Added on 05/08/2011
Common Ground News Service
Civil society , Hebron , Israel , Jerusalem , Journalist , Ministry of Education , Palestine , settlement products , Tel Aviv , West Bank
MAIRAV ZONSZEIN, CGNEWS: The recently passed Anti-Boycott law effectively erases the distinction between Israel and the Occupied Territories.
Added on 28/06/2011
Common Ground News Service
Austria , Civil society , East Africa , Food and Drink , Jeddah , Middle East , North Africa , Saudi Arabia , Search for Common Ground
LULUA ASAAD, CGNEWS: The Young Initiative Group, founded in Saudi Arabia in 2010, has already had a significant impact in effecting positive change within the Kingdom.
Added on 24/06/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Africa , Al Ahram Weekly , Civil society , Democracy , Egypt , Justice and Development Party (AKP) , Libya , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Prime Minister , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Turkey , Turkey’s military , Turkish military
RAMZY BAROUD: It has endured some punishing attacks but the democratic experience in Turkey is presented as a model for the region to follow. How useful is it, however?
Added on 26/05/2011
Tabsir
Al Qaeda , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Army , Civil society , Egypt , Libya , Ministry of Interior , President , Sadiq al-Ahmar , Sana’a , Somalia , Yemen
TABSIR: It looks like Yemen’s President has finally reached the end of the road but he’s giving new definition to the phrase ‘clinging to power’.
Added on 21/05/2011
The Moor Next Door
Abdullah , Algeria , Algerian government , Algiers , America , Arab Gulf , Bahrain , Bahraini government , Barack Obama , Cairo , Civil society , Clinton , Damascus , Department of State , Deputy Secretary , East Africa , Egypt , Energy , European Union , Hamas , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Libya , Manama , Mauritania , Middle East , Mohamed Bouazizi , Morocco , Mubarak , North Africa , Obama , Palestinian Territories , President , Rabat , Rami Khouri , Riyadh , Rosa Parks , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Syria , Tunis , Tunisia , United States , Washington
THE MOOR NEXT DOOR: There was little new in Obama’s ‘Arab Spring’ speech. Nervous light criticism of Bahrain, no reference to Gulf allies and a minor poke of Israel.
Added on 10/05/2011
Sultan Al Qassemi
AED , Arab Gulf , Arabian Peninsula , Asharq Al-Awsat , Civil society , Dubai , Dubai School , Egypt , Facebook , Finance , Freedom and Justice Party , Gaza Strip , GCC , Gulf News , Hosni Mubarak , Human Rights Watch , Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , London , Media law , Middle East , Mohamed elBaradei , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt , President , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Syria , Tahrir Square , Turkey , UAE , UAE government , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: UAE national observers commented in private that many names on the UAE petition calling for an elected parliament were UAE members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Added on 04/05/2011
Common Ground News Service
Civil society , Hamas , Israel , Mahmoud Abbas , Natalia Simanovsky , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian government , Palestinian Territories , President , Prime Minister , research officer , Salam Fayyad , United Nations , United Nations General Assembly , West Bank
NATALIA SIMANOVSKY, CGNEWS: In September the United Nations will vote on whether to recognise a Palestinian state.
Added on 13/04/2011
Common Ground News Service
Alexandria , Cairo , Civil society , Democracy , Egypt , H.A. Hellyer , Hosni Mubarak , Manitoba , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Tahrir Square , University of Warwick , www.hahellyer.com
DR H.A. HELLYER, CGNEWS: The recent constitutional referendum delivered a resounding victory for the ‘Yes’ camp. Both sides, however, have a vested interest in protecting the freer, more plural Egypt that has emerged.
Added on 08/04/2011
Mondoweiss
Civil society , Colonel , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Human Rights Council , Israel , Israeli government , LA Times , Palestine , Richard Goldstone , the Associated Press , the LA Times , The Washington Post , UN Court , United Nations
ADAM HOROWITZ, LIZZY RATNER, PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: The most significant achievement of the Goldstone Report is that it has re-framed the Israeli-Palestinian debate.
Added on 07/04/2011
Tabsir
Al-Wefaq , Bahrain , Bahrain’s government , Civil society , Europe , Gulf Cooperation Council , Iran , Kuwait , Libya , Manama , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Tehran , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States , Washington
GENIEVE ABDO, JASIM HUSAIN, TABSIR: While the mainstream opposition in Bahrain distances itself from Iran, the noises from Tehran are becoming more strident and belligerent
Added on 07/04/2011
Common Ground News Service
Beirut , Christian , Civil society , Cyprus , Lebanon , President , Prime Minister , Turkey , United Nations
RITA CHEMALY: There have been a series of demonstrations in Beirut against the country’s so-called ‘confessional system’, in favour of a secular society.
Added on 24/03/2011
James Mullan
Algeria , Algiers , Civil society , Egypt , Facebook , Islamic Salvation Front , Social Media , Twitter
N. HAFID, CGNEWS: The Algerian revolution appeared to be stopped in its tracks but forces for change have been released and are making an impact on Algerian society.
Added on 13/03/2011
Eman-Al-Nafjan
Al Qaeda , Bin Laden , Civil society , Egypt , Facebook , Fouad al-Farhan , Middle East , Saudi Arabia , SMS , Tear gas , Tunisia , Twitter
EMAN AL NAFJAN: Division, governmental communications, heavy security – there are many reasons why protest failed to ignite in Saudi last Friday.
Added on 10/03/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Amazon.com , Arabs , Baghdad , Basra , British government , Civil society , Egypt , Facebook , Gaza , George W. Bush , internationally-syndicated columnist and the editor , Iraq , Jerusalem , Kirkuk , Libya , London , Middle East , Mosul , PalestineChronicle.com , Palestinian Territories , Pluto Press , Tunisia , Twitter , United Kingdom , United States , www.ramzybaroud.net
RAMZY BAROUD: Arabs are ripping up the humiliating caricatures of the region imposed by the West, as they tear down authoritarian regimes, and begin to build truly civilized, and free societies.
Added on 07/03/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz , Bahrain , Banking , Civil society , Dubai , Food prices , Gulf News , Iran , Mishaal Al Gergawi , Oil production , Oman , President , Rubber bullets , SAR , Saudi Arabia , Sultan Qaboos , Tear gas , Tunisia , UN Court , United Arab Emirates , United States , US Federal Reserve
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: In stark — but unsurprising — contrast to the uprisings around the region, Oman’s protest did not call for the fall of its regime or even its ruler.
Added on 06/03/2011
Mondoweiss
Al Jazeera , America , Bush , China , Civil society , Egypt , Europe , First Lady , Free media , Hillary Clinton , Israel , Libya , Mainstream media , Michelle Obama , Middle East , news network , Palestinian Territories , President , Reporting , Secretary of State , United States
ISSA KHALAF, MONDOWEISS: Satellite and cable owners refuse to carry Al Jazeera for something other than the false explanation of competition, and that is fear of “real news” about Israel.
Added on 03/03/2011
Common Ground News Service
Activist , Al Qaeda , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Alice Hackman , Civil society , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Editor-in-Chief , Egypt , Healthcare , Journalist , Libya , London , Media coverage , Middle East , President , Sana’a , Tawakkul Karman , The Toronto Star , The Washington Post , Time Magazine , Tunisia , United Nations , Women's issues , World Economic Forum , Yemen , Yemen Times
ALICE HACKMAN: She has been profiled by leading international publications but long before the world discovered Tawakkul Karman she was battling fearlessly in support of human rights.
Added on 28/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Arab Gulf , Bahrain , Civil society , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah , Minister of Justice , Ministry of Finance , President , Red Crescent , United Kingdom , United Nations , Women's issues
SANA’ MOHAMMAD BIN HAMOUD: Women’s rights campaigners have made impressive advances in Bahrain. However protesters should push further.
Added on 20/02/2011
Mondoweiss
America , Barack Obama , Cairo , Civil society , Elliott Abrams , Hillary Clinton , Human Rights Watch , Israel , Jennifer Rubin , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Obama , Obama administration , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Peace , President , Sarah Leah Whitson , Secretary of State , Security Council , Susan Rice , Tahrir Square , U.S. Congress , United Nations , United States , Washington , West Bank
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: Fine words in Cairo almost two years ago are forgotten when the Israeli lobby makes a call for a vote on illegal West Bank settlements…
Added on 18/02/2011
The Moor Next Door
Algeria , America , Camp David , Civil society , Department of State , Egypt , European Union , France , Ministry of Agriculture , Ministry of Higher Education , Security services , Tunisia , United States , US Federal Reserve
TMND: With a divided leadership and worries among the populace regarding their motives the protest movement in Algeria faces considerable challenges.