Added on 19/04/2012
Juan Cole
Al-Hayat , Amr Moussa , Arab League , Democracy , Democratic Front , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Hosni Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim party , President , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tahrir Square
JUAN COLE: Strange statements are emanating from Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. What are they up to?
Added on 14/04/2012
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Addis Ababa , Cairo , Chile , Denmark , Edward Said , Egypt , future president , Hamlet , Ibrahim Jabra , India , Kenya , Latin America , Literature , Nasser , Omar Sharif , Oxford , Sadat , South Asia , Stalin , Syria , Tanzania , West Africa , Yusuf al-Qaradawi
HUSSEIN OMAR, ARABLIT: Nasser had a ‘Caesar Complex’ but for Egyptians and many other Arabs there’s only one Shakespearean hero.
Added on 14/04/2012
Rania Al Malky
ABC , Christiane Amanpour , Egypt , Farid El-Deeb , Freedom and Justice Party , Journalist , Khairat Al-Shater , Mohammed Morsi , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Omar Suleiman , President , SCAF , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , The New Yorker , UN Court , Youth Movement
RANIA AL MALKY: The stakes today with Omar Suleiman perhaps within days of succeeding Mubarak, are just as high as they were on January 25, 2011.
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 09/04/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Arab League , Baghdad , Cairo , Egypt , Israel , Khartoum , Kuwait , Palestine Liberation Organization , President
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Looking for signs of effectiveness of the Arab League? Keep looking…
Added on 08/04/2012
Rania Al Malky
Constituent Assembly , Egypt , Elections , Facebook , Freedom and Justice Party , Khairat Al-Shater , Manitoba , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , SCAF , United States , US embassy
RANIA AL MALKY: Egypt is approaching full circle, masterminded by SCAF: The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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 04/04/2012
American Bedu
Egypt , Employment , Jeddah , Ministry of Interior , Saudi Arabia , Women , Women's issues
AMERICAN BEDU: Filmed some time ago the film highlights the continuing flaws in the system …
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 01/04/2012
Rania Al Malky
Afghanistan , Al-Wafd party , Constituent Assembly , Coptic Church , Egypt , Freedom and Justice Party , Islamists , President , Salafi Al-Nour Party
RANIA AL MALKY: Egypt is on the brink of an Islamic abyss. The Freedom and Justice Party’s tattered poker-faced mask has fallen… So they say…
Added on 31/03/2012
Christina Hebert
Bahrain , Bangladesh , Egypt , GCC , India , Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , Oil , Oman , Pakistan , Palestinian Territories , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Sri Lanka , Syria , The Huffington Post , The National , Twitter , UAE , United Arab Emirates
CHRISTINA HEBERT: It’s an issue that generates heated debate but what are the benefits of Gulf countries offering citizenship to foreigners?
Added on 29/03/2012
Juan Cole
Ali Abdullah Saleh , Arab League , Baath government , Baghdad , Bahrain , Bashar al-Assad , Egypt , Hama , Hosni Mubarak , Iraq , Kofi Annan , Libya , North Africa , Nouri al-Maliki , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tunisia , United Nations , Yemen
JUAN COLE: There’ll be some missing faces at the upcoming meeting in Baghdad but regional divisions are sharpening.
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?
Added on 29/03/2012
Common Ground News Service
Arab Spring , Beirut , Egypt , important tools , Iran , Middle East , Nada Akl , Online activism , Online media , Pakistan , Social Media , Twitter
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: Despite being the fifth most spoken language in the world, just over 1% of content on the web is in Arabic
Added on 28/03/2012
Common Ground News Service
Ariel Katz , Army , Captain , Cornell University , Cornell University in New York , Egypt , Eilat , Iran , Israel , Mediterranean Sea , Palestine , Spy , Syria , Tel Aviv , United Kingdom
ARIEL KATZ, CGNEWS: In the Middle East we’re used to drawing firm conclusions from appearances. Ask a question, however, and….
Added on 27/03/2012
The View From Fez
Egypt , Hassan Bennajeh , Islam , Israel , Justice and Development Party , Justice and Development Party (PJD) , Libya , Mohammed VI , Morocco , news portal , Palestinian Territories , Palestinians , Protests , Rabat , Reuters , Tunisia
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The march was in support of Palestine but there was no doubting the underlying message.
Added on 25/03/2012
Juan Cole
Africa , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Arab Spring , Asma al-Assad , Bahrain , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood , European Union , First Lady , France , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Homs , Idlib , Iraq , Justice and Development Party , Libya , Mali , Manama , oil exports , Palestine Liberation Organization , President , Renaissance Party , Syria , Tear gas , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
JUAN COLE: Not that you’d know from watching American TV news but there have been important developments in the Arab world recently
Added on 23/03/2012
Common Ground News Service
Egypt , Employment , Social Media , Twitter , Yemen
RAMAKANT VEMPAT, JUSTIN SYKES, CGNEWS: A new initiative has the potential to revolutionise employment in the Arab world
Added on 20/03/2012
Mich Cafe
Arab Spring , Democracy , Egypt , Human Rights Watch , Iran , Middle East , The Wall Street Journal , Women , Women's issues
MICH CAFE: When Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi speaks it is always worth listening. She has been reflecting on what the Arab Spring means to women
Added on 20/03/2012
James M. Dorsey
2006 World Cup , 2014 World Cup , Al Ahly SC , Al Masri , Benjamin Netanyahu , Egypt , FIFA , Football , Haifa , Israel , Israel Football Association , Israeli parliament , Jerusalem , Jewish Defense League , Knesset , Mahmoud Abbas , midfielder , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , Port Said , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Rabbi , Soccer , Suez Canal , Tel Aviv , the Associated Press , vice chairman , West Bank , Yitzhak Aharonovitch
JAMES M. DORSEY: The drama off the pitch surpasses anything on it at the moment in Israeli soccer.
