SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 08, 2011
The world is looking on with fascination and fear as the Arab world goes through the political transformation of the century. But will the region's future be marked by democratic peace or civil war? Four past upheavals contain lessons for what comes next. By Bernhard Zand more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 07, 2011
The Egyptian revolution is fragile, and it isn't yet clear where it will lead. Still, it does provide reason for hope: Those reaching for power are not bearded old men, but young people who yearn for democracy. They have impressed the world, inspired their neighbors and forced the West to allow an old ally to fall. By SPIEGEL Staff
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 15, 2008
After drawing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad with a lit bomb in his turban in 2005, Kurt Westergaard has lived under constant police protection. Now Jordan wants to prosecute the Dane. In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview he discusses the legal summons and his anger. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 19, 2007
Jordanian King Abdullah II, 45, discusses this week's election in his desert state, war and peace in the Middle East and Amman's desire to establish a civilian atomic energy program. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 05, 2007
The Dead Sea is rapidly shrinking. Its coastlines are crumbling and its water is becoming too salty. Now Israel and Jordan plan to build a huge canal to divert water from the Red Sea in a bid to save the ailing sea. By Samiha Shafy more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 20, 2007
One in ten Iraqis has left the country. Baghdad's elite are trying to make ends meet in neighboring Jordan and Syria. Washington wants the United Nations to address the refugee crisis. In the meantime, the country is losing its best minds -- the very people needed to rebuild Iraq. By Amira El Ahl, Volkhard Windfuhr and Bernhard Zand more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 19, 2006
Jordan's King Abdullah II discusses the way out of the chaotic situation in Iraq, successes in the war against terror and the necessity of negotiations with Tehran's mullahs. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 10, 2005
Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for three synchronized bomb blasts at international luxury hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing at least 57 and injured hundreds on Wednesday night. Elsewhere, Tony Blair suffers a legislative setback in his war on terror and George Bush proclaims World Freedom Day. more...
