in Jordan are quarrelling. Oula Farawati watches the fight and gauges its impact on the movement
Since their loss in the general elections, the Islamists in Jordan have not managed to mend fences and fix their internal frictions. The (...)
In Amman, Oula Farawati feels the pulse of Iraqi voters
The polling station that had been set up for the Iraqi elections in a girls' school in the upper middle class neighbourhood of Tla Al-li was not far from Qusai Dul Faqar's house. He watched (...)
Oula Farawati looks at the Jordanian government's dilemma over its hand-in-glove cooperation with the US against terror
In March 2009, a story appeared in the Atlantic citing Jordan as part of the international forces in Afghanistan. This fact only (...)
Oula Farawati in Amman looks at a stalemate in relations between Jordan and Israel
There is trouble brewing between two "peace partners" in the Middle East, namely Jordan and Israel. Amman is cautious and unusually introvert about its relation with (...)
Oula Farawati looks at the ramifications of a recent court ruling on the media in Jordan
Media in Jordan is under threat again, now from Jordan's supreme authority, the courts. After enjoying some relative freedoms over the past few years, Jordan's (...)
A new law raises controversy regarding the press and media ethics. Oula Farawati in Amman argues that not all that glitters is gold
It is an awkward situation in Jordan's media these days. The government has made a hero out of itself by announcing (...)
In Amman, Oula Farawati looks at King Abdullah's decision to dissolve parliament
Only two years after the last election, Jordan's monarch has sent deputies packing. The Royal Decree issued late on Monday, only three days before Eid Al-Adha, was (...)
What were the motives behind the recent speech by the Jordanian monarch calling for an end to "political pandemonium" in the country, asks Oula Farawati
Dressed in military attire and speaking to top army officials in the absence of the prime (...)
Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Jordan and the occupied territories steered clear of any controversy, if that is possible in a land where Christians suffer almost as much as Muslims, report Oula Farawati in Amman and Khaled Amayreh in Bethlehem
While (...)
Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Jordan and the occupied territories steered clear of any controversy, if that is possible in a land where Christians suffer almost as much as Muslims, report Oula Farawati in Amman and Khaled Amayreh in Bethlehem
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Oula Farawati reads the reshuffle of Jordan's government
After months of speculation, Prime Minister Nader Dahabi reshuffled his less-than-five-month-old government in a move that analysts said was not carrying out fundamental change, but rather (...)
After months of political turbulence, intervened to put Jordan's political powers back on the reform track. Oula Farawati in Amman analyses the king's moves
During the Eid Al-Fitr recess, accepted the resignation of his controversial reform advisor (...)
Oula Farawati in Amman speaks to Iraqi refugees whose stories are underlined by poverty and loss of hope
Since the fall of Baghdad in 2003, Odai Baghdadi has been looking for a place he can call home. The Iraqi accountant, who fled a ravaging war (...)
Israel continues its excavations under Al-Aqsa Mosque despite widespread protest. Oula Farawati in Amman gauges the Jordanian stance
When the Prophet Mohamed took the first step of his Isra and Mi'raj journey, he entered "The Farthest Mosque", (...)
Jordan's parliament turns on corruption in what many say is merely an internal political power struggle, Oula Farawati reports from Amman
Chief Commissioner Hosni Abu Ghaida of Aqaba's Special Economic Zone Authority has become the talk of Jordan's (...)
After years of severed relations Hamas and Jordanian officials are meeting in Amman. Oula Farawati assesses the motives behind the sudden move
Top Hamas officials and General Intelligence Department Director Mohamed Dahabai met in Amman to discuss (...)