Added on 09/09/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Asia , British government , Bush , Central Intelligence Agency , Colonel , Food and Drink , Gaddafi , Guantanamo Bay , Human Rights Watch , Iraq , Libya , Malaysia , Mali , Middle East , Morocco , Security services , Tripoli , United Kingdom , United States
ALICE ROSS, INFORMED COMMENT: A new report from Human Rights Watch reveals the true extent of Libya’s involvement as a CIA facilitator
Added on 06/07/2012
mai abdul rahman
ABC , America , Arizona , Colonel , Congress , Declaration of Independence , George Washington , IBM , Islam , Massachusetts , Muslim Brotherhood , North America , North Carolina , Sculptor , Sierra Leone , Solar energy , Supreme Court , United Kingdom , United States , US Supreme Court , Virginia
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: The contribution of Muslims to all aspects of American life is immense. It’s time that this was celebrated.
Added on 01/05/2012
thehedonista
Amman , Colonel , Food and Drink , Food blogging , Jordan , Nikon , Olive oil , Petra , Travel
THE HEDONISTA: A minor setback then an evening full of flavour and warm company.
Added on 31/10/2011
Mondoweiss
Afghanistan , Africa , Colonel , France , Iraq , Libya , Muammar el-Qaddafi , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil , oil reserves , Tripoli , United Kingdom , United States
MONDOWEISS, MATTHEW TAYLOR: Whatever one thinks of The West’s role in this revolution, it should not have a free pass to engage in more oil imperialism.
Added on 02/09/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahli Benghazi , Al Ahly , Colonel , East Africa , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Islamic Republic of Iran , James M. Dorsey , Libya , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , military commander , Moammar Qaddafi , Nanyang Technological University , Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , President , Saadi Al Qaddafi , Saadi’s association , Saif al-Islam , Soccer , The Los Angeles Times , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: At face value, Saadi and Saif’s different positions appear to be at best a surprising reversal of roles with Saadi, described as “notoriously ill-behaved”.
Added on 25/08/2011
James M. Dorsey
Africa , Ahmet Davutoglu , Arab League , Atlantic coast , Bashar al-Assad , Brazil , China , Colonel , East Africa , Electricity , India , Iraq , James M. Dorsey , Libya , Middle East , Moammar Qaddafi , Nanyang Technological University , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil production , President , Russia , S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies , Saddam Hussein , Security Council , South Africa , Syria , Tripoli , Turkey , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: China and Russia could quietly establish relations with Syrian protesters if and when Mr. Assad is forced to relinquish power.
Added on 22/08/2011
James M. Dorsey
Ba’ath Party , Colonel , East Africa , Egypt , Energy , Food and Drink , Green Square , Hosni Mubarak , International Criminal Court , Iraq , James M. Dorsey , Libya , Middle East , Moammar Qaddafi , Muslim Brotherhood , Nanyang Technological University , Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Saddam Hussein , Saif al-Islam , Tripoli , Tunisia , United States , Zine El Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Libyans unlike Egyptians and Tunisians will be in a position to dismantle the former regime’s apparatus.
Added on 09/07/2011
James M. Dorsey
Ali Abdullah Saleh , Assad , Colonel , East Africa , Egypt , guard , Gulf Cooperation Council , Iran , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Qaddafi , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , President , Saudi Arabia , Syria , The US ambassador , Tunisia , United Nations , United States , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: Western and Arab nations have more to gain from real engagement with Mr. Assad’s opponents than from symbolic gestures and silence.
Added on 17/06/2011
James M. Dorsey
Afghanistan , Arab League , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , China , Colonel , East Africa , Libya , Middle East , North Africa , President , Qaddafi , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , US House of Representatives
JAMES M. DORSEY: Syria’s increasingly brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters begs the question: when does inaction morph into complicity?
Added on 09/05/2011
James M. Dorsey
Activist , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Bashar al-Assad , Beirut , Bin Laden , Censorship , Colonel , East Africa , Electricity , Facebook , Foreign media , Libya , Media , Media outlets , Mediterranean , Middle East , Moammar Qaddafi , North Africa , Osama Bin Laden , President , Syria , Syrian government , Syrian military , Tripoli , Twitter , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: Embattled regimes have failed in their effort to choke off independent reporting to ensure that their version of events dominates the news.
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 31/03/2011
Syria News Wire
Bashar al-Assad , Ben Ali , Colonel , Damascus , David Lesch , Democracy , Hafez Al Assad , Iraq , Israel , Josh Landis , Libya , Muammar el-Qaddafi , Mubarak , Obama administration , Patrick Seale , President , Security services , Syria
NEWS FROM SYRIA: Expectation was high in advance of the speech delivered by President Assad yesterday. By the time he had finished speaking I was left with a sense of confusion, anger, depression but most of all disappointment.
Added on 29/03/2011
SuhaibWebb
Abu Salim prison , California , Colonel , Human Rights Watch , Libya , Libyan government , Los Angeles , Middle East , Muammar Gaddafi , Tripoli
TASBEEH HERWEES, SUHAIBWEBB: The memories of that summer come rushing back. It was, after all, the Abu Salim families who kick-started this revolution.
Added on 26/03/2011
Omar al-Issawi
Ariel Sharon , Asma , Bashar al-Assad , Ben Ali , Central Intelligence Agency , Colonel , Damascus , Egypt , Envoy , Hafez Al Assad , Hizballah , Israel , Lebanon , Libya , Menachem Begin , Palestinian Territories , President , Prime Minister , Security services , Syria , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
OMAR AL-ISSAWI: He has support among sections of society in Syria but Assad needs to show resolute leadership if he is to avoid his country spinning into turmoil.
Added on 21/03/2011
Omar al-Issawi
Amr Moussa , Arab League , Colonel , Egypt , Gaddafi , Hosni Mubarak , Iraq , Libya , Middle East , Saddam Hussein , Tripoli , United Nations
OMAR AL-ISSAWI: As Gaddafi begins to sound more and more like Saddam Hussein the rebels must now take advantage of the ‘No Fly Zone’.
Added on 19/03/2011
Steve Royston
Bahrain , Barack Obama , Bill Gates , Colonel , Conventional media , Egypt , Google+ , Hamlet , History , Islamabad , Japan , Middle East , Mubarak , New York , Photography , Stalin , United States , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON: If it is possible to build a Wikipedia in ten years, is it not also possible to build a disciplined, structured resource that delivers images – both moving and static – in a similar manner?
Added on 19/03/2011
Tabsir
Afghanistan , China , Colonel , Egypt , guard , Iraq , Las Vegas , Libya , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Tripoli , Tunis , U.N. Security Council , United Nations
Daniel Varasico: Even after the “No fly zone” and the “ceasefire” there is still no more clarity on what the end game looks like in Libya.
Added on 13/03/2011
Steve Royston
Abdullah , Africa , Alexandria , America , Arab League , BBC , Bosnia and Herzegovina , China , Colonel , Egypt , European Union , Gaddafi , Hannibal , International Criminal Court , John McCain , Libya , Middle East , Military hardware , model , NATO , Noam Chomsky , Russia , Rwanda , Saudi Arabia , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , US congressman , Venezuela , Zimbabwe
Like millions of others, I’ve been watching, transfixed, as the drama in Libya plays out. I’ve also been listening to pundits and politicians on various channels as they debate and comment on the current situation. There appears to be a wide consensus – Venezuela and Zimbabwe excepted – that Colonel Gaddafi and his regime have […]
Added on 09/03/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahly , Al Ahly SC , Al Masry , Alexandria , Ben Ali , Cairo , Cairo’s Military Academy Stadium , Colonel , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Egyptian military , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Kenya , Libya , Moammar Gadaffi , Mohamed Hussein Tantawi , Morocco , National Democratic Party , North Africa , Port Said’s Al Masry SC , Premier League , Rwanda , Soccer , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tunis , Tunisia , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Tunisian and Egyptian reluctance to restart football reflects the changing role of soccer and the sense of empowerment felt by fans.
Added on 08/03/2011
Osama Al Sharif
Africa , Al Qaeda , America , Amman , Barack Obama , Benghazi , Colonel , Congress , Egypt , Europe , France , journalist and political commentator , Libya , Muammar Qaddafi , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama , Osama Al Sharif , Paris , President , Qaddafi , Qaddafi’s air force , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States
OSAMA AL SHARIF: The Libyan revolution could easily slip into a prolonged civil war – the worst outcome for all. Lawlessness, Humanitarian crisis…
