Added on 17/10/2013
James M. Dorsey
Adly Mansour , Arab world , Asia , East Africa , Egypt , Egyptian Armed Forces , Egyptian military , Hosni Mubarak , House of Saud , Iran , Israel , Member states of the Arab League , Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Member states of the United Nations , Middle East , Middle Eastern countries , Mohamed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , North Africa , Obama administration , Politics , Saudi Arabia , Sinai , United States , War/Conflict , Washington , Western Asia
JAMES M. DORSEY: It’s clear that Washington has embarked on a major re-alignment of its strategic resources in the Middle East.
Added on 15/01/2013
mai abdul rahman
Ariel Sharon , Deir Yassin , East Africa , Europe , Gaza , Gaza Strip , IDF , Irgun , Israel , Israel’s military , Jerusalem , Jordan , King David Hotel , Likud Party , Menachem Begin , Moshe Dayan , Netanyahu , Palestinian Territories , South Africa , Stern Gang , The Green Line , Theodor Herzl , Uganda , United Kingdom , United Nations , West Africa , West Bank , Yitzhak Shamir , Zimbabwe
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: It’s a bold move and one that is sure to cause much aggression and derision to be directed his way. What’s the story behind the brutality?
Added on 11/01/2013
Common Ground News Service
Bahrain , Beirut , Cairo , Civil society , Corruption , Djibouti , East Africa , Egypt , Ibrahim Ali , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Mauritania , Middle East , Ministry of Finance , Morocco , Nada Akl , North Africa , Oil , Saudi Arabia , United Nations , Yemen
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: Corruption is so deeply ingrained in societies across the Arab world that promoting transparency seems an almost hopeless task
Added on 23/12/2012
James M. Dorsey
Activist , Army , Baghdad , Bashar al-Assad , Damascus , East Africa , Facebook , Football , head of security. , Homs , Iraq , Joshua Landis , Kuwait , Lebanon , mechanic , Middle East , national team player , North Africa , President , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , South Korea , Syria
JAMES M. DORSEY: This weekend’s Syrian victory over Iraq in a soccer match is being seized by the regime as ‘a great national achievement’.
Added on 31/10/2012
James M. Dorsey
Arab Spring , Congress , East Africa , Fatah , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Iran , Israel , Middle East , North Africa , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , UN General Assembly , United Nations , United States , West Bank
JAMES M. DORSEY: Many Arab countries are now preoccupied with their own internal issues which has seen Palestine slip down the agenda.
Added on 29/10/2012
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , Activist , Africa , Al Khalifa , Arab Spring , Atlantic coast , Bahrain , East Africa , Egypt , Gulf island , Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah , Iran , Jordan , Libya , Manama , Middle East , North Africa , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Syria , The Guardian , Tunisia , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: Sharp sectarian divides between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in the Middle East constitutes the Achilles heel for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Jordan.
Added on 10/10/2012
Common Ground News Service
Cairo , Civil society , DC , East Africa , Egypt , Facebook , Hosni Mubarak , Islam , Media outlets , Middle East , North Africa , President , Salafis , Starbucks , The New York Times , Washington
NADA ZOHDY, CGNEWS: You’ll find them at Costa or Starbucks. They’re happy to discuss rather than denounce and they’re seeking ways to build Egypt’s civil society.
Added on 01/10/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Bahrain , Brunei , East Africa , Emir , Fifa World Cup , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Human Rights Watch , International Trade Union Confederation , Labour , Labour Rights , Middle East , Mohammed Abdul Wahhab , North Africa , Qatar , Qatar Airways , Qatar University , Qatari Government , Reuters , Saudi Arabia , Sharan Burrow , United Arab Emirates
JAMES M. DORSEY: Qatar has repeatedly denied it exploits foreign labour. “The Ministry has received no complaint of forced labour and it is inconceivable that such a thing exists in Qatar…”
Added on 16/08/2012
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , Algeria , Algiers , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Cairo , East Africa , Egypt , Electricity , Energy , Europe , Hosni Mubarak , Jordan , Manama , Mediterranean , Middle East , Mohamed Bouazizi , Morocco , North Africa , Oil , oil and gas cities , policeman , President , Rabat , Sana’a , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Syria , Tripoli , Tunis , Tunisia , Yemen , Zine El Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: The civil war in Syria dominates the news the wave of protests in the smaller cities of Arab states foretells a groundswell of mass demonstration.
Added on 03/08/2012
Mondoweiss
East Africa , Israel , Jerusalem , Middle East , North Africa , Obama , Palestine , President , Ramadan , shopkeeper , United States
PHILIP WEISS: Shopkeepers in East Jerusalem joke about Romney’s speech. The implications of it, however, are all too serious
Added on 08/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
2014 World Cup , Abdullah , Ali Bin Al Hussein , Army , Asian Football Confederation , Asian Football Federation , Australia , Cairo , Champion’s League , East Africa , Egypt , FIFA , Football , Hosni Mubarak , International Football Association Board , International Olympic Committee , Iraq , Jordan , Jordanian Football Association , Libya , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , North Africa , President , Rushdi Malhas , Saddam Hussein , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Olympic Committee , Soccer , Tahrir Square , the Champions League , WAFF
JAMES M. DORSEY: The success of the Jordanian Football Association is causing other sporting bodies to sit up and take notice.
Added on 03/07/2012
Mondoweiss
Afghanistan , America , Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , Bernard Lewis , Cairo , Clinton , East Africa , Egypt , Europe , Federal Bureau of Investigation , George Bush , George W. Bush , Ground Zero mosque , Hamas , Hiroshima , Hizballah , Iraq , Islam , Islamophobia , Israel , Jerusalem , Lebanon , legal systems , Libya , Likud Party , Middle East , Middle East Opinions of America , Nagasaki , New York city , New York Times , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama , Obama administration , Pakistan , Palestine Liberation Organization , Palestinian Territories , Peter King , President , Rutgers University , Secretary of State , Somalia , Soviet Union , the Associated Press , The New York Times , United States , Washington DC , World Trade Center , Yemen
ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: Deepa Kumar has written a detailed study of Islamophobia which links it inextricably to the cause of Empire
Added on 26/06/2012
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , As-Sunnah mosque , Crown Prince , East Africa , Egypt , Florida , Human rights , Human Rights Watch , International Olympic Committee , Kissimee , Libya , London , Manal Al Sharif , Middle East , Nayef bin Abdul Aziz , North Africa , Olympics , Salman bin Abdul Aziz , Saudi Arabia , Saudi embassy in London , Saudi Olympic Committee , Syria , Tunisia , Women's issues , Yemen
JAMES DORSEY: It’s likely excellent news for Dalma Malhas but it’s unlikely she’ll be driving to show jumping events in the Kingdom anytime soon.
Added on 26/05/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Abdul-Aziz Al Saud , Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh , Afghanistan , As-Sunnah mosque , Brunei , Crown Prince , East Africa , Egypt , Emir , Fifa World Cup , Florida , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Human Rights Watch , International Olympic Committee , Kissimee , Libya , London , Middle East , Mohammed Abdul Wahhab , Nayef , Noor al-Malki , North Africa , Olympics , Olympics 2020 , President , Qatar , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Soccer , sprinter , Syria , Tunisia , Women Athletes , Yemen
JAMES DORSEY: The participation of Qatar’s women athletes opens up differences between it and the Islamic thinking in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
Added on 04/05/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Bahrain , Carnegie Mellon University , Carnegie Mellon University’s campus , Doha , East Africa , Emir , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Formula 1 , Gulf Cooperation Council , Hassan al Thawadi , International Labor Organization , International Trade Union Confederation , Kuwait , Labor , labor minister , Malaysia , Middle East , North Africa , Oman , Prime Minister , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar 2022 recruitment , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Sharan Burrow , Supreme Committee , Trade Unions , United Arab Emirates
JAMES DORSEY: According to the ITUC “workers are dying in Qatar as they build World Cup stadiums, suffering large scale exploitation every day.
Added on 29/04/2012
Francis Matthew
bankruptcy law , Booz and Co , Dubai , Dubai Political System , East Africa , Egypt , Entrepreneur , GCC , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , Saudi Arabia , UAE , United Arab Emirates , World Economic Forum
FRANCIS MATTHEW: In all Gulf states government dominates the economy. That dependence fosters a lack of entrepreneurial motivation.
Added on 11/04/2012
James M. Dorsey
Abdul-Aziz Al Saud , Abu Dhabi , Al Watan , Al-Hayat , BBC , Crown Prince , East Africa , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Human Rights Watch , International Football Association Board , International Olympic Committee , Islamist , Middle East , Nawaf Bin Faisal , Nayef , North Africa , Olympics , Port Said , princess , Saudi Arabia , Sport , Suez , Suez Canal , Suzanne Mubarak , The National , United Arab Emirates , Women , Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
JAMES M. DORSEY: An Egyptian feminist group has challenged the fans that played a key role in toppling Mubarak to recognise women’s rights.
Added on 02/04/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Abdullah , Al Ahly , Al Ahly SC , Al Masri , Ali Bin Al Hussein , Cairo , Court of Arbitration of Sport , East Africa , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Egyptian government , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Hosni Mubarak , Human rights , Human Rights Watch , International Football Association Board , Jordan , Lausanne , London , Mark Pieth , Middle East , midfielder , Mohammed bin Hammam , North Africa , Olympics , Port Said , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sepp Blatter , Soccer , Suez , Suez Canal , the Daily Mail , Zurich
JAMES M. DORSEY: The Middle East looms large as FIFA’s executive committee meets against the backdrop of a call for sweeping change.
Added on 29/03/2012
James M. Dorsey
Africa , Al Ahly , Al Zamalek , Atlantic coast , Bloomberg , Cairo , CEO , East Africa , Egypt , Etisalat , European parliament , Facebook , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Media , Middle East , North Africa , PR , President , Press , Saudi Arabia , Security services , Soccer , Tahrir Square , Telecommunications , Twitter , United Arab Emirates
JAMES M. DORSEY: It’s been a bad year for Vodafone in Egypt. Are the problems of their own making?
