Added on 25/01/2011
Hisham Wyne
America , Egypt , Fatah , Gaza , Iran , Israel , Jerusalem , Jordan , Palestine , Palestine Liberation Organization , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , The Guardian , Tzipi Livni , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
HISHAM WYNE: The release of the Palestine Papers will be seen as pivotal. Fundamental truths have been revealed.
Added on 24/01/2011
Steve Royston
Army , Bahrain , BBC , CNN , Cristiano Ronaldo , Internet users , Iran , Middle East , Nigeria , Print media , the Daily Mail , United Kingdom , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON: The aspect I latched on to was cybercrime, on the 419 scam. The talk was delivered by a former member of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service.
Added on 23/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
Ali Khamenei , Football , Iran , Islamic Republic of Iran , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Media organizations , President , Qatar , Soccer , South Korea , Sport , Tehran , United Arab Emirates
JAMES M. DORSEY: Khamenei and other hard-line government officials and clerics argue that the presence of women at men’s sporting events violates Islamic law.
Added on 15/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , Al Qaeda , Algeria , Ben Ali , Darfur , East Africa , Egypt , European Union , G-8 , Hillary Clinton , Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Libya , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , Obama administration , Oil , Political systems , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Samir Rifai , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of State , Somalia , Southern Sudan , southern Yemen , Sudan , Syria , Tunisia , Tunisian government , Turkey , United Nations , United States , University of Jordan , Yemen , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: A wave of protests across the Arab world sets the stage for the redrawing of the political map of the Mideast and North Africa.
Added on 08/01/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Algeria , Amman , Fatah , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Oslo , Palestine , Palestine Liberation Organization , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , President , Tunisia , United Nations , United States , Uruguay , West Bank , Yasser Arafat
RAMZY BAROUD: The Palestinian leadership needs to embrace partners of old, from the time before Oslo, the “peace process”, the Roadmap and all the other broken promises…
Added on 08/01/2011
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Asia , Iran , Iranian government , Iran’s government , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Karachi , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , oil prices , OPEC , Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , Pakistan , President , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , Tehran , United Nations , United States
JUAN COLE: While U.S consumers bemoan oil price rises it’s smiles all round in Iran. The OPEC chair is in no hurry to do anything about spiraling costs.
Added on 06/01/2011
David Roberts
Ashoura , Azerbaijan , Cablegate , Iran , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , President , US embassy , Wikileaks
DAVID ROBERTS: Under a section titled ‘He who got slapped’ someone from the US Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan reported the confrontation…
Added on 06/01/2011
Michael J. Totten
Cairo , Conspiracy Theories , Egypt , Egyptian government , Iran , Iranian government , Iran’s government , Israel , Jeffrey Goldberg , Palestine , Peace , Tehran
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: There’s nothing the Israelis can do to appease this stupidity. They are hated in part because the people who hate them are mad.
Added on 05/01/2011
Osama Al Sharif
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Alexandria , Baghdad , Condoleezza Rice , Coptic Church , Copts , Egypt , Egyptian government , Iran , Iraq , Islam , Israel , Lebanon , Middle East , New Year's Day , Pakistan , policeman , Reuters , Secretary of State , Somalia , Sudan , Terrorism , UN Court , United States , Washington , Yemen
OSAMA AL SHARIF: Christians are not the only victims of sectarian terror: Mosques, shrines, religious parades have been targeted indiscriminately, affecting Sunnis, Shias and other sects…
Added on 04/01/2011
Carrington Malin
Adobe , Android , Blogging , Broadband , East Africa , Egypt , Facebook , Food and Drink , Google+ , Internet users , iPhone , Iran , Middle East , North Africa , Online media , PayPal , Print media , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Social networking , Technology , United Arab Emirates
CARRINGTON MALIN: Some of our predictions may seem a little obvious and some may seem a little extreme, but all should provide food for thought.
Added on 03/01/2011
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Ahmet Davutoglu , Alexandria , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Ankara , Asia , Avigdor Lieberman , Bush , Christian Church , Damascus , Egypt , Egyptian military , Gaza , Germany , Hamas , Hamid Karzai , Hosni Mubarak , House of Representatives , India , Iran , Iraq , Iraqi army , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Jordan , Justice and Development Party , Kirkuk , Lebanon , MEK , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Netanyahu government , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama administration , Oil , Pakistan , Palestine , Palestine Authority , Paris , President , Republican Party , Swat Valley , Syria , Taliban , Tehran , Turkey , U.S. , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , US government , US military , Washington , West Bank , Wikileaks , Yemen
JUAN COLE: The Obama administration has been successful in tightening the financial noose on Iran during 2010, but Iran could fight back like a cornered rat…
Added on 26/12/2010
Steve Royston
Afghanistan , Democracy , Egypt , Government , Iran , Kabul
STEVE ROYSTON: The concept of government for the people and by the people – is as far from a reality at the end of 2010 as it ever was.
Added on 23/12/2010
Susie of Arabia
Iran , Jeddah , Ministry of Education , Olympics , Saudi Arabia , Sport , Women in the workplace , Women's issues , Women's Rights
SUSIE OF ARABIA: You won’t believe some of the ludicrous reasons given for why girls shouldn’t be allowed to participate in sports or exercise in school.
Added on 23/12/2010
Osama Al Sharif
Asharq Al-Awsat , Darfur , Europe , Hizbollah , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jerusalem , Lebanon , Middle East , Obama , Obama administration , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Peace , President , Sudan , UN Security Council , United States , Washington , West Bank , Yemen
OSAMA AL SHARIF: 2010 has established that the region has failed to learn from its past. Failing to resolve conflicts does not mean that they simply go away.
Added on 20/12/2010
Steve Royston
Ashoura , Bahrain , Christmas , Colorado , Damascus , Easter , Iran , Iraq , Manama , Middle East , Mohamed , Muharram , Ottoman Court , Print media , Ramadan , Red Sea , Taliban , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON – In the two hours I listened, I couldn’t begin to understand the intricacies. But I was struck by the gentle emotion, and parallels to Easter.
Added on 19/12/2010
Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Baghdad , Barack Obama , Cairo , Chanukah , Christmas , Common Ground News Service , Dubai , Eid Al-Adha , guard , Holy Temple , Iran , Iraq , Iraqi government , Jerusalem , Mecca , Middle East , Pakistan , Peace , President , United States , Yemen
HRH PRINCE EL HASSAN BIN TALAL: It was a year which began with much promise and, whisper it, hope around the Middle East. It ends, however, with feelings that are all too familiar…
Added on 18/12/2010
David Roberts
Abu Dhabi , Arabian Gulf , Dubai , Google+ , Gulf , Iran , Kuwait , Persian Gulf
DAVID ROBERTS: I looked first, sorry my angry Iranian friends, for Persian Gulf and Arabian Gulf. Though you easily irascible fellows ought to be pleased…
Added on 10/12/2010
Ramzy Baroud
Afghanistan , Ahmet Davutoglu , Barack Obama , Department of State , Ehud Barak , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Geneva , George W. Bush , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Media organizations , Middle East , Palestinian Authority , Paranoia , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Ramallah , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Russia , Silvio Berlusconi , Syria , The Jerusalem Post , The New York Times , Turkey , United States , US Federal Reserve , US government , Vladimir Putin , Washington , Wikileaks
RAMZY BAROUD: Despite their high number, the documents raise many questions, but answer few. Since more are coming, one must wait and see…
Added on 09/12/2010
Osama Al Sharif
Abu Dhabi , Afghanistan , GCC , Geneva , Gulf , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Israeli government , Jordan , Lebanon , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , Nuclear technology , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , President , Saudi Arabia , Tehran , Turkey , United States , Washington , whistleblower site , Yemen
OSAMA AL SHARIF: Focus on Iran or Afghanistan should not be at the expense of the Palestine Question, which remains crucial to peoples of the region.
Added on 08/12/2010
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Al Ahly , Asian Football Confederation , Cairo , Egypt , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Middle East , Oil , Peace , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Rafik Hariri , Saudi Arabia , Sepp Blatter , Soccer , South Africa , southern Yemen , Syria , Tehran , UEFA , United Arab Emirates , United States , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: So deep-seated is soccer passion that governments would be acting at their own peril and would likely conclude that they have no alternative but to allow their teams to play Israel.
