Added on 30/11/2010
Michael J. Totten
Abdullah , Afghanistan , Arab League , Bahrain , David Petraeus , hysteria , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Middle East , Pentagon , Saudi Arabia , U.S. government , United States , Wikileaks
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: The publication of these leaks is eerily reminiscent of the Pentagon Papers, which exposed a decade-long attempt by U.S. officials to distort and conceal unpalatable truths about Vietnam.
Added on 30/11/2010
Shibli Zaman
Adventure , Balkans , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bucharest , Europe , History , Hungary , Islam , Middle East , Romania , Serbia
SHIBLI ZAMAN: This Ottoman general had a greater war, a war against darkness. He hunted the very progenitor of the vampire legend who impaled his enemies and drank their blood – Vlad al III-lea Tepes, also known as Vlad Draculea, who would go down in infamy as, simply, Dracula.
Added on 30/11/2010
David Roberts
Army , Bahrain , Cablegate , Damascus , Deputy Secretary , Doha , Dubai , Egypt , Emir , Hamas , Iran , Israel , Kuwait , Prime Minister , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Security services , United States , USG , Wikileaks
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar maintains a close relationship with Iran to safeguard its “trillions of dollars of potential wealth”. Nevertheless, the Head of the Army noted that “we’re neighbours, we’re not friends…”
Added on 29/11/2010
Crossroads Arabia
Al Qaeda , Saudi Arabia , Security services , Tariq Alhomayed
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Reports from within Saudi reveal the strength of the struggle to win the hearts of minds of its citizens; between modernists and those seeking a return to a great age in the past.
Added on 29/11/2010
Naseem Tarawnah
Abdullah , Amman , Baghdad , Clinton , David Hale , Hamas , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Iraqi government , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Qatar , Shia , Syria , Tehran , U.S. , United States , US embassy , US embassy in Amman , US government , Wikileaks
NASEEM TARAWNAH: One particular cable is a rather clear reflection of its stance and growing concerns regarding Iran – “Beware the Iranian Tentacles … and Cut Them Off,” reads the summary…
Added on 29/11/2010
Alexander McNabb
Dubai , Pepsi , Social Media , The Times , United States
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Fake Plastic Whore Face, Tantalise your tastebuds, mish mushkila ya habibi meaning, what is mineralised water and the Nipple souk… Fake Plastic Souks is the expert on them all…
Added on 29/11/2010
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Al Ahram , Al Ahram Weekly , Egypt , Egyptian government , Literature , Mary Mourad , Online media
M. LYNX-QUALEY: The Arab world’s highest circulating daily newspaper goes live with a beta version of its new English portal. There’s a strong focus on ‘the intellectual arena’.
Added on 29/11/2010
Steve Royston
Australia , Birmingham , chess , China , Football , Imran Khan , Japan , Manama , New Zealand , Prime Minister , Rugby , South Africa , United Kingdom , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON: As a child, I used to stay up late to listen to the Ashes on the radio. Today, a little closer to Australia and half a century on, I’m still listening.
Added on 28/11/2010
Steve Royston
Energy , Facebook , Malcolm Gladwell , Mazen Nahawi , News Group International , North Carolina , Social networking , The New Yorker , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: In the real world, we have lots of alternative words to describe different levels of relationship – family, colleague, acquaintance to name but a few. On Facebook, everyone is a friend.
Added on 28/11/2010
Ahmed-Al-Omran
Abdulaziz Khoja , Al Watan , Cartoonist , Dubai , Entrepreneur , Fouad al-Farhan , graphic designer , Jeddah , Middle East , minister of information and culture , Real Estate , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Social networking , Twitter , Umm Al-Qura University
AHMED AL-OMRAN: Twitter’s swept the world but has it made serious inroads into Saudi Arabia? Yes! And here’s my personal ‘Top Ten’ countdown of the Kingdom’s leading Twitter users.
Added on 28/11/2010
American Bedu
Saudi Arabia , United States
AMERICAN BEDU: When expatriates first arrive in their new country of residence it’s common to experience ‘culture shock’. But when they return to their home country many face the same – in reverse.
Added on 27/11/2010
James M. Dorsey
Abdulaziz , Al Qaeda , Allegiance Council , Bandar bin Sultan , former head , Governor , guard , Iraq , Ireland , Khalid al-Faisal , Khalid bin Sultan , Kuwait , Mecca , National Guard , Nayef , New York , Oil producer , Riyadh , Saud al-Faisal , Saudi Arabia , Saudi intelligence , Turki al-Faisal , United Kingdom , United States , Washington
JAMES M. DORSEY: With King Abdullah recuperating in the United States, many of the key players who will play a part in the succession to a new generation have returned to the Kingdom.
Added on 27/11/2010
Alexander McNabb
Beijing , Dubai , HSBC , London
ALEXANDER MCNABB: My delight is enhanced that the latest piece witless buffoonery originates from HSBC, the bank that likes to say ‘Is there anything else I can do to help you?’ at the end of calls where they have been signally useless.
Added on 27/11/2010
Jonathan Cook
Al Jazeera , Al-Aqsa , Albania , America , Amira Hass , Anti-Defamation League , Army , Associated Press , Association of Civil Rights in Israel , BBC , Beit Hanoun , Benjamin Netanyahu , Bil'in , Bill Keller , Brian Avery , British government , Camp David , Censorship , Chris McGreal , CNN , Congress , Easter , Emily Henochowicz , English channel , Ethan Bronner , Europe , European Union , Food and Drink , Foreign media , Furkan Dogan , Gaza , Gideon Levy , Haaretz , International Solidarity Movement , Iran , Israel , Israeli army , Israeli government , Israeli Military Strength , Israeli police , James Miller , Jericho , Jerusalem , Joel Greenberg , Jordan , Journalist , Lebanon , Liberia , London , Mainstream media , Media , Media organizations , Media watchdog , Middle East , Military hardware , Mohammed Omer , Nablus , New Israel Fund , New Statesman , New York , News media , Nicaragua , Nilin , Northern Ireland , Online community , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , political adviser , public editor , Qassam rocket , Qatar , Rachel Corrie , Ramallah , Reporters Without Borders , Reporting , Reuters , Richard Goldstone , Richard Silverstein , Shin Bet , South Africa , Sunday Times , Tear gas , The Anti-Defamation League , The Guardian , The New York Times , The Times , The Washington Post , Tibet , Tom Hurndall , U.S. Congress , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , US Federal Reserve , Washington , Washington Post , West Bank , White House
JONATHAN COOK: Most freelancers forced into this position would either have learned to tailor their reporting to what was expected by the news desks or have headed off to another conflict zone. I stayed…
Added on 27/11/2010
Nabila Ramdani
bank robberies , BBC , Canada , Common Ground News Service , Doha , France , London , Mehdi Hasan , New Statesman , Nicolas Sarkozy , Pakistan , President , Qatar , Qatar Foundation
NABILA RAMDANI: Though we might not have had an impact on policy, the debate demonstrated people do not need to agree with each other to appreciate that there is another side to every argument.
Added on 26/11/2010
Steve Royston
Arabian Peninsula , Christmas , History , Middle East , News journalist , Roger Harrison , Saudi Arabia
STEVE ROYSTON: Thaler Tales was published in 2006, so this is not exactly a hot-off-the-press post. But hey, the thaler’s been around for 250 years, so no matter.
Added on 26/11/2010
Steve Royston
Abdullah , Bahrain , CEO , Dubai , Facebook , Jeddah , Malcolm Gladwell , Mazen Nahawi , Middle East , News Group International , Pepsi , President , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Social networking , Sultan Al Bazie , The New Yorker , United Kingdom
STEVE ROYSTON: Successful companies tend not to fire their communications people. That’s not to say that politics, ambition and personal fiefdoms won’t get in the way
Added on 26/11/2010
Ramzy Baroud
Aaron David Miller , Arab League , Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , China , Congress , Europe , Gaza , George W. Bush , Hilary Clinton , Iran , Israel , Jerusalem , Latin America , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Netanyahu’s government , Obama administration , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , President , Prime Minister , Secretary of State , The Jerusalem Post , The New York Times , Turkey , U.S. Congress , UN Security Council , United States , West Bank , White House
RAMZY BAROUD: It looks like President Obama will finish his term having secured no advance in Arab-Israeli negotiations. The Israelis do the talking, Washington does the listening. And the giving…
Added on 25/11/2010
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
BBC , Co-Chairman , Conservative Party , India , Islam , Kings College , Labour Party , professor of law , Sarah Joseph , United Kingdom , Veil , Women
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: Muslim women can not be simply defined by what they choose to wear. They share the same day-to-day concerns as non-Muslim women.
Added on 25/11/2010
Yasmine Albaradie
Egypt , Literature
YASMIN ALBARADIE: I resisted the lure of Ahdaf Soueif’s writing for too long. The books were too big… too stuffy… Then one day I reached for ‘The Map of Love….