Added on 27/05/2012
Tabsir
Afghanistan , America , Baghdad , Cairo , Egypt , Europe , France , International Monetary Fund , Iraq , Kabul , Libya , Middle East , Paris , Sana’a , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Tunisia , United Nations , West Bank , Yemen , Yemeni military
DANIEL M. VARISCO: Whether it’s Syria or Yemen the bloodshed just seems to go on. It’s always been so.
Added on 26/05/2012
Mondoweiss
Aaron David Miller , America , Camp David , CNN , Dennis Ross , Ehud Barak , Hamas , Hizballah , India , Iran , Iranian government , Iraq , Israel , North Korea , Obama , Obama administration , Pakistan , President , Rabin , Tehran , U.N. Security Council , U.S. America , United States , Washington
IRA GLUNTS, MONDOWEISS: War, according to Aaron Miller, is inevitable unless something extraordinary happens in the next year.
Added on 19/05/2012
American Bedu
America , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , United States , Weddings , Women , Women's issues
AMERICAN BEDU: The month before Ramadan tends to be a hectic one for weddings in the Kingdom.
Added on 18/05/2012
Tabsir
America , Columbia University , Egypt , Islam , Middle East , Saudi Arabia , Turkey
HAROON MOGHUL, TABSIR: With their recent electoral success in Egypt there’s a lot being written about Salafists not all of it illuminating.
Added on 03/05/2012
David Roberts
Abdullah , Abu Dhabi , America , Arab Gulf , Bahrain , Doha , Dubai , Emir , European Union , Formula 1 , GCC , GCC Union , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf Union , Hamad al-Thani , Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Kuwait’s Parliament , Levant , Manama , Middle East , oil fields , Oman , Qatar , Riyadh , Saud al-Faisal , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabian National Guard , Tehran , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: There will be fine talk and likely a positive joint statement will be issued but no firm action will be agreed.
Added on 13/04/2012
Juan Cole
Africa , Ali Khamenei , America , Anglo-Iranian Oil Company , Asia , Binyamin Netanyahu , BP , British government , China , Congress , Electricity , European Union , Food and Drink , France , Germany , Greece , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iranian government , Iranian parliament , Iran’s central bank , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Japan , Latin America , Leon Panetta , Manmohan Singh , Middle East , Obama , Obama administration , Oil , oil fields , oil imports , oil prices , Oil production , oil profits , Persian Gulf , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of Defense , South Korea , South Sudan , Soviet Union , Syria , Tehran , Turkey , U.S. intelligence , United Kingdom , United States , Washington , Winston Churchill
JUAN COLE: It’s well worth looking at previous situations where major powers tried to use economics to bring Iran to heel.
Added on 05/04/2012
Common Ground News Service
Activist , America , Bush Administration , California , Comedian , comedy , Egypt , Entertainment , George W. Bush , Iran , Iraq , Los Angeles , Middle East , New Jersey , President , Public Relations , Sarah Palin , Tehran , Twitter , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United States
SADIA ASHRAF, CGNEWS: What impact have the group of Arab comedians who emerged post 9/11 really had?
Added on 03/04/2012
Mondoweiss
Ali Abunimah , America , Athens , Baltimore , Columbia , Declaration of Independence , elementary school , Hillary Clinton , Israel , Jeffrey Goldberg , Jerusalem , Marcus Garvey , Middle East , Minnesota , New England , Passover , Pentagon , Peter Beinart , Second Temple , Temple Mount , United States , West Bank
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: I will not allow meaning to be defined by fantasies about someone else’s olive trees thousands of miles away
Added on 30/03/2012
Tabsir
Africa , America , Civil society , Democracy , Europe , Federal Bureau of Investigation , good journalist , Journalism , Middle East , Middle East Opinions of America , New York Times , Oil , the National Review , Thomas Friedman , United States , US Federal Reserve , Yemen
DANIEL M. VARISCO: The U.S should only support regimes that believe in ‘our values’, says Tom Friedman. Really?
Added on 09/03/2012
Richard Silverstein
America , Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , Bibi Netanyahu , Bill Clinton , Ehud Barak , Haaretz , Iran , Israel , Leon Panetta , model , President , Prime Minister , U.S. administration , United States , War , White House
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Israel could severely bloody the Iranians, but it would still not be able to deliver a knock-out blow against its nuclear capability.
Added on 08/03/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , America , Arab Spring , Asia , Bahrain , Civil society , Constituent Assembly , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Essam Sharaf , Europe , Gulf Cooperation Council , Human Rights Watch , Iraq , Iraqi parliament , Islamic Ennahda Party , Islamic party , Isobel Coleman , Kosovo , Kuwait , Leila Ben Ali , Libya , Middle East , Morocco , Nasser Al-Missned , National Assembly , National Transitional Council , North America , Prime Minister , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Shura Council , Syria , The Financial Times , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , Women , Women's issues
ROB L. WAGNER: They played a leading role in the early stages of the Arab Spring. But have women seen concrete benefits yet?
Added on 08/03/2012
Crossroads Arabia
America , Bashar al-Assad , Egypt , Iraq , Israel , Libya , Russia , Syria , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
CROSSROADS ARABIA: ‘Where are the Americans?’ is a question that’s being asked in Syria at the moment.
Added on 06/03/2012
Mondoweiss
America , Benjamin Netanyahu , Benyamin Netanyahu , CNN , Haaretz , Hillary Clinton , Iran , Israel , Michael Oren , Middle East , North America , Obama , political adviser , President , Prime Minister , Secretary of State , Tehran , United States , Washington , White House
PHILIP WEISS: They’re both keeping their cards close to their chest but the atmosphere was distinctly frosty between both leaders.
Added on 04/03/2012
Rachel McArthur
America , Arab League , Artist , Dubai , Far East , iPhone , Lebanon , Microsoft , Ramadan , Singer , Starbucks , Turkey , Twitter , United Arab Emirates , United States
RACHEL MCARTHUR: Ragheb has been praised by critics for his fairness, but it has not been clear if he was going to return for the next season – until now.
Added on 24/02/2012
Ramzy Baroud
Airbus , America , Asia , Australia , BBC , Brunei , CEO , China , Deng Xiaoping , Department of Defense , Europe , Hawaii , Hilary Clinton , Leon Panetta , Malaysia , Natural gas , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama , Oil , Philippines , President , Reuters , Robert Gates , Secretary of State , South China , South China Sea , United States , Vietnam
RAMZY BAROUD: Leaders of adjacent countries might find themselves forced to choose sides in a conflict over resources and military presence.
Added on 24/02/2012
Abu Muhammed
America , family driver , Jeddah , licensed driver , Malcolm Gladwell , New York , New York Subway , Rights , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Women
ABU MUHAMMED: Opening the door to a situation without fully considering the consequences and preparing for them is likely to cause more harm than good.
Added on 22/02/2012
Tabsir
America , Anthony Shadid , Beirut , Healthcare , Journalism , Lebanon , Levant , Middle East , Mount , Mount Lebanon , New York , Oklahoma , Syria , The Washington Post , United States
ANOUAR MAJID, TABSIR: The sudden demise of Anthony Shadid calls to mind the work of one of his relations.
Added on 16/02/2012
SuhaibWebb
America , Canada , Hafez Assad , Iraq , Jordan , Montreal , President , Skype , Syria , Tunisia , Turkey , United States
HAJAR ABDUL RAHIM, SUHAIBWEBB: My parents fled Syria to avoid jail, torture and possible death. I have begun to appreciate truly the price they paid.
Added on 15/02/2012
Common Ground News Service
Al Ahram Weekly , America , Brazil , Cairo , Democracy , Egypt , Freedom and Justice Party , Germany , India , Japan , Journalist , Mohamed el Sayed , Muslim Brotherhood , Oil , Singapore , South Korea , Suez , Suez Canal , the Al Ahram Weekly , Turkey , United States , Washington
MOHAMED EL-SAYED, CGNEWS: A very unlikely relationship indeed is beginning to take shape.
Added on 14/02/2012
Richard Silverstein
America , Central Intelligence Agency , China , Egypt , Eli Lake , Europe , Food and Drink , George Bush , India , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Libya , Middle East , Middle East Opinions of America , Netanyahu , New Delhi , North Korea , Oil , oil customer , Oil Embargo , Oil Price , oil sales , oil shipments , Pakistan , President , Saudi Arabia , Strait of Hormuz , Tehran , The NY Times , The Times , U.S. , United States , vice chairman , Washington
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: What if we can’t find alternates? What if Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Libya can’t fill the gap? What if the oil price goes through the roof?