Added on 19/05/2012
Juan Cole
Algeria , Bahrain , Egypt , European Union , Facebook , Gulf Cooperation Council , Kuwait , Libya , Middle East , Morocco , Mubarak government , Oil , oil monarchies , Prime Minister , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Social networking , Syria , Tunisia , Twitter , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
JUAN COLE: Facebook does not seem important in Egypt’s presidential race. You wonder if the young are interested: Most plausible candidates are rather ancient…
Added on 19/05/2012
Francis Matthew
Bahrain , Europe , European Union , GCC , GCC Union , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf News , Iran , Kuwait , Kuwait’s Parliament , Political systems , Saud al-Faisal , Saudi Arabia , UAE University , United Arab Emirates
FRANCIS MATTHEW: It’s likely to succeed if it focuses on ways to make the existing GCC work better, rather than offer any new political structure.
Added on 04/05/2012
The View From Fez
Casablanca , European Union , France , Middle Atlas Mountains , Mohammed VI , Morocco , Rome
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The wine industry is going from strength to strength.
Added on 03/05/2012
David Roberts
Abdullah , Abu Dhabi , America , Arab Gulf , Bahrain , Doha , Dubai , Emir , European Union , Formula 1 , GCC , GCC Union , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf Union , Hamad al-Thani , Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Kuwait’s Parliament , Levant , Manama , Middle East , oil fields , Oman , Qatar , Riyadh , Saud al-Faisal , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabian National Guard , Tehran , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: There will be fine talk and likely a positive joint statement will be issued but no firm action will be agreed.
Added on 16/04/2012
Mondoweiss
Baghdad , Benjamin Netanyahu , Catherine Ashton , China , Christian Science Monitor , CNN , European Union , France , Germany , Iran , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Istanbul , Nuclear energy , Nuclear programme , Obama administration , pence , Prime Minister , Russia , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States
ANNIE ROBBINS, MONDOWEISS: The meeting between the P5+1 countries to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme has gone surprisingly well.
Added on 13/04/2012
Juan Cole
Africa , Ali Khamenei , America , Anglo-Iranian Oil Company , Asia , Binyamin Netanyahu , BP , British government , China , Congress , Electricity , European Union , Food and Drink , France , Germany , Greece , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iranian government , Iranian parliament , Iran’s central bank , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Japan , Latin America , Leon Panetta , Manmohan Singh , Middle East , Obama , Obama administration , Oil , oil fields , oil imports , oil prices , Oil production , oil profits , Persian Gulf , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of Defense , South Korea , South Sudan , Soviet Union , Syria , Tehran , Turkey , U.S. intelligence , United Kingdom , United States , Washington , Winston Churchill
JUAN COLE: It’s well worth looking at previous situations where major powers tried to use economics to bring Iran to heel.
Added on 01/04/2012
Common Ground News Service
Afghan government , Afghanistan , Civil society , European Union , Hillary Clinton , Kabul , Obama administration , Secretary of State , Taliban , United Nations , United States , United States Agency for International Development , Women , Women's issues , World Bank
DAVID CORTRIGHT, CGNEWS: We asked Afghan women how they believed their hard won rights could be secured.
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 07/03/2012
Common Ground News Service
Academy Award , Actress , Al Quds , Cairo , Egypt , European Union , film director , Five Broken Cameras , Israel , Jerusalem , journalist and writer , Khaled Diab , Middle East , Palestine , Ramallah , Tel Aviv , United States , West Bank , www.chronikler.com , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
KHALED DIAB, CGNEWS: East Jerusalem is undergoing a cultural renaissance but what will be the ultimate end?
Added on 21/02/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Asaf Ali Zardari , Central Intelligence Agency , China , Delhi , Egypt , Egyptian government , Electricity , Energy crisis , European Union , France , India , Iran , Iraq , Islamabad , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Japan , Khartoum , Nigeria , Obama , Oil , Oil production , oil profits , Pakistan , President , Saudi Arabia , South Korea , South Sudan , Sudan , Suez , Suez Canal , Syria , Tehran , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , US government , Washington
JUAN COLE: The last crackpot Neocon plan cost America $1 trillion and nearly 5,000 soldier’s lives. The latest one is meeting resistance.
Added on 12/02/2012
Common Ground News Service
Al-Nahda , Banking , Civil society , Constituent Assembly , Democracy , Economy , Employment , European Union , Islamic party , Tunisia , World Bank
AMINE GHALI, CGNEWS: With growth stagnant, foreign companies leaving in droves Tunisia’s new government faces huge issues
Added on 26/01/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Ali Akbar Salehi , Ali Al-Naimi , Arabian Gulf , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Captain , China , Ehsan Ahrari , European Union , GCC , Gulf Cooperation Council , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Islamists , Israel , Israeli government , Japan , Jeddah , Korea , Kuwait , London , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , Middle East Analyst , Military hardware , Norfolk , Oil , oil customer , Oil producer , Oil production , Oman , OPEC , Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , Pentagon , President , Qatar , Red Sea , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , South Korea , Strait of Hormuz , Sunni , Turki al-Faisal , United Arab Emirates , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Virginia , Wen Jiabao , Yanbu
ROB L. WAGNER: As tensions increase all parties are beginning to make calculations regarding the effect of a possible conflict in the Arabian Gulf.
Added on 22/12/2011
Syria News Wire
Army , Bahrain , Bashar al-Assad , Damascus , Democracy , Egypt , Electronic Frontier Foundation , European Union , Facebook , Internet cafés , Internet users , Jillian York , Journalist , Mainstream media , Mobile Phones , President , satellite dishes , Singer , Skype , Social Media , Spy , Syria , Syrian Computer Society , Syrian government , Twitter , United States , Yahoo! , YouTube
NEWS FROM SYRIA: At first the authorities in Syria were caught unawares at how ‘new technology’ was used against them. But they caught on quickly.
Added on 17/12/2011
Kim Willis
European Union , Gaza , Israel , Israeli Committee against House Demolitions , Jerusalem , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Tourism , West Bank
KIM WILLIS: Through the tours visitors see the reality of life in the West Bank and Israel, uncoloured by any ‘perspective’; they can make up their own minds about the issues.
Added on 09/11/2011
Steve Royston
consumer products , Erdogan government , European Union , God , Istanbul , Jesus Christ , Journalist , Middle East , National Day , Orhan Pamuk , Ottoman Court , Pakistan , President , Prime Minister , Sofia , Turkey
STEVE ROYSTON: Spiritually, today’s Istanbulus are not so different from their Byzantine predecessors – they still delight in debate and intrigue.
Added on 10/10/2011
Jonathan Cook
Al Akhbar , Ali Khamenei , Avigdor Lieberman , Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , Camp David , Egypt , Ehud Olmert , European Union , George Bush , Israel , Israeli parliament , Jerusalem , Jordan , Madrid , Mahmoud Abbas , Oslo , Palestine , President , Prime Minister , Religious law , Reuters , Russia , Security Council , Spain , The Jerusalem Post , The New York Times , United Nations , United States , US administration , Washington , West Bank , White House
JONATHAN COOK: The demand has risen to the top of the Israeli agenda and if accepted will condemn Palestinians as ‘historic interlopers and trespassers’.
Added on 20/09/2011
Lucy Emmerson
Arab League , Army , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Ba’ath Party , China , Egypt , European Union , France , Gulf Co-operation Council , Iran , Lebanon , Libya , Maher al-Assad , Oil , President , Republicans , Russia , Syria , Syrian government , Turkey , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , William Hague
LUCY EMMERSON: There are still more who believe that a regime which has killed in excess of 2,200 peaceful protesters in the past 6 months cannot stand
Added on 17/09/2011
Mondoweiss
Abbas , Benjamin Netanyahu , Bibi , Catherine Ashton , David Hale , Dennis Ross , Envoy , European Union , International Criminal Court , Israel , Jerusalem , New York city , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , Palestinian UN , Prime Minister , Tony Blair , United Nations , United States
IRA GLUNTS, MONDOWEISS: Bibi is willing to negotiate anything, as long it does not include what the Palestinians want. In this case, it is recognition of a Palestinian state by the UN.
Added on 11/09/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , Activist , ARAMCO , ASBAR Center for Studies , Bahrain , Board of Grievances , Cairo , communication technology , Dammam , Egypt , Emir , European Union , Facebook , Fahd , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Grievances , Hamas , Hatton Al-Fassi , Holy Qur'an , Islam , Islamic Ennahda Party , Jeddah , John F Kennedy , Journalist , King Abdullah , King Saud University , King Saud University in Riyadh , Libya , London School of Economics , Madinah , Makkah , Middle East , Mohammed Fahad Al-Qahtani , Morocco , MTV , Muslim Brotherhood , Nadia Bakhurji , News media , Nora bint Abdullah Al-Fayez , North Africa , oil industry , Prophet Muhammad , Richard Nixon , Riyadh , Saud bin Abdul Aziz , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Council of Engineers , Saudi government , Shoura Council , Social Media , Syria , Tabuk , Tahrir Square , Tunisia , Tunisian government , Twitter , United States , Women's Rights , Yemen
ROB L. WAGNER: There has been a lot of criticism of Saudi Arabia’s upcoming municipal elections. Some groups, however, know how best to work the system.
Added on 03/09/2011
David Westley
Abraaj Capital , Al Adha , Algeria , Army , Dubai , Eastern Europe , Egypt , Eid Al- Fitr , Eid Al-Adha , European Union , Libya , Middle East , New Year's Day , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Qatar , Ramadan , The Maghreb , United Arab Emirates , Youth Movement
DAVID WESTLEY: This year, the return to ‘normality’ will be significantly harder to achieve for those countries that have gone through their Arab spring; the pathway to success is still far from clear.
