The story began to interact on social media platforms after a tweet by the Lebanese artist on his Twitter account in which he thanked the Iraqi ambassador in Jordan and his family after hosting him.
"Thank you from the heart to the Iraqi ambassador to Jordan, Mr. Haider Mansour Al-Adari, and his wife, Mrs. Maysam Al-Rubaie, for this generous, wonderful and enjoyable hosting, and for this welcome and kind reception," Ragheb tweeted.
The text of the tweet was not the problem, but the pictures that Ragheb attached to his tweet that provoked the ire of many bloggers and met with a lot of criticism, including the picture on which he commented that he was very happy with the beautiful meeting in that atmosphere close to the heart and full of love and joy, as he put it.
The Iraqi ambassador was subjected to harsh criticism because of the pictures published by the Lebanese artist, and Iraqis considered them an insult to the diplomatic representation of their country, as the pictures contained scenes described as "inappropriate" and demanded that he be held accountable, while others saw that the meeting was outside work and included in the privacy of the ambassador and his family, as they say.
For its part, the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs hastened to publish a press statement by its spokesman, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, in which he said: The Ministry is bringing the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Haider Al-Adhari, to Baghdad.
mixed tweets
An episode (21/8/2022) of the "Interactive Bulletin - Your Post" program monitored the most prominent tweets that were commented on the pictures of the Lebanese artist with the family of the Iraqi ambassador, and they ranged between criticism and excuses for the ambassador.
Among the tweets, Khaled Al-Rubaie wrote, "The freedom of the ambassador's family is restricted by diplomatic norms and a diplomatic protocol determined exclusively by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, especially meetings with public figures, and all members of the ambassador's family are supposed to be aware and clearly of the limits of action."
While the journalist Ahmed Alifi wondered: "I do not know why this attack on the Iraqi ambassador in Jordan, he did not receive Ragheb Alama at the embassy headquarters, but in his private home for all his private life and is free in his actions."
Political activist Manar Al-Obaidi wrote: "Some think that the issue of the ambassador's wife is personal freedom and every person is free to do what he does. Assuming it was an individual act.
As for Mishaan al-Jubouri, he tweeted: "Haider al-Adhari is one of the best and most successful ambassadors of Iraq, and he was distinguished by his interaction with the issues of the Iraqi community in the countries in which he worked and publishing private photos for hosting a famous artist in his home. the political system and everything connected with it.