Added on 10/02/2013
Juan Cole
Arab Spring , Middle East , Tunisia
JUAN COLE: The assassination of Chokri Belaid has brought tens of thousands Tunisians onto the streets.
Added on 28/01/2013
Mich Cafe
Al-Assad family , Amazonian Guard , Angels , Asia , Assad family , Bashar al-Assad , Middle East , Moammar Gaddafi , Muammar Gaddafi , Protective security units , Syria
MICH CAFE: It seems to be a common theme among Arab dictators – recruiting women to front up the military in your regime.
Added on 26/01/2013
Tabsir
America , Israel , Lebanon , Libya , Politics , Saudi Arabia , You have two cows
KARIM SADJAPOUR, TABSIR: Politically correct it may not be but the ‘Two Cows’ version of today’s Middle East is certainly fun.
Added on 25/01/2013
Common Ground News Service
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz , Asia , Entertainment/Culture , King , Politics of Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabia , Shura , Shura Council , Thoraya Obaid , Women , Women's rights in Saudi Arabia
MAHA AKEEL, CGNEWS: The appointment of 30 extremely well-qualified women to the Shura Council is just the latest in a string of recent achievements for Saudi women.
Added on 21/01/2013
Jonathan Cook
Elections , Israel , Palestine
JONATHAN COOK: The overwhelming reaction of most Palestinian-Israelis to the upcoming Israeli election can be summed up in one word – apathy.
Added on 18/01/2013
David Roberts
Asia , Bahrain , Politics , Saudi Arabia
DAVID ROBERTS: It’s a while since I’ve left Qatar but the differences between the tiny peninsula state and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are striking
Added on 17/01/2013
Common Ground News Service
Arab world , Egypt , Egyptian people , Egyptians , Middle East , North Africa , Politics , USD
MOUSTAFA MENSHAWY, CGNEWS: You can find dozens of reasons to despair at the state of Egypt but if you look hard enough there are reasons to be cheerful
Added on 08/01/2013
Richard Silverstein
Ameer Makhoul , Amnon Lipkin-Shahak , Army , Barak , Benjamin Netanyahu , Bibi Netanyahu , Democracy , Ehud Olmert , Gaza Strip , Hamas , IDF , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Mahmoud Abbas , Meir Dagan , Menachem Begin , Middle East , Military Intelligence , Mossad , Netanyahu government , Oscars , Palestine , President , Prime Minister , Rabin , security systems , Sharon , Shin Bet , Syria , West Bank , Yuval Diskin
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: When in office they’re ramrod straight security hawks but once they leave they suddenly become ‘seers’. But the criticism is unusual in its vehemence
Added on 07/01/2013
Mondoweiss
America , Benjamin Netanyahu , Chuck Hagel , Congress , Department of Defense , Emergency Committee for Israel , Iran , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Israeli government , Jim Lobe , Josh Block , Matt Duss , Middle East , Obama , President , Prime Minister , Republican Jewish Coalition , Republican Party , Secretary of Defense , Senate , Steve Walt , The Guardian , The Washington Post , United States , Vietnam , Washington , White House
PHILIP WEISS: The widely floated possibility of Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Defence Secretary looks a reality. Who will fight against it?
Added on 05/01/2013
Juan Cole
Ariel Sharon , Benyamin Netanyahu , David Duke , Ehud Olmert , Haifa , Iran , Israel , Israeli government , Knesset , Likud Party , Pakistan , Prime Minister , Tzipi Livni , United States , United States government , West Bank
KIRK BEATTIE, INFORMED COMMENT: The ultimate Middle East nightmare – a small group of religious extremists in charge of nuclear weapons could happen soon – in Israel.
Added on 03/01/2013
Naseem Tarawnah
Abdullah , Egypt , Energy crisis , Jordan , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Syria , Tunisia
NASEEM TARAWNAH: There is a sense of crisis in Jordan but it’s a sense that has led to paralysis in all sectors of society. So what does 2013 hold?
Added on 31/12/2012
Tabsir
Abdel Bari Atwan , Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Algeria , America , Arabic newspaper , Ayman al-Zawahiri , Editor-in-Chief , Egypt , Florida , Foreign Affairs , Gaza Strip , Iraq , Islam , Israel , Jerusalem , Leon Panetta , Libya , London , Mali , Middle East , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Osama Bin Laden , Pakistan , Pentagon , President , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Taliban , U.S. administration , United States , Washington , West Bank , Yemen , YouTube
KHALED FATTAH, TABSIR: There is a lazy shorthand in much Western reporting on the Middle East, particularly when it comes to describing the influence of tribes
Added on 30/12/2012
Juan Cole
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi , Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Aleppo , Algeria , Ali Abdullah Saleh , America , American embassy , Arab Spring , Baath Party in Syria , Bahrain , Bahrain’s government , Binyamin Netanyahu , David Petraeus , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , first prime minister , Gaza , Homs , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Libya , Manama , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama administration , Oil , oil sales , Palestine , President , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Syria , Tunis , Tunisia , Turkey , U.S. Congress , United States , US government , Washington , Yemen
JUAN COLE: It’s been another extraordinary year across the Middle East. Here is my take on the most significant changes this year
Added on 26/12/2012
Juan Cole
Alexandria , Amr Moussa , Army , Cairo , Constituent Assembly , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Freedom and Justice Party , Iran , Islam , Mohammed Morsi , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
JUAN COLE: A deeply polarized country must face the reality that Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood cadre have scored an overwhelming victory.
Added on 14/12/2012
Juan Cole
JUAN COLE: There is much discussion about a possible boycott of the Egyptian Constitution referendum. It would be a very bad move indeed.
Added on 06/12/2012
David Roberts
Kuwait , Kuwait’s Parliament
DAVID ROBERTS: The number of people protesting has gone down dramatically and there is a good chance that the Parliament may even get something done.
Added on 23/11/2012
Syria News Wire
Aleppo , Amal Hanano , Damascus , Libya , Syria , Tripoli
NEWS FROM SYRIA: There was a time not too long ago when it was a symbol of our unity and of hope. Not any more.
Added on 19/11/2012
Francis Matthew
Banking , Barack Obama , Dubai , Middle East , President , Society , United States , World Economic Forum
FRANCIS MATTHEW: The real political drivers today are not heads of government or ideologies. Despite the politician’s speeches, what really drives change is society itself.
Added on 15/11/2012
Mondoweiss
amputations , Associated Press , BBC , Canada , Europe , European Union , Facebook , Football , France , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Israel , Israeli military , Journalism , Netanyahu , Noam Chomsky , North America , Palestine , Soccer , Social Media , The New York Times , The Toronto Star , Toronto Star , United States
MONDOWEISS: The coverage of the Gaza attack by mainstream media has invoked the outrage of leading academics and commentators on Middle East affairs
Added on 15/11/2012
Syria News Wire
Activist , Arab Spring , Damascus , Doha , FSA , guard , Muslim Brotherhood , North Carolina , Syria , Twitter
NEWS FROM SYRIA: The discredited SNC has finally been subsumed by an organisation that has genuine potential to shape a new Syria