Added on 18/12/2012
The View From Fez
Australia , Barcelona , Bernie Ecclestone , Casablanca , Formula 1 , London , Morocco , Online media , People's Party , Spain , United States , Valencia City
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: I’ve watched as Bernie Ecclestone’s F1 ‘circus’ has brought Valencia to its knees. Morocco can count its lucky stars that it will avoid the same fate
Added on 24/11/2012
Steve Royston
Bahrain , Barcelona , Captain , Dubai , executive director , Football , Formula 1 , GFH Capital Limited , Gulf Daily News , Gulf Finance House , investment bank , Ken Bates , Leeds , majority shareholder , Premier League , President , Roman Abramovich , the Gulf Daily News
STEVE ROYSTON: You would have thought that the role of a respected Bahrain financial house in the purchase of an English football team would have been cause for celebration
Added on 14/10/2012
James M. Dorsey
Australia , Barcelona , Canada , Denmark , Europe , European Union , FIFA , Food and Drink , Football , footballer , France , Gaza Strip , Gilad Shalit , Hamas , Islamic Jihad , Israel , Israeli government , Israeli Prison Service , Italy , Japan , Nablus , Negev , Norway , Palestine , Physicians for Human Rights , Red Cross , UEFA , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
ANDREA LUCHETTA: Mahmoud Al Sarsak’s detention became an international cause celebre. He has recounted his experience in Israeli jail
Added on 09/10/2012
James M. Dorsey
Barcelona , BBC , Europe , Fatah , FIFA , Football , Gaza , Gaza City , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Human Rights Watch , Islamic Jihad , Israel , Jerusalem , Jibril Rajoub , Madrid , Mahmoud Abbas , Mahmoud Sarsak , Middle East , New York , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Football Association , Palestinian national movement , President , Ramallah , Real Madrid , Soccer , Spain , UEFA , United Nations , West Bank
JAMES M. DORSEY: Palestinians of all ages are huge fans of the Spanish football giants Barcelona FC. When Hamas called for a boycott of their match this week it fell on deaf ears.
Added on 23/08/2012
Susie of Arabia
Arabian Gulf , Barcelona , Dubai , Islam , Photography , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , Women , Women's issues
SUSIE OF ARABIA: It’s an extraordinary image which made a huge impact when I first saw it. But what’s the photographer trying to say?
Added on 02/08/2012
Common Ground News Service
Barcelona , Civil society , Economics , Finance , Hungary , International Association , Latin America , People's Party , Portugal , Qatar , Spain , United Nations
MARIA PAZ-LOPEZ, CGNEWS: Following the crisis of confidence in the global financial system there has been much discussion of alternative models
Added on 10/02/2012
Common Ground News Service
Andrea Bocelli , Barcelona , Facebook , Hassan bin Talal , Hillary Rodham Clinton , Israel , Jordan , Journalist , Kuwait , Middle East , Palestine , Ramallah , Ruth Eglash , Saeb Erekat , Secretary of State , The Jerusalem Post , United Nations , United States
RUTH EGLASH, CGNEWS: An online movement formed by Palestinians and Israelis has garnered impressive support. But will it make any difference?
Added on 12/12/2011
Mondoweiss
Activist , Barcelona , Israel , Israeli army , Jerusalem , Mahmoud Abbas , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Ramadan , Ramallah , Tear gas , United Nations , West Bank
ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: The killing of Mustafa Tamimi by IDF troops has shocked ‘the unshockable’ population of Palestine, as well as the wider world at large.
Added on 12/10/2011
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Barcelona , Bloomberg , Bush Administration , Dubai , Energy , Europe , Fifa World Cup , Football , Madrid , Malaga , New York , Qatar , Soccer , Solar energy , Spain , United Nations , United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization , Washington
JAMES M. DORSEY: Spain is rapidly emerging as a model for the offsets Qatar, Dubai and other energy-rich Gulf states hope to reap from their massive investments.
Added on 17/06/2011
Mich Cafe
Art , Barcelona , Beirut , Henry Moore , Lebanon , New York , painter , Prime Minister , Rafik Hariri , Sculptor , Spain , Summer Olympics
MICHE CAFE: I love these huge figures. They make you stop, think… And the idea of public works of art, open for all to see and appreciate, or disparage – is brilliant.
Added on 11/06/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Barcelona , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Israel , Palestine
RAMZY BAROUD: Houses were transformed into rubble during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Residents have had to…
Added on 04/06/2011
David Roberts
Barcelona , Cairo , Egypt , Europe , Islam , London , Twitter , Women , Women's issues
DAVID ROBERTS: How does it feel when you forsake the hijab and go public for the first time in many years? One woman writes movingly about the experience.
Added on 14/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
2010 World Cup , 2022 World Cup , Africa , Argentina , Asia , Australia , Barcelona , Costa Rica , Energy , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Finance , Finmeccanica , Football , Italy , James M. Dorsey , Latin America , Libya , Middle East , Nigeria , Oil , Paraguay , Portugal , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar Investment Authority , Real Estate , Senegal , Soccer , South Africa , Spain , Thailand , The Wall Street Journal , Turkey , Unicredit , United States , Worawi Makudi
JAMES M. DORSEY: Flush with cash, Qatar spared no cost in its campaign to win the bid the World Cup. But are there ethical questions here?
Added on 13/12/2010
David Roberts
2022 World Cup , Barcelona , Football , Qatar , Qatar Foundation , Spain , United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
DAVID ROBERTS: Footballing links between Spain and Qatar continue to build. Barcelona have announced that the Qatar Foundation will replace UNICEF as their primary sponsor. QF will pay around $225 million over a 5 year deal.
