Added on 14/03/2011
Michael J. Totten
Baath Party in Syria , Bashar al-Assad , Ben Ali , Democracy , East Africa , Egypt , Europe , Gaza , Hamas , Hizballah , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Libya , Middle East , North Africa , Saddam Hussein , Tripoli , Tunisia , United States
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: With the West refusing to be drawn into the conflict it looks increasingly like Qaddafi could prevail against the rebels. What will be the consequences?
Added on 13/03/2011
Jonathan Cook
Abu Dhabi , Angela Merkel , Arab League , Avigdor Lieberman , Barack Obama , BBC , Benjamin Netanyahu , chancellor , Ehud Barak , Europe , France , Gaza , Germany , Haaretz , Hamas , Hizbollah , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Israel Radio , Jordan , Jordan Valley , Lebanon , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Tel Aviv University , The Jerusalem Post , The National , Turkey , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Washington , West Bank , White House
JONATHAN COOK: Benjamin Netanyahu’s advisers conceded last week that the Israeli prime minister is more downcast than they have ever seen him.
Added on 05/03/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Avigdor Lieberman , Benjamin Netanyahu , Chris McGreal , Egypt , Gaza , Haaretz , Hamas , Hizballah , Iran , Israel , Israeli army , Israeli military , Jerusalem , Middle East , Moammar Gadhafi , Prime Minister , Propoganda , Silvan Shalom , Tehran , Tel Aviv , The Guardian , Tunisia , United Nations
RAMZY BAROUD: The Arab people who have taken to the streets to demand democracy are not playing to Israeli caricatures.
Added on 05/03/2011
Syria News Wire
Asma al-Assad , First Lady , Hamas , Iran , Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps , Iraq , Jordan , Lebanon , Max Fisher , Rania , Syria , Tunisia , United States , United States Army
SYRIA NEWS WIRE: Vogue has responded to the controversy caused by its profile of Asma al-Assad. There’s hypocrisy in the charges being laid at her door.
Added on 18/02/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Amazon.com , Anwar Sadat , Bill Clinton , Cairo , Camp David , Central Intelligence Agency , Egypt , Egyptian army , Gaza , Hamas , Henry Kissinger , Hosni Mubarak , internationally-syndicated columnist and the editor , Iraq , Israel , Israeli army , London , Middle East , Military hardware , National Democratic Party , Omar Suleiman , PalestineChronicle.com , Palestinian Territories , Pluto Press , President , Tahrir Square , Tehran , United States , Washington , www.ramzybaroud.net
RAMZY BAROUD: The revolution has restored power to the people, an experience many of us will always remember with pride, and a few with fear.
Added on 06/02/2011
Rania Al Malky
Ahmed Shafiq , Al Hurra , Cairo , Censorship , Daily News Egypt , Egypt , Hamas , Hisham Mubarak Law Center , Iran , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Prime Minister , Rania Al Malky , Rubber bullets , Spy , State media , Tahrir Square
RANIA AL MALKY: You can’t fool all the people all the time. The hawks of Egypt’s current regime should have learned this lesson over the past 11 days.
Added on 02/02/2011
Jonathan Cook
Abdul Hadi , Avigdor Lieberman , Birzeit University , Camp David , Egypt , Fatah , Gaza , Haifa University , Hamas , Israel , Jerusalem , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Oslo , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian national movement , Pennsylvania , politics professor , President , Ramallah , Security Council , Tunisia , UN General Assembly , United Nations , United States , West Bank , Yemen
JONATHAN COOK: Eighteen years of the so-called ‘peace process’ appear to have drawn to a close and the Palestinian people feel betrayed by their negotiators.
Added on 02/02/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Al Qaeda , Egypt , Elections , Fatah , Hamas , Hezbollah , Hizballah , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama , Obama administration , Pew Research Center , President , Sharia , Taliban , U.S. government , United States
ROB L. WAGNER: Both the United States and Israel are nervously anticipating what role the Muslim Brotherhood will play in the future of Egypt. But Western leaders can rest easy…
Added on 31/01/2011
Michael J. Totten
Al Qaeda , Egypt , Gaza , Hamas , Hizballah , Islamist , Islamist government , Jordan , Tunisia
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: I worry Egyptians are going to have to learn the hardest way possible – as the Iranians have – modernizers are better.
Added on 27/01/2011
Osama Al Sharif
Abbas , Al Aqsa Mosque , Amman , Avigdor Lieberman , Ehud Olmert , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Israel , Israeli government , Jerusalem , journalist and political commentator , London , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Olmert government , Osama Al Sharif , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Peace Process , President , Qatar , Refugees , Saeb Erekat , The Guardian , United States , Washington , West Bank , Yasser Abed Rabbo , Yasser Arafat
OSAMA AL SHARIF: The documents underline an important fact; the Palestinian leadership today has one goal in mind – to reach a deal with Israel at any price.
Added on 24/01/2011
Juan Cole
Abdel Bari Atwan , Diana Buttu , Fatah , Gaza , Hamas , Israel , Jerusalem , Jordan , Journalist , Lebanon , London , Mahmoud Abbas , Olmert government , Palestine , Palestine Authority , Palestine Liberation Organization , Palestinian Authority , President , Qatar , Saeb Erekat , The Guardian , United Nations
JUAN COLE: The 1600 documents leaked to Al Jazeerah could spell the end of the PLO and drive the nail in the coffin of the so-called ‘peace process’.
Added on 22/01/2011
Mondoweiss
Al Quds , Congress , Foreign Affairs Committee , Gaza , Hamas , Israel , John Kerry , lobbyist , Middle East , Military hardware , Netanyahu , Obama , President , Rabbi , Rachel Corrie , Senate , United States , United States Agency for International Development , US Federal Reserve , Washington , West Bank
PHILIP WEISS: The Goldstone Report lays bare the humiliations of the Gaza people. By failing to deal with this issue Obama is failing in his constitutional duty.
Added on 03/01/2011
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Ahmet Davutoglu , Alexandria , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Ankara , Asia , Avigdor Lieberman , Bush , Christian Church , Damascus , Egypt , Egyptian military , Gaza , Germany , Hamas , Hamid Karzai , Hosni Mubarak , House of Representatives , India , Iran , Iraq , Iraqi army , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Jordan , Justice and Development Party , Kirkuk , Lebanon , MEK , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Netanyahu government , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama administration , Oil , Pakistan , Palestine , Palestine Authority , Paris , President , Republican Party , Swat Valley , Syria , Taliban , Tehran , Turkey , U.S. , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , US government , US military , Washington , West Bank , Wikileaks , Yemen
JUAN COLE: The Obama administration has been successful in tightening the financial noose on Iran during 2010, but Iran could fight back like a cornered rat…
Added on 30/11/2010
David Roberts
Army , Bahrain , Cablegate , Damascus , Deputy Secretary , Doha , Dubai , Egypt , Emir , Hamas , Iran , Israel , Kuwait , Prime Minister , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Security services , United States , USG , Wikileaks
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar maintains a close relationship with Iran to safeguard its “trillions of dollars of potential wealth”. Nevertheless, the Head of the Army noted that “we’re neighbours, we’re not friends…”
Added on 29/11/2010
Naseem Tarawnah
Abdullah , Amman , Baghdad , Clinton , David Hale , Hamas , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Iraqi government , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Qatar , Shia , Syria , Tehran , U.S. , United States , US embassy , US embassy in Amman , US government , Wikileaks
NASEEM TARAWNAH: One particular cable is a rather clear reflection of its stance and growing concerns regarding Iran – “Beware the Iranian Tentacles … and Cut Them Off,” reads the summary…
Added on 24/11/2010
James M. Dorsey
Atlantic coast , Baghdad , Beirut , Cairo , California , Casablanca , Copenhagen , Dubai , Dubai airport , Dubai Political System , East Africa , Eastern Europe , Egypt , executive director , Gaza , Hamas , Heavy Metal , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Kuwait , Lebanon , Media outlets , metal , Middle East , Morocco , Muhammad VI , Musician , Muslim Brotherhood , North Africa , Persian Gulf , Political systems , President , rapper , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Shiraz , The Star , TNT , United Arab Emirates , United States , University of California , YouTube
JAMES M. DORSEY: As dark as that moment was for Casablancan rockers, the trial was a turning point setting Morocco on a path to becoming one of the Arab world’s more liberal societies when it comes to alternative lifestyles.
Added on 21/11/2010
Jonathan Cook
Arab League , Barack Obama , Ben Gurion University , Benjamin Netanyahu , Bill Clinton , Camp David , Gaza , Hamas , Hillary Clinton , Israel , Jerusalem , Jordan Valley , Mahmoud Abbas , Negev , Netanyahu , Neve Gordon , Obama , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian national movement , Palestinian Territories , Peace Process , politics professor , President , Prime Minister , Secretary of State , The New York Times , Thomas Friedman , United Nations , United States , Washington , West Bank , White House , Yasser Arafat
JONATHAN COOK: This concession and the outlines of a previous US peace proposal under Clinton hint at Washington’s most likely strategy. East Jerusalem will be divided, with the large settlement blocs, handed over to Israel…
